Joelle and Curtis

When I first met with Joelle she had a good sense that she wanted a classic, warm, slightly vintage inspired design...but her dad wanted the classic, white, cream, ivories....well, we did a few samples for the family and we came up with a beautiful palette of rich warm pink, blush, burgundy, antique lavender, sage green and cream, The bride carried a soft romantic bouquet in tones of blush and cream anenomes, roses, lisianthus and hydrangea, while her bridesmaids contrasted with the darker hues of the bridal palette - burgundies, sage green and lavender.

Joelle and Curtis were married in the family church and large arrangements of hydrangea, roses, lisianthus and hanging amaranthus on gold stands, placed on top of champagne silk pedestals flanked the altar.

The reception was held in the Viennese Room at the Langham Hotel. The tables were drapped in a ridge champagne satin linen and multiple candles accented the large arrangements on vintage style gold stands. Thank you to Asgier fotographica for the fantastic images...and to Ruth Wang of Plan to Perfection Coordinating for another successful event!

Jennifer & John

We had the pleasure of working with Jennifer and John, who were married at the Langham Hotel in Pasadena and their awesome coordinator, Gianna Provezano http://www.gpevents.com/. Although the ceremony was planned for the famous Horseshoe Garden, it was decided that the early evening ceremony was just a bit too chilly for comfort of the guests. The ceremony was moved into the Georgian Ballroom and the result was perfectly intimate and romantic- it was a blessing in disguise! The all white color scheme for the ceremony included a heavily decorated chuppah, an aisle runner filled with petals and hurricanes and two large arrangements flanking the entrance to the aisle. The bride's all red Black Magic bouquet added some drama and connected the ceremony color scheme to the all rich red reception decor. Tucked shantung linens were topped with tall fluted vases filled with submerged plum calla lilies and a beautiful arrangement of long stem Black Magic roses and red ti leaf. Each napkin was studded with an open Black Magic rose. Warm amber toned lighting and LOTS of candles added the perfect amount of warmth for the chilly evening. Guests were treated to a Sweets Overload! A bon bon station, wedding cake AND a candy station were all offered to their family and friends- my kind of girl!!!

Mariana & Kurt

Planning a wedding in Southern California when you live on the East Coast can be a challenge...but frequent emails, links to photos and good communication are the keys to having a beautiful and stress-free event. Mariana lives in New York and we spoke on the phone frequently and met for updates, walk-throughs and samples whenever she happened to be in town.

The design for her wedding was a classic Victorian inspired design with lots of deep rich red accents, champagne tones and just a bit of black for drama.

The ceremony was held at the First Congregational Church on Wilshire in Los Angeles- Gorgeous traditional church (It's claim to fame is that it has the largest organ in the United States- believe me- I know- the organist was warming up all during the install and wow! was it dramatic!!!). The church is very large so the scale of the altar pieces needed to hold their own and be bigger than average. Champagne chiffon swags accented with clusters of deep red Black Magic roses accented the entire aisle (all 175' of it!) while two large pieces anchored the entrance and beautifully framed the bride and her father for the procession.

The reception was held in the Georgian Room at the Langham Hotel in Pasadena. Four foot tall five arm stands dripping with crystals and covered in masses of red roses, orchids, amaranthus and trailing ivy were placed on luscious champagne satin linens. Lots of votives, rose petals and black satin napkins accented with a velvety reflexed Baccara rose completed the tablescape.

Thank you to Ruth Wang from Behind the Scene Wedding Coordinators- it is always a pleasure working together! and Thank you, Victor Sizemore for the creative, beautiful photos!

Erin & Michael

So, I am a multi-tasker so while I am taking a break for lunch from our busy, busy day (we have a Bat Mitzvah tomorrow/Saturday, a wedding on Saturday and The Pasadena Chapter National Charity League Fashion Show/Luncheon at The Langham on Sunday) I thought I would post some images from a wedding that we recently designed. Tara Rochelle of Tara Rochelle Photography was kind enough to send me some images of Erin and Michael's wedding at Valley Hunt Club in Pasadena.

The bride was going for a fun, yet elegant design. She definitely wanted Hot Pink in more modern designs but wanted it to flow well with the space- which is pretty traditional. Chocolate brown helped balance out the pop of hot pink and it turned out fantastic. We did a combo of tall centerpieces with crystals in the vase (traditional) and a clustered vignette centerpiece of miniature hot pink calla lilies, Bugatti and Hot Princess roses and raspberry mocara orchids accented with pink flax (more contemporary). Each napkin had a beautiful Mocara orchid to greet each guest as they sat down. The pink lighting helped unify the spaces (the tables were spread out in two adjacent rooms) and added a lot of personality.