The latest issue of Exquisite Weddings Magazine is hot off the press and includes this tabletop that we did at the Rancho Valencia Resort. We love LOVE this magazine! It’s packed with tons of fabulous pictures and great weddings. This Spanish Mediterranean resort had a fantastic waterfall that we wanted to showcase. A rustic urn was filled with […]
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April 7, 2010
March 2, 2010
This was our photo shoot that we did for the Ceremony Magazine party at Rancho Valencia Resort. Our inspiration: fun and flirty ! Let’s start from the top. Silver manzanita branches were adorned with pink and white roses, hydrangea, china mums, dahlias, and phaleanopsis orchids. These playful branches rested atop cascading pillars of glittering beaded […]
January 18, 2010
We are so excited that Ceremony Magazine featured one of our photo shoots in their latest issue. It was shot on a beautiful day in the courtyard of the Estancia La Jolla Hotel. The courtyard is a perfect setup for a beautiful outdoor wedding. Our tabletop was an extravaganza of purple and lavender roses, hydrangea, […]
January 15, 2010
Most of us would agree that the Grand Del Mar is a perfect venue for a glamorous wedding. Last week we witnessed it first hand, participating in the upscale bridal event show The festival of Brides. Where we saw gorgeous couture bridal gowns, mingled with some fabulous vendors like as Tim Otto photography who is […]
January 7, 2010
I just adore this magazine! Bride and Bloom is elegant and packed with the latest bridal trends. I’m ultra thrilled that our ‘Tropical Bliss’ tabletop was featured in their latest issue (page 142). This was shot at the Waterfall Terrace in the beautiful L’auberge Del Mar: a perfect venue for this pacific rim inspired tablescape. […]
December 1, 2009
A couple of weeks ago Aileen designed a tabletop using the ‘flamenco’ chair cover from Wildflower linens. I love the color combination she has chosen. Charlie brown cymbidium orchids and sahara roses peeking through the masses of white orchids just gave the tablescape the perfect balance. These colors paired very nicely with the gold […]
October 30, 2009
This week my husband and I dutifully packed our bags and 100 lbs of vases, crystals and other decor items for our photo shoot in Maui. I connected with Evonne Wong of {Events by Evonne} a superb wedding planner in Maui. Not only is she sweet, she is very efficient and accommodating. It’s not wonder she is […]
October 27, 2009
Last week we participated in the Ceremony Magazine vendor’s party at the beautiful Rancho Valencia Resort. They definitely can put on a PARTY Ceremony Magazine is a gorgeous upscale wedding magazine cater to the modern and fashion forward brides. Our tabletop featured crystal waterfalls cascading to a pool of ice pink sea glass and floating […]
September 23, 2009
Sneak preview of our latest photo shoot at the beautful L’auberge Del Mar. A very hot spot for San Diego beach wedding! Here is Aileen adding the final touches before photographer Darin Fong snaps away. Look for this striking tabletop in a bridal publication soon in the Winter. More images to come (after it’s published […]
September 22, 2009
Several weeks ago we designed an organic and interesting tabletop to include succulents, orchids, burls, branches in an unstructured manner. We used an abundance of cymbidium orchids, makara orchids along with dahlias , coxcomb and moss. The manzanita branches provided the height while balancing the rocks and the succulents at the base of the table. It was fun […]
