A few weeks ago I had a chance to meet with Kirsten of Blue Magnolia. She’s a doll and the local florist to the stars (and we’re working together soon, so excited!). And she just opened the most adorable floral shop in Summerland.

I stopped by her grand opening event this past Saturday and its really too sweet for words. I mean, milk glass for sale? Yes, please.

Here is some of her recent stunning work, shot by Kirsten Ellis of Beaux Arts Photographie. I love the orchids and soft purple glass, so pretty.

To learn more about Kirsten check out her website here, or visit her shop at 2246 Lillie Ave in Summerland.

Photos: 1,2, 4: Infocus Studio 3. Beaux Arts Photographie

For appetizers, I thought a pesto bruschetta with fresh mozzarella and balsamic drizzle sounded so yummy for cocktail hour.

I love ahi tuna, and served on a won ton chip, would be the perfect refreshing bite.

This onion tartlet is a new spin on the traditional cheese table and is a new item for SBB Catering. Its topped with picked onions, I love the pinkish color.

For the salad course, I was inspired by the Parmesan baskets I saw Giada de Laurentiis make a while back. It adds a nice salty crunch to a summer salad. Who doesn’t like a bit of cheese with their greens?

For the entrees I thought a pepper rubbed tenderloin on polenta cake with a bundle of garden vegetables would be a crown pleaser.

For a fish option, this halibut with fresh salsa would be a tasty choice.

For your vegetarian guests, this vegetable wellington with roasted tomato coulis certainly goes above and beyond a boring pasta primavera!

Photos: Kirsten Ellis of Beaux Arts Photographie

Catering: SBB Catering

Rentals: Town & Country Event Rentals

Design: Kelly Oshiro Events

For the cake design I really wanted a bottom tier that was twice as tall as the top tier. I love the proportion of April Reed’s cake and that was definitely an inspiration to me.

The cake was created by Robyn Loves Cake and she is an expert at sugar flowers. Can you believe this sugar flower peony?

The pattern of cut fondant was taken from the bottom of Stow House. Its a very Victorian detail on the house and I loved that little bit of texture on the bottom of the cake.

This is the sketch I gave to Robyn. I debated using a dahlia versus a peony, and ended up going with the peony. But as you can see Robyn executed the sketch to a T!

Photos: Kirsten Ellis of Beaux Arts Photographie

Cake: Robyn Loves Cake

Design: Kelly Oshiro Events

I love vintage suitcases and I thought holding fans would be so cute.

I tied grosgrain ribbons in two colors to the base of the fans to add some color.

For the flower girls I found these copper candles holders that were the perfect scale for their baskets.

I tied each side with grosgrain ribbon and filled them with baby’s breath.

The flower girls were too cute!

For favors, Santa Barbara Preserves made rose jelly and put these in adorable mini canning jars.

We used the same dashed pattern on the napkin as a border for the label. Santa Barbara Preserves custom made rose jelly, but she can make any flavor (her habanero raspberry jam is so good!)

Photos: Kirsten Ellis of Beaux Arts Photographie

Favors: Santa Barbara Preserves

Design: Kelly Oshiro Events

There was this great rusted fence at Stow House and I thought it was the perfect place for the seating cards. Betsy Dunlap did the calligraphy and I clipped the little cards to the fence with mini clothespins.

Instead of making up faux guest names, I used some of my favorite authors as “guests” for at my Anthropologie wedding. I love George Eliot and Betsy’s calligraphy makes her name so pretty (and its an awesome keepsake for my office!).

For the invitation design I gave Megan of Nutmeg Press, three sources of inspiration: I wanted an aqua  fade with the couples names in white and to use the pattern and color of the napkin fabric for the design inspiration. And this what this what she created:

The blue fade is so pretty and subtle and the copper dashes tie in perfectly with the napkin pattern.

The menu cards were little booklets the size of a business card with all the courses on each page. It was bound with copper thread. I was so in love with the invitations and Betsy calligraphy they are definitely getting framed and hung somewhere in my office!

