How is it possible for this Oregon wedding to look so classic, chic, and pretty, yet feel so sweet and easy? I'm totally getting a "This is our big day, and we're so excited to be married, but we're so calm and collected" feel from the affair. Such poise radiating from this beautiful couple. Ink & Peat was the talent behind the floral design, and I'm going to have to give them a large portion of the credit of creating the perfect ambiance. [MORE]
Is anyone else having a hard time believing we're more than half way through July already? Wedding season just seems to fly right by us, every single year. You blink and it's gone. And I'm sure it's because of quintessential summer weddings like this Charlottesville affair. Weddings like this, featuring fabulous florals from Pat's Floral Design, bright sunshine, and an adorable bride and groom go hand in hand with summer like peanut... [MORE]
I am a total floral admirer. Now, I've got about the blackest thumb around, but boy can I appreciate a good bouquet. The different colors, textures, smells, and delicacies of each individual flower, all wrapped up in one gorgeous bouquet gets my heart a pumpin' every time. So when I saw this Sonoma bride's beautiful bouquet, I couldn't dive into the rest of the wedding, captured by the lovely Hollye Schumacher Photography, fast enough. The... [MORE]
Rise and shine, you wedding loving lovelies. It's Monday morning and we've got some fantastic weddings coming your way. After spending hours upon hours swooning, and then swooning some more over this Pennsylvania soiree, I have an announcement to make. I am 100% in love with The Queen of Hearts Wedding Consultants and what they can do for a wedding. They have created an elegant, chic, and personal wedding to absolutely die for, and ever... [MORE]
Well, lovelies, another pretty-packed week has flown by here on the California blog! We've had some doozies but that is nothing compared to what we have in store for you next week. Besides this mind-blowing, beautiful, rustic-like-you've-never-seen-it wedding below we have a serious giveaway in store for you. It's top secret so you'll have to just check in next week and see! Photography:... [MORE]
The San Francisco City Hall is ~ in my humble opinion ~ one of the most spectacular spots to be married! And apparently, so did Angela and Ben ... photography courtesy of IQ photo {pretty, pretty, pretty short wedding dress from... [MORE]
We've really enjoyed the first two of Stella and Leon Alesi's featured weddings: from San Antonio ~ Julie & Ryan's October celebration ~ and Jenn & Dirk's Austin wedding at the... [MORE]
Just in case you haven't completely fallen in love with Stacy Reeves' photography after Abby & Zach's wedding featured earlier today, we're going to clinch the deal now! from... [MORE]
We've had a crazy couple of days at SMP! My husband and I headed down to NY to attend Martha Stewart Wedding's 15 Anniversary Party which was amazing, but we managed to get ourselves stuck on a train coming home for over six hours. It was brutal and needless to say, we are thrilled to be back among all of the pretty things at SMP. You can read all about the party over on... [MORE]
We are blogging with Megan Fickling of La Partie Events today, who is sharing some of her own inspirations and ideas. She is pure talents so I love that she has taken the time to empart some of her wedding wisdom with us! * * * If you're just tuning in, I'm guest blogging today and sharing what a difference it makes when your flowers complement your venue. This venue is the Mountain Gate Country Club in Brentwood, CA. [MORE]
Today, the fabulous Megan Fickling of La Partie Events in Southern Cali is joining us for a morning guest blog. I heart Megan in a big way and I know that some of you do to, thanks to her chic but simple style...and for the fabulous... [MORE]
Earlier today we mentioned that Laura Burlton with D. Jones Photography had sent us two weddings, each with their own distinctive "style". Well, this is the second of the two, and is simply a drop-dead gorgeous destination wedding that took place at... [MORE]
Elisabeth from BLUSH Floral Design in Connecticut sent us some photos of the flowers from Allison & Jon's May 2008 wedding that are just so pretty ... LOVE 'em! from Elizabeth ... Allison and Jon approached me to design the flowers for their May 2008 wedding at Water's Edge Resort in... [MORE]
Jessica {Jessica's Country Flowers} is one of SMP's ~ Little Black Book premiere event and wedding floral designers in New England. She sent us some photos of one of her recent breathtaking bouquets! She said, "I love doing different stem treatments... this one is wrapped with raw silk, french twists and vintage style rhinestone buttons." We LOVE it... [MORE]
Detail obsession ... that's us. And today, we're full of it ... fresh, fun and fetching!
Being detail-oriented is what life ... and love is all about!
Just a bit about "details" from Mary Marantz ...
It's what makes it unique. Makes it different. Makes it them. It's the thoughtful cards for no apparent reason, the time...
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