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: 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 Inspiration: Multicultural Glam - The Couple

This is part 2 of our Multicultural Glam shoot that I did with a fabulous team of vendors.

It was captured by Picotte Weddings who not only worked behind the lense, but in front as well.

 The lovely & gorgeous Suthi & her husband Sanjay jumped in at the last minute to model for the shoot and had their associate, Star, capture the images of the 2 of them.

 The stunning bouquet by Peony & Plum was filled with orange and red roses, pink ranunculus, golden and purple dendrobium orchids, purple anemones and lisianthus, pink cymbidium orchids, red kangaroo paw, succulents, and peacock feathers. I am in love!!! 

 The bride wore a hand made hair piece by Flora Bond which included white feathers, vintage fabric and vintage rhinestones. So gorgeous.

 Hair & Makeup was done by the fabulous team at Fiore Beauty. So to die for.

 The amazing wedding dress with lace accents was created by my girl Alina of Alina Pizzano Couture. She's based in Pasadena and her work is just impecable.

 The groom wore a traditional Indian outfit that he actually wore when he and Suthi got married a couple of years ago. Love that he got some extra use out of it.

 The boutonniere was created using a purple anemone and peacock feather by Peony & Plum.

 The shoot took place at the historic Ebell of Los Angeles which was an amazing backdrop for all of these photos.

 Suthi donned a second outfit, a traditional Inidan sari. The color is just amazing on her.

 The bouquet from Peony & Plum just pops against the red sari. Love it!!

 I love that photographers capture all the details of the day, down to the shoes, literally.

 Again, The Ebell, was a fantastic backdrop, a canvas if you will for this shoot.

 And how gorgeous is Suthi's authentic Indian jewelry. I mean wow.

Stay tuned to see the rest of the details of the shoot: escort card table, coffee bar, invitation, and the cake. I can't wait to show you.

Featured: Wedding Nouveau

Check out our most recent design inspiration shoot at The Ebell with Picotte Weddings doing the photography & cinematography, Peony & Plum doing all of the gorgeous floral, rentals from Classic Party Rentals, BBJ Linen, and Chameleon Chairs. Our bride is wearing an Alina Pizzano Couture gown and her hair & makeup was done by the fabulous team at Fiore Beauty. She's also donning a custom headpiece from Flora Bond. All of the stationary was custom made by Blue Magpie Invitations. And our cake was made by the Fantasy Frostings team.

Click here to see the full feature on Wedding Nouveau.

Real Inspiration: Multicultural Glam - Main Table

This is the most recent shoot we designed alongside a fabulous team of vendors at The Ebell of Los Angeles. All the amazing detail shots were captured by Picotte Weddings. The floral décor by the lovely Peony & Plum, was eclectic, bright and colorful and full of texture. She used a variety of flora & fauna including orchids, anemonies, roses, succulents, lisianthus, kangaroo paw, and ranunculus.

The colors of the tablescape popped against the Espresso Bengaline linen from BBJ Linen. The flowers were abundantly flowing out of the arrangements seen in an eclectic mix of vessels including Moroccan lanterns, wooden boxes, gold bowls, glass votives, and even a treasure chest.

The chairs with an embroidered gold pattern on chocolate brown leather were a bit of a fashion accessory to the table from Chameleon Chairs.

To add some more color to the table we added an authentic Indian Scarf from Picotte Weddings as a table runner. 

The votive candle holders can be found at Luna Bazaar or sometimes at World Market. We also purchased the treasure chest at World Market as well. 

The table numbers by Blue Magpie Invitations was wrapped in a fuchsia pink silk fabric. 

I love all the texture that Peony & Plum used in the arrangements with the roses, succulents, lisianthus, orchids, and peacock feathers.  

I love the the rental items from Classic Party Rentals, Unique Tabletop Collection, which added that touch of class including the Blue Glassware, Wooden Flatware, and Textured Amber Glass Chargers.  

Blue Magpie Invitations hand wrapped each menu in gold cording and we accented the Wineberry Bengaline napkin from BBJ Linen with a peacock feather for a little added pizzazz. 

The Moroccan Lanterns were purchased at World Market, but you can also find them online at Koehler Home Decor. 

We also had a scrumptious "mini cake" made out of layered cookies & chocolate filling for each guest as our favor by Fantasy Frostings. 

The Contempo Blue Glassware is so stunning, Classic Party Rentals also has the same style in amber and pink. 

Stay tuned for tomorrow's post on our Bride & Groom. 

Thank you to all my fabulous collaborators:

Picotte Weddings

Peony & Plum

The Ebell of Los Angeles

Fantasy Frostings

BBJ Linen

Classic Party Rentals

Chameleon Chairs

Blue Magpie Invitations