Happy Halloween!!

By the power of Greyskull! or pinkskull, lavenderskull, greenskull..

Rae Florae wishes you a spook-takular-ly sunny Halloween!

Recently I went to visit my friend Suzanne Hansen of She Wanders Photography and just inside the front door I spied this amazing chair!! Covered from top to bottom in hot pink soft fuzzy yarn by the talented girls of Sitting in a Tree..

my imagination immediately started running with the funky festive banner of boneheads!

I wanted to take that hot shade of pink and twist it around - black and red.. the colors of a scary halloween movie, but rate it PG-13 with young feminine flowers, and a kick of hot sauce..

Just in for the season, shiny hot chili peppers with their perfect points of tonal black and red..

In direct contrast, Pink Mink Proteas wrapping it up like a feather boa costume, super soft and fluffy you could use it as a make-up pouf for your sparkle dust.

Love that tiny tip of black on each protea petal picking up on the black chili!

Flames of magenta celosia and coral red coxcomb complete the fiery bouquet.

& for your He-Man, a boutonniere of celosia and chili peppers in black satin- just tell him it's a flower version of Cholula meets Dracula ;)

Funky monkey says be nice with the tricks, kitty bitty says brush your teeth after your treats..

I say thanks to Suzanne for indulging my whim of halloween fun!

Boo!

Punky Protea

This is what happy looks like!!

I love the mini orchid blooms trailing in Michelle's hair, so whimsical and romantic.

Michelle loves bright, fun colors- her dream of ranunculus in every rainbow shade came true for the vibrant bouquets!

Gotta love a good group of girlfriends!

Michelle's Bridal Bouquet of ranunculus, sweet smelling freesia, feverfew buttons, and young scabiosa, wrapped up in sunny yellow satin ribbon.

Shaun's boutonniere choice for himself and his crew were clean, simple and to the point- stacked Kermit mums wrapped in papaya orange ribbon to stand out on the classic black.

Another gorgeous day in Point Loma...

For dinner and dancing, we bent a bit of wire for a party vibe. Submerged proteas in different varieties- some sunny yellow with hot pink tips, others with curled tangerine orange feelers.

Wheatgrass set the stage- literally, glass bowls of floating daisies and sunken protea nestle in the grass..

Every open nook was a place to tuck just a bit more grass and another kind of protea- fuzzy white with yellow feelers and orange insides!

Bouquets doing double duty, decorating the front of the Sweetheart Table..

Oh Sweetness! Hula to my heart :)

Thank you Melissa McClure for the fantastic photographs &

Brenda Swann of Swann Soirees for a seamless, funtastic day!

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...

I HEART Liz & Greg!

This is Liz :)

& This is Greg :)

& This is their wedding...

Wildflower style and all locally grown~ orange leucadendron and yellow acacia blend with bright purple statice and pink sweet peas.
Liz's mom's wedding dress lace wraps around her purple satin stems.

Have you ever seen such a look of sheer joy?! xo!

Bridesmaid bouquets of green dianthus with kicks of sweet smelling pink peas and more orange leucadendron against their grape dresses.

The ocean themed stationery was so unique and oddly pretty- octopus tentacles drape over the tented name cards..

..while ocean amulets adorn the table assignments.

Pin Cushion Proteas and skinny grass submerge in cylinders of water.

New varieties of locally grown Pinwheel Proteas spark up the tables.

Dinner with a view over the Pacific Ocean seemed only appropriate for this surfer pair.
Happy happiness to you two!

Fun photography by Stephanie Dana!
Amazing paper goods by Love at First Invite
Smooth coordination by I Do Weddings!

Natural Beauty

Such a pretty picture... Lovely day for a wedding with rustic colors and a penchant for the raw, natural feel of flowers...I couldn't decide which bouquet shot was better, so I give you both :) I just love the mix of callas, wild eyed orange and green ranunculus, ruffly red roses, pin cushion proteas, rose-hips, freesia, and fiddlehead ferns wrapped with their long stems in a smooth ivory satin.

See how we coordinate? Bride and Groom, together in love and flower..

And now for the twist! Bright blue and white Bridesmaids bouquets with their ombre brown dresses!

Coordination without being too matchy-matchy, that is!
Groomsmen boutonnieres of textural eryngium foliage in electric blue with copper wire wrapping detail.

Sunlit ceremony on the greens...
Curly willow with chocolate brown satin, eryngium, and bells of Ireland adorn the arch in an asymmetrical way, just our style!

Simple chair accents- a few bells, loops of willow and a pop of bristly eryngium is all you need.And we have a happy couple!

Scratch that- We have a VERY happy couple! Check out the air on that jump! Go Bobby!Brought to you by the amazingly talented team at Red Letter Days- Thank you thank you!
And all photos courtesy of the also amazingly fantabulous Joshua Aull Photography!
Congrats Juli & Bobby!