Becca + Tim's Rustic Wedding

 Image credits from The Jump Site

Stinson Beach Wedding

This was a wedding that looked fabulous with the overcast weather. I made floral terrariums and it just worked well with the romantic, misty beach vibe.

The wedding motif was very much inspired by nature, I worked with seasonal flowers & foliage and used as much recycled materials as possible (A little background on the bride, she a Naturopathic Doctor in Berkeley, how cool is that!). She wanted fresh herbs and natural burlap incorporated into the floral design.

Rose, larkspur, rosemary and scabiosa pods for the groom's boutonniere



Spray roses, chrysanthemums, hydrangea and larkspur


The lovely bride!

Recycled tin cans adorned the pews

Congratulations and best wishes to Mr. and Mrs. Kunishi! It was an exquisite and well-planned wedding that truly reflected their personality as a couple.

Coogan and Wine Bottles

More friends gets hitched! Congratulations to the Applegates!

The bride had a pink rose bouquet with Artemisia 'Silver Brocade' foliage. The hand bouquet was tied with a champagne shimmer ribbon. We named the bouquet Coogan, it sort of just happened thanks to a saved image. The groom had a matching boutonniere as well. They were married in the San Francisco City Hall (gorgeous!).

I've been entertaining myself with the joy of glass cutting. Since we got a bajillion wine bottles lying around my husband and I have been cracking it like crazy. The bride wanted to keep the flowers fresh so she kept her bouquet in the DIY vase pictured above. I'm glad to recycle all our bottles! We don't necessarily drink all of it... my husband is a sommelier that's why we got quite a haul!




I'm in love with West Elm's recycled Spanish glass vases. I'll come up with my own bottle decoration for my table setting one of these days...

Two Special Orders, Coming Up!

I love these two sisters, they always rock my headpieces! For this order they came up with some pretty broad guidelines for each piece and left it up to me to interpret what they wanted. It's so nice to see their thrilled expressions upon receiving it. That made me really happy :)

July's Teal Wedding

Marital bliss for two of my dearly loved friends!

Congratulations Mr. and Mrs. Garcia!

A Cautionary Tale...

One of my brides switched vendors (photographer) at the very last minute because she felt that the first vendor wasn't a good fit for her. She got a great deal for the last minute booking, unfortunately...
*THUNDER*
The photographer's shop was broken into and the criminals took most of her equipment, including the camera that had their wedding day photos!!! SO SAD!
With the help of friends and family, they gathered their personal photos and the photographer promised them another photo shoot. They had it the spring after the wedding (she was a fall bride) and the pictures looked great! Lots of sunshine and less wedding stress made the pictures turn out even better. The thing about weddings, you just have to take it all in, both good and bad... there are things that are beyond our control. However it turns out, just laugh out loud and party the night away...

Lovely Vintage Dress

My friend and I stumbled upon this beautiful 1950s gown at the Alameda Faire, it was just hanging on the racks next to other ordinary frocks. But THIS is anything but! I had to have it and after trying it over my outfit right then and there it was LOOOVE. People actually stopped to express their ooohs and ahhhs, even the men politely showed their appreciation!

AMAZING DRESS...

It reminded me of thefrock.com's Lanvin gown.

The Alameda Point Antiques and Collectible Faire was almost shut down this year. It is Northern California's largest antiques and collectibles show with over 10,000 customers... fortunately the community pulled in great effort to keep it alive!

Autumn Wedding

Almost as happy as the bride... HAHAHA!!! Final count, 1 bridal bouquet, 1 groom's boutonniere, 7 bridesmaid posies, 7 groomsmen boutonnieres, 10 sponsor boutonnieres, 2 mom's corsages, 2 dad's boutonnieres, 2 flower girl heart foams and 19 centerpieces!!! ONE HAPPY FLORIST :)