I think “Eat Dessert First” might be my new motto in life. And when those desserts are surrounded by some adorable garden wedding inspiration put together by a magical group of vendors like BLR Life Photography & Cinema, A Savvy Event and Nancy Liu Chin? Why that is even sweeter! I love the vibrant and vivacious color palette…a happy departure from the typical pastel garden parties we tend to see. Though they have some stiff competition with the gorgeous flowers, fantastic details and lovely setting, the cute-as-can-be ring bearer and flower girl might just be the show stealers of the whole fabulous fête! Dream the rest of the day away in a garden paradise in the full gallery!









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Watch the entire breathtaking day come to life with a beautiful film by Kevin Chin!
From BLR Life Photography & Cinema… We styled this wedding to showcase a brand new event space in Sonoma for Bride & Grooms. We wanted to design a wedding that was attainable for brides and that would inspire them to come view this beautiful new wedding location in Sonoma! Since Quarryhill is a botanical garden we wanted to create a garden theme. This property is absolutely breath taking and has so many different feels to it. It has the vineyard, a residential component, gorgeous gardens, a lake and a stunning waterfall. It truly as so many wonderful aspects and to really accentuate the gardens seemed to be a perfect fit.
When creating our dream team of vendors we just knew that Nancy Liu Chin would provide the most amazing flower arrangements that would compliment the venue. This is what Nancy had to say, “When Kelly of A Savvy Event first asked me to be apart of this I knew that I had to when I saw the venue. When you love flowers, the opportunity to work at a botanical garden is so thrilling for a floral designer. I loved how the many parts of the garden had it’s own story from the lawns where we set the escort table to the pool side gazebo for the dessert to the hidden grove where a ceremony could take place. Everything about the location, the season and the wonderful gardens spoke to me as a floral designer for it’s unique feeling and style.”
We used in season flowers like ranunculus, peonies, sweet peas, roses, parrot tulips, snapdragons, viburnum to give it lots of color and texture. The colors of pale tangerines, salmons, cantaloupe and fruit punch seemed bright, airy and summery.One of my favorite things about the whole experience was the charming and romantic reception with long tables. The metal lanterns overhead added to the whimsy of the whole day. And who could forget, “eat dessert first’.
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Event Design: A Savvy Event / Wedding Photography: BLR Life Photography & Cinema / Wedding Dress: Always Elegant and Tuxedo / Wedding Stationery: Card Girl Custom Invitations / Floral Design: Nancy Liu Chin / Wedding Cinematography: Kevin Chin / Rentals: Wine Country Party / Wedding Cake: Inticing Creations / Cookie Wedding Cakes: Wine Country Confections / Location: Quarryhill
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Love the vintage signg holder...where did you find it? Would love to add it to my wedding reception!
Love the whole color combination used throughout this wedding...it reminds me of cool sherbert...great for a hot summer day!
This wedding is absolutely beautiful! The colors are a perfect contrast to the green outdoor setting, and I love all of the attention to details - especially the china!
Love, love, love this whole set-up. Gorgeous and fun at the same time :)
What a happy, bright color scheme!
everything is gorgeous!!! where is the groom's tie from??
Thanks so much for the comments! I had a fun time designing the wedding and working with such a great team!!!
The vintage board is in my own personal stash of fun props I use for my weddings! I can't remember where I got it! If I remember I will let you know!
Can someone tell me where you got the flower girl dress? I'm on the hunt for a couple and love this one!
The Flower Girl Dress is from The Gap!
Amanda the groom's tie is from Banana Republic
beyond gorgeous. another great job, kelly! and greyson is adorable, too!!! xo
Simply beautiful...
Gorgeous color combos and details. I love the pillows and the china!
I absolutely love this wedding!! The decorations are fabulous. =) Reminds of a grapefruit!! Aaannddd I love grapefruits. <3
beauty~Colorful~AMAZING! I love every little bit of this <3
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa cake!!!! Its tottaly amazing !!!!!
Beautiful! LOVE the colors and all the details!
From the distinct placement of colored pillows on the chairs, to the colored flower dispersement, these pictures are absolutely on key with the color scheme. The red, pink, orange and yellow colors are the epitome of a summer wedding and are utilized to their best in this shoot! Love Wedd Bridal Boutique absolutely adores this stylistic summer photo shoot.
Wow! The colors are divine! I'm feeling so inspired. I'd love to do this same colored pillow idea. Where did you find them? Thanks in advance!
Great job!! This is so beautiful! I love the reception tables and lanterns! The color palette is scrumptious!
what a great shoot, the colour scheme is gorgeous
Beautiful! What a fun way to showcase a new venue. Quarryhill is stunning and I'm so glad we now have it available for couples in Sonoma. Great job everyone!!
Lovely. Where are the lanterns from?
One of the most beautifully done floral arrangements! Love the bright pops of colors and the organic feel leaves in the arrangement overflowing from the flowers.
loved it! Can I ask what's the name of the song in the film?
(answer me on my blog, www.chrislii.blogg.no)
GORGEOUS wedding set-up! Kelly, you did an amazing job!
Love this! What a great team you all are! The colors, joy, breeze and ease of it all is great.
Where are the lanterns from? They are great!
Samantha -- you can find something very similar at Pottery barn. Or if you are in the bay area, rent them from Wine Party Rentals.
Tiffany
The pillows were not custom pillows but rentals. It was absolutely a miracle that our color palette mirrored the swatches that was available from Wine Country Party Rentals. I think we were truly blessed that our vision was available without doing a custom fabric.
I love how pillows can soften the mood...and it makes you want to just sit there and dream a little.