Sunny Yellow to Amber Gold

I loved planning with Catherine and Walter because they were so considerate of each other and conscious of wanting their celebration to represent them equally.. This is how we came upon the bright sunny yellows, being Catherine's favorite color.. mixed with the hints of blue, Walter's favorite!

Catherine's sister's Maid of Honor bouquet composed of yellow roses, white sweet peas, and sweet chamomile buttons.

Flower girl extraordinaire! Pale buttery tulips and fragrant stock flower in a bouquet just her size :)

Catherine's bouquet- a soft blend of white sweet peas, yellow roses, tulips, cymbidium orchids, daisy mum chamomile.

The ceremony took place in the historic Presidio Park of San Diego, and we decked out the columns leading to the altar with yellow ribbons, wreaths of fresh green leaves and yellow roses, with a scatter of petals... it was transforming!

Garden fresh baskets lined the aisle...

..& each chair was adorned with a special swag of miniature yellow cymbidium orchids and white alstroemeria- their guests loved them!

The fresh greens and bright yellows begin to transition toward a romantic glow of amber as the night wears on...

Welcome to dinner! Tall calla lilies with a cuff of white china mums and green hydrangea..

Walter's family creates the dishes of Solare Ristorante Italiano, so it was an obvious and fabulous choice for their dinner reception! (Fun fyi, the Point Loma-Liberty Station location of Solare can be seen in the movie Top Gun!)

We decked out the long feast tables with more golden rose petals than you could imagine and nestled votives all along the way.

Floating candles and clean white stones in fresh water filled vases- oversize squares and rectangles- fit the shape and tone perfectly.

The intimate dinner, in the family restaurant... such a sweet finish and beginning ;)

Thank you Tim Otto for the beautiful photos!

Southern Cal Events 2010 Party!

Rae Florae was honored to design for the Southern California Meetings + Events most recent industry party celebrating the best of the best in every vendor category you can imagine!

The party took place at the gorgeous Park Hyatt Aviara in Carlsbad, California on a drizzly evening outside, but the amazing light show by PSAV Audio Visual kept us glowing all night!

Pink dahlias took center stage on the lounge furniture provided by Pacific Events Productions..

The entry was decked out with kiwi branches and dahlias, with magazine issues for everyone to take home.

Food stations and cocktail bars lent themselves to myriad mini-arrangements..

Safari Sunset in deep red, with hot pink celosia and coxcomb in mercury juleps..

More pink dahlias pave'd in peephole white ceramics..

& singletons in pink globes lit with river stones and candlelight.

Be sure to see the rest of the pictures on Facebook!

Thanks to Elle G Photography for capturing the fun!

Purple Purple Purple

It's everywhere you look- Purple!! Bonnie & Marty knew it would be a hit color and they were not disappointed.. there are so many ways to love purple, and theirs was very sweet.

I love how happy they are!! Bonnie's bouquet was a stylized gathering of white and purple miniature calla lilies surrounded by a cuff of lisianthus buds- it fit her personality perfectly!

Groomsmen boutonnieres of single "Cool Water" roses with lisi buds...

..And the Groom with his purple mini-calla to match his Bride.

Precious moments with the flower girl and Something old to go with the new, borrowed, and blue- Bonnie's vintage coin purse.

Sunny skies over Coronado Island's Cays Yacht Club.

Roses, lisi, and white flecked alstroemeria to deck the aisle with color.

Sometimes a single giant purple china mum is all you need! Love those fluff-ball flowers!

Table centerpieces of whites, deep to light shades of purple, grass loops and wraps of variegated tropical leaves..

Yummy cake with pearlescent beads- perfect match to the color scheme.

Thank you to Shannon Henry with Studio Carre for the beautiful pictures and credit to Sweet Cheeks Baking Company for the pretty pastry!

Veritable Valentine

Welcome to Jenny & David's swanky celebration of marriage! Takin' you back in time to the day of love...

Jenny loves the spectrum of grape to regal purple anemones and classic red roses- a modern and bold combination, only improved upon by the bitty crystaline glamour and clean ivory ribbon wrap.

The Bride & her ladies! Lookin' fab in the sun sippin' champagne!

We love our pretty personals- boutonnieres and corsages in our signature vintage wooden delivery boxes.

David, our stylin' groom- such a sweetheart, he even ordered fresh tulips for Jenny to be delivered in the morning as a special surprise!! xo!

Did I already mention that I love the oversaturated light of these pics??

That and the wide aisle of soft white rose petals :)

Manzanita branches and white phalaenopsis, dried hydrangea and red roses in tall glass create a contemporary, windswept feeling space for the ceremony.

Thoughtful single rose stems for their mom's...

Honestly, this pictures is an homage to the officiant's cowboy hat. So authentically Texan.

David & Jenny are true romantics at heart and wanted their Valentine's Day celebration to be a lovely day not just for them, but all of their guests. So we went all out!

Petals and roses galore, and there was no stopping us with the candles!

Look at this mountain of petals for the cake!! It was so amazing!!

The Grand Finale!!! Sparklers Forever!!

Thank you to Studio Castillero for the images!!

& Krista Cremidan for the ever-so-helpful coordination!

Yacht me to the moon.

Ok, this wedding has been made nearly famous with the number of posts and declarations of fun we've gotten as a response! So here it is, without further bowline or buoy pulls, live on our blog- Enjoy!

Lucky ducks Alex & Kelly had a blast decking out their home turf, the local Mission Bay Yacht Club. Bright colors and summer flavors kept the guests hoppin' for the all night long live band~

Bridesmaid bouquets of baby green hydrangea, orange & yellow bicolor tulips, with pin cushion protea to pop on the classic black.Lovin' on the crayola color palette...
Yellow mini callas, orange tulips, gerberas, and chamomile for Kelly's bouquet.Mr. Doggie likes orange, too, so we gave him a big bow- He handled it well :)

This photo cracks me up every time I look at it- so spontaneous and funny, caught in the act of who knows what...

The outdoor railing at the Yacht Club got the gerbera treatment- like white and yellow sunshines tied up with ribbon to blow in the breeze.

Ah, the quintessential mason jar!

Tulips, daisies, white scabiosa, and more protea..

Credit to Kelly, Alex, and all their friends for diligently saving nearly 100 jars!

So fun with the matching lanterns strung above the picnic tables!

Oh gingham, we meet again, you with your checks and cheery disposition.
Ahoy! Congrats K + A!
Thank you to Theorie for the fantabulous photos!
& Cynthia Zatkin's CZ Events for a very smooth ride all day through.
For more images of this wedding, go see the blogs for California Wedding Wave or Anthologie Weddings...