‘Purple’ Archives

On The Rocks: Pomegranate Sex On The Beach

Friday, January 27th, 2012

Can you believe this incredible weather we’ve been having?! I am overjoyed with excitement because today commences my birthday weekend and I can’t remember ever being able to sit outside with friends and enjoy cocktails under the sun (it is January after all).  This cocktail is super delicious and offers a fun spin on a classic favorite…I will definitely be mixing up some of these bad boys this weekend. Enjoy!

Ingredients:

~1 shot of vodka

~3/4 shot of peach schnapps

~Pomegranate juice

~Pineapple juice

*Add vodka, schnapps, and fill the rest of the glass with equal parts pomegranate and pineapple juice. Serve on the rocks.

-XOXO Melissa

Photographer: Tim Halberg

Shoesday

Tuesday, January 24th, 2012

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

Photographer: Patrick Moyer

Aqua & Red Holiday Table + Link Love

Friday, December 23rd, 2011

I love this unexpected color palatte of aqua and red and it just seemed just so appropriate for a California Christmas/holiday table…

For flowers, I used shades of crismon and red with hints of purple. I don’t usually like red roses, but these cabbage roses are kind of amazing.

A holiday wreath with rosemary…

A happy little ranunculus in the arrangement.

And a congratulations to Jose Villa & Joel Serrato on their wedding and publication in Martha Stewart Weddings. Check it out here.

And a sweet remembrance for a Jane Packer, she helped shape and create the modern floral industry. Check out Chelsea’s sweet remembrance post here.

Photographer: Tim Halberg
Floral & Event Design: Kelly Oshiro Design
Linens: La Tavola

Tea Time + Jewelry

Thursday, December 22nd, 2011

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.

 

Jewelry: 33 Jewels

Press: Style Me Pretty & The City Sage

Tuesday, September 27th, 2011


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!


Photographer: Michael & Anna Costa
Floral Design: Kelly Oshiro Design
Bride’s Dress: Alina Pizzano

Shoesday

Tuesday, September 20th, 2011

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Gotta love a purple sequin bow in contrast to a suede shoe, the texture contrast is pure perfection! Photo by Sarah Rhoads.

Real Wedding: Peach & Lavender Wine Country Wedding

Wednesday, August 17th, 2011

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

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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).

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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.

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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.

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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!

Delphinium

Thursday, July 28th, 2011

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I love the rich warm blue of delphinium…

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Especially when paired with a splash of aqua the effect is just so pretty and modern.

Photos by Polly Wreford.

Washi Tape Table

Wednesday, July 6th, 2011

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

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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.

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

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

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Happy crafting!

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

Real Wedding: Glamorous Midsummer Night’s Dream II

Thursday, June 16th, 2011

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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.

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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.

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

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

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

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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

Real Wedding: Glamorous Midsummer Night’s Dream

Wednesday, June 15th, 2011

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For this wedding I incorporated the bride’s favorite colors and the play her sister used to read her as a child, A Midummer Night’s Dream.

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For her bouquet, I used Magnolia leaves (from her home state of Missippippi), ranunculus, peonies, lavender, lilac, hudranga, and a touch of lily of the valley.

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Pink ranunculus with lavender and geranium were pined on the groomsmen.

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The twin flower girls carried copper buckets filled with lavender rose petals and gardenias in their hair.

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For the pre-ceremony welcome drinks, I found this cool wrought iron piece that looks like a gothic window. I love the chippy paint and the color!

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The ceremony aisle was lined with rose petals and sherperd’s hooks filled with flowers. I loved the Versaille chairs we used, such a nice change from the usual chivari chair.

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For the ceremony arbor, I used magnolia leaves, lilac, hydranga and lavendar roses. I wanted to make the lilac drip down similar to wisteria which was another of the bride’s favorite things.

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Up next.. the reception!

Photos by Beaux Arts Photographie. Full wedding planning, event design and florals by me. Location is the Doubletree Resort.

Brides.com + A Rainbow Photo Shoot

Tuesday, June 14th, 2011

bridesSuper 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.

Glamorous Midsummer Night’s Dream Wedding

Wednesday, June 8th, 2011

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Super excited to (finally) be able to share this wedding! You can see all the details on Style Me Pretty, right here. Enjoy!

Photos by the lovely Kirsten Ellis of Beaux Arts Photographie. Shoes by Kate Spade. Flowers, design & planning by me.

Flowers + Stairs

Monday, May 23rd, 2011

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So pretty, colorful and cheerful, I just wish I had a pretty staircase to decorate like this! Happy Monday, dear readers, I’m a bit exhausted from this weekend’s engagement party and I’m prepping to head out to Engage next weekend, oh yes and then there are of course weddings galore in June.

Photo by Polly Wreford.

Paper Art, ModernPop

Thursday, April 7th, 2011

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I’m really into colorful anything lately and these Helvetica posters by ModernPop are right up my alley.

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The posters are meant for children but I think they’d work just about anywhere. You can check out their shop of Etsy right here.