Photo Shoot at Evans Garage

A little while back we received a call from the PR department at Evans Hotels, they own properties like La Jolla’s The Lodge at Torrey Pines, asking us to design a look and create florals for a shoot they were having at their most exclusive venue. That’s a call you don’t say no to! So we went to work designing a shoot for their super exclusive property, Evans Garage, an unbelievable car museum begun by Mr. Evans Sr. and his friend. It’s so exclusive, in fact, that the property is only available to rent if a client is already working with an Evans property to produce a multiple day event. They have cars, planes and machines like first edition jukeboxes covering every square inch of the venue. Here are some pics from the shoot done with Concepts Event Design as well as shots of the venue itself because we just couldn’t resist!

Glitzy doors.

First looks.

Vanda napkin tuck.

A view of the atrium.

A 1950’s Mercedes race car!!

Amazing!

They even have Santa’s sleigh!

And here’s a soap box car Louis Vuitton made for their event there, made of their purse material!!

Stained glass!

One last look!

It was a dark and stormy night…

…which turned out to be a beautiful castle wedding for our bride Katie! This was a really fun and super artisan wedding to have as one of our last of the season, over 60 pomander balls were created for Katie’s wedding!! She and Christina of Bliss Events rolled with each rain filled punch and tended to every detail, leaving their guests with one amazing night at the beautifully transformed Mt. Woodson! Special thanks to Christina of Bliss Events, Classic Party Rentals, Personal Touch and the always sweet, A Sweet Addition!

Katie’s bouquet, super fun and natural.

One of the ring bearer ring boxes.

A fun escort card table.

More pomanders as you enter.

Their woodsy pomander arch.

Putting out the petals!

Pomander decked manzanitas!

Beautiful tent!

Love the chandeliers!

Low spherical centerpieces.

A pretty sweet sweetheart table complete with custom champagne flutes!

Details!

Love this groom’s cake spraying “mud” onto the wedding cake!!

And the sweetest of all, a candy station by A Sweet Addition!

A Touch of Holiday Spirit

Wow, it’s officially the holiday season once Thanksgiving has come and gone. The very next Monday one of our holiday shoots was featured on Bride Suite! Here are some pics you can thumb through here, or you can also click on this link to view the entire model studded shoot!

Special thanks to Couture Events for coordinating the entire shoot, Culy Warehouse for lending us their space, Scott Lawrence Photographs for the stunning images, Lounge Appeal for the furniture, Raphaels for the rentals and Paper Scissors Print for the fun paper products.

A welcoming holiday table.

A view from above.

Fun greens and candles connect the individual arrangements.

Fun invite!

Places everyone!

Awesome chairs!

Golden succulents and iridescent bubbles!

All is glittered and bright!

And now off to our after dinner lounge, furry friends included.

Perfectly Fall

I love this sweet little wedding we had recently with Amy of First Comes Love, Concepts Event Design and Sweet Cheeks at the always lovely La Valencia in La Jolla. Here are some fun shots of Jessica’s elegant fall floral selections.

Enjoy!

Sharon

Jessica’s elegant fall bouquet complete with scabiosa pods and dusty miller.

Succulent escort card favors.

Jessica’s fun escort cards!

Cocktails.

Love these colors!

Some had orchid decked manzanitas.

Close up.

Another close up.

A Whimsical Royal Wedding

Celina and Martin had such a fun wedding concept, jewel tones and royal accents all set on a beach in La Jolla. How fun! Bringing their vision together was Naomi of Enchanted Dream Weddings, collecting everything from royal florals, to royal place cards to a royal cake by Sweet Cheeks!

Check out the fun details in our amateur shots, the professional shots are on their way!

Celina’s bouquet.

Ceremonial entrance.

Canopy in the breeze.

One cocktail floral type.

Room shot.

Each table was named after a different painter.

Close up.

Fun royal place cards.

King Martin’s Table awaiting its florals.

And finally a royal cake by Sweet Cheeks.

A Spooky Tea Party

I’ll take a spooky party anytime if these are going to be my guests! This a super fun shoot that we did with Luxe Special Events, SheWanders Photography, Brightly Designed and CAKE which is sure to find its soft spot with all of its readers, especially us, since it features Sharon’s daughter as “The Dragon”.

Enjoy this little haunting, shot on location, here in San Diego.

I’ve spotted a dragon!

Lead the way!

Love this flag by Brightly Designed!

A spooky table setting.

What’s not to love?

Too much fun!

Spooky and sweet.

Exactly!

Flowers can be spooky too!

Fun!

One spooky cupcake.

Spooky puppy!

Love it!

And then the spooky puppy spots…

…a dragon!

Brought to you by Team Spooky!

Teal Sweet Teal

We love this sweet little wedding designed by Luxe Special Events! Cara and her team added charming little details for guests to discover at every turn, from shutter escort card holders to puzzle napkin tucks! Check out all the little details including furniture from Luxe’s private collection, linen by Concepts Event Design and a sweet little cake by VG’s.

Jen’s bouquet in vintage style.

Love this set up!

So cute!

Simple but sweet.

Room shot.

Love those cafe oles!

More fun detail!

Side bar.

Details.

Sweet details.

Yum!

The view from above.

Congrats you two!!

Succulent Slant

Recently we were asked to produce a table scape for the Fall Exquisite Weddings Magazine Launch Party. Of course we couldn’t resist. We went with an ultra clean, modern and industrial display of metallic building materials, enameled table, lucite chairs, gumball dessert pyramids, matching paper products, grapewood branches and, of course, a succulent encrusted rope.

Special thanks to Lounge Appeal for all of the fantastic furniture, Brightly Designed for their stylish paper products and A Sweet Addition for making eye popping gumball pyramids!!

A succulent rope travels down grapewood branches.

Metal frame made of roofing materials.

Gumball pyramids on roof vent chargers.

The rope hovers above a yellow china mum pave.

Acrylic and lucite furniture set the stage.

Credit to some amazing talent.

A metal box of roofing materials.

Beautiful place cards table mimic the design of the table.

Fiddle head fern place cards.

One end of the rope.

Special thanks to Lounge Appeal, Brightly Designed and A Sweet Addition!!

Tricia’s Shade of Yellow

I love this wedding! When Tricia came in, she new exactly what she wanted, a glowing display of yellow blooms, sand blasted branches, candles and crystals with a touch of gray. Here is her imagination, brought to life. Thank you again to the awesome team at Personal Touch, Concepts Event Design and El Cortez.

Enjoy!

Sharon

Tricia’s bouquet!

A little yellow for the boys.

A gray fabric decked gazebo and fun petal swirls!

Cocktails.

Fun lounge sections.

Fun glowing centerpieces.

The tall pieces go so well with the ceiling!

All aglow!

Table top detail.

Branch detail.

Fun cake!

The get away car!

Fuchsia Fun

Needless to say that we love Scripps Forum, it’s such a unique venue and perfect for a modern beach wedding! What could make it even better?? Beautiful linens from Concepts Event Design, amazing food by Giuseppe’s and, of course, the absolute joy that is Staci of Bliss Events.

Here are some fun shots of Kyla’s wedding, studded with orchids!

Kyla’s textured bouquet.

Curly willow canopy with orchids.

Fun hanging lanterns.

Fuchsia phale sprays.

Vignette centerpieces.

Some goblets add a glow.

Room shot.