It was an honor to do the floral designs for my beautiful hula sister, Leilani. The wedding took place at the Palm Event Center in Pleasanton, CA.
http://palmeventcenter.com/ A gorgeous winery and event center. Leilani was a vendors dream; very easy going and trusted me to create her vision. She only gave me a few requests regarding the flowers; and they were basically the color scheme and her budget.
She had quite a large wedding party and many sponsors. I made lei for each of the sponsors as well. The pomianders were made with carnations; unfortunately I couldn't find an apporpriately sized foam ball for the little flower girl; but she toughed it out!
Leilani's bouquet was made with calla lillies, roses, and differend types of orchids. I put just a few crystal embellishments into the orchids. She is quite petite, and I didn't want her bouquet to overpower her.
The ceremony took place at the winery in a beautiful room lined with oak wine barrels. I lined the floor with rose pedals and glass hurricanes with floating candles and submerged orchids.
This arrangement was one of two that stood behind them during the ceremony.
I created these manzanita tree centerpieces by cementing the branches into ceramic bases. I hung crystals and votive holders. The orchids were glued to the tree. I was surprised how long the orchids lasted on these trees; a few of them were still alive a week after the wedding!
This was at the head table; a low lying centerpiece with mostly orchids.
This was one of the bridesmaids bouquet's on display at the head table.
This wedding was a lot of fun. A bit challenging since I was the florist and a guest as well. It was probably the biggest wedding I have done so far and I loved the challenge. And best of all, I was able to do it all within her budget.
It was an honor to do the floral designs for my beautiful hula sister, Leilani. The wedding took place at the Palm Event Center in Pleasanton, CA. http://palmeventcenter.com/ A gorgeous winery and event center. Leilani was a vendors dream; very easy going and trusted me to create her vision. She only gave me a few requests regarding the flowers; and they were basically the color scheme and her budget. 
She had quite a large wedding party and many sponsors. I made lei for each of the sponsors as well. The pomianders were made with carnations; unfortunately I couldn't find an apporpriately sized foam ball for the little flower girl; but she toughed it out!
Leilani's bouquet was made with calla lillies, roses, and differend types of orchids. I put just a few crystal embellishments into the orchids. She is quite petite, and I didn't want her bouquet to overpower her. 
The ceremony took place at the winery in a beautiful room lined with oak wine barrels. I lined the floor with rose pedals and glass hurricanes with floating candles and submerged orchids. 
This arrangement was one of two that stood behind them during the ceremony. 
I created these manzanita tree centerpieces by cementing the branches into ceramic bases. I hung crystals and votive holders. The orchids were glued to the tree. I was surprised how long the orchids lasted on these trees; a few of them were still alive a week after the wedding!
This was at the head table; a low lying centerpiece with mostly orchids. 
This was one of the bridesmaids bouquet's on display at the head table. 
This wedding was a lot of fun. A bit challenging since I was the florist and a guest as well. It was probably the biggest wedding I have done so far and I loved the challenge. And best of all, I was able to do it all within her budget. 
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