Remember those times when you were a little girl and would try on your mother’s clothes? I’d feel instant glamour as soon as I donned my mom’s oversized clip-on earrings and swung around her purses. Here are some flower girl purses that we made recently for a luxurious wedding. Seeing her daughters prance around feeling […]
Welcome to Karen Tran’s Lavish Online Blog
While she’s unable to serve you a cup of tea for obvious reasons, she would love to invite you to kick off your heels and settle in as you get inspired by her recent work, latest travels, and industry insight and advice.
June 27, 2011
January 11, 2011
As a long time fan of Wayne Foster Entertainment, I was honored when asked to design the wedding for Wayne’s grandson Ben and his beloved Chloe. Ben and Chloe wisely chose the Estancia Resort in La Jolla to celebrate their marriage which provided all the inspiration our design team needed to create a truly magical […]
October 26, 2010
The color purple seems to be quiet popular in recent years. Purple has long been associated with Royalty and passion. Well, Vicky and Nam’s wedding certainly was that: Royalty and lots of passion. They are the cutest couple and from these great photos below I’m sure we will all agree. Vicky and Nam came to […]
August 17, 2010
Here it is, the table top that fulfills my fantasy to stroll down the Champs Elysees and visit all the posh shops along the way. I was inspired by our new collection of jewelry and brooches and used it to accent everything from the centerpieces, vases, and even the napkins. Purple, lavender, and black have […]
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, […]
September 16, 2009
I just love using deep intense colors. The fall issue of The Bride and Bloom published my “Purple Peacock Passion” table decor. For this ‘peacock’ tabletop theme, I emphasized the plum and purple palette. Using gorgeous anemones, hydrangeas, kales, sweet peas, tulips and my personal favorite ‘lady’s slippers’ orchids. This was put together in […]
August 3, 2009
We had a blast hooking up with Jim and Amy Harrick, publishers of Ceremony Magazine. We participated in their tabletop shoot for next year’s issue due out in January. The Photo shoot took place at the beautiful Estancia La Jolla Our tabletop consisted of 80 stems of phaleanopsis, 50 purple vanda orchids, 150 lavender roses […]
