Megan & Dan

This past weekend I did a wedding for Megan (Peterson) and Dan Chapman.  It was held at the Dove Canyon Courtyard in Trabuco Canyon and the theme was Pirate!  Pirate you say, Yes!  And it was F.A.B.U.L.O.U.S.

 I love every wedding that I do because each one is an adventure.  But this one truly was with gold beaded chains, jewels, parrots and crystal skulls!  OOH just thinking of the skulls I get excited all over again.

The bride gave me one picture to set the mood for what she wanted for her bouquet and then she said the skies the limit.  So I went with it.  They had all their own containers except for my mercury pedestals and candle sticks.  The pictures speak for themselves I really can't tell you anymore than that.  Hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

Thanks Megan and Dan for letting me be apart of your special day!

The toss bouquet was something special that I had never done before.  And a don't have a picture of how it went either but Megan wanted 6 different mini tied hand posies, but then secured with a ribbon to give it the appearance of one bouquet.  But when she threw it, it was supposed to separate and 6 different people were to each get one.  Very cute idea loved it!

We had 4 different centerpieces as you can see.  The first three were situated on the 60" round tables and the last one was a tiny centerpieces for the cocktail tables.  The bride gave me the idea for the crown centerpieces taken from Amorology weddings.  The others I was just given the containers and created something to go along with the theme.  I also want to give special mention to the mother of the bride Patti, she made all the table linens (tablecloths, runners and the brides dress!) for this reception!  They were a beautiful burlap with a natural colored fringe sewn along the bottom.  Patti you are amazing!

The bouquets consisted of black & maroon calla lilies, anemones, hydrangeas, black baccara roses and orchids.  It was tied with a raw silk 4" ribbon and secured with crystal topped pins.

Pirate Chest Cake, arbor complete with peacock & ostrich feather headdress for ring ceremony.

The beams were dressed with muslim to look like sails and accented with chandeliers.

Crystal skull in the fountain with drapes of gold beads hanging over the ledge of the waterfall.

Flowers: Allyson Didlake Heritage Flowers

Cake: Heidelberg Bakery in Mission Viejo

Location: Dove Canyon Courtyard in Trabuco Canyon

Lisa & Ben: Take II

Well I promised you more and boy do I have more!!!  I recently posted about Lisa & Ben and their wedding up at Sundance resort in Utah.   This past weekend we just finished their reception here in California.   It took place in the back yard of Jeana Keough, a former reality star of The Real Housewives of Orange County.  What a wonderful person, I don't think I have ever met someone so genuine and nice to a perfect strangers.  She was truly such a gracious women.

So glad that I was able to meet her.

Lisa's colors were AQUA & CORAL, her theme was rustic feminine.  I loved how she didn't want things to match, she wanted a more eclectic look.  It was so fun to work with.  I am so glad that I was apart of both of these events.

The Photo Booth I wanted a prop so people wouldn't feel awkward just standing in front front of a plain canvas, so I thought of using some open picture frames to use as a prop.  Thanks to my great friend Debbie she was able to pick some up for me a garage sales.  (Thanks Deb, your a life saver!) I really loved it because people used them and it gave the Photo Booth personality.  We also had the candy station which is always a hit!  The last picture is of the sign in table which turned out cute.  Thanks to Lauren the Utah wedding planner for some of her props.  (I really need to get more stuff.)

This photo collage contains my wonderful flower balls.  Aren't they AMAZING!  I just loved them.  I think that they were probably my most favorite thing that I made for the reception.  At Sundance Lisa had these white tissue balls (Sharon, the mother of the Bride gave the them the nickname fluffy puffy's)  hanging all over the place because the barn was so huge.   Here in Ca we really didn't need it so I had 8' shepard hooks that we put along the perimeter of the grass and hung them there. 

I wanted a sign for the guests to know which way to turn.  I did a play on Ballstaedt which is the grooms last name.  I painted the sign on canvas and then put doilies to create a stencil.  I then painted a antique glaze and peeled off the the doilies.  I just loved how this turned out!

My flowers were just so fun.  They speak for themselves. . . GORGEOUS!  There were 15 different tables and no centerpiece was the same.

OH the cake!  A good friend of mine and of the bride did this AMAZING cake.  It is so cool because it was all butter cream frosting with hand piping!  I love, love, love, this cake.  Great job Raechal!!!  Want to check out her blog check it out here.

Isn't Lisa beautiful?  I love halfies. (Halfies are 1/2 white, 1/2 asian. )  The bouquet was a collaboration of corals/yellows/pinks/white flowers.  Peony's are the white fluffy flower, the yellow balls are called billy balls.  The really cool looking brain looking thing is called coxcomb.  Bright. Colorful. Dazzling.

The guests entered in through the front door and then came through the house.  To have a guided pathway to the backyard I made these stands and had mason jars tied with twine with flowers in them.   So cute!  

So there you go, that was what I was doing the past couple of weeks and why my blogging has been lacking.  Check back for more, I have a baby shower that I through that was a vintage circus.

A Must See!

Ben and Lisa

This past weekend I flew up to Utah to help a good friend of mine with her wedding up at Sundance.  I don't have time to go into detail I will do that later but I wanted to post the pictures to see how gorgeous it was!