Happy Halloween!!!!
May your chocolate be plentiful
May your chocolate be plentiful
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Friday, October 30, 2009
Thursday, October 29, 2009
I adore Bakerella
Cupcakes and love=bliss.
The.Best.Proposal.Ever.
Seriously.
Go;
http://www.bakerella.com/wedding-cake-pops/
I know I'm kinda late, but I have been slammed and just now got a chance to catch up on my favorite blogs. Bakerella posted a follow up with the answer so check it out. *sigh* I luv love....
The.Best.Proposal.Ever.Seriously.
Go;
http://www.bakerella.com/wedding-cake-pops/
I know I'm kinda late, but I have been slammed and just now got a chance to catch up on my favorite blogs. Bakerella posted a follow up with the answer so check it out. *sigh* I luv love....
Monday, October 26, 2009
Pearl Weddings
Pearls are a symbol of love and purity. Whether the pearls are a gift from the father of the bride to the groom or from the bride to her bridesmaids, they are the ultimate gem to convey elegance in your wedding.
Photo Credits
Top: Pearl Wedding Cake, Pearl Garter, Pearl Hairstyle
Middle: Pearl Headband, Pearl Ring Bowl, Pearl Pendant
Bottom: Pearl Bracelet, Pearl Invitation Suite, Pearl Ring
Top: Pearl Wedding Cake, Pearl Garter, Pearl Hairstyle
Middle: Pearl Headband, Pearl Ring Bowl, Pearl Pendant
Bottom: Pearl Bracelet, Pearl Invitation Suite, Pearl Ring
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Raspberry and Navy Blue {Part Three: Reception number 2 }
Part One
Part Two
These were spread around the room and in that white room they really popped!
I wish I had better photos but I have not been able to get my camera to properly work for me and my photoshop is also compressing my pictures down. Sorry!
This was a 16 foot garland that was draped along the edge of the HUMONGOUS fireplace.
Outside of the venue there were these cool horse heads that greet you as you walk up the stairs to the reception area so we decorated this area with two simple hand held bouquets that we secured to the horse mouth using the navy blue satin ribbon.
The stairs were lined up with simple cylinder vases with gorgeous dahlia heads in deep burgundy, magenta, fuchsia, and hot pink.
Ok I saved the best for last.
The dessert table that made me stop in my tracks and say to the gals setting up
Goddamn that's a great spread!
The cake? So cute I wanted to scream. Something told me this might go over well so instead I snapped pictures to share. Check out the orchids on this cake! I gave them a few blossoms of the dendrobiums, the vandas, and the phalaenopsis and they did there thang!
The cake stand and decor werein the wedding colors of Raspberry and Navy Blue of course and would ya look at the tiers on that cupcake holder? The polka dot ribbon, the cheesecake pops, the f*&^ing caramel apple bites????stop it! I was so jealous.
But no time to relax just yet we had to make it back to the other reception to move stuff around.
As we were leaving the reception, the rest of my crew was pulling up and were literally jumping out of the car to attack the centerpieces, but we told them that everything was already done and it was time to go. :) They sure are awesome. Allison, Mary and Debbie~you rock! :D
So my couple went on their honeymoon and I wish them the best of luck! The wedding(s) were beautiful! I wish you much love and success in your marriage, thank you for letting me be a part of it.
{They lived happily ever after...}
Part Two
Hello there! Here is the last post on my Raspberry and Navy Blue Wedding.
So what happened to my car? Who knows, but it didn't start and thank goodness a good Samaritan from the church where we were setting up heard that awful clicking that happens when a car doesn't start and came over to give me jump. He told me it was my alternator and I thought-no, it sounded the same as when I got stuck waiting for my Lavender Bride, and thankfully when he gave the car a jump start, my car started! Turns out I didn't have to sell orchids to make it to the next reception, hehe, but can you imagine your florist getting STRANDED on your wedding day with your flowers?????
knock on wood I have a wedding this Saturday.: ( Jinx! just kidding universe....
We finally made it to the Hillsborough Racquet Club in Hillsborough California where we would be setting up a second reception for the friends and family of the bride and groom. We had a combination of high and low centerpiece. I used local seasonal flowers for the low centerpieces which included the gorgeous hot pink dahlias, some magenta phalaenopsis, super green roses hot lady roses, some fuchia stock, some lime and fuschia cockscomb, a bit of the hot pink vanda orchids and few pieces of myrtle. They sat low on the tables in a ti leaf wrapped glass cylinder vase to match the taller centerpiece.
Now I don't know where you live, but in the San Francisco flower market there was a shortage of cut Phalaenopsis Orchid stems. Normally they are everywhere and they are readily available, but the week of this particular wedding there was a shortage and NO ONE was able to fill orders for the magenta phals. My own guy who's always has them called me Monday(5 days before the wedding) and apologized that for the first time in years he was not able to fill it. They said the greenhouses were out and that I might have to buy plants at 12-16 per stem. Umm...$15 x's 20 stems =$300 x's 7 centerpeices wholesale???
No way.
