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!

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!

Live to you from New York

Precious dusty pink garden spray roses bound into petite bridesmaid posies with silver satin, ready for the taking.

Lily of the Valley in a classic bundle of loops- fresh green foliage and ivory satin...
...Makes for a stunning accessory to Chantel's Vera Wang gown.

An adorable quartet of little men to escort the rings and coins down the well-polished aisle of University of San Diego's Immaculata Chapel.
Little girls need adorable accesories, too! Flower and ribbon streamer wands they waved while walking the aisle ahead of the ladies.

Detail shots of the many boutonnieres and corsages, given as tokens of appreciation to the many family members and sponsors.

The Mother of the Bride had such a lovely champagne tweed suit set, the textural fabric and fringe was fabulous!

Fragrant bouquet of garden roses and sweet pea for the Virgin Mary.

Decking out the ballroom with blooming dogwood branches, anemones, peonies, and hydrangea- an exuberance of spring into summer.

I love a tall cake! Not too many flowers though- just a few ranunculus around the rims and a bow at the top. I didn't want to cover up that glistening glittery frosting, it was seriously sparkly!

Congratulations to Chantel & Anthony, looking too cool for school ;)
Many sincere thanks to True Photography for their fine skills..
Naomi Goodman-Wilson with Enchanted Dream Weddings & Affairs for calm coordination of another "Destination I Do"..
& the Prado at Balboa Park for being the fantastic spot they are.

Sweet Peas at the Prado

What a lovely setting for our monthly Weddings of Distinction meeting! Thank you to everyone at the Prado, notably Andrea Pena, for coordinating a delicious lunch in the Loggia Room. Amy Wright of Theorie (one of our newest members:)) was on hand to snap the shots- Thank you for making the beautiful colors of our flowers really shine!

Purple sweet peas and fun papaya-peachy-buttery ranunculus in a glass vases set upon a palm leaf and surrounded by river pepples in a mahogany wood tray.

Oh yeah, how pretty is the Loggia Room! Those colors just popped in the soft setting of gold and sea green! And the wall of windows overlooking the courtyard... so nice.

Now we've got the addition of fresh lavender and leucadendron all wrapped in horsetail (equisetum) and an orange satin ribbon. BEST PART.... IT'S ALL LOCALLY GROWN RIGHT HERE IN SAN DIEGO!! Check out the potential for fun and beauty!!

Yours truly on the left, with the awesome Kristie Emmons from Continental Catering and the always fabuloso Elaine Ardizzone from Sweet Cheeks (a familiar name around here :))