Thursday, September 5, 2013

Downtown San Diego Wedding

I was honored to be a part of this gorgeous San Diego wedding this past February. The bride is a former Wedding Chicks employee who I got to know last year when she and I worked together on a couple of shoots for WC. She is the sweetest woman, and she and her groom have such a wonderful love story. Their kiss at the end of their ceremony was their first ever. Yes, that’s right… Their first EVER. I wrote about it in a previous blog post, but it was a beautiful moment to witness. This was also the first time I had the chance to work with Bryce Covey. His work is so stunning I had an impossible time editing down this post. There are lots, and lots, of beautiful images to feast your eyes on. And with a bride and groom as insanely gorgeous as this couple, how could anyone not share all of these?

The bride wanted a winter feel to her wedding and opted for rich jewel tones of red and purple, paired with silvery greens. I loved this color palette as it was so much fun working with such bold colors. I used seasonal materials of amaryllis, ranunculus, anemones, raspberry branches, and dusty miller. Then of course flowers that are always in season, imported garden and standard roses, and the most beautiful variegated spray carnations. I dare anyone to look at those beauties and say they can’t get in line with carnations. ;-)

I hope you enjoy these images as much as I do! They were also featured on The Wedding Chicks which is always a wonderful treat! xo

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Vendor Credits

Photographer: Bryce Covey Photography

Event Designer & Coordinator: Tracey Irish

Flowers: Oak and the Owl

Groom, Bridesmaid & Groomsman Attire: The Dressy Group

Wedding Invitations: Paper and Thread

Venue: Luce Loft

Hair & Makeup: Beauty and the Beach

Cake: Plumeria Cake Studio

Dress Designer: Blush Bridal Couture

Stationery: Mon Voir Calligraphy

Prop or Furniture Rentals: Abbey Party Rentals

Tuesday, August 13, 2013

Blush and Gold Inspiration

The images below come from one of my favorite shoots I created with the help of Erica Espana of Twine Events and beautifully photographed by Chelsea of Chelsea Mitchell Photography. I’ve been wanting to do a shoot with a colored wedding gown for a while now. My original plan was to use a blush gown, but when I saw Sarah Seven Golden Lights dress at Lovely Bride in LA, I knew I had to have it. I paired it with La Tavola’s New York chevron linen in cream and gold, picked some amazing vintage pieces from Archive Vintage Rentals, Erica had Sweet & Saucy Shop create a beautiful blush pink 3 tiered cake, and Copper Willow designed the perfect invite suite. For flowers I used a palette of blush pink, orange, creams, and vibrant greens. Lastly, I called on some friends to be our gorgeous (and fun) models, and the wonderful Cortlin Tortorici did a great job on hair and make-up. This shoot was also featured on Style Me Pretty a few weeks ago, which is always an honor. I hope you enjoy it!

1 Oak and the Owl _ Blush and Orange Flowers

2 Oak and the Owl _ Gold Sarah Seven Dress

3 Oak and the Owl _ Gold Sarah Seven Dress

4 Oak and the Owl _ Peony Fondant Flowers

5 Oak and the Owl _ Gold and Blush Wedding

6 Oak and the Owl _ Gold and White Wedding

7 Oak and the Owl _ Gold Sarah Seven Dress

8 Oak and the Owl _ Vintage Rentals

9 Oak and the Owl _ Archive Vintage Rentals

10 Oak and the Owl _ Copperwillow PS

11 Oak and the Owl _ Crystal Chandelier

12 Oak and the Owl _ La Tavola Sequine Chevron

13 Oak and the Owl _ La Tavola Gold Sequins

14 Oak and the Owl _ Lush Pink and Orange Flowers

15 Oak and the Owl _ Vintage Wedding China

16 Oak and the Owl _ Wedding Chevron

17 Oak and the Owl _ Sweet and Saucy Shop

18 Oak and the Owl _ Gold Chevron Wedding

19 Oak and the Owl _ Gold Orange and Blush Flowers

20 Oak and the Owl _ Gold Wedding

21 Oak and the Owl _ Sparkling Gold Wedding

22 Oak and the Owl _ Gold Sarah Seven Dress

Vendor Credits

Photography: Chelsea Mitchell Photo

Floral Design + Styling: Oak and the Owl

Coordination: Twine Events

Rentals: Archive Rentals

Linens: La Tavola

Wedding Dress: Sarah Seven, Golden Lights via Lovely LA Bride

Hair + Make-Up: Cortlin Tortorici (cortlint@yahoo.com)

Stationery: Copper Willow Paper Studio

Cake: Sweet and Saucy Shop

Female Model: Natalie Robinson (nat1128@yahoo.com)