Nothing is more majestic then to walk into a room featuring a long feast style table decked out in abundance of gorgeous florals. I love and enjoy designing an outrageous head table. I think it’s always the focal point of the room. Here at Natasha and James wedding at the beautiful Lodge at Torrey pines, […]
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September 15, 2011
August 23, 2011
We had an amazing opportunity to design a french countryside theme dinner for the world renowned watch maker ‘Patek Philippe’ at the beautiful Fairmont Miramar Santa Monica. The rustic feast style table was lined with burlap runner and adorned with aged hydrangeas, tulips, herbs, garden roses and interesting foliages. Deep gold tone was introduce to […]
August 7, 2011
Several weeks ago we had the pleasure of designing a charming wedding of Alison and Brian at the Hotel Del Coronado. The details of this wedding was absolutely darling! Old picture frames, the bride’s grandmother’s cameo brooch, customized hand stitched linen runner paired with our vintage style florals gave this wedding a unique edge. Hundreds […]
July 7, 2011
Peonies season is upon us and we can not be happier! We are basking in hundred of these gorgeous blooms daily and loving it! The coral charm peonies are the highlight for this Modern Mediterranean photo shoot. Aileen was inspired by the crisp colors of Coral, deep orange and the perfect blue from the dress […]
June 8, 2011
As many of know, last week we welcomed the Engage!11 wedding summit here in to our hometown. We were over the moon excited to be a part of this event. The two phenomenal ladies of Engage! Rebecca Grinnals and Kathryn Arce were a joy to collaborate with. They provide us with a theme to work […]
May 2, 2011
The lovely Jennifer from Simply Posh design made an amazing inspiration board of our recent tabletop design. We can’t thank her enough for providing us the gorgeous silk board (YES! silk boards!) menus. They were the most exquisite menus I have ever seen! Thank you Jennifer! Please visit her blog to see more images of […]
May 1, 2011
A big thanks to Kristy at Momental Designs for this lovely reminder of the exquisite tabletop we collaborated together last year. I believe we both had the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in mind when designing this luxurious and opulent tabletop fit for Royalty. I must say, I was a bit disappointment that I didn’t […]
April 25, 2011
Many would agree that here at Karen Tran Florals we often use crystals and brooches in many of our floral pieces. Guess what? They are correct! How can we resist? We are crazy about this crystal encrusted table linens from Dress my Party. It has a gorgeous texture. We used muted tones with gold touches […]
April 18, 2011
We thoroughly enjoyed designing this voluptuous yet modern tabletop for Ceremony Magazine this year. Using luxurious shades of plum, purples and chocolate, we paired this opulent romantic design with the clean line style of the beautiful purple calla lilies. Ruffled magenta cattelya orchids brings gracefulness to this tabletop along with touches of amethyst jewels. Fabulous […]
March 31, 2011
The Coronet Room is known for its dramatic sugar-pine ceiling and striking chandelier. So when we received the opportunity to design an opulent and rustic corporate event, we naturally paired it with dark chocolate linens, fruitwood chiavari chairs, and richly colored florals of purple, red and green. Tall wrought iron candelabras were teeming with a […]
