Neon seems to be popping up every where.. I love the idea of a wedding design with touches of neon that is still really, really, elegant (it would be such a fun design challenge).

How rad would a neon wall be for a ceremony backdrop? SO RAD.

I love this photo of a rainbow of bold colored shoes, they’re all too much fun.

Two days before my sister’s wedding, my husband and I, Kirsten, friend and photographer, and her friend, Anna, took a walk through the fields of Cambridge…

Along the way we captured this amazing dress from Anthropologie and frolicked in the fields on our way to tea at Granchester…

I studied abroad at Cambridge for the summer of 2003. Needless to say, it was so lovely to be back again…

PS. Check in on Monday for our tea in the orchard…

For the Tea Tme Editorial, 33 Jewels kindly lent us a number of vintage costume jewelry and we just had to take a bunch of detailed styling shoots with them. Above the detail of a choker…

The incredible purple Miriam Haskell necklace…

 Here it is styled with Tricia’s tray and a cigarette case I bought at a thrift store.

I loved these elegant gold and white studs… You can find similar pieces at 33 Jewels.

Even more “outtakes” this time of the vintage dresses used in the shoot. This dress I bought at a local thrift store for…. $25. I bought the gloves at the same store also for only… $20. The hat is mine, and is usually my hat for the Pasadena Flea. Here I wrapped it in peach tulle as inspired by Pollyanna…

I love this photo, she looks like such an elegant lady from 1910. The bouquet she’s holding is made from vintage millinery pieces and was made by my design partner in crime, Tricia Fountaine. Its actually for sale right here.

Tricia prop styled this picnic vignette… I love how the parasol frames the model’s face.

And I brought in Ms. Kaeley, the golden retriever. She actually just walked on set and sat down in the perfect spot.

For the final shot of the day, we went out to a dilapated stable at Rancho Dos Pueblos. The dress is super old (I’m guessing real 1910) and is Tricia’s. Its super tiny, the model, even as little as she is, barely shimmied into it.

 I love this photo, gorgeous dapple-y light and the details of the dress are stunning…

This shot was completely an accident, it just happened that a horse was being fed next to where we shooting, so we took full advantage of the rustic fence and gorgeous light…

The tea time shoot I designed & produced with Tricia Fountaine is up on Ruffled! Go check it out here.

Set in one of the old green house at Dos Pueblos, my inspiration was 1910 England.

We brought the story to life with a wardrobe mix of vintage dresses and some insane Monique Lhuillier wedding gowns.

It was so much fun to design… Enjoy!

Special thanks to the incredible vendor team:

I love emeralds and this ring features a huge center stone in the most delicate aqua color.

With baguette diamonds surrounding the emerald, its definitely a show stopper. Would you rock it???

I’m a big fan of Tara’s work over at Ink & Wit. Every year she puts out the most adorable wall calender and every year I buy one.

I love this detail shoot of a modern chair and bowls. There’s always something so peaceful and happy about her designs.

A bear and a balloon? Too sweet. You can see more of Tara’s work right here and buy the calender right here.

I love the idea of a wedding in a secret garden… Wrought iron chairs, aged terra cotta pots, lots of ivy, garden roses, and candlelight… Simply lovely and so very romantic!

Photos from left, to right, top to bottom:

Raspberry and mint cocktails, perfectly refreshing and perfect for the upcoming holiday season or to celebrate these lovely features on Style Unveiled… Amanda & Roy’s wedding is featured here and a sweet post about my work is here. Thank you Style Unveiled for the kind words!

A wedding I designed last year was featured on Style Me Pretty last week. I loved the colorful palette and the vintage school yard theme we did. More on this wedding soon…

And The Rainbow shoot was featured on The City Sage. Enjoy!

Have you heard about Lover.ly yet? Its a new place to browse and “bin” all your favorite wedding inspiration from your favorite wedding blogs in one place. Its got a similar vibe to Pinterest, except the content is pulled only from the best wedding blogs, which means the quality of images on Lover.ly will always be the best of the best. With over 100,000 images already in the database, its the perfect place to start putting together the inspiration for your wedding design.

To meet the team behind Lover.ly and some of my favorite bloggers, I headed down to Manhattan beach a few weeks ago to get a sneak peek. It was so much fun to hang out with Kathryn of Snippet & Ink, Cathleya from Weddingbee, Leila of Inspired by This, Shawna from Maharani Weddings, Summer of Grey Likes Weddings, Amy & Jocey of the Wedding Chicks, Chandra of Oh Lovely Day, Emarie of The Collection Event Studio, and of course have my photo taken by the incredible Elizabeth Messina. If you’d like to request your beta invite you can do so right here. Happy Lover.ly-ing!

Vendors who made it happen:

Event Production: Be Inspired PR

Photography: Elizabeth Messina

Location: The Shade Hotel

Flowers: Dolce Designs Studio

Desserts: Cupcakes Couture of Manhattan Beach

Dessert Table Backdrop: Jesi Haack

Champage: Nicolas Feuillatte

Linens: La Tavola

Stationary: Cherish Paperie

Gift bags: Wedding Chicks

Photo booth: Mobile Photo Booth

Tomorrow I’m heading out to London to design and attend my little sister’s wedding. I’m SUPER excited to go antiquing & prop hunting, not to mention visiting the always inspiring Fortnum & Mason, my beloved Cambridge where I studied abroad, drinking loads of cream tea and eating bags of Walker’s salt & vinegar chips. Posting will be light while I’m away, but I will have a full re-cap of my adventures when I return. Until then, cheers mate!

Photos, clockwise from top left: 1. James Waddell via This is Glamorous 2. David Cleveland 3. Alexandra Grablewski 4. Jim Franco

Scalloped toe shoes from Bhlnd and daisies? Adorable! Photo by Meg Perotti.

I love a pretty bouquet, especially when its light and ethereal…

I created this bouquet for a Bohemian themed photo shoot recently featured on Green Wedding Shoes.

Mixed with Bohemian green and gold jewelry and a lace dress, I would say the combo is down right pretty!

Photos by Beaux Arts Photographie. Styling and flower by Kelly Oshiro Design. Dress by Alina Pizzano. Jewelry from 33 Jewels. Bella Vista Estate, a private garden in Montecito.