For the love of berry.

You are in for a treat! This was such a spectacular wedding, from the fresh berry summer palette we planned for a year, to the fun music playing in the Bride's room as we delivered their bouquets..

Jessica's bouquet blended her sweet softness of silvery dusty miller, white lisianthus, and fragrant freesia, with her desire for a more unusual, botanical feel of rare lady slipper paphiopedilum orchids.

Sparks of color start flying with the bridesmaid bouquets- green hydrangea and cymbidium orchids with luscious dahlias in a variety of pink-y berry, natural leaves akimbo.One of the sweetest flower girl captures I have ever seen...

Matt's boutonniere of pearl dotted dahlia bud and white calla for clean style.

Our always tasteful corsages for moms & grandmas.
Welcome to the wedding! Graduated color from deep raspberry petals at the start, to pale pink and white nearer the wedding canopy.

Detail of the Green Goddess calla and hydrangea bouquets on each post of the canopy.The aisle of pomanders also played with the gradient of color, from deep burgundy to white and green at the front.

Moss laden wildflower arrangements of amaranthus, veronica, hydrangea, and of course, more dahlias, in scrolled iron stands.

Time for cocktails! Clean and clear~ white stones, floating candles, and a orchid bloom are all you need when your linens are so pretty!

Escort cards in a fresh box of wheatgrass tied up with citron satin and raspberry garden roses.

Tall stunners of orchids, amaranthus, eucalyptus, hydrangea, and submerged calla lilies fill the room with a lush, natural feel.

Table centerpieces of every yummy berry color pop with white lisianthus and veronica to set them off!To balance the wildflower with clean serenity... love callas in a band of smilax to tower around the room.Yay! for our happy couple!!

Photos: Shannon Henry~ Studio Carre Photographie (XO the pics!)
Coordination: Liz Beck Weddings & Events
Linens & Lounge: Concepts Event Design
Venue: Estancia La Jolla, Hotel & Spa

Bubblegum & Lime

Allison & Tyler celebrated their wedding at the Darlington House in La Jolla with a burst of citron and hot pink- perfect for a sunny, happy day.

Classically styled bouquets of mottled electric pink spray roses and green cymbidiums for the bride...

Spray roses and hypericum coffee berries for the Bridesmaids.

Sweet pomanders of kermit mums dangling on watermelon ribbons on chairs along the aisle.

Flower girls with big-girl bouquets are always adorable :)

Horsetail wrapped crystals with an orchid and fucshia rose bloom on the cocktail tables.

Clustered cylinders of floating candles with layered rose petals submerged in water.

Shades of bubblegum to strawberry and raspberry colored the table in locally-grown celosia with clean white and green stars-of-bethlehem for texture.Talk about a burst! Shocking pink nerines and garden spray roses adorned the top and tiers on either side of black bow-ties at each layer.
Congratulations to Allison & Tyler, who truly had one of the cutest ceremonies I've ever heard; and thank you Julia Ann Photography for the great pictures!

Crimson Cran & Celery

Back to the bold! Deep dahlias, callas, and cymbidium orchids on a bed of celadon amaranthus...

Bridesmaid Bouquets of purple and citron orchid blooms in tufts of furry green dianthus.

Kate & Randy, so sweet on each other :) Love her dangle earrings with the orchid bloom just above, and the ruffly one-shoulder dress, to boot!

Ribbon streamers, wild willow, and palm fronds, alongside the mahogany bamboo of their ethereal & asymmetrical backdrop...A wooden ring bearer box of shells and cymbidiums.

Major shot of the whole crew- such a gorgeous day out at Sunset Cliffs, my personal home town 'hood of Ocean Beach.

Detail of the altar space flowers.. deep grape lilies and green dendrobium orchids spring from oversize monstera leaves..Hello sweetheart.

What a lovely bouquet you have there.

Time to party- succulents and sea glass with the occasional shell break the mold of traditional table displays.More wild palm fronds, copper sunflower heads, blue hydrangea, lime cymbidiums, and cranberry dahlias on a bed of blue glass add edge to the reception's funky feel.Can't go wrong with a mass of dahlias on top and palms flaring at the cake's base.

Obviously, thank you to Acqua Photo for the pictures!
Coordination by Melissa Barrad @ I Do Weddings
Awesome downtown, waterfront reception location @ Star of the Sea

Sunkissed White

The unbelievably warm & sunny weather we're enjoying right now (mid-February global climate change craziness) harkens back to the gorgeous day Laura & Matt celebrated at La Valencia in La Jolla...Oh so SoCal... palm trees, sunshine, clear skies over the Pacific. Her elegant dress with crystalline T-back embellishment suited her vintage style perfectly.

Laura preferred a clean, classic palette of white hydrangea, snowy avalanche roses, mini callas and fluffy china mums for her bridesmaids.

For her own bouquet we pumped it up a bit with phalaenopsis orchids, lisianthus, and perfumed narcissus.

Sparkly white casablanca lily blossoms in clear glass adorned with rustic iron crosses on sheer ribbon... encircling the couple when they reached their altar space through a layer of white petals..

Short but sweet post today :) Now go get some sun & Vitamin D if you're able! Thank you Dapper Images for the pics & Ann Strobel from Ann's Plans for a smooth day.

Wild for Earth Tones

Bari & Jimmy were your atypical rocker+treehugging couple which I of course loved. The earthy browns and greens stand out so well with depth against the creamy textural whites..

Bride & Bridesmaids Bouquets of antique hydrangea, fiddle head ferns unfurled, callas, millet, berzilia, scented geranium, scabiosa pods, cymbidium orchids, puffy dahlias and green coxcomb- that's enough, right :)

Up close with Bari- sweetness of the french manicure, dress, jewelry, and flowers from the wild side.

Our groom Jimmy's tailored boutonniere.

Our ringbearer gets a wire coiled "pillow" of magnolia leaves, moss, corn broom, and orchid blooms.

I Do, surrounded by natural fiber burlap, sheer white draping, palm fronds, orchids, millet, and wheat... scattered white dendrobium blooms line the walk.

Rough, au natural bark, magnolia and manzanita branches surrounded the ceremony space.

Dried lotus pods, vine spheres, and ivory mums nestled along the aisle leading to the chuppah.

Dangling cymbidiums on sheer bronze ribbon as the backdrop.Feast Tables for the wedding party of wheat grass, candlelight, and more orchids...
& The new classic: dark wood manzanita decked out for guest tables.
Thank you for an awesome color request Bari! Congrats to you both!
Shot by: Kevin Roche Photography (thank you for all the great pics!!)
on Location: Seagrove Park & L'Auberge Del Mar

Classic Color

What a way to start your wedding day! Parasols and sunshine.

Classic Bridal Bouquet ~ creamy white majolica spray roses & crisp white dahlias.

Bronze mocha cymbidium orchids and seeded eucalyptus against a deep grape bridesmaid dress..

Ode to the coordinating Groomsmen boutonniere and attire.Elegant escort cards lined up neatly thank you to Krista Romberg of Orange Blossom Events :)Centerpieces of golden glass hurricanes, surrounded by crimson dahlias, purple hydrangea, lime lisianthus, and more majolica roses...

Mini square delights of curly willow wrapped orchids...
in the Prado at Balboa Park's Loggia Room.Such a smooth and lovely cake, orchids and petals were just the touch.

Blessed love to Jamila & Keith!
Gracious thanks to Betsy @ La Vida Creations for the photos!