Photos: Kirsten Ellis of Beaux Arts Photography

Invitations: Nutmeg Press

Calligraphy: Betsy Dunlap

Design: Kelly Oshiro Events

Location: Stow House

The invitations were created by Christine of cevd. I loved the envelop liner and the pattern she created for the invite itself.

I’m so happy to introduce Hello Lucky as a sponsor of Santa Barbara Wedding Chic!

They are a wedding invitation company that offers a ton of styles and both digital and letterpress printing options.

I love the simple design of this suite and the rounded corners.

They also sell stationery and paper goods for occasions like birthdays. I love this “hog wild” birthday card. For information about all that Hello Lucky offers, visit their website here.

Barnaby is a recent photographer who relocated from New York to Santa Barbara. His background is in fashion and music photography. And his work as a wedding photographer has the same polish and elegance of a high fashion shoot.

I love the sweetness of this photo.

I love how the blurriness of this photo really captures the effect of the lighting.

This bride is so happy and the light is gorgeous. Barnaby is available for travel worldwide and also offers videography. You can visit his website here and his blog here.

I recently had the chance to meet with Kirsten Ellis of Beaux Arts Photographie and I just had to share her gorgeous work.

The trees, the light, the cranes, simply stunning!

I love how the light is coming through the slats and framing the beautiful couple (this is at the Dana Power’s house by the way).

I love this sweet picture of the girl up in a tree.

And the genuine smile captured on the bride and groom’s faces. To check out more of Kirsten’s work you can visit her site here.

I’m in love with these new candle walls from Town and Country. They’re 10 feet tall and add so much drama to a space. Plus they’d work perfectly to divide a tent into “rooms” if you needed to. They can be rented with or without the sheer drape and with or without LED candles  (though in a tent you’d have to do LED).

This fabulous chair is part of the new Montecito collection. Bridal portraits in this chair would be awesome.

And of course they have a matching couch. I love the rustic/elegant feel it has.

Oh yes, and this black and white awesomeness (I’m a sucker for anything black and white).

All items are from Town & Country Event Rentals.

Since I get some many emails about where to get the shoes I post on Shoesday, I thought I should do a separate post every Tuesday afternoon for my “Shoepick” of the week. Frequently the photos I post for Shoesday are more than a year old and the particular style of shoe maybe hard to find by then. If you’ve got a great shoe source please leave a comment and I’ll be sure to check it out!

Today’s pick: Gold Moschino Mary Janes

I love the combination of the mary jane style with the peep toe. Too cute! They also come in silver.

PS Yesterday I divided the bridal beauty category into subcategories of shoesday, wedding dresses, accesories, and jewelry per a reader’s request. Enjoy!

I’m been very much in need of color lately, and I when I found this colorful star burst photo (second row, center) by Karen Wise, I just had to do an inspiration board based on it. I picture all the bridesmaids wearing whichever color they prefer in that palette, deep pink peonies, and lots of sweets.

Description: Shades of Pink, Aqua, candy, peonies, colorful

Images from left to right, top to bottom: {Row 1} 1. Trine Horsen 2. Gentl & Hyers 3. Kelli Jo Flikr 4. Amy Atlas photo by Gemma Comas {Row 2} 1. Kate French 2. Karen Wise 3. Gertrude & Mabel {Row 3} 1. Leo Patrone 2. Gemma Comas 3. Adrienne Page

The oh-so-talented Elizabeth Messina is launching her brand new wedding blog today called Kiss the Groom.

I’m so excited to see more of Elizabeth beautiful images. Check it out here.

Image: Elizabeth Messina

I’m loving these cute save the dates by Tracy of Lazaro Design. The bottom portion is actually a mini calendar. Thanks for the samples Tracy!

I just got an email from the oh-so-talent Laura Hooper about her new totes featuring her signature wedding maps. The tote comes in two styles:

Perfect for welcome bags, how stoked would your guests be to find this cute personalized bag stuffed with snacks and goodies waiting for them in their hotel rooms?

Photos by Mi Belle Photography.