Darcie and Alex {9.19.10}

A dear friend Karen Pan from New Sunrise Events introduced me to Darcie and Alex. I remember meeting with them for the very first time at a cafe in downtown Campbell. They were the sweetest couple! When we met they didn't know what colors they would be having for their wedding so it made it tougher to talk flowers. As I learned more about them, I discovered that they went to colleges that both had navy and yellow school colors. I thought navy was a great color that wasn't overly used and it went well with a variety of colors, namely oranges and greens. We decided to go with burnt oranges and green which gave the flowers a slightly autumnal look but not too overdone.

Darcie and Alex had an intimate wedding at The Mountain Terrace. Here are some beautiful pictures from their photographer David Gene.





Congrats Darcie and Alex!

xoxo,

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Jennifer and Marc {9.5.10)

It seems just like yesterday that my brother, Marc, was married to one of my dearest friends Jen. This post is way overdue, but I am delighted to get to share some of the pictures with you now.

Marc and Jen were married at Dolce Hayes Mansion where they were married in front of 300 guests comprised of friends and family from near and far. As Marc and Jen are the eldest children of their families, and Jen the first of her family to be married, it was really very special for both families.

I've got to say that Jen was honestly the easiest bride I've ever worked with. She only told me that her favorite flowers are carnations and that she didn't really care what other flowers I used. So, I decided to do two types of centerpieces. I went carnation crazy with one type and made a bunch of 15" red carnation balls that sat on top of trumpet vases filled with clear jelly balls.

The other type of centerpieces were of white hydrangea and roses with kiwi branches. Every table was named after a movie or show that Marc and Jen had seen togehter. Jen saved every ticket stub and they were pasted on to the backs of table name cards. We made small kissing balls with live wire coils for every table to hold up the cards.

Their escort cards were bubble bud vases that were also card holders. Carnations were placed in every bud vase.

They had a lovely wedding. But it was a tear jerker! I remember just about crying all night. Good times! Much love to Marc and Jen! Congrats!

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EJ and Charlie {3.21.10}

E.J. and Charlie were married at Freedom Hall and Gardens on March 21st. When E.J. and I fist spoke at our initial consultation she told me how much she loved pomander balls and wanted them to double as both the chair decorations for the ceremony and as the centerpieces at the reception. We made pomander balls of pink and orange carntations which really livened up the ceremony area. Their colors were orange, pink and pool. I loved the color combination--it was fun and vibrant, just like the happy couple.

E.J. told me that she wanted to incorporate some shell accents into the bouquets,--symbolic of her background as a marine biologist. I just love how fun they look.

Here are some of the pictures that I took of the bouquets on top of the yellow vintage Ford truck that belongs to Freedom Hall and of the ceremony area.


Shannon Cunningham has some great pictures on her blog of E.J. and Charlie. Check them out here and here.

Congrtulations E.J. and Charlie and best wishes to you both!

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Lesley and Russel {10.3.09}

Lesley and Russel were married on the third of October at Russel's parent's lovely home in Atherton. Here is a picture of the bouquet I made for Lesley. Congrats Lesley and Russel!

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