Nicole and Ryan were married last November at the fabulous Marvimon in downtown Los Angeles. For their wedding flowers, we featured peonies, ranunculus, anemones, succulents, dusty miller, silver brunia, and seeded eucalyptus.

Here is a picture of the beautiful bridal bouquet!

… and the lovely bridesmaid bouquets.

November is when peonies start to become available again after no peonies in September and October. Ranunculus and anemones start to appear again in September after a long summer break.

Nicole and Ryan collected lots of interesting vintage finds for decorating their reception tables. Old books, a variety of different vintage cameras and vases adorned the tables. We also used mason jars for holding the flowers. Put all together, they make for unique and very creative table arrangements. Some of the titles for the books were a lot of fun (like a midcentury guide for being a good wife!). Both Ryan and his father are cameramen, so the vintage cameras were a nice tribute to Ryan and his family.

The February 2012 issue of Ceremony Magazine featured a wedding we did a while back at Saddle Rock Ranch. Marjan and Arman were married one fine summer day in July. Their colors were ivory, green, and chocolate brown. We used lots of ivory hydrangea and green cymbidium orchids. Here is the spread from Ceremony Magazine with pictures from Royal Gor Video and Photography.

It was a pleasure working with Traci and Rob on their wedding flowers and letterpress invitations last year! They are a fun couple who work in the “industry” (Traci is a producer and Rob a cameraman) and they love to rock. In fact, when they came by to view their sample centerpiece, they were on their way to see Motely Crue at the Hollywood Bowl — awesome!!

Traci and Rob were married last October in a seaside wedding at the lovely Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel. Their colors were navy blue, ivory, cream, and green. For their flowers, we used succulents, brunia, ranunculus, dahlias, garden roses, delphinium, cymbidium orchids, and thistle.

The bridal and bridesmaids bouquets were very natural in design and feel with a mix of flowers and interesting botanicals such as succulents, thistle, and brunia. We also used snapdragons, blue delphinium, and dusty miller to give it that rustic/organic edge.

The female family members wore corsages of ivory “polo” roses, brunia, and succulents.

We made a fun flower girl pomander with ivory and green carnations, succulents, and thistle.

The men wore boutonnieres of succulents accented with brunia and thin satin ribbon.

A matching floral pillow was made for the ring bearer. We covered the pillow with green kermit poms and decorated the top with navy satin ribbon, a succulent, ranunculus, and an accent of blue with delphinium.

The wedding ceremony was held outdoors on the sands of Santa Monica Beach.

We provided an 8′x8′ canopy structure decorated with ivory organza fabric. The mid-points were accented with large bouquets of matching flowers and greenery.

Two pedestals holding tall spherical arrangements flanked the bride and groom at the altar area. A stem of white cymbidium orchids was immersed in water within the cylinders. Tall stems of blue delphinium, and white dendrobium orchids accented the floral arrangements.

Each aisle chair was adorned with a pomander of ivory and green carnations.

The reception featured floating floral arrangements with orchids immersed in clear glass cylinders, topped with floating candles. White dendrobium orchids were immersed in water for the guestbook table (guests were invited to sign Rob’s guitar!) and reception tables featured green cymbidiums, ivory cymbidiums, and succulents all immersed in water with floating candles.

The cake was decorated with ivory ball dahlias, “polo” roses, and green cymbidium orchids.

Sheryl and Art were married last December at the fabulous Paris Casino in Las Vegas! The Flower Lab provided their wedding flowers and Tiny Wren Press made their letterpress invitations! It was a Christmas-themed wedding featuring brightly colored glass ball ornaments in gold, teal, red, and silver. We placed the ball ornaments into clear glass cylinders and then placed the flowers on top. I loved Sheryl and Art’s idea of incorporating these colorful fun balls into their wedding decor. They were perfectly glitzy for the holiday season as well as for the Las Vegas setting! Here are a few pictures of their wedding flowers:

Sheryl carried a mostly white and ivory bouquet of roses, peonies, cymbidium orchids, mini calla lilies, with accents of burgundy mini calla lilies.

Cute little pomander for the flower girl made up of white button cushion poms and accented with beautiful burgundy cymbidium orchids.

A tall centerpiece of all white and ivory hydrangea, roses, and cymbidium orchids. A spherical ball of flowers atop a clear cylinder holding colorful glass ball ornaments.

A tall centerpiece of all burgundy and red hydrangea, roses, and cymbidium orchids.

Viva Las Vegas!!

Ahh, Le Chateau at Saddle Rock Ranch. A beautiful venue amid the rolling hills of vineyards and unique photo opportunities! Margaret and John were married last May at Saddle Rock Ranch in Malibu. I’m pleased to share some of their gorgeous photographs by JillianModern.com

Margaret and John’s wedding design scheme was vintage chic to go with the lovely outdoor vineyard setting of Saddle Rock. We used lots of vintage mason jars and metal containers that Margaret collected and filled them with soft, romantic flowers in purple, ivory, light green, blush pink, and accents of fuchsia.

We used viburnum, peonies, hydrangea, cymbidium orchids, freesia, lilacs, and roses.

Eydie and Doug were married at the fabulous Huntley Hotel in Santa Monica. Although not one of the more widely-hired hotel wedding venues in Santa Monica, the Huntley is a gorgeous and swanky hotel off the main drag of hotels in Santa Monica. It is very close to where I live and we love to take visiting friends and family to the Penthouse restaurant for amazing 360 degree views. As a wedding venue, it is quite chic and classy with beautiful modern and elegant decor.

Eydie carried a bouquet of all “Sahara” roses. These roses are a beautiful creamy-tan-blush-peach color. It’s hard to describe but exquisite when you see it in person!

The bridesmaids carried bouquets of all “Amnesia” roses. These roses are a dusty lavender-grey color. Another different and interesting type of rose. They go well with vintage as well as modern chic floral decor.

The altar area was flanked by two tall lavender arrangements with accents of blue and pink within the flowers. We used a beautiful local variety of antique hydrangea and “amnesia” and “ocean song” roses.

The reception table centerpieces were also all “amnesia” roses in clear glass containers.

Molly and Jonathan were married last July at the uber-hip Marvimon. I have met some very interesting people doing wedding flowers and Molly and Jonathan were one of the most creative couples I have met. They made the best boutonnieres working with ribbons and fabric featuring little Lego people!

Here are some photographs from their wedding by Sweet Monday Photography.