We love this wedding! When Marisa came in, she clearly had a vision and all we had to do was play follow the leader. She chose to go with cafe ole dahlias galore, grape wood roots, super fun rentals and striking silver lanterns. The density of design placed upon these tables for a total of fifty two guests is quite striking, what’s not to love?? Special thanks to Emilie and Darlington House, Coast Catering, Concepts Event Design, Cake and Classic Party Rentals.

Dahlias, garden roses and succulents oh my!

Succulent bouts!

Ceremonial orchids and manzanitas!

Detail shot.

House florals.

Place card table

Fun cocktail decor!

Long centerpiece shot.

Detail shot.

Napkin detail.

Love those his and her’s chairs!

A look from afar.

OK, so maybe I’m a little bit biased because this is my big brother’s wedding but I think it was rather awesome. He chose to get married at a long time friend’s house, a beautiful estate in Beverly Hills. To fit all of their guests, my brother and his fiance had to cover the pool and get married upon it, placing the guest tables on what is normally the tennis court now carpeted of course. We were thrilled to work with Kenny and Steve of Classic Party Rentals and my brother and his team at Ultimate Lighting Solutions (did I mention has his own company doing event lighting at events like Giant, Electric Daisy Carnival and Sundance?). Also, very special thanks and appreciation to the one and only Kathryn Zaloga, my dear LA designer friend who came and helped us out that day.

Enjoy!

Sharon

My brother’s new family

Our canopy all ready to go!

Fun lounge decor.

Loaded table tops with lots of glass on wooden tables, grape root branches, neat chargers and plenty of candles!

Detail shot.

And at night…

Well, when a coordinator gets married you know it’s going to be good. When a candy station master gets married you know it’s going to be sweet. And when the two unite, the result is ridiculously amazing!!

Click on this pic by VaughnGo to check out the rest!

To see more shots by the stellar VaughnGo, click here!

Here are some of our additional shots, not professional but they reveal more centerpiece details. Enjoy!

Seating chart by Brightly Designed.

Room shot.

Dual centerpiece types, both containing rock candy. Paper by Brightly Designed.

A table for two.

This wedding is particularly dear to our hearts. This is the wedding of Kaitlyn, one of our photo shoot darlings and a dear friend to OE and friends. So when Kaitlyn asked if we’d go to her home town of Huntington Beach, of course we said YES!

Kaitlyn chose purples and blues with touches of green, creating rich tones in rather unique design styles. Here are some pics to check out! Special thanks to Jen Likes for her fabulous wedding design and coordination and to Brightly Designed for their amazing paper magic, can’t wait to see the real pics by SheWanders!!

Kaitlyn’s bouquet.

Her fun curly swirly aisle!

Wishes made in the stars…

Sod bedded escort card boxes.

A smile booth of the earth and the stars.

Our stacked vases cross county line!!

Fun favors worked into each napkin fold.

A decked head table.

A fun cake with paper detail by Brightly Designed.

The month of August always denotes a design anniversary for our fearless leader, Sharon, this time the number is 15! In 1996, Sharon began to design in a posh Beverly Hills Studio where she learned the tricks of the trade from the industry’s very best. The journey was a fun one that took her through California and Europe, eventually settling her in her beloved San Diego.

There was much to celebrate:

(That was a veggie burger even back then)

And though there were some struggles…

…she avoided getting eaten alive (We knew that one day this picture would be useful!!)

And, in the end…

Everything is just as it should be.

Photo by Resolusean

Well, maybe not quite, but this wedding was a whole lot of fun with bright pops of color on Torrey Pines State Beach. We were thrilled to work with Luxe Special Events on this unique wedding, along with Concepts Event Design. Check out these unique touches that made Christel’s wedding truly hers!

Guests were greeted by a fun directional sign!

A canopy, bird of paradise trail and dangling dahlia strands.

Dahlia detail.

Christel had decided on a bouquet of all birds of paradise.

Her girls were stunning in orange.

The presiding life guard.

Love these umbrellas!

Custom enameled branch with a matching vase wrap.

The “room”.

Birds of paradise and mokara orchids.

Cupcakes Squared in action!

Photographer Sharon De La O posted a sweet wedding we did recently, here are her amazing pics!

KT + Bo

Meet KT and Bo, click on a pic to see more!

Click on the pictures to see more.

Check out Sharon’s interview with the SheWanders photography team. Thank you so much to everyone at SheWanders for chatting and blogging!!

Here’s a link to the SheWanders interview!

Last weekend we had the unbelievable pleasure of working with an amazing team on a wedding that had our name written all over it! Enter Jenny of Luxe Special Events, she knew just how to design a vintage, garden style wedding at the beautiful Estancia in La Jolla. We accented their beautiful setting with matching garden florals outside and, later, brought the “outside in” with moss, flowers and mismatching containers upon Concept Event Design’s stunning linens. With dinner by the famous Chef Timothy Ralphs, cake by the national cake champions CAKE and music by the renowned Wayne Foster Entertainment, this is a night no one will soon forget. Professional pictures to come by True Photography but we just can’t wait to show you a few of ours, enjoy!

Jen’s textural bridal bouquet.

One of the bridal bouquets.

A beautiful garden setting.

A textured pomander hanging from a smilax covered shepherd’s hook.

Drift wood embedded ceremonial florals.

A natural setting for escort cards.

Detail shot of the escort cards.

Simple cocktails.

Overall centerpiece design.

A different angle.

Succulent tucks.

Whimsical stemmed candle holders.

Another gathering.

A photo table simply stating “All Because Two People Fell In Love”

Wayne Foster all set to whisk our guests away.

And finally, the ultimate garden cake!

Earlier this year we had the distinct pleasure of working with some very talented members of the San Diego wedding scene. Here it is featured on Wedding Chicks!! We were thrilled when Couture Events asked us to be part of such a special shoot, shot by SheWanders! With paper products by Brightly Designed, linens by Concepts and sweets by Sweet as Honey, this team could not miss! Thank you to Be Beauty for the use of their beautiful space!!

Check out the rest of the images by clicking on any of the teaser shots or by clicking on Wedding Chicks!

Fun paper products and vase wraps!

A neat combo of rustic and modern.

Cool detail shot, honey dippers included!