Loving these fire engine red t-strap shoes! Photo by the lovely Lisa Lefkowitz.

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

This week has all been about taking a break for me, and kicking back. I’m so looking forward to long the weekend!

Photo by Beaux Arts Photograhie, styling by me.

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’.

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.

For the reception, we used a khaki linen (a nice neutral to pop all the colors off of) and red napkins. I tied red gingham around the napkins and tucked in cornflowers and nigella.

Doesn’t nigella look like fireworks?

For centerpieces I used mini watering cans, quilted mason jars and terra cotta pots. Flowers included dahlias in red, white, and yellow, daisies, yarrow, blue thistle, and cornflower. Alisa’s mom made the quilting squares for the tables which she later turned into a wedding quilt.

For table numbers, I spray painted the terra cotta with chalk board paint and wrote the number in red chalk.

At Alisa’s and Tim’s seats I placed petite blue bottles and tucked in a red lollipop dahlia. I got the bottles from the Pasadena flea, I think they originally held bitters.

A few oversized ballooms marked the sparkler table and kept the little ones entertained.

For dessert, Enjoy Cupcakes came and brought their delicious and adorable treats.

Seriously, the prettiest and tastiest cupcakes know to man.

And of course, it all ended with a heart! Congratulations again to Alisa and Tim!

Special thanks to all the vendors:

Photography: Beaux Arts Photographie by Kirsten Ellis

Venue: McCormick Home Ranch in Camarillo, California

Month-of coordination: Cynthia Beard for Kelly Oshiro Design

Bride’s dress / shoes: Paloma Blanca / Angela Nuran

Bridesmaid dresses: J.Crew

Suit rentals: Friar Tux

Flowers: Kelly Oshiro Design

Officiant: Rabbi Rochelle Robins

Catering: DJ’s California Catering

Cupcakes: Enjoy Cupcakes

DJ: Ian Gotler for Red Shoe LA

Sparklers: Sparkle

The wedding was held at McCormick Ranch which is an adorable location with lovely gardens and a pretty white house.

See what, I mean? Adorable.

Ceremony programs were tucked into an old suitcase and filled with lemons (I actually picked them from a friend’s tree because I wanted the leaves on the lemons).

A traditional huppa was carried in for the bride and groom to stand under. I brought in birch poles just because I love their soft, natural look.

I love a traditional Jewish ceremony!

This is the getting ready area of the couple, pretty nice, no?

I love this group photo with the couple’s dog Daphne.

Daphne was the ring bearer and Alisa’s mom made a special pillow for her to wear. Daphne also wore a locket which had pictures of the couple’s two cats.

Next up the reception! Photos by Kirsten Ellis of Beaux Arts Photographie.

I had so much fun doing this Americana themed Fourth of July Wedding. I used loads of red gingham ribbon for decor, along with pops of blue, white and yellow. It was such a cheery palette and perfect for a summer wedding.

For Alisa’s bouquet she knew she wanted red, but she also wanted daisys for sure. So I mixed peonies, dahlias, daisys and blue thistle for her all american look. Around the base, I wrapped her grandmother’s locket.

For the bridesmaids bouquets, I used buttons Alisa made from left over fabric from her table linens/quilting squares.

When I met with her she brought a bunch and wasn’t certain how to incorporate them, so I suggested using them on the bouquets/bouts and seating cards.

For the groomsmen I made boutonnieres that were all slightly different from each other. This one is nigella wrapped in burlap with a light blue button. Next up the ceremony and more details… Photos by the darling Kirsten Ellis of Beaux Arts Photographie.

Today’s shoesday photo is from a wedding I did last Fourth of July. The entire wedding is being featured on Snippet & Ink, you can check it out here. I’ll have more from this wedding this week. And a big thank you to Kirsten Ellis of Beaux Arts Photographie for her amazing work (she shoots film people, film. Get excited).

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.

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

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.

I’m in love with these adorable red peep toe shoes. They’re a total party. Photo by Sarah Rhoads (the whole wedding is pretty rad, by the way).

Ms. Megan is a bit under the weather, so I’m filling in today. I recently bought a bunch of Matte Stephen prints and I’m so in love. This one hangs above my bed. Gotta love an Owl rocking a pipe, bow tie, and umbrella!

This print is perfectly on theme for this week. Its been pouring here!

I may have to get this one soon. A cat family portrait is just too silly and awesome. You can see more Matte’s work right here.