A few diamonds and jewels for your Wednesday… I styled these as part of the cocktail shoot just for fun. I used an old lipstick holder that I got at a consignment store and a gorgeous beaded linen that will be avaliable from La Tavola next year… Jewels courtesy of 33 Jewels.

A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of designing a wedding for Amanda & Roy. How cute are they during their first dance?

For the ceremony, Amanda wanted a very simple chuppa structure. I used birch wood poles and sheer white chiffon to create a relaxed look. For her ceremony, the coordinator, my old assistant and friend of Amanda, Cynthia, used my oversized chalkboards for her programs (eco-friendly and you don’t have to rush around printing programs at the last minute).

For Amanda’s bouquet, I used cafe au lait dahlias, garden roses, white lisianthus, lavender, and lamb’s ear. For the bridesmaids, I used lavender lisianthus, peach roses, peach dahlias, lavender, gomphrena (those funky purple balls) and lamb’s ear. The groomsmen’s boutonniere were made of gomphrena with lambs ear and wrapped in burlap.

For the seating card table I created a fruit stand with peaches and plums. I used bittersweet to ground the back of the table mixed with white hydranga and olive leaves. I then pinned the seating cards to the peaches. For her cocktail tables, inkwells from the 1870′s held garden roses, tall medicine bottles held freesia and  galvanized bucket held even more peaches.

For her tabletop design, I found cool wood boxes and draped the table number from it. Containers were a mix of patina copper containers from Jamali Garden mixed with vintage brass and pewter goblets. At each place setting, a hemstitch napkin was tied with lavender baking twine and a piece of lavender tucked in. This wedding was so much fun to design, I loved the seasonal fruit we used (I gott the peaches from a local farmer) and how elegant, but not stuffy, the whole vibe of the wedding was. Special thanks to Cynthia for her coordination skillz and One Love Photography for the amazing images!

Remeber my inspiration for the peach wedding I was working on?

Well you can check out the final design for this wedding right here. Enjoy!

Photo by One Love Photography. Floral and event design by Kelly Oshiro Design.

This weekend I’m designing a wedding for a bride who loves peaches. I used this photo as my inspiration for her design. I love the peach seating cards and burlap linen!

I love the look of peaches stacked in a container as if they have just been picked. Its gonna be so pretty!

Photos from top: 1. Lucas Allen. 2. left: via Tartelette 2. right: Ellen Silverman

For the reception, La Tavola’s sequin New York linens added some serious glamour to the tables. The bride and groom sat at Town & Country’s fun domed Montecito love seat.

For table decor, a mix of birdcages filled with moss and candles, alternated with clusters of lanterns and tons of flowers. For the table numbers, wood plaques were painted a coppery gold and a custom decal was applied.

Tucked into the flowers little birdies perched (the bride loved birds).

Around the menu a sequin belly band added even more sparkle.

For the cake, we used the groom’s parent’s cake topped. It was such an adorable heirloom touch.

And then for the groom’s cake, his favorite guitar was recreated.

Special thanks to all the vendors who helped create this fabulous event!

Photographer- Beaux Arts Photographie

Rentals- Town & Country

Linens- La Tavola

Lighitng- Ambient Event Design

Location- Doubletree Resort

Ceremony music- Aurora Ensemble

Cocktail music- Anthony Ybarra

Reception music- Nova Jazz

Wedding Cake- Montectio Confections

Planning/Design/Florals- Kelly Oshiro Design

I’m so in love with these necklace made out tread by Spin Thread.

The colors, the geometric patterns, are just so divine.

Stacked cubes in my current favorite color combo? Yes, please! You can see more from the shop right here.

Now that the holiday season is officially in gear, I thought I’d share a holiday wreath I created.

I wanted to incorporate the colors of the season, but add a touch of copper and blue to the mix so it doesn’t feel too traditional.

