A classic wedding for Emily and Jesse

This is another one of our "personal weddings" because we know the bride and groom very well.   Emily and Jesse are responsible for Stacey's daughter Sydnee meeting her husband Sam.  Jesse and Sam are brothers, and now, Emily and Sydnee are sisters.

The wedding took place at a cute little venue called The Hacienda in Santa Ana.  Many thanks to the wonderful Orange Owl Photography for the beautiful photos!  To see the whole fantastic shebang go to the blog post from Orange Owl HERE.

Congratulations you two silly kids!!  Are they stunning or what???

The smaller tables that sat only 6 people required a smaller centerpiece.  Emily wanted something fun, pretty and eclectic.  We decided on gold frames and trays to hold together our arrangements of eclectic pieces.  How fun are those table numbers??  They're vintage locker key chains found at the flee market with Jesse's mom.  Gold dipped feathers, moss, brass and black striped ribbon??  Yes please!!
The trays are from Ikea, spray painted.

The cake topper was the first thing Emily purchased for her wedding, so cute!!

Oh, and their engagement shoot.....to DIE for, right here in good ole San Juan Capistrano!  Go see it HERE

Stylish + Chic Villa Wedding

We were so excited to see one of our favorite couples, Brittany and Derek, featured on 100 Layer Cake a little while back! Click here to see a recap of that feature, along with some insight from Brittany herself. As for this blog, we couldn't wait to share some peeks into the setup, along with our favorite floral highlights. Brittany and Derek's edgy, hipster style translated into awesomely unique floral designs. We used  feather accents, ferns, cascading amaranthus, and lots of browns and greens to tie it all together. Thanks Troy and Aimee Grover for all the spectacular photos. You must see their website here.


Posing with the beautiful bride...it's so hard not to cry. Love these moments :)

Okay, so it's back to work...had to make this day extra special for Brittany and Derek. :)

Photography: Troy Grover Photography / Venue: The Villa of San Juan Capistrano / Hair stylist: Rhonda Cota / Catering: Iva Lee’s Catering / Cake: It’s All About the Cake / Makeup: Lijha Stewart for Make Up Forever / Bride’s dress: Tara Keely

Our biggest event yet!

Since Floral Occasions is located in San Juan Capistrano we have a special place in our hearts for The Mission, it's all over our website! If you have never visited the historical landmark, please put it on your list of places that you must experience.  Out of the 21 missions in California, this one is called "The Jewel of the Missions", and you'll see why when you visit.

Every year The Preservation Foundation along with the board and committee members throw a beyond fabulous fundraiser called The Romance of The Mission Gala.  It is quite a special evening that is sponsored in part by and catered by The Ritz Carlton of Laguna Niguel.  For more information on this event please click here.  Planning for next years Gala is already in full swing.

With all that said, we were THRILLED beyond words when we were hired to design and provide the floral decor for this years event.  I can't thank Mechelle, Barb and the committee enough for putting their trust in me and my fabulous staff.
Thank you to Paul Von Rieter for coming out to shoot these beautiful pictures for us.  Enjoy.

This beautiful circa