A Beach, A Tent, and Fuchsia Peonies Vol 2

Did you enjoy the video? Audrey and Mike shared some more of the wedding and I thought after seeing the video you might want to see more! Enjoy these great photos:

The bridesmaids bouquets

A pre ceremony toast

I'm still dying over this bouquet by Signature Floral. Have you ever seen such stunning colors of peonies, roses, ranunculus?

Who doesn't love a petal dressed aisle?

See- THIS is great use of flowers at a beach wedding!

I love calligraphy. ALOT. Thank you Samira for these!

And no, you most certainly do not have to go overboard with the "beach" or "shell" theme...its quite possible to keep it elegant and simple!

A lined tent (draped poles too) with great lighting and pretty linens to match. All the details are what make this look so perfectly sophisticated.

The cigar roller was a surprise from Andrea to Will.  He was a huge hit of course.  The tent-patio we placed just outside the tent was the perfect compliment.

The fireworks show was a surprise for all the wedding guests and marked the start of the after party!

Audrey & Mike, thank you so much for sharing the photos.

A Beach, A Tent, and Fuchsia Peonies, oh yes.

Last November we had the most lovely tented wedding at South Seas resort on Captiva Island.  Here is a little peek into the day, courtesy of AMC Video


Andrea and Will had their ceremony on Sunset Cove and cocktail hour on Sunset Beach before heading to the tented lawn after an amazing sunset.  The raspberry and fuchsia flowers (roses, orchids and peonies) by Signature Florals were so pretty and cheerful, just like Andrea.  Before the night was over, all the guests headed over to the beach one last time for a surprise fireworks show.
I miss this wedding... I'll blog pictures next!

The Grand Wedding Vol 2. More Details

I don't know how we're going to get this done in under 5 volumes.

Left to Right: The escort card table we blinged out with tulips and roses in a perfect raspberry color.. Crystals everywhere. Rather than individual menus at the small tables, we designed these little tents with the table number on one side and the buffet menu on the other.

 Reserved seating cards for the ceremony.  Lauren was the soloist, oh it was so beautiful!

Feathers, roses, hydrangea, tulips, stock...all the white lovliness we could get our hands on! Signature Florals provided all the personal flowers (those pictures are coming, I promise!) and did a few more pieces like this one just because they're that nice!

 Most of the cabaret tables had this simple setting.

 I don't think there's anything I enjoy more than walking into a room and being handed a nice glass of champagne.  For this wedding, we added pomegranate and raspberries to the glass and then poured the champagne on top as guests arrived.

Two ring bearers, 2 ring rings to deliver to mom & dad.  We used our studios 2011 ring bearer bowl (which now bears all the names of our 2011 clients) from Palomas Nest and the classic ring pillow.

 This is another piece from our studio that we use often to collect cards or well wishes.

 Here's a full view of the escort card table...sparkle!

LOVE this cake by Kakes by Karen.  We always leave the design up to her and boy does she ever always get it spot on!

You know how sometimes you just want to nibble on something while you're having a cocktail with friends, but you don't want to get up?  These little platters fixed that.  I'm not sure why I never thought of them before.
Click here to go back to Vol. 1.  Volumes 3 thru who-knows-how-many are on the way!
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White Pumpkin and Gray wedding {Hello Lovely} Vol. 3

Last week I found a welcome surprise in my inbox, an email from one of the sweetest people I have ever had the pleasure to meet. Paige married Corey exactly a year ago. In her email she said, "I don't know if you'll remember me..." My reaction? Complete and utter shock. Why? Because I never forget my clients! This I can say for sure - I take weddings to heart. Each and every wedding is a celebration to me that I feel privileged to be a part of.  I cry tears of joy at every single one and usually, I cry on the way home from the farewell brunch realizing that we had another great wedding {joy}, but that there is one less person who will be a part of my daily life {sadness}.

A bigger surprise came a few days later, on Paige & Coreys wedding anniversary when we received a super sweet gift from her with a thank you note that brought me to tears.  Paige; thank you so much for even thinking about us on your wedding anniversary - you'll never know how incredibly wonderful it made me feel.  The chocolate covered strawberries lasted all of 2.4 minutes!

To wrap up this White Pumpkin and Gray wedding series, here are a few more of the details captured by Ashley Brockinton.
Tip: If you have little details that you really want to have pictures of, be sure to let your photographers know in advance.  If your photographer doesn't know there were super cute drink flags at the lemonade station that you spent 4 hours making, you might not get that picture!

 How perfectly sweet was this wedding? Happy Anniversary Paige & Corey!

Check out the entire White Pumpkin Series!

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White Pumpkin and Gray wedding {Hello Lovely} Vol. 2

A fall wedding but not fall colors. Frankly, I love the idea. Particularly for a chic outdoor pool deck or beach ceremony.
This palette of blush, white, and gray (pewter) is so sophisticated and elegant.

 One thing to note about any event you have next to a pool - you can't have glass!  Make sure that your floral designer has acrylic containers available or consider maybe using baskets, wood or pumpkins.

One of the sweetest moments during this ceremony came when the groom Corey literally got weak at the knees.  His best man and brother quickly had him sit down.  Paige came over to him and the moment he was able to just look at her and say how truly happy he was at that moment...all was well.  The only exception, I (along with everyone in attendance) was balling.  Hands down the most heartwarming moment. Oh my gosh, I'm crying again just reliving this.

Look here at vol. 1; vol 3 on the way!

Photography by Ashley Brockinton

Florals by Signature Florals

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Pink White & Gold: The California Bride Series Vol 4

I tried to keep this a 3 Vol series, but I couldn't.  I just felt like there was more story to tell!  This last volume includes a mix of photos.  I'm going to pass along a few tips and opinions in this one.  So listen up!

The gold beaded chargers and menus add to the formality of the tablescape. The cordial shot glasses we chose were key.  A regular shot glass would have looked, ummmm, tacky.

 Sure, you can adorn every chair at an out door ceremony, but really, the back row or 2 is sufficient.

 Look back at the first picture. It's the same table.  Hello, lighting.  What a difference you make. Day and night. Literally.  Design your room for all the different lighting times!

 Isn't it amazing what the simplest rose bouquet can accomplish?  It defines this table top.

 

One last piece of advice. This would would have been a great spot for video.  Brides, I can not stress it enough- get video.  While it may not seem like something you want now, when the party is over you will be so glad to have it.

Click here to see the entire California Bride Series and you can click here to spend hours looking at dozens of our real weddings posts!

It was great to work with LaPlaya, Ellas Cakes, Impressions Photography, Norman Love and Always Flowers.