Ceremony and Reception: Turnip Rose Grand Newport Plaza http://www.turniprose.com/GrandNewportPlaza.htm

Photography: Jim Kennedy Phoographers http://www.jimkennedyphotographers.com/

Heathers colors were eggplant and midori green. She wanted a very clean look with a pacific rim flair. Lots of cymbidium orchids both burgundy and green, green spider mums, eggplant calla lillies, bells of Ireland, and submerged stems of mini cymbidium orchids in glass for the centerpieces. As you can see in her photos, she and her bridal party are gorgeous….and her florals aren’t too bad either!

We collaborated with Chadnie and Jenny at White Linen Events for this fabulous bat mitzvah at Dove Canyon. Jessica wanted a vintage Hollywood feel to her event combined with modern movies on screen. Black, white, and gold were the colors with lots of details…. gigantic gold statues, film props, red carpet, staging, and awesome lighting. We decided to do two level arrangements on glass fluted vases with lots of bling acrylic ice in the glass. To top it all off, as the lights went down, the water submersible lights in the vases created a unique mood…

Photos courtesy of: www.jimkennedyphotographers.com

Planners: www.whitelinenevents.com

Venue: www.dovecanyonclub.com

Ceremony and Reception Rancho Las Lomas / Lawrence Canyon 

Kristen wanted a very lush, right out of the garden look to her floral decor. Very light and soft colors of cream, butter, blush, canteloupe, and sage. Her girls were in a tan color, and that same tone carried through on to the linens. The ceremony and reception were both outside amongst all the natural beauty Rancho Las Lomas has to offer, how can you go wrong with oak trees, rolling hills, spanish arcitecture, white tigers, parrots, and zebras??!! This venue is wonderful experience you and your guests will never forget. We used weathered urns for a cool effect on the centerpieces along with hydrangea, china mums, pin cushion protea, roses, stock, astilbe, curly willow, hanging amaranthus, and unique garden  foliage to complete the look.

Ceremony: Calvary Apostolic Tabernacle / Ontario Ca 

Kristy walked into my office with one crucial element that she wanted to have throughout her decor…. peacock feathers. It was all about the peacock from the get go! If you look closely at a feather near the eye, there are gorgeous jewel tones to draw inspiration from; gold, champagne, chocolate, apple green, turquoise….there is even some rose color if you get the right light. Her bridesmaids wore chocolate dresses with mocha accents, we used lots of wrought iron in her ceremony.  Her colors she chose to go with were vibrant green and shades of brown. Two level candle lanterns adorned the aisle, and they rented a 14ft tall square/dome structure for the ceremony from Best of the Best www.btb-events.com. We dazzled it up with top to bottom greens, cymbidium orchids, Bells of Ireland, hanging beaded strands, curly willow, and feathers, and mini crystal votives for the bling factor. This was the talk of the town –according to Kristy after the ceremony people are still taking about it! Her father is the Reverend at their church, and her wedding was the first they have had in their new sanctuary. I had a blast working with Kristy and her family, it was an honor

Ceremony : Church of the Master Mission Viejo

Reception: Arroyo Trabuco Country Club

Jennifer absolutely loves hydrangea, and unique vines. Spring weddings really have an advantage over other months when it comes to floral selection. You can have just about every flora imaginable in the spring, including blooming branches and vines of all sorts. I would say her style was more of a New England/ east coast garden, lots of blooming jasmine, phlox, calla lily, roses, anemone, and dahlia accompanied all of the beautiful green hydrangea in the chocolate urns on the table. Arroyo Trabuco is a very rustic  style country club with lots of dark wood and tall ceilings with a beautiful garden area…. it was a perfect combination!

Yes! We have manzanita of all shapes and sizes for you to rent for your wedding or event. There are several options, we have the trees in natural (for manzanita that is the dark espresso color) and sandblasted blond. The trees range in height, and every one of them has its own unique natural shape. We have 3,4,and 5ft trees that are great for centerpieces, and 5,6,and 7ft that are great for a guest card tree, or a fabulous setting for your ceremony. There are so many options….. we have Swarovski crystals, votive holders, colored ornaments, cool beads and jewles.

If you are looking to rent the trees without floral decor, that is an option as well for you. Please email or call us for information. dawn@lavenderhilloc.com   714.394.9501

In the off season we try and slip away on a little vacation here and there. I know I know, I have been such a bad blogger! Now you know why, the secrets out…. Our anniversary is in March so me and the hubby, and my folks and friends sailed away with Captain Morgan down to Jamaica, Grand Cayman, and Cozumel. Chad and I have done a bunch of traveling, but we haven’t been to any of these places, so it was nice to have new adventures together. I have to say Grand Cayman was the coolest, kick back island we have been too….we will go back and check it all out in the future for sure!

The scene of the crime….not really, totally fake, we talked the Cayman cop lady into it…yes there is a town called Hell, its in the Caymans!

Check out that water—- cocktails!!?? A sunset from our patio deck…good stuff :) 

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My 7-7-7 bride Renee called on us to help create a magical surprise birthday party for her mothers big 50 bash. Their home is absolutely stunning, and we dolled it up with vibrant reds, merlot, and a splash of fuchsia. Lots of roses and dahlias, and of course no Parisian themed party can go without a little bit of the bustier and feathers! I found these super cute wired shapes that were perfect for the powder rooms, and adorable dotted ribbon. Best of the Best www.btb-events.com brought in wonderful props of French inspiration, and amazing lush velvet draped a tented area with crystal chandeliers. Oh La La……..

We are so excited to be a part of Ceremony magazine, our big 2008 debut! In the Orange County edition you will find our fabulous designs, check us out!

Of course many, many thanks to those who made our tables complete! We couldn’t have done it without Wildflower Linens, and Classic Party Rentals. The phenominal shots are courtesy of Barnet Photography.

www.wildflowerlinens.com

www.classicpartyrentals.com

www.barnetphotography.com

“Simply Sweetheart “Table Top Design on Pages 138 and 139

“Lava Licious” on page 148.

Lovely bouquets of “Peaches & Cream” and “Lavender Love” grace pages 178 and 179.

Our Wedding of Destinction “Fantasy Islands” on pages 336 and 337. This wedding was one of my first on the blog, so this may be familiar to some of you. It is so cool that they chose one of my weddings…way cool! Pictures from this wedding are courtesy of Joe Latter.