Thanks to all who voted for my August couple, Conni & Clint, for the cover of Exquisite Weddings Magazine! THEY WON!!! This gorgeous shot from Photographs by Anjuli is the winner for the first ever Exquisite Cover Contest. Friends and fans alike voted for their favorite cover. See other lovely entries here! The issue will be on newsstands on April 7, 2012, so you can check out my stylish bride & groom & my vibrant orange bouquet on the cover! Congrats to everyone involved!
I am so very honored to have my work featured today on Style Me Pretty, one of the top wedding websites. If you’re not already, get familiar! It is so full of inspiration, talent and beauty and I am so tickled to be a part of it! This is another huge & thrilling accomplishment in my floral design career! An immense amount of gratitude goes out to all the ridiculously talented people I had the pleasure of working with. Thank you muchly, Joey Bertocchini of Half Full Photography, for all of the smokin’ hot images! And, muchisimas gracias Lana & Ian of Arc de Belle, Regina Osgood of Meant2Be Events, and Lynn & Jen at Hotel Palomar. Last, but certainly not least, my delightful cohort, Levi Mousaw, who provided me with his talent, humor, support and most importantly, cheese and powdered donuts for lunch. A big thanks & congrats to the other vendors involved too (see the SMP feature for a complete list)! Click HERE to see the feature!
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After 4 months from concept to completion, over 200 hours of planting, over 4000 succulent plants and a lot of my blood, sweat and tears, my controversial, 15ft mural of Mao Zedong (Tse-tung) is INSTALLED!!! He was quite a challenge, but he now resides at his new home at Underbelly in Little Italy. Go enjoy a ramen and step back to admire my Chairman Mao or give him the finger, either way, it’s pretty frickin’ cool. Thanks to everyone who helped and supported me throughout this project! Your kind words, anticipation and excitement were excellent motivation!
From thrillist.com:
From Garrett Eaton Photography:
Some photos from the process:
Even got a mention in an article in the Sign On San Diego/Union Trib (thank you, Karim!): http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/oct/18/underbelly-japanese-ramen-bar-opens-little-italy/
More photos to come!
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Time for me to give Conni & Clint’s lovely wedding the attention it deserves! This post is a bit late, but I had to get it up here!!! Conni wanted a unique wedding with tons of funky details. Right up my alley! She chose to have her ceremony & reception at The New Children’s Museum in downtown San Diego. Not your typical wedding venue, but that’s what made for such a standout event! The museum holds a special place in Conni’s heart. She is a school teacher and worked for the museum in the past, so she decided to share this important, but lighthearted and fun aspect of her life with all of her guests! Conni had some incredible table runners made for the 18 banquet style tables, in her colors; orange, blue & green. Entering the museum to see her tables was a visually striking experience for all of her guests. Their ceremony was out on the “playground” where Michele Woodcock of Before I do Events and I set up her amazing canopy! Her father-in-law made the birch frame a few weeks before the wedding & Michele and I draped it in fabric. I dangled orange and white feathers, which provided the perfect background for their nuptials. I also had the feathers draped on both sides of the aisle. Such a fun detail! Conni & Clint had the Museum’s chalk artists come in and create tons of fun “chalkings” throughout the venue. My personal favorite chalk art were the blue & orange geometric bubbles at the ceremony site on either side of the canopy. Just gave that area the pop it needed! Enjoy the Photographs By Anjuli!
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I was hoping to have some ‘day of’ shots from this wedding, but I am lucky enough to have my Husbandy’s profesh shots. He is my hero. Shanelle was a super-rad bride. I brought one of my Euro design books with me to our consultation, just for fun. To my delight, she saw the “entwined hearts” bouquet and asked if she could carry ‘that’ down the aisle!!! Are you kidding?!? I was thrilled to have a bride with the confidence and edge to carry something so unique down the aisle! It was very labor intensive, but Diane and I enjoyed every minute of the 4 hours it took to make! It was made up of several different gauges of floral wire, decorative aluminum wire, sisal fiber, mokara orchids, mini calla lilies, lavender spray roses, and horsetail. Love it!
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