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Yellow Yellow Everywhere!
One weekend at a time, folks. We’ve been having so much fun around here that I am already backlogged on photo posting! Starting at the beginning of spring let’s take a gander at Jamie & George’s spring nature fest. I swear I felt like breaking into “the hills are alive…” like Julie Andrews as I was taking these pics of such fresh yellow and white ranunculus on the bluffs of La Jolla, surrounded by shady Torrey Pine Trees…. Sweet flower … Read more
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Celebrate Earth and Oxygen! (& get a free book :))
You knew I had to post for Earth Day and Arbor Day! Two wonderful reasons to put on your thinking cap, gardening bonnet, close your eyes and give thanks for the awesome splendor of our world. In honor of April 22nd-Earth Day and today, April 24-Arbor Day, I want to do several things.. 1) To REDUCE/REUSE/RECYCLE I would like to open my library of floral design books to the public. I have so many wonderful books on flowers and floral … Read more
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Sweet Peas at the Prado
What a lovely setting for our monthly Weddings of Distinction meeting! Thank you to everyone at the Prado, notably Andrea Pena, for coordinating a delicious lunch in the Loggia Room. Amy Wright of Theorie (one of our newest members:)) was on hand to snap the shots- Thank you for making the beautiful colors of our flowers really shine! Purple sweet peas and fun papaya-peachy-buttery ranunculus in a glass vases set upon a palm leaf and surrounded by river pepples in … Read more
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Orange Fun
I hope this makes Wendy’s day 🙂 She doesn’t even know I took this photo, but as we were setting her centerpieces upstairs, I leaned over the balcony of the La Jolla Shores Hotel just in time to catch her walking to the aisle with her dad- such a sweet moment. Her vibrant bouquet of orange calla lilies, ranunculus, and tulips with curled green ti leaves stood out vibrantly against her ivory lace gown and the smooth age of terracotta … Read more
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Go Green Goodness
You asked and you shall receive!! All the Rae Florae flower detail shots from the Premier Green Event at the New Children’s Museum (thinkplaycreate.org). Our tablescape centerpiece of locally salvaged birch bark, moss branches, and wildweed- colorfully accented by pink ranunculus blooms from Carlsbad, Ca. Peachy pin-cushion proteas from Valley Center, Ca adorned with a spring-time appropriate hummingbird 🙂 Table settings of locally nurtured, mini-pink kalanchoe plants in ceramic bowls on bamboo plates. Each personally hand drawn label highlights a … Read more
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Green Party in Motion
Thank you to Scott O’Hara of Plan it Green for putting together this amazing slideshow of highlighted pics from the awesome event- look for detail shots of our flowers in an upcoming post.. as soon as Bauman Photo sends ’em on over 🙂 I know, I’m just getting so fancy schmancy with all these video posts we can hardly stand it.
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Hot like a Glue Gun
Ok, I admit this is not a clearly wedding or flower-related post, but… since I’m feeling pretty giddy that it’s Saturday and I am already back from delivering this weekend’s wedding AND this is the funniest thing I’ve seen in ages.. I’m posting it anyway. Don’t be afraid, just enjoy the absolute hilarity of your fellow humans. Thank you to Alicia Hanson, fellow Craft Mafia member for sending it to me and I promise to compensate by posting pretty flower … Read more
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Green Premier Party
St. Patrick’s Day, the greenest day of the year is manana and what better way to celebrate than with a doubly green party! This is San Diego’s first green event planning vendor showcase! Come see what Rae Florae can do with live plants and locally grown, sustainable flora! Among all the other cool things that will be going on… 🙂 The Green Premier Party 2009 is an evening of eco-friendly food and fun at the hottest new venue in town, … Read more
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Fresh Fruit
Now I know I’ve posted about Laura and Zach numerous times, but I just received their professional images taken by Michelle Zuniga’s Studio Z and they are too gorgeous not to post! Thank you for taking such dreamy photos! Isn’t this just so yummy!!! Creamy yellow roses, bright white stock, orange mokara orchids, baby green hydrangea, and miniature calla lilies in pink and mango orange. Soft sage green dresses make those bouquets pop! Orange roses and orchids, pink callas, green … Read more
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Purple & Passiflora
Molly & Jacob had one color on the brain… Her bouquet of purple and ivory roses, cymbidium orchids, and dendrobium orchids in every shade from blushed to veined to deep grape purple, silver wire accents and pearls dotted the roses, and silver ribbon to wrap. Groomsmen boutonnieres of exotic orchids and ivy wrapped in silver ribbon. Petals of ivory blending into purple, leading to the.. Chuppah draped in soft white sheer fabric, passion vine entwining the poles, orchid sprays at … Read more
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