Sure enough I walked around in circles and asked everyone and finally brokered(read:begged) a deal with a guy in the market that had 9 bunches left and promised to get me 15 more in the next few days. I trusted him and showed up in two days to these lovely ladies.
Not uniform in color but hey, they were all mine! He explained that he had the most difficult time filling this order and when they finally came in he had a hard time saying no to people who were willing to pay him TRIPLE what I had paid him.
All because the greenhouses were depleted.
So we made it but let me tell you it was scary...
The taller centerpiece were tall 30 inch cylinder vases that were filled with dendrobium orchids submerged in water and bunches of phalaenopsis stems in pinks, magenta's, and a variegated pink and fuchsia.
Now I don't know where you live, but in the San Francisco flower market there was a shortage of cut Phalaenopsis Orchid stems. Normally they are everywhere and they are readily available, but the week of this particular wedding there was a shortage and NO ONE was able to fill orders for the magenta phals. My own guy who's always has them called me Monday(5 days before the wedding) and apologized that for the first time in years he was not able to fill it. They said the greenhouses were out and that I might have to buy plants at 12-16 per stem. Umm...$15 x's 20 stems =$300 x's 7 centerpeices wholesale???
No way.
Sure enough I walked around in circles and asked everyone and finally brokered(read:begged) a deal with a guy in the market that had 9 bunches left and promised to get me 15 more in the next few days. I trusted him and showed up in two days to these lovely ladies.
Not uniform in color but hey, they were all mine! He explained that he had the most difficult time filling this order and when they finally came in he had a hard time saying no to people who were willing to pay him TRIPLE what I had paid him.All because the greenhouses were depleted.
So we made it but let me tell you it was scary...
The taller centerpiece were tall 30 inch cylinder vases that were filled with dendrobium orchids submerged in water and bunches of phalaenopsis stems in pinks, magenta's, and a variegated pink and fuchsia.
These were spread around the room and in that white room they really popped!I wish I had better photos but I have not been able to get my camera to properly work for me and my photoshop is also compressing my pictures down. Sorry!
This was a 16 foot garland that was draped along the edge of the HUMONGOUS fireplace.
Outside of the venue there were these cool horse heads that greet you as you walk up the stairs to the reception area so we decorated this area with two simple hand held bouquets that we secured to the horse mouth using the navy blue satin ribbon.
The stairs were lined up with simple cylinder vases with gorgeous dahlia heads in deep burgundy, magenta, fuchsia, and hot pink.
Ok I saved the best for last.
The dessert table that made me stop in my tracks and say to the gals setting up
Goddamn that's a great spread!
The cake? So cute I wanted to scream. Something told me this might go over well so instead I snapped pictures to share. Check out the orchids on this cake! I gave them a few blossoms of the dendrobiums, the vandas, and the phalaenopsis and they did there thang!
The cake stand and decor werein the wedding colors of Raspberry and Navy Blue of course and would ya look at the tiers on that cupcake holder? The polka dot ribbon, the cheesecake pops, the f*&^ing caramel apple bites????stop it! I was so jealous.
But no time to relax just yet we had to make it back to the other reception to move stuff around.Except the car wouldn't start again. :(
I was so stressed I jumped into one of the other SUV's we brought with one of my assistants and I left two other members of my crew to deal with whatever was going on with my Pacifica...(nodding head)all bad.
But luckily I was able to reach the DOC by phone, she moved some stuff for us and we got there in time to snag one picture of the wedding party and double check the centerpieces in the main reception room.
I was so stressed I jumped into one of the other SUV's we brought with one of my assistants and I left two other members of my crew to deal with whatever was going on with my Pacifica...(nodding head)all bad.
But luckily I was able to reach the DOC by phone, she moved some stuff for us and we got there in time to snag one picture of the wedding party and double check the centerpieces in the main reception room.
As we were leaving the reception, the rest of my crew was pulling up and were literally jumping out of the car to attack the centerpieces, but we told them that everything was already done and it was time to go. :) They sure are awesome. Allison, Mary and Debbie~you rock! :DSo my couple went on their honeymoon and I wish them the best of luck! The wedding(s) were beautiful! I wish you much love and success in your marriage, thank you for letting me be a part of it.
{They lived happily ever after...}
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Raspberry and Navy Blue {Part Two:The Personal Flowers}
Raspberry and Navy Blue {Part One: The set up}
The fathers boutonnieres were single Phalaenopsis Orchids ribbon wrapped in navy blue satin like the groom and groomsmen, to match the super simple mother corsages.
That was a basic corsage that was a double pink Orchid with a navy blue satin bow.
I forgot to take pictures of the two Presentation Bouquets that I made for the mothers,
but when your running around and barely have time to take pictures, well, what can you do right?
I took one final picture of the waiting room before it was time to tackle reception number two.
So I walked out (quite happy with our time!) to my Pacifica, and as my crew walked to the other SUV I got in my car and it wouldn't start.
oh sh**!
Stay tuned to hear about how I had to sell orchids to hitch a ride to the next set up.....
