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French Provencal wine dinner party for Patek Philippe: Fairmont Miramar Santa Monica

Karen — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 18:35:21 +0000

We had an amazing opportunity to design a french countryside theme dinner for the world renowned watch maker ‘Patek Philippe’ at the beautiful Fairmont Miramar Santa Monica. The rustic feast style table was lined with burlap runner and adorned with aged hydrangeas, tulips, herbs, garden roses and interesting foliages. Deep gold tone was introduce to give the table a polish look. Each glass vessel was wrapped with burlap trims and embellished with sprigs of lavender and rosemary herbs. Grape wood branches weaved throughout to give a rustic feel. Chameleon chairs completed this look with it’s velvet gold padding. Simply Posh design came through again with their exquisite silk board menus adorn with sprigs of freshly picked lavender, perfect for our wine dinner!

Our Rustic Vintage wedding at the Hotel Del Coronado: Modern 8 Films

Karen — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 21:11:31 +0000

Several weeks ago we had the pleasure of designing a charming wedding of Alison and Brian at the Hotel Del Coronado. The details of this wedding was absolutely darling! Old picture frames, the bride’s grandmother’s cameo brooch, customized hand stitched linen runner paired with our vintage style florals gave this wedding a unique edge. Hundreds of old vintage roses were nestled in old grape wood to create a magnificent rustic table scape. Each glass vessel thoughtfully wrapped with burlap fabric and finished with antique bronze brooch.
As we await the images from the photographer, Our favorite Videographer Modern 8 Films has put together this video clip of our work. Thank you Ted and Alana! Spectacular work as usual!

Karen Tran Florals: Ally & BJ from Modern 8 Films on Vimeo.

Shedding for the Wedding finale at the Terranea Resort

Karen — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 20:33:26 +0000

It was a beautiful sunny day at the Terranea Resort for Samantha and Brooks wedding who were crowned the winner of the reality show ‘Shedding for the Wedding’. Drawing from their Eco theme, we designed their gorgeous wedding using seasonal flowers and organic natural elements. We had a lot of fun incorporating more than a dozen different varieties of exotic succulents. Gorgeous!
Our design we had for Samantha and Brooks ceremony included custom pebble stone path with large terrarium to hold driftwood, moss and succulents to line the main aisle. Custom Acrylic columns encase dried grapewood branches surrounded with native plants to set the tone. The existing pergola was drenched with beautiful blooms of hydrangeas, Roses and exotic orchids. Sheer fabric and large crystal chandeliers added elegance to the main altar. The jaw dropping ocean view backdrop is absolutely surreal! This fantastic view was our reward as we worked expeditiously to have this ceremony setup for Television by 10am! talking about stress…….
We are so honored to be selected as the sole florist for Shedding for the Wedding. We had great fun designing a eco theme wedding that is lavish with fine details. Just right up our alley. We will be posting more great photos of the reception soon. Special thanks to Pam Scott for these awesome images.

More details on Lexi and Dustin’s wedding

Karen — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 14:00:51 +0000

Here are more fabulous pics of Lexi’s glamorous wedding at the Hotel Del Coronado. Oh how I love the nude and soft tones. It truly exudes classiness…it’s timeless and elegant….We used an abundance of orchids, import roses, hydrangeas and of course Peonies. This palette went very well with the Grand ballroom at the Hotel Del Coronado.
Photos courtesy of {Studio 7}.

Nataeah and Chris are getting Married Soon!

Karen — Fri, 29 May 2009 20:07:49 +0000

One of my favorite couple this year. Nataeah and Chris booked my services almost a year ago. They are the hippest and coolest couple. I am over the top excited about their upcoming wedding in Four weeks! It’s going to be Hip, Chic and absolutely Elegant! We finished their tablescape mock up yesterday and I can’t be happier with her color selections and style! Nataeah LOVES pink and crystals (so happy about that) We are incorporating black and white with the Pinks! It’s going to be HOT! and pretty….can’t wait!

Bouquet Monday: English Garden Roses

Karen — Mon, 18 May 2009 15:45:30 +0000

I love garden roses. I am particularly fond of this bouquet because the roses came from my own Garden. Meet Ms. Abraham Dardy. One of the oldest ‘David Austin’ roses around. Known for its multi petals and its intense beautiful fragrance. It is one of my favorite garden roses. Here I mixed the bouquet with the all time favorite ‘lily of the valley’ to give it a romantic garden appeal….

San Diego ‘Exquisite Weddings’ magazine photo shoot

Karen — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 02:13:20 +0000

Terri Ripee was the photographer for San Diego Wedding Magazine ‘Exquisite Weddings‘ photo shoot today. I was honored that she had asked me to provide the floral bouquets. It took place at the Darlinton House in La Jolla. I had a glimpse at the gorgeous gowns and jewelry. Can’t wait to see it in their next Spring issue!
Here are some photos of the bouquets that I took from my camera, I’m sure Terri’s images will be gorgeous….

WETV ‘Beach weddings’ Show this Monday!

Karen — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 19:36:50 +0000

Watch it again! The WETV ‘Beach Weddings’ is airing this Monday November 17 at 5pm.
My wedding was one of the four weddings featured, each with unique beach location. Our wedding took place at the Beautiful Hotel Del Coronado last September. The Ceremony was at the Windsor Lawn with a dramatic ocean view backdrop. Below are great images from our Photographer Darin Fong.

The historic Hotel del Coronado sits on 31 oceanfront acres and was named number one Wedding destination location in America by the Travel Channel

Libby and Scott at the Sheraton Grand Pacific Resort

Karen — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 17:49:08 +0000

The day could not have been more perfect. Beautiful weather, Gorgeous Resort and a glamorous Bride. Libby was absolutely stunning! I am constantly reminded why we live in San Diego and how perfect it is to have a wedding in San Diego. We had sunshine all day long. The wedding was taken place at Libby’s father’s Hotel The Sheraton Grand Pacific Resort in Carlsbad. The ocean view from the ballroom was breathtaking!

Of course great vendors made this wedding a seamless flawless event. Darin Fong’s images are just gorgeous. I don’t know how he does it! The photos were ready in two days. Darin, don’t you need sleep? Wayne Foster Entertainment rocked AGAIN! The San Diego leading live music entertainment band lived up to their name. Setting up the event with Wayne foster Entertainment rehearsing in the background gives me the chills. They were awesome! The day could not be completed without the expertise and the hard work of Susanne Duffy at Crown Weddings. She was definitely on top of it! Thank you susanne!

Congratulations Libby and Scott!

A Tiffany Blue affair

Karen — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 20:20:54 +0000

We hosted our engagement party at the Charming private estate in Coronado. The builder of this home was the very same builder of the Hotel Del Coronado on Coronado Island. Hence, the name for this estate is ‘Baby Del’. When my husband Russ proposed to me at the Montage Laguna beach Resort, he presented the ring in a Tiffany blue box. So I thought it would be appropriate and fun to wrap my ideas around that sensational color and have a ‘Tiffany’ party for our engagement. Big Thanks to my friend Susanne Duffy of Crown weddings who sent out the invites requesting all the guests to wear WHITE. Yes, even the gentlemen. They were all were such a good sport about it and showed up all dress up in white. Not Cream, not ivory but Pure White! It was stunning to see everyone in the same color. My husband and I both wore Tiffany blue. Darin Fong graciously photographed the party. I think he surgically had his camera attached to his body. I don’t think I have ever seen him without it! The photos are just gorgeous! Kimberly from Cake provided the beautiful cake.