A Few of My Favorite Things from 2011

To round out an amazing year in 2011 I thought I'd share with you some of my favorite moments from this year!!

 

Favorite Ceremony Decor: Sherry & Mike's Wedding at The Oak Grove at Saddlerock Ranch, Malibu

- floral decor by Peony & Plum - photography by Heather Kincaid

Favorite Bouquet: Elyse's bouquet of Dahlias, Garden Roses, Spray Roses, Lisianthus, Hydrangea & Dusty Miller
- bouquet by Peony & Plum - photography by Picotte Weddings
 

Favorite Dress: worn by Sherry at her Saddlerock Wedding
- photo by Heather Kincaid

Favorite Bridesmaid Dresses: Dresses by Aidan Maddox were worn by Sherry's bridesmaids at her Saddlerock Wedding.
- photo by Heather Kincaid

Favorite Cake: Kelley & Rob's Wedding at The California Club
- cake by Fantasy Frostings - photography by Memories by Michael - floral decor by Peony & Plum
- linen (Confetti Linen in Pink with White Swirl) by La Tavola Fine Linen

Favorite Chandelier: I love incorporating chandeliers whenever I can and I loved this one for Kelley & Rob's wedding at the groom's parents home in South Pasadena

- floral decor by Peony & Plum - photo by Memories by Michael

Favorite Table Decor: Kelley & Rob's wedding reception at The California Club

- floral decor by Peony & Plum - table, china, silverware & table runner rental from Classic Party Rentals

- vase rentals from Archive Vintage Rentals - photography by Memories by Michael

Favorite Escort Card Display: Lauren & David's wedding at La Venta Inn
- floral decor by Peony & Plum - escort cards from Calligraphy by Katrina
- photography by Meg Perotti - vintage suitcase rental by Archive Vintage Rentals

Stay tuned for a few more of our favorite things from 2011 later this week.

Sneak Peek: Sherry & Mike

Sherry & Mike got married at The Oak Grove at Saddlerock Ranch this past October. I can't wait to show you the rest of the images with photos by Heather Kincaid & floral decor by Peony & Plum.

Sneak Peek: Elyse & Eliot

For those of you who frequent my blog, you have have noticed I've been rather MIA. Many things have been happening, the biggest one being that my husband, Rob, got a new job down in Carlsbad, California so we are our our 4th address in 2 years. We plan on sticking around for some time though. So we are currently living in Oceanside/Vista in North County San Diego and we love it here. He became the Jr. High Pastor at Day Break Church in Carlsbad. I'm still working my many jobs and reevaluating things as of late. 

The photo above is by favorite photographer, Picotte Weddings, and the bouquet is by my favorite florist, Peony & Plum. I call us the "Dream Team". Stay tuned for more pretty photos of a backyard wedding in Palos Verdes. 

Real Wedding: Kelley & Rob, Part 2

 This wedding was inspired by an old southern mansion. The bride & her mother wanted it to feel as if the guests were invited to their home & were wined & dined with the best food, best entertainment, and best decor they could find.

 So we used a lot of vintage elements which were rented from Archive Vintage Rentals and filled with floral decor by Peony & Plum who knocked it out of the park, yet again.

 For the main table we used a natural wood table setup as a kings banquet table with a white runner, china plates in 4 different colorful patterns and auntique silverware from Classic Party Rentals.  

 The cake by Fantasty Frostings was covered in handmade sugar rosepetals and sat atop a fabulous linen from La Tavola. We accented the table with simple mercury glass votive holders, miniature pink spray roses in full heads & petals to give it a simple romantic look.



Click here to see Part 1 of this amazing wedding.

Calligraphy & Signage done by Calligrpahy Katrina. Photos by David Michael Photography.

Inspiration: A Wonderlandia Wedding

I have been on hiatus for a bit from blogging. My husband and I recently moved to Oceanside for his new job and things have been a little crazy. But, without further adieu, here are the images from the Wonderlandia tablescape I did for Hostess With The Mostess' launch party that took place last month in San Diego.

 I couldn't have done this tablescape without the amazing team of vendors including my favorite florist in the world, Peony & Plum, as well as Blue Magpie Invitations and La Tavola Fine Linens.

 Images were taken by Dan Fields.

Sneak Peak: Inspiration Wonderlandia

 I previously posted that I was invited to design a wedding tablescape for the Hostess With The Mostess Launch Party that was on Friday Night in San Diego at the Hotel Solomar on the rooftop.

 The only perameters were that it had to be int the theme of Wonderlandia and had to use shade of the colors red, orange, and green with accents of yellow, black or white.

 So I decided to go very bright & cheery with the color scheme using magenta pink, bright orange, bright yellow, and bright green against all white containers including tea pots, tea cups & saucers, and water pitchers.

 La Tavola sponsored the event by letting us use their linens to I chose the Tuscany Limestone for a neutral palette to allow the bright colors to really pop off the table. And I used the Tuscany Crush color for the napkins and chair pads to add a little bit of pop.

 Peony & Plum, my go to florist, took my ideas and inspiration board and once again exceeded my expectations and gave me a lot to work with. And Blue Magpie Invitations made all the paper goodies including the invitation, menu cards, drink me signs & table name.

 We used orange & magenta dahlias, yellow billy balls, green mini hydrangea, magenta garden roses, yellow parrot tulips, orange ranunculus, and green trick carnations (the round balls of what looks like grass).

We also had to use the "Drink Me" from Alice in Wonderland and I went very summery with it giving each table setting an Izze in a color that matched the linen napkin perfectly. I can't wait to show you the images the photographer took, these ones are from my iPhone. : )

Real Wedding: Kelley & Rob, Part 1

When we sat down and talked about the look of this wedding, the bride Kelley and her mom, Ludie, said they wanted it to feel as if you were invited into an old southern mansion. This was the theme throughout the wedding infusing so many personal touches as if each piece was taken out of someones home. 

  The ceremony took place at the groom's parents house in their backyard. This place had special significance, since it was here that Rob proposed to Kelley.

 The floral design by Peony & Plum exceeded everyone's expectations and was the talk of the party. The one-of-a-kind floral wreath chandelier that was suspended from the oak tree in the back yard of the groom's parents home was an amazing focal point for the backyard ceremony.

 We used many props that were in the home including the blue and white vase filled with florals and lemons to help accent our beverage station.

 Moss Initials were created to hang at th entrance to the backyard and were later repurposed at the escort card table.

 Calligraphy Katrina did all of the calligraphy for this wedding including this tent card for the antique handkercheifs.

As soon as I set foot in the backyard I knew the tree was the perfect spot for the ceremony. And accented by the floral wreath chandelier and the swagged leaves down the aisle with clusters of florals and lemons just completed the look. 

The bride's dress was a custom couture gown by Alina Pizzano Couture based locally in Pasadena.

I love these photos in the rose garden which is where the groom proposed to his beautiful bride.

The bridal party, ladies dressed in Lulu Kate gowns in the shade of Tiffany Blue.

Stat tuned for more photos in Part 2.

The Team Behind the Scenes

Event Design & Planning: Events by Heather Ham

Floral Design: Peony & Plum

Calligraphy: Calligraphy Katrina

Ceremony Programs: The Lettered Olive

Photography: Memories by Michael:

Attire for Bride & Mother of the Bride: Alina Pizzano Couture

Bridesmaid Dresses: Lulu Kate

Hair & Makeup: ECCO Salon

Ceremony Music: Sparrow Lane Strings