Lisa and William~ Wedding at Laguna Cliffs Marriott Resort and Spa

Don't sunflowers just make you smile!? But we haven't done a sunflower wedding in a while now. That all changed this week with a wedding at the Laguna Cliffs Marriott Resort and Spa in Dana Point- and we couldn't have been happier. The bride's bouquet was all sunflowers and the bride's maids were roses, calla lillies and delphinium.

The cake had a sunflower theme! (That's the toss bouquet next to it)The beautiful ballrooms of the Laguna Cliffs Marriott! The ceremony took place out on the lawn- we hope to have photos from that soon, so check back!

Event at 7 Degrees in Laguna Beach

Seven Degrees in Laguna Beach is another local great venue for a wedding (or a corporate event as we did here)! Very Classy! The downstairs/inside has this great purple lighting. We chose small cubes with green Cymbiduim Orchids in water along with white votives- it looked great! Then upstairs we did these stunning Mokara Orchids (aka "smile orchids" how cute is that?!) with silver wire! They looked amazing with the almost futuristic pewter tables!
Once again, we were too early to get photos of the table set up! But this time the flowers looked amazing even without all the fluff!

Happy St Patrick's Day!

Happy St Patty's Day!

Event at the Marconi Auto Museum

What a unique venue! The Marconi Auto Museum in Tustin is a unique place to have any event!They do weddings as well as corporate events! (These flowers were for a corporate event). The photos don't do the whole thing justice! And the chargers look a bit orange here (they were very classy and gold as was the silverware) But the photos of the centerpieces turned out pretty good :0).

The centerpieces were gorgeous! Yellow Calla Lilies, Hydrangea, "Billy Balls", and Hanging Amaranths with gold wire! They looked amazing on the black tablecloths with gold accents everywhere!

Wedding Show at Marbella Country Club

Our first wedding show of the year was at Marbella Country Club in San Juan Capistrano, Ca. It is such a stunning venue! With beautiful views of the golf course from the back balcony!

We had 7 tables to decorate in the colors of peach and white/cream- 3 large, 3 small coctail tables, and a buffet table that was set up with free nibbles for everyone (the perks of wedding shows if you haven't been to one yet :0) So if you have a chance, go! They are worth it if nothing else, for the free food and free champagne!)The hit of the event was a centerpiece we did to match the dark wicker chargers for the table. It was green cymbidums with brizilia. It was beautiful, economical and unique!

You can see more photos from the wedding show on our Facebook page.



Our next wedding show will be on April 10th at the Rancho San Clemente Tennis Club in San Clemente, Ca. See you there!

Event at Laguna Cliffs Marriott

You might think that red and white would be good colors for a Valentine's Day weekend 50th birthday party, but not for this crew! And we're glad they chose green!

These Spider Mums looked great on the black tablecloths! Around them were sprinkled hops! Yep, the same thing they use to make beer with! How fun

The party was at the Laguna Cliffs Marriott Resort and Spa and it looked like it was going to be a fun one!!

Event at The St. Regis

We did the centerpieces for an awards ceremony at the St Regis in Monarch Beach this week. Don't you think the yellow looks great against the "peacock" (aka teal) linens? Wow! They really popped!
Too bad we didn't get a photo with the tables all set, but we have to get there and get those centerpieces on the tables before they are set up, so most of our photos don't have the plates, napkins and the rest of the settings there. It looks so much more stunning when the whole thing is put together, but what are you going to do?? :0)

Do You Really Need a Reason to Shop Locally??

Do you really need a reason or two to shop locally? Thanks to Barbara Wold for sending this along! (paraphrased a little by us)

Reasons to shop locally:

1. Shopping local creates jobs- and those hired in turn spend in the local economy.
2. Local independent shops invest more in their communities- supporting our local schools, charities and local events.
3. Local shops sell great products at affordable prices. We are able to carry small unique companies that big box stores can't or don't.
4. Shopping locally saves YOU time and money- less driving means less gas and less wear and tear on the car.
5. Shopping locally retains your community. Don't you hate it when there is a Starbucks on every corner! It is so much more fun to mix it up and have variety!
6. Shopping locally retains distinctiveness of your town. Don't we want Dana Point, San Juan Capistrano and Laguna Niguel (and all the other local communities) to be though of as unique, fun and a great places to wonder through unique little shops?! It would become just chain store after chain store if we did not have customers who felt the need to support the local stores
7. Shopping locally saves the environment. Often times local shops stock local brands that require less transportation, less packaging and therefore, less pollution
8. Local shops are for everyone. The kids can walk to them, you can ride your bike to them, etc.
9. Local shops value YOU more. You often receive better customer service and a better product because local business strive to obtain a good reputation- and keep it! You are often assisted by the owner of a local business, whose livelihood depends on YOU.
10. Shopping local saves services. Private and public sector serves cluster around shops. As shops disappear so do hairdressers, banks, restaurants, etc

Just in case you needed a reminder to keep it local! :0) We are blessed to have so many local stores to choose from here in South Orange County. We hope that you will continue to keep in mind that shopping local helps us and it helps you too! Thank you for supporting our local business.

Event at the Salt Creek Grill

We haven't posted any of our events in a while! Cathy keeps forgetting to grab the camera on her way to do a set up!!

Well, Cathy remembered to bring her camera this time as she did the set up for a rehearsals dinner at the Salt Creek Grill in Monarch Beach. Yeah! The theme was black, red and white and the room looked great with our centerpieces of white hydrangea and red roses with accents of eucalyptus and each glass cube vase was wrapped in a black satin ribbon!

Look at Where We Are Now!!

Look where you can find us now!!
The Knot!
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Krizia and Houman~Wedding at Dohney Beach

Look at the fun colors that the bride chose for her beach wedding at Dohney State Beach here in Dana Point!! Hot pink, turquoise and lime green!! Now that's a party! Her bridal bouquet was hot pink hygrandea with purple lizianthus and green cymbidium orchids! So fun! We were sad that it wasn't a crystal clear day at the beach- it was overcast, but warm. But at least the guests didn't melt! :)

A huge thank you to Florish Photography for sharing photos with us! You can see more on our Facebook places page.

Lorna and Tony~Wedding at Lantern Bay Park

Lorna and Tony had a beautiful wedding at Lantern Bay Park in Dana Point overlooking the Dana Point Harbor. How sweet are their Tiffany Blue bridemaid's dresses? We did white flowers with a blue hydrangea to accent the colors and wrapped the boutineer with a Tiffany Blue ribbon.
Their reception took place at the OC Sailing and Events Center in Dana Point Harbor. This is another great place for weddings/receptions if you are looking for a spot! It is right across the channel from both the Ocean Institute and the Dana Point Yacht Club- a bit more bare bones then the other two, but the view is still great. I love the succulents tucked in among the more traditional roses and hydrangea! Succulents are very trendy right now for weddings.


Thank you to Scott A. Nelson Photography for sharing their photos.

A Newport Beach Wedding

The orange Calla lilies in this unique bridal bouquet we did for a Newport beach wedding were just spectacular! I love the color combinations and the tropical leaves that surrounded the bride's bouquet really set it apart!

A Unique Bridal Bouquet!

This unique bridal bouquet was for a small wedding at St Margaret's Church in San Juan Capistrano, Ca. She chose succulents, bells of Ireland, white fressia and peacock feathers. What a unique idea!