August 2011

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Real Weddings: Louise and Will

August 15, 2011 in Weddings | No comments

Louise and Will were married on a sunny Saturday in May at the Hilton Hotel in Universal City. One thing that may not be well known is the fact that the Universal City Hilton has a very nice Chinese banquet package with highly scrumptious food!!

The photographer was Stephen Cheng, so most of the following images are from Stephen Cheng Photography.

Louise and Will chose for their colors burgundy with accents of purple. Louise carried a bouquet of deep red roses, burgundy peonies, and lovely deep burgundy cymbidium orchids.

Louise and Will love succulents! We wanted to feature some interesting looking California succulents accented with burgundy mokara and cymbidium orchids. To accomodate the many large platters that would be set on each of the reception tables, and to also create a somewhat terrarium style arrangement, we used footed clear glass “bias bowls”. These bowls are shaped like hatch shells.

The outdoor ceremony site came with a white gazebo featuring a nice decorative lattice-like pattern. We attached hanging strands of burgundy flowers all around the gazebo. The garlands were made of burgundy carnations and accented with burgundy cymbidium orchids.

Every other aisle chair was decorated with a small bouquet of burgundy roses and pink cymbidium orchids.

Personal flowers were comprised of cymbidium orchids and purple freesia.

The men also had little succulents accenting the cymbidiums.

A ring-bearer pillow made of green kermit poms:

The flower girl basket:

Real Weddings: Jenny and Kevin

August 10, 2011 in Uncategorized | No comments

Jenny and Kevin were married on a Saturday in May at the Marriott Hotel in Newport Beach. Their colors were peach, blush pink, ivory, and accents of lime green. Because the ceremony and reception both occurred in the afternoon, Jenny wanted a fun look that still spoke “wedding”. To make things more fun and interesting, we incorporated bright green Fuji mums and peachy-pink hypericum berry mixed in with the roses and hydrangea. The different textures from the Fuji mums and hypericum berry broke things up a little in the centerpieces so they didn’t look too soft.

The girls carried all rose bouquets in ivory and peachy-pink. Jenny’s bouquet also featured blush pink peonies and peach French tulips mixed in with the ivory roses. We accented the bouquet with loops of blush satin ribbon.

The flower girl carried a petite pomander made of lime green kermit poms.

And the groom and groomsmen boutonnieres were made from peachy-pink French tulips.

The bride and groom honored their close family and relatives with boutonniere style personal flowers made from pink cymbidium orchids.

The ceremony was held in a lovely garden setting at the hotel. We decorated the gazebo simply with vines and greenery. The tall centerpieces were repurposed as ceremony decor, placed on white pedestals along the aisle.