Wedding Arbor

For brides getting married outside there is often an arbor for the ceremony.  Here is an arbor we decorated at The Monte Verde Inn.  We used simple organza and hydrangea to create a lovely bridal look for this outdoor wedding.

Wedding at Mulvaneys

Happy New Year! And Congratulations to all you newly engaged couples!
Here is a little wedding eye candy for you, one of my favorites.
Today I will post the Wedding ceremony and Cocktail hour photos, then another day I will post the amazing wedding reception photographers.

Our bride started her day out at the lovely Citizen Hotel in downtown Sacramento.

The lobby of the Citizen Hotel in Sacramento is a favorite for brides and wedding photographers

We used an eclectic mix of flowers, dahlias, peonies, anemones, dusty miller scabiosa and lots of other fun flowers to create a beautiful brides bouquet

We blinged out the brides bouquet using gorgeous rhinestone garland and centered the bridal bouquet with a beautiful rhinestone broach.

For the bridesmaids flowers we went with a tad more pale hue

The groom and groomsmen boutonnieres were made up with ping pong scabiosa and silver bruniea 

 

Blooms created mossy flower girl baskets with succulent accents

 

The bridal party

Mulvaneys Courtyard

We took the existing vines and added in flowers from the wedding décor to add color and beauty

We placed a series of floral arrangements and succulents on the ground down the ceremony aisle.  We were then able to repurpose these flowers for the cocktail tables.

The bride and grooms initials greeted the guests as they entered the cocktail hour

So many fun floral details throughout Mulvaney's

We hung glass vases with flowers and candles from the ceiling of the cocktail lounge

Beautiful bottles on side tables of the wedding celebration

The ceremony aisle flowers moved to the cocktail tables for the wedding reception

 

Calistoga Ranch Wedding Fall 2012

 I love weddings, the opportunity to work at many different venues.  Calistoga Ranch, in Calistoga California, part of the amazing Napa Wine country, is truly a magical place.  Each guest stays in their own "cabin" and there is such a sense of calm and serenity, it is truly a one of a kind experience to be there.

 Lindsay called me from Canada, her family had stumbled upon Calistoga Ranch a few years back and she wanted to come back here to be married.  We had some great conversations and planned the whole wedding decor over the phone and through emails.  Lindsay used Gabe of Perspective Eye Photography as her wedding photographer, he did an amazing job capturing their day.  I LOVE this shot with the hair spray, he made a hair product look so beautiful!

 Lindsay and her dad

 Lindsay and Guillaume have their first look, what a fairy tale spot.

 Simple clusters of baby's breath line the aisle

 Lindsay's dad walks her down the aisle

 Such a sweet look of love, what a marriage ceremony is all about

 Lindsay's bridal bouquet was made up of antique roses, herbs, and lavender.  Lot's of texture.  Her brides bouquet really went with the surroundings.

 The lovely entrance to the wine cave at Calistoga Ranch

 Candle light greeted the wedding guests at the entrance

 The wine cave, we used a garland of olive branches to trim the chandeliers, it's all in the details, the garland made the wedding reception festive.

 Each sconce was graced with a cluster of roses and olive branches. We created several different styles of centerpieces to go down the center of the two kings tables.  Some had grapes and kale, along with ranuculus, roses, and lavender, we had little vases with olive branches and their olives.  We included succulents and lots of candles to add to the romance of this wedding reception.

 Wedding guests enjoying the ambiance of the lovely Calistoga Ranch Wine Cave

I adore this image of the stary night sky in Calistoga

Corsages as jewelry

When considering the corsages for your wedding, consider adding a little bling to your pieces. The mothers will be wearing elegant dresses or gowns and a few rhinestones or pearls can really accent their ensemble. Whether they choose to pin on or wear a wristlet the possiblities are unlimited. If they do choose a wrist corsage to walk down the aisle, the choices here have improved quite a bit since the day of your prom. Gone are the silver stretchy, replaced by rhinesones, pearls and many other braceletts designed to look like jewelry.