San Diego Wedding Blog

Wedding in Italy: Exquisite Renaissance Wedding in a Tuscany Villa

Karen — Fri, 03 May 2013 21:24:29 +0000

I had an amazing trip back to my favorite country ITALY again this last month. What a a great experience it was. I look forward to sharing many more photos with you all soon. We are saving all the gorgeous images from Joseph Matthew for an international bridal publication. In the meantime, I would like to share some great previews of this fantastic wedding. The dinner reception was set inside a gorgeous villa with incredibly beautiful frescos throughout. From the floor to the ceiling, it was gorgeous! We designed this table setting with the fresco in mind. Beautiful velvet cut out overlay linens were used with custom gold chair drapes. We built 5 ft tall candelabras to hold an abundance of gorgeous royal colored florals. The Peonies, Vandas, Viburnums, deep purple hydrangeas, Red Naomi roses, tulips and clematis were all exquisitely displayed in a ‘U’ shaped feast style table. I particularly love the ornate gold glassware special ordered from Poland. It was exquisite! Special thanks to Cindy Salgado, a wonderful wedding planner in Italy and Dario Benvenuti for all their hard work in putting this together. They are such a joy to work with! Here are some teasers from our fabulous wedding in Italy…..

Karen Tran Master class at the beautiful L’auberge Del Mar June 24-26th

Karen — Wed, 01 May 2013 19:25:37 +0000

To all florists and event designers: Are you passionate about weddings? Do you want to take your business to the next level? Do you desire to design more exquisite events? Please consider joining me for an extensive master class at the L’auberge Del Mar on June 24-26th. In this course you will learn more skills to produce an elegant upscale event and feel more confident with your designs. Space is very limited for the ultimate hands on experience. There will be many other surprises!… More information to come soon! I hope to see you there!

Vogue Sposa Magazine: Italian wedding magazine features Karen Tran

Karen — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 01:25:07 +0000

As many of you all know, I have a great love for Italy. Throw the flowers in the mix and I am in heaven! I am so delighted to see that the latest Vogue Sposa italian wedding magazine has wrote an article on me featuring our work here in Southern California and in Lake Como. I am so incredibly honored. I want to personally thank everyone in Italy who has made my trip possible and amazing. We can not wait to go back next week for our Renaissance wedding in Tuscany!

Engage!13 Montelucia: The Luxury Wedding Business Summit

Karen — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 17:27:24 +0000

I am so incredibly thrilled and honored to be speaking at Engage!13 in Montelucia on December 9-12. If you are a wedding professional in a Luxury market, this is not to be missed. I look forward to seeing new faces and reconnecting with old lovely friends. Rebecca Grinnals and Katheryn Arce never disappoint!

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Pacific Weddings Magazine feature with This Modern Romance: Korakia Pensione

Karen — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 05:25:05 +0000

Such a delight to collaborate with the talented Stephanie Williams of This Modern Romance. This styled shoot took place at the beautiful Korakia Pensione. A lovely Moroccan inspired Resort in Palm Springs. This shoot was designed around the rustic and exotic setting of this resort. The heavy moroccan door served as a beautiful backdrop for our table setting. Old farm table and wooden chairs accented with lace runner set the tone for this design. We took full advantage of the peonies season and used it abundantly along with tulips, anemones and large garden roses to produce a large scale lush floral piece. We also introduce natural citrus fruits with its foliages to add dimension and interesting texture. Our head designer Aileen did a remarkable job marrying the romantic and lush design with a rustic and exotic setting. The tabletop was complete with the wonderful talent of Kristy Rice of Momental Designs. Thank you Pacific Weddings for the beautiful spread. So grateful and honored to be featured in your magazine!

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Karen Tran featured on Ceci Style Magazine by Ceci New York

Karen — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 18:17:32 +0000

So delighted and honored to be featured in Ceci Style Magazine out of New York. Please check out her site. It’s full of gorgeousness! Great tips from the Stylish Ceci herself and other wonderful experts in our wedding industry. Read on how you can make your next event ‘Dazzling’! Thank you Ceci for the beautiful feature!

