I’ve been researching fashion on the 70′s a for a little project I’m working on this week… So far I’m loving the flowy hair, knits and rich amber hues…

Chunky belts, peasant skits and floppy hats… 70′s style had such a relaxed, but elegant look. What’s inspiring you this week?

Photos via this is Glamorous via luster

I’m eating up this bold color, what i like to call “punchy red-orange.” Mixed with white, this color combo just feels like the incarnation of the swinging sixties.

Ummm… How awesome is this very modern, red-orange, dollhouse? I covet it so… And the most awesome sixty’s couch with the most perfect pillows ever? Add it to the covet list too.

Photography, from top, left to right:

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

This gorgeous wedding I did in September was featured on Grey Likes, last week… The theme was spanish with a strong color palette of orange and blue.

For the ceremony I had a simple arbor built. Then I draped it with alternating strips of orange and blue fabric.

For the bride’s bouquet I used a mix of locally grown dahlias in various shapes and sizes mixed with muscari, orange garden roses, tulips and calla lillies. For the grooms’ bout I used a calla lillie and wrapped in the same striped ribbon as the bride’s bouquet.

For seating cards, I placed a single clementine to hold the card down which acted as a paper weight and a fun snack for guests.

For the tables, I used La Tavola‘s fun retro linen in blue. I love the fun geometric pattern. And for even more pops of color I painted cement containers in two tones. The tall rectangular containers were painted a red and orange while the star shaped container was painted with cobalt blue and turquoise.

For guest tables, I used large wood boxes surrounded by white tile I painted. I simply taped a triangle on one side of the tile and then spray painted the exposed portion a pretty orange/red. I loved, loved the bold color palatte of this wedding, would you be so bold?

I’m so excited for my favorite holiday of the year… There will be cocktails galore, a dance party and some candy too. What are your plans for Halloween?

For this fall season, I love taking the natural hues of the season, the reds, oranges and yellows and cranking up the volume and using a super saturated version of each color. Add in  a shot of fuschia to the mix and you’ve got a fun and seasonal palette.I picture a wedding with these colors taking place in an art museum where the all white space would balance the richness of the palatte.

Photos from left to right, top to bottom:

I love making bouquets… there’s just something so fun about making the bride’s most important accessory on her wedding day. I personally, love bouquets full of color and texture. For the the Vibrant Winery Wedding I used orange lollipop dahlias, pink garden roses, scabiosa pods (love them), sweet veronica, and pink garden roses.

What kind of flowers would you carry on your wedding day?

I love  a wedding full of vibrant color, and this wedding I designed last year had one of my favorite color combos: turquoise, orange, and hot pink. For her bouquet, I used pink garden roses, orange dahlias, sweet veronica, scabiosa pods and maidenhair fern and then wrapped the stems with a deep turquoise silk.

Their ceremony was held under the oak tree at Gainey Vineyards. The bride had a thing for hearts (she actually wore a heart shaped necklace on her wedding day) so I created a big heart out of orange rose petals.

I used the couple’s bird and heart logo on their seating card chart (I actually printed a large copy of it and then used an exacto knife to make a stencil out of it). A collection of vintage fans were placed in wood boxes filled with more orange rose petals.

For her tabletop design, I used a burlap runner as the base to pop the colorful flowers off of. A mix of hammered containers, petite mason jars and aqua glasses from Anthropologie held an assortment of garden roses, cafe au lait dahlias, orange lollipop dahlias, orange roses, tuberrose, geranium, and a bit amaranthus. I bought a bunch of old books and tied with them with more turquiose silk, sort of like old book satchels. At each place setting I hand braided torn silk strips to use as a napkin ring. I also switched out the usually white plates for orange ones to add even more color. I love the vibrant, playful look! You can see more of this wedding over on Style Me Pretty, right here.

I love a good old door, lining a cobblestone lane….

Perhaps made of rough hewn wood…

Or painted a shocking hot pink.

Photos from top: 1. Right, Caroline Arber Left, Adrienne Page 2. Gemma Comas 3. Polly Eltes

Hello everyone, a few additional photos of my home. You can see the Design*Sponge post right here. Above is Mira with her doppelgangers…

My collection of old milk bottles, medicine bottles, ink wells, and vintage mason jars.

Part of my fabric collection…

Detail shot of my colored glass collection. The blue bottles I bought for an Americana themed wedding.

On my desk, a plethora of containers to hold all my office supplies. Above a framed piece of my grandmother’s hand writing in Japanese with the her suggestions for my middle name.

My dad’s Madame Butterfly print against the orange wall in my kitchen. All photos by Kirsten Ellis of Beaux Arts Photographie.

I love washi tape and I thought it would be fun to use for wedding decor rather than fresh flowers.

I used butcher block and then lined the 10′ runner with washi tapes cut at various lenghts. It was time consuming, but I love how it came out.

I found colorful rainbow fabric from Michael Levine’s and had napkins made. Enjoy Cupcakes was kind enough to provide cupcakes for the table.

The washi tape was carried through to the candles, I love how the candlelight comes through the translucent washi tape.

Happy crafting!

Photos by Beaux Arts Photographie. Design by me. Rentals by Town & Country.

Is my new favorite activity for a wedding.

And the photo opportunities? Priceless.

See what I mean? This is Opal, Amber & Kevin’s daughter of Enjoy Cupcakes. How cute is she!?

Photos by Beaux Arts Photograhie. Produced & styling by me.

Location: Villa Esperanza

Jewelry: 33 Jewels

Dress: Alina Pizzano

Super excited to be featured on the landing page of Brides.com! The colorful rainbow shoot had tasty rainbow cupcakes courtesy of Enjoy Cupcakes and a washi tape runner than took 8 hours to make. Many more details to come! Photos by Beaux Arts Photographie.

This is exactly why I own so many shoes.

Photo by Michele Waite. The bride’s dress is pretty radical too, tea length and lace, just sayin’.

I’m feeling a bit frazzled this week (already) and a beachside vacation sounds so perfect.

I’d find some shade and read a book, or maybe just stare at the water for hours.

Doesn’t that sound perfect?

Photos by Amanda Pratt.