Ceremony and Reception: Orange Hill

At Kaytee’s initial consultation with me we totally hit it off. We joked around, laughed, and she booked me on the spot! She brought in a picture of inspiration, it was a centerpiece that was very simple in whites and greens. The interesting ingredient was in the container itself…. it was full of dried split green peas. I have used peas in all sorts of fun things, they work great as a stabilizer for a pillar candle in a large vase ( the wax drips into the peas making for a super easy clean up by the way) or even in a little glass votive. Kaytee and I decided to do half of the centers with dried peas, and the other half with horsetail inside the glass to mix it up. We used all kinds of crazy to make these show stoppers…. super green roses, coffee bean, dried millet, dried wheat, black aeonium succulents, green rose succulents, and dried thistle pods to name a few. I absolutely love how they photographed, gorgeous!

Rachel and Patrick were a pleasure to work with. They got married in early December, so the Turnip Rose had all their decor up for the holidays. We went with warm tones of wine and merlot with shades of ivory for the floral decor. This venue has gorgeous Spanish influenced architectural design, and a unique entry for the bride. Rather than walking down an aisle the bridal party enters the ceremony area down a beautiful staircase, very dramatic! I often recommend to my brides ways to utilize both their personal, and ceremony decor elsewhere in the day. At the sweetheart table we added orchid blooms and petals on the front edge with a simple vase. Once they are finished with pictures she can put her bouquet in the vase and voila! Instant centerpiece