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Video of our Lake Como styled shoot with Wed Couture Milano

Karen — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 01:18:54 +0000

I love reliving my visit to Lake Como. Here is a spectacular video from our Styled shoot with WED Coulture Milano. Diego with Photo 27 did an outstanding job documenting this event. It really showcase the true beauty of this Villa on the lake. Well done Diego! Can it get any better than this? A magnificent wedding in Lake coma? What a special place to host your wedding! I look forward to many more visits to this beautiful country.

A Day with Karen Tran – final from photo27 movies on Vimeo.

Signature Wedding Magazine featuring Karen Tran: Wedding Magazine in Asia

Karen — Sun, 10 Mar 2013 18:33:10 +0000

We are incredibly excited and honored to be featured in Signature Weddings Magazine. An Asian wedding magazine publication available in Hong Kong, Thailand, Singapore and Indonesia. If you are in these countries, please pick up a copy. Signature Weddings graciously devoted 8 pages in their gorgeous magazine to Karen Tran’s interview. Below are some image selected from some of our past weddings. Thank you very much Signature Weddings Magazine! We look forward to designing weddings in Thailand, Hong Kong, Singapore and Indonesia!
Special thanks to Joseph Matthew for all the beautiful images

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A wedding in Italy: My visit to beautiful Lake Como

Karen — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 08:03:05 +0000

I feel as if I am living a dream. Italy is by far my favorite country. During my journey to this beautiful country, we visited Lake Como. Our styled shoot could not be more perfect and enjoyable. Thanks to the wonderful wedding planner Andrea Naar Alba with WED Couture Milano. Andrea is a gem! If you are planning a wedding in Italy, please contact her! She is knowledgable and efficient. Not to mention she is an absolute doll to work with. Thank you so much Andrea for making my visit to Lake Como a great experience!
The wonderful Andrea found this amazing private lake front Villa in Lake Como. The 14th century villa is incredibly well kept and the ground is just immaculate. The exterior is true to old italian architect and the interior is ornate and beautiful. We wanted to design a special wedding ceremony and reception for this villa without taking away its beautiful character. The all WHITE florals complemented the ceremony which overlook the lake wonderfully . We used old urns overflowing with lush florals and set on moss laden balustrade. The ornate reception room in the Villa was beautifully decorated with butter color curtains and old chandeliers. The ceiling of this room was immaculately carved and the wood flooring embossed with ornate patterns. Our choice for the centerpieces included a 100 yr old bronze candelabras with beautiful carved cherubs. These lovely candelabras were draped with thick floral garlands and lush blooms of garden roses, viburnum, hydrangeas, tulips and orchids. Below are some images I snapped with my iphone to show you all the Splendor and Grandeur of this villa Some are professional photos from Diego with Photo 27. We are so honored and extremely grateful for the opportunity to design in Italy. We are looking forward to our next wedding in Italy coming up in April. If it’s anything like our experience with Lake Como, it’s going to be amazing!
Please stay tuned for more professional photos from Photo 27……did we also mention that this will be featured in Vogue Sposa? Oh, we are so incredibly excited!

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Glam and modern wedding at the Park Hyatt: Linda and Doug

Karen — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 00:11:42 +0000

We are so happy to be a part of Linda and Doug’s beautiful wedding at the Park Hyatt Aviara. It was such an honor to work with this sweet couple for more than a year. We love the style they have chosen for their wedding: Glam, sparkly (For Linda), modern and clean line. The ceremony in the courtyard embraced the ALL WHITE color palette utilizing acrylic base down the aisle. Large acrylic boxes trimmed with crystal rhinestone were paved with large white florals. The couple exchanged their vows underneath the lush black and white modern chuppah. Moving into the ballroom for the dinner reception, we added the deep vibrant RED. Each floral centerpiece consisted of 400 rich red roses paved in a round shape atop our sleek black vessel with added crystal strands. Our custom feather table linen paired very well with this glamorous wedding. The talented J Grace contributed her magic to this wedding with the ultra luxurious stationeries. The beautiful custom black and white dancefloor from Platinumpro completed this wedding perfectly. Kudos and many thanks to Catherine at CBS Weddings and Paul Barnett Photography for these lovely images. Congratulations Linda and Doug! You two are such special people! We are privileged to be a part of it!