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 the idea of a cozy, intimate wedding held over the long thanksgiving weekend. Lemon, herbs and the thanksgiving feast would serve as decor for the dining table. Accents of mustard and lemon, mixed with heirloom blue and white china, and brass candlesticks would give the tablescape a sophisticated and cohesive look. Would you hold a thanksgiving wedding?

Photos, left to right, first row, then second row:

Sweet yellow flats with a short wedding dress, simply adorable.

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:

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!

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

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.

Adorable Anthropologie shoes… So regret I didn’t buy these when I had the chance! Photo by Bret Cole.

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.

I love ranunculus… they are such a happy flower!

So delicate and feminine…

I love them mixed in with roses and peonies or just on their own…

And a touch of gray is always a nice accent.

Special thanks to Halberg Photographers for shooting these flowers by me and my sponsor Fifty Flowers for providing wholesale flowers.

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

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.