B & S Wedding | The Cliff House | San Francisco

Beverly and Safdar met with me while they were out visiting from New York. It's not easy to plan a wedding when you live across the country but they did a wonderful job. It was my first time at The Cliff House in San Francisco and the one thing I noticed was how wonderful the staff was. They were so willing to help and so nice. I give them a big thumbs up!

Bride's Bouquet: Roses, spray roses, calla lilies, hypericum berries

Bridesmaid Bouquets: Roses, dahlias, hypericum berries

Chair Bouquets

Table Centerpieces

V + G Wedding | San Rafael | Seafood Seafood Peddler

This was my 2nd purple wedding in October of 2009! Valerie and Greg were married at the St. Isabella Church in San Rafael and then celebrated their union at the Seafood Peddler. They have a beautiful private room at the restaurant.

Bride's bouquet with roses, dahlias, calla lilies, spray roses
wrapped with a rhinestone buckle.

Bridesmaid bouquets: hydrangea, roses, dahlias, freesia and calla lilies

Flower Workshop

Hope to see you there!

H + G Wedding : Beltan Ranch | Glen Elen

Happy New Year! I hope everyone enjoyed a very restful and fun filled holiday break. I'm still struggling to get back into the groove of things but I figured I should start where I left off. Back to my weddings from 2009!

What can I say about Heather and Gary? Adored them. So sweet and just loved how they combined some soft, rustic touches with some funky and fun elements in their wedding.

Venue: Beltane Ranch, Glen Ellen
Photographer: Jerry Yoon
Make-Up: Sherrie Long
Planner: Denise Kramer
Florals: Huckleberry Karen Designs

Awesome bridesmaids.

See more images of this wedding on Jerry's blog.

Below are some pictures I took of the bouquets and centerpieces. I know - my photography leaves a lot to be desired but I'm working on it. I'm taking a photography workshop this weekend. Let's hope I learn something.

J + J Wedding | Rahlston Hall Mansion | Belmont

I had the pleasure of working with Jennifer's sister, Emily who was married at the The Palm Event Center in Pleasanton earlier this year. You could say that the family was very busy year with the planning of two weddings at to beautiful locations. Jennifer chose The Rahlston Hall Mansion for her wedding. This was my first time there and it's beautiful!

Venue: Rahlston Hall Mansion
Photographer: Cliff Brunk Photography

Here are some photos that Cliff was so kind to share with me:

You can see more photos of this lovely wedding on Cliff Brunk Photography's blog.

V + R | Saint Claire Hotel | San Jose

I loved working with Vu and Robert! They wanted something fun and modern so we went with the colors pewter and yellow with touches of white. One of my favorite quotes from the year was from Vu. She told me she wanted a "big a$$ bouquet". I was afraid with her tiny frame that she would be overwhelmed. But she rocked the big bouquet with style.

Ceremony: Cathedral Basilica of St. Joseph
Reception: Sainte Claire Hotel in San Jose
Photographer: Augie Chang

All photos courtesy of Augie Chang.

You can see more photos of the gorgeous wedding at Augie Chang's Blog.

Bouquet Break

I had a few people ask me about Jessica's bouquet from Jessica and Alex's wedding I posted about here. There were a lot of flowers in this bouquet!

C + E Wedding | The Fairmont Hotel| San Francisco

This was a beautiful wedding at The Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco. The ceremony was held at the rooftop gardens and the reception was held in The Crown Room. The Crown Room is on the top floor of the hotel with breathtaking views of the city.

Vendors:
Venue: The Fairmont Hotel San Francisco
Wedding Coordinator: Julie with JBD Events
Photographer: Michelle Walker Photography
Videographer: Justin Fone Productions

All photos were taken by Michelle Walker Photography

You can check out more photos here.

Original Save The Dates from Minted

I needed some ideas for fun holiday cards this year and my friend Sarah from Sarah's Test Kitchen told me about Minted.com. This place has some really modern and fun designs to choose from. They also have adorable "yearline " Holiday Cards and Save The Date cards!

You can get 100 of them for about $2 each. Affordable and original!

Cute Holiday Book Cards

Photo Card

I'm off to Tahoe this weekend but I'll be back with more weddings to share from this year!