To create the wreath I used a ready made twig wreath for Michael’s as the base. Then I tucked in red ranunculus and dahlias for the floral elements. Then I layered pumpkin branch, fig, and berzilla balls, to add texture.

Blue thistle added an expected element and contrasts nicely with all the red elements.

The end result… a chic, modern, holiday wreath!

Special thanks to Cheryl Halberg of Halberg Photographers for taking the pretty photos.

I know what you’re thinking-this gorgeous Jose & Maria Barrera necklace is a little more bold in color that what I normally choose in my weekly glitzpick. But…this beaded bib with 24 karot yellow gold plating was just too unique to pass-up, and I couldn’t wait to show it off to every summer bride out there (especially those looking to add a magnificent statement piece to your wedding day attire). Wouldn’t this necklace be a perfect compliment to a Santa Barbara Mediterranean-style wedding? You could even pair this with a long black beach dress, and wear it to dinner on your honeymoon. Ole’! Get yours, here, and don’t forget to visit StellinaStellina later today for my Santa Barbara Chic glitzpick inspired-inspiration board.

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

For the dining table I set it up under a large juniper tree. I picked out the linens and napkins from Michael Levine’s and had them custom made for the table.

For the decor I love the idea of mixing traditional taper holders and putting them in glass cylinders. The look is modern, and practical, since  you’re taper candles would blow out otherwise.

For flowers I used pink and white ranunuculus, blue thistle, berzilla balls, muscari, peonies, queen anne’s lace.

All the containers were from Anthropologie except for the pink depression glasses (reused from the Valentine’s table I did for the City Sage), the candles holders (Jamali Gardens) and the glass cylinders were bought in downtown LA.

I mixed Town & Country’s gorgeous aqua chargers with their Provencal line for the table setting.

On top, I made a flowers from copper wire and tucked in the menu card envelope which had a letter pressed pattern that matched the napkins.

Photos: Kirsten Ellis of Beaux Arts Photographie

Flowers, Design, Production: Kelly Oshiro Events

Rentals: Town & Country Event Rentals

Paper Goods: Nutmeg Press

The inspiration for the ceremony was those paper chains we all made in kindergarten. Instead of paper, I used grosgrain ribbon which has a beautiful subtle sheen to it that I just love.

Cynthia and I made about 540 loops to achieve the effect I was going for.

I thought the effect was so pretty and magical!

Photos by: Kirsten Ellis of Beaux Arts Photographie

Design, Styling, Production by: Kelly Oshiro Events (me!)

Assistant: Cynthia Beard

So here’s the “project” I’ve been working on– my faux wedding! The theme was Anthropologie and the color palatte featured light pink, aqua, light blue with dashes of copper. Stay tuned for more of the shoot, the pictures turned out gorgeous thanks to the uber talented Kirsten Ellis of Beaux Arts Photograpie. You can check out parts One,  Two and Three on OnceWed and I will be posting a ton more images this week.

And a big thank you to all the vendors who participated!

Location: Stow House

Dress: Alina Pizzano

Suit: Mission Tuxedo

Cake: Robyn Loves Cake

Food & Beverage: SBB Catering

Hair & Makeup: Starlite Girl

Favors: SB Preserves Co Calligraphy:Betsy Dunlap

Invitations: Nutmeg Press

Introducing… Pretty Posey! Every month, on the second Wednesday, I’ll be posting a bouquet I created. I have a passion for flowers and hopefully I’ll provide some inspiration for my readers along the way. Enjoy!

For the color palette, I chose  a soft blue with a purplish tone, against a background of white and hints of coppery green. I used Muscari and Blue Thistle because they have a similar shape, but completely different textures.

I used Paperwhites (love the tiny delicate blossoms) and Hellebourus for the white tones.

To complete the look, I used Berzilia Baubles to add a bit of texture, I love their slightly coppery color.

And of course, Ms. Mira, supervised the photo shoot.

Photos, styling, and bouquet by me.