A wedding fit for a princess

Last Sunday we did a wedding at the beautiful Cordevalle. The bride had us decorate her horse drawn carriage with flowers!


Here is the carriage


Here I am decorating the horses with ribbons.


Elizabeth filling the gazebo with lots of flowers.

New Studio!!

We are so excited to tell everyone that our new studio is done! We are now located in downtown Los Gatos and the place turned out beautiful. Elizabeth and I have been working non stop picking paints, going to home depot, and just running around in general. We still have to unpack the boxes, get organized, and decorate but the place already feels like a second home. We are going to post some before and after shots so everyone can appreciate the transformation. Until then here is a sneak peek...


Our lovely chandelier with pink crystals of course! This was a business warming present from Elizabeth's aunt. This was such a sweet and unexpected gesture!


Our fabulous antique chairs that my mom gave us ! We mismatched the fabric and it turned out super cute!



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HOT! HOT! HOT!

Here is a wedding we did in Livermore last weekend. It was 100 degrees so we were all trying to beat the heat! The theme was based around the colors of hot pink and orange. The decor and flowers were very beautiful and perfect for a summer wedding.

Here are the centerpieces. I love the hot pink tablecloths and the letterpressed table numbers!


Super cute bridesmaids!


Here I am trying to think cool.


Elizabeth posing next to the bridal bouquet.



Sprinking rose petals for the aisle!!!

Busy as Bees

Elizabeth and I have been vey busy as the summer wedding season is in full swing! Here are some fun pictures of us working hard.



Our van filled with beautiful flowers.



Here I am with our signature raspberry flower bucket, filled to the brim with beautiful peonies. You cannot get a more beautiful flower!



Elizabeth looking lovely surrounded by some beautiful centerpieces.

Lani Elizabeth is now on Twitter!

Follow us at www.twitter.com/lanielizabeth! Elizabeth and I are starting to tweet our floral adventures for you all to enjoy. Here is a preview of the first picture we put on Twitter, us in our pink hats beating the 100 degree heat setting up a wedding in Livermore.

Wedding Cinematography: Link and Ngoc's Wedding

Link and Ngoc flew Still Motion wedding cinema and photography down from Toronto to capture their wedding and it was certainly worth the effort! They do amazing work that is true emotive art. We love this video because it shows Ngoc seeing her bouquet for the first time. Her reaction is why we do what we do! You'll also find a preview of their wedding day photos below.

link + ngoc's sde // san jose california from StillMotion on Vimeo.

Real Wedding: Link and Ngoc at Nestldown

Ngoc had a vision for a romantic and intimate dinner inside the cozy barn at Nestldown in Los Gatos. She wanted tall branches and an abundance of candlelight, in soft and romantic colors. Lani and I created lush centerpieces overflowing with orchids, hydrangea, roses and stock in creams green and blush pink, with dramatic manzanita branches reaching towards the ceiling and draped in candles. These are just a few shots I took during our setup, so we're anxious to see the professional photos from Still Motion with the sun down and all the candles lit!





























Her cute toss bouquet of peonies and ranunculus waiting at the cake table.




For the Mission Santa Clara she requested something a little more modern in shades of white. We found these huge reversible vases that looked perfect on our glistening mirrored pedestals!

Real Wedding: Kate & Eaton at Testarossa Vineyards, Los Gatos

Lani and I had a lot of fun with this wedding! It was so refreshing to work with the first blooms of spring - tulips, ranunculus, lilac, peonies, hydrangea, and hyacinth. The studio smelled so wonderful! For Kate and Eaton's flowers we created a buttercream and apricot palette, which looked stunning against the green of the bridesmaids' dresses. The men wore simple clusters of boxwood, a family favorite from Eaton's home on the East Coast.

Thank you to Terry Way for his lovely photographs of our flowers!

On a personal note, it was great to see Father Tony that day, my priest from Archbishop Mitty High School. I was busy tying ribbons on to the chair clusters when I looked up and saw him preparing for the ceremony. Too funny! The last time I saw him was graduation day Senior year. Time flies!

Real Wedding: Louisana & Ignacio at The Ranch Golf Club, San Jose

Louisana wanted a dramatic look of deep merlot and black against white. For her bouquet, we used wine mini callas, deep merlot dahlias, and black baccara roses. Cuffed in dark red ostrich feathers and studded with pearl and rhinestones it was a bold contrast against the white of her beautiful lace dress. The centerpieces were soaring arrangements of white dendrobium orchids and fluffy hydrangea. But the beauty of the flowers were nothing compared to the bride! She was so classic and timeless in her mantilla veil and low chignon. Thank you to Mark of Stagi Imagery for capturing all the details of her amazing wedding!

Branches & More Branches!

We've noticed an influx of requests for "branchy" centerpieces and other arrangements lately. From dainty dendrobium orchids hanging from manzanita, to phalenopsis blooms wired on curly willow, it makes quite a dramatic impression! I thought I'd post a few that we've received from brides, or stumbled upon online. If one of these is your fabulous designs, email me and I'll give you credit!


These lovely arrangements by Michelle Rago


























Some sparkly flair for your place card table...


















More natural bouquets and accents with twisted branches, pods, etc. are popular as well. These are photos from one of our recent weddings at a winery.