brenda and aaron

this wedding took place last july and was shot by the lovely janel conlan of focus photography...the bride knew she wanted a bright, fresh color palette of fuschia, orange and lime green...so we chose florals in varying shades of her theme colors and accented pieces with green ti leaves for a modern feel...

a little rhinestone brooch accented the bride's bouquet of fuschia tulips, roses, gloriosa lilies, lime green coxcomb and cymbidium orchids...bold and LOTS of texture!

lime green kermit mum pomander balls with an orange matte satin ribbon handle...

we draped the ceremony structure in opaque white fabric and tied back the fabric panels with a simple cuff of all green cymbidium orchids...

centerpieces consisted of a trio of vases, each lined inside with green ti leaves and filled with a monobotanical arrangement of one type of theme colored flower (tulips, dahlias, reflexed roses, bells of ireland, etc.)

kiwi green matte satin linens and raspberry napkins provided by wildflower linens...

a wishing tree of chocolate brown manzanita branches held crystal garlands and hand written notes from guests...

the cake was done by great dane bakery...look how sharp those square corners are!

we created a custom apple green dupioni silk cake base, wrapped in a hot pink satin ribbon...

a special thanks to holly schoenke of beau jour events for being such a fab coordinator that day and making everything so easy! you are awesome! :)

JL DESIGNS featured in the bump magazine!

the bump magazine (sister to the knot magazine) was looking for some cute baby shower images to showcase in their 2009/2010 issue...and they ended up choosing a shot of the florals i did for mary dann's baby shower when she had gracie! you can see more photos from that day here...

although nuptials are my first love, it's always fun to expand into realms other than weddings!

a homespun chic tablescape for bride and bloom magazine

i have been waiting 6 months to blog this tablescape! i couldn't blog it sooner because it hadn't gone to print for bride and bloom yet. but the magazine has officially hit newstands so be sure to pick up a copy - it is packed with lots of gorgeous images and inspirations!

this shoot took place the same day as my "mod baroque" tablescape - so as you can see, two totally different styles! but i still had my trusty friends and photogs, gabriel ryan photographers there to capture it all - and capture it they did!!! :)

for this setup, i used brown wood furniture and added a custom made damask runner and custom made green dupioni silk pillows to soften the look.

adorable little cut crystal glasses from anthropologie held white ranunculas...

flowers were varying shades of white and cream - peonies, hydrangea, roses, lisianthus, ranunculas, sweet peas, tulips, anemones and ranunculas - we accented everything with earthy moss and fresh mint (which smelled divine)...

allison from the innovation companies created a super cute menu card and wildflower linen provided us with the chocolate hemstitch napkins...

most of the containers were various silver urns, julep cups and mason jars for a look of "i just rummaged through grandma's attic and this is what i came up with"...

a little lace and a cameo to accent the bouquet...

the lovely cake was provided by melody from sweet and saucy - this was the first time we had worked together and she nailed it! in awe of that peony sugar flower!!!

special thanks to bride and bloom magazine for the feature and to classic party rentals (orange county) for providing us with the tables, chairs, plates, flatware and never-ending service! lastly, i have to thank my amazing publicist, leila khalil of be inspired pr, for getting us involved with bride and bloom - you mah gurl!

JL DESIGNS featured in bride and bloom magazine!

be sure to check in this week for full posts on the two tablescapes i designed for the latest edition of bride and bloom magazine!

and a special thank you to leila and carol for getting me involved with this beautiful issue! i am thrilled! xoxo

utterly engaged "alternative bridesmaid" - post 3

here it is...the last post in the "alternative bridesmaid" series we did for the utterly engaged e-zine...another huge thanks to stephanie williams for making my work look the best it can...to ruche for the adorable dresses...to theresa huang for the stunning hair and makeup...and lastly, to urbanic paper boutique in venice for allowing us to use their new studio!

long linen yellow jumper dress $59.99

for this bouquet, i used a variety of ranunculas in blush and peach tones and for texture i incorporated some ethereal blushing bride protea...it still looked a bit soft for me so i added the scabiosa pods to roughen it up a bit and make it "pretty-ugly" :)

how stinking adorable is this necklace by meeks sandy girl?!

strawberry lemonade striped tube dress $36.99

here is a SUPER easy DIY project for you...why not jazz up a simple tube dress with a FLOWER BELT?!?! all you need is about a yard of 2" thick ribbon, a glue gun and one large floral bloom (i used a blush "cafe au lait" dahlia)...just clip off the stem of the flower and hot glue the head in place on the ribbon - done deal!

ruffly, yummy blush garden roses wrapped in khaki linen and accented with a bit of crocheted lace for a vintage garden feel...

ruffle tulip dress $36.99

a bouquet of all white veronica...i love the way this flower kinda droops and hangs in different directions...it kinda does its own thing...

loving the headband by be something new and the earrings by la vieja tun tun...

plaid tuxedo tube dress $38.99

since the dress itself has a bold pattern and texture up top, i kept this bouquet simple and created it out of all bright orange tulips...if a dress is kinda busy, keep the bouquet monobotanical (one type of flower) or at least monochromatic (one color), if not both...

to give the bouquet an extra punch of color, i added a single band of thick orange ribbon to the navy ribbon cuff and held it in place with 3 navy pins...

now just remember - your bridesmaids each have their own personality...why not let it show through their dresses and wedding day style?