JL DESIGNS featured on snippet and ink

i feel so blessed to have a couple images from the photo shoot i did with stephanie williams featured in the "vintage orange grove" inspiration board put together by kathryn over at snippet and ink...her blog is absolutely a daily read...

she is SO AMAZING at creating these boards! it's not just about the flowers or the tablescape or the dress...it is about creating event character as a whole! true ambiance and a story to be told...she gets that...and i love her for it!

upper left hand photo and bottom row photo of couple standing in front of the orange tree...top photo the model holds a bouquet i created out of pale peach and coral ranunculas...

thanks for including us kathryn!!!

5 year anniversary shoot - orange county

to celebrate their 5 year anniversary, jesi haack and her husband documented the milestone with an organic, vintage photo shoot...her curly willow and balsa wood flower bouquet was actually leftover from the photo shoot we did together at the white dress...i told you it was sustainable! very eco-friendly :)

aaron from AHS photography shot them in a sun soaked field and the lighting turned out to be GORGEOUS!

congrats jesi and ryan on your 5 year mark! here's to many, many more celebrations and memories!

ceremony magazine 2009 photo shoot - balboa bay club

last june i designed 2 tablescapes for the 2009 orange county edition of ceremony magazine...the shoot took place at balboa bay club and i had some of my favorite vendors on hand to assist with my designs...this is the first of two posts i will be doing to showcase what we came up with!

this tablescape had a rustic, chic, organic vibe...but still with the clean, pulled together "JL DESIGNS" signature! we used white peonies, white hydrangea, green protea, "blushing bride", white reflexed roses, a variety of succulents and sand-colored dried fungi caps...

for the menus and placecards, margaret over at mimio paper and i chose this rustic material, layered with celery green paper and a crisp white cardstock...i hot-glued the succulents onto the menus onsite to give them a fresh, living quality so they would fit right into the tablescape as part of the design...
***note - when the table numbers stick out like a sore thumb and ruin all the lovely centepiece/tablescape photos it makes me sad...spending all that money on florals, linens, lighting, etc and then forgetting about the table number itself is a shame...try to create something cool that makes the table number look like it belongs!

i pretty much found everything for my tablescape at ikea...the natural cork vases, the tan pillar candles, the sand colored ceramic accent vases and the petite white textured vases...

thank you to the following vendors for being such rockstars!

photography: barnet photography, c/o ceremony magazine

chargers, glassware, flatware, plates: classic party rentals

those killer seagrass chairs: designer 8

linens and napkins: bbj linens

menus and placecards: mimio, the artistry of paper

and if you want to get your own copy of ceremony magazine with tons of great tablescapes by other fabulous designers, head to barnes and noble, borders, target or even your local grocery store...

candice and travis - hotel bel air

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While installing the decor for Candice and Travis' wedding day, there was a definite energy, a magic in the air...you couldn't help but feel it. It was such an intimate gathering of friends and family...not necessarily because of the guest count or the size of the space, but because of the love and emotion these people had for each other. Even though I am a part of weddings all the time, I absolutely felt the butterflies that day.

Now I almost didn't take the job because it was the same day as me and Brian's 3 year anniversary and I thought maybe we would be out of town that weekend to celebrate. But after meeting Candice and Travis, I felt such a strong chemistry, how could I say no?

Amy and Stuart did a phenomenal job capturing the details of the day and Leila Khalil of Be Inspired Events made sure the event flowed seamlessly...I normally don't play favorites but this really was one of my favorite clients and one of my favorite weddings to be a part of!

jennifer and john - ojai valley inn and spa