A walk to remember

Karen — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 17:47:41 +0000

There’s nothing like walking down the aisle on a thick blanket of petals. I’m not talking about a light sprinkles of petals but a massive amount that covers the entire grass area. Soft fluffy fresh petals spread thickly down the path. Walking on it feels like fresh snow and creates a dramatic effect.
Many brides ask whether the petals would blow away or collect underneath the train. Miraculously no, The petals stay put. I don’t remember having a petticoat full of petals underneath my train but I do remember the feeling of floating on snow as I made me way down the aisle. What an awesome feeling!
How many petals does it take to complete this path? Well, it depends on the length and the width of your aisle. Most photos you see below consist of 1800-2500 Roses!

So when you request a petal path for your aisle please remember, a lush thick petal path requires an abundance of roses but the outcome is so well worth it and oh so sublime

My 1st anniversary, my 1st post!

Karen — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 14:07:53 +0000

I Can’t believe it’s been a year since my wedding at the beautiful Hotel Del Coronado. Russ and I got married on September 8th, 2007. The Ceremony and cocktail was taken place on the Windsore lawn and the reception was in the Grand Ballroom.

I am very thankful and fortunate to be surrounded by the most talented vendors in my industry.

Big Thanks goes to Darin Fong for capturing the greatest moments . He is So Talented and did not miss a single detail. I just love his natural soft style.

With San Diego most Fabulous Wedding coordinator Emily Smiley along with Susanne Duffy, how can anything go wrong! The day was packed with so many details, I think my time line was 10 pages long. Good Job Emily!

I must say, doing your own flowers (of course with a lot of help from my staff) and being filmed for the WETV Show ‘Beach Weddings’ added a little tension to the day. The TV show ‘Beach Weddings’ will be showing September 15 on WETV at 7pm. Check back for more dates!

I absolutely love the details on my dress and Shoes. Justene from the Tiara Room helped me embellish my Vera Wang shoes to compliment the details on my dress and my veil. She has some talent! And she has amazing beautiful jewelry! Ah….my type of gal!

How precious are these? A floral bag with jewel embellishments for the older flowergirl and petal basket for the younger one who absolutely has to throw petals! Of course adding a lil’ bling makes it ever so adorable.

This is a great alternative to a ring pillow. This sweet ring bearer guarded this with his life! Thanks Thomas!

I used a mixture of sahara roses and apple green cymbidium orchids to blend with these striking exotic Lady’s slippers orchids. My bridesmaids just love them!

Lady’s slippers nestled in nautilus shells were presented to the mothers and all my sisters (all 6 of them!)

such a beautiful alternative to a corsage, don’t you think? ( I couldn’t resist popping some jewels in it for them)

Like most brides, I dreaded walking down this HUGE lawn in my heels.

So! I designed this beautiful canvas aisle runner, painted it both sides so it’s thick enough to withstand all the trampling. My designer customized it with hand painted scriptures and our names . I read it as I made my way down the aisle to meet my husband. It was quite an experience. I will never forget that walk.

I walked down the aisle with the Gospel Choir singing ‘come away with me’ and ended my walk with ‘and I will never stop LOVING you’ verse. It was magical!

Even florist dream of walking down a thick white petal path….With a ton of flowers of course!

Our Seashell sand Ceremony

Beautiful sunset, ocean breeze, clear blue ocean view, wouldn’t you think this is a perfect back drop for an elegant Hawaiian cocktail reception? We framed the cocktail area with two mahogany bamboo trees bursting with vibrant orchids, lined with orchids bowls and petals leading to hula dancers and musicians playing beautiful tunes. They changed outfits several times too! Wow they were beautiful!

A lot of sweat went into producing this magnificent floral piece to hold our guest cards. The design underneath the cards was our initials!

Wendy Ware designed the escort cards along with the programs. Her work is truly astounding

Wayne Foster Entertainment was the hightlight of my reception. They are the BEST band in San Diego! They rocked the house (ballroom)!! Glorious voice from Jackie Foster herself as MC along with her 30 piece band and constant changing of the backup singer’s costumes were incredible! How did they have time to change 4 times? I love it! Thank you Jackie!

My Cake from the cake extraordinaire Michelle Coulon was spectacular! Not to mention it was so yummy!

It was dusted in 24k Gold! How cool!

Platinum Pro was responsible for the awesome Seamless white Dancefloor. Amazing how they can work with those scrolls! It was Gorgeous and made dancing more fun!

I love how the lighting washed the room creating a romantic glow!

A great addition to our reception was the double martini luges Ice bar. Over 8 feet long! It was a hit, our guests had more then a couple of flavors each!

I am a big fan of personalizing when it comes to weddings. Each of our tables had a frame with the names of those significant in our lives.

We shared our table with our favorite people in the world! I love this color combination, feels like sitting under a canopy of orchids with the warmth of candlelight illuminating from the table, oh it just shouts ‘Romance”

How gorgeous are these overlays and chair caps? opulent collection from Wildflower linens

What a great way to end a splendid affair!

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A walk to remember

My 1st anniversary, my 1st post!