Next up is reception number 2!
{Raspberry and Navy Blue Bride}
The personal flowers were my favorite part.
The bridal bouquet was a compose of Green Hypericum berries, deep fuchsia spray roses. hot pink roses, super green roses, magenta Vanda Orchids, the gorgeous Phalaenopsis Orchid, and finally some deep pink cockscomb.
Texture city huh?
The bridesmaids bouquets included lime green cockscomb, deep fuchsia stock, green hypericum berries, hot pink roses, and super green roses.
All the bouquets were ribbon wrapped with Navy Blue Satin.
The Lucky Groom's Boutonniere used most of the same flowers in the bridal bouquet.
The bout was a single raspberry Phalaenopsis, a deep fuchsia spray rose, a tiny piece of the deep hot pink cockscomb and hypericum berries.
The personal flowers were my favorite part.
The bridal bouquet was a compose of Green Hypericum berries, deep fuchsia spray roses. hot pink roses, super green roses, magenta Vanda Orchids, the gorgeous Phalaenopsis Orchid, and finally some deep pink cockscomb.
Texture city huh?
The bridesmaids bouquets included lime green cockscomb, deep fuchsia stock, green hypericum berries, hot pink roses, and super green roses.
All the bouquets were ribbon wrapped with Navy Blue Satin.
The Lucky Groom's Boutonniere used most of the same flowers in the bridal bouquet.
The bout was a single raspberry Phalaenopsis, a deep fuchsia spray rose, a tiny piece of the deep hot pink cockscomb and hypericum berries.
I always make two for the groom when I use orchids in case the bout becomes a little sad, that way the groom has a back up. :)
The fathers boutonnieres were single Phalaenopsis Orchids ribbon wrapped in navy blue satin like the groom and groomsmen, to match the super simple mother corsages.That was a basic corsage that was a double pink Orchid with a navy blue satin bow.
The other corsages were simple fuchsia spray rose, myrtle and salal corsages with satin navy blue bow.
The rest of the wedding party had simple Hot Lady roses with a few hypericum berries and a super simple ribbon wrap in that navy blue.
The rest of the wedding party had simple Hot Lady roses with a few hypericum berries and a super simple ribbon wrap in that navy blue.
I forgot to take pictures of the two Presentation Bouquets that I made for the mothers,but when your running around and barely have time to take pictures, well, what can you do right?
I took one final picture of the waiting room before it was time to tackle reception number two.So I walked out (quite happy with our time!) to my Pacifica, and as my crew walked to the other SUV I got in my car and it wouldn't start.
oh sh**!
Stay tuned to hear about how I had to sell orchids to hitch a ride to the next set up.....
Next up is reception number 2!
Friday, October 23, 2009
Sea Glass Bridal Jewelry
On a recent trip to Grand Turk, I found a small shop called the Dizzy Donkey. Amongst other island treasures, they carried handmade sea glass jewelry. It was the most unique and beautiful item being sold on the island. The colors of sea glass are incredible and would make awesome and unique bridal jewelry.
I love the combination of clear sea glass with white beads on these earrings.
This is my favorite piece. The colors are stunning and would be the perfect addition to a simple wedding dress or on your bridesmaids.
For a ton more designs and colors, check out By The Sea Jewelry. If you don't find what you are looking for, they will custom create the jewelry of your dreams.
Photos courtesy of By The Sea Jewelry.
For a ton more designs and colors, check out By The Sea Jewelry. If you don't find what you are looking for, they will custom create the jewelry of your dreams.
Photos courtesy of By The Sea Jewelry.
Friday, October 2, 2009
Real Wedding: Alana & Brian
Cast of Characters
Ceremony and Reception: Meadow Wood Manor
Hair & Makeup: Michelle Lo Conte & Tricia Catenero
Flowers: Touch of Elegance
Music: Dynasty Entertainment/Jack Goodman Orchestras
From the moment I arrived until the moment I left on Alana & Brian's wedding day, there was non-stop happiness. There was singing, dancing, karaoke-ing, and many spontaneous sing-alongs by the bridal party. The happiness never stopped.
Ceremony and Reception: Meadow Wood Manor
Hair & Makeup: Michelle Lo Conte & Tricia Catenero
Flowers: Touch of Elegance
Music: Dynasty Entertainment/Jack Goodman Orchestras
From the moment I arrived until the moment I left on Alana & Brian's wedding day, there was non-stop happiness. There was singing, dancing, karaoke-ing, and many spontaneous sing-alongs by the bridal party. The happiness never stopped.
The bridal party sang "Going to the Chapel" every few minutes throughout the entire morning.
I originally met Alana through working with the incredible Michelle Lo Conte, who was responsible for Alana's gorgeous hair and makeup. I'm so glad she finally got the opportunity to relax and enjoy a wedding!
Isn't she gorgeous?
Alana & Brian's wedding day was a love story straight out of a movie. Literally. They put so much thought and detail into all of their movie themed details!
Thank you Alana & Brian for allowing me to take part in your big day. It was truly a night to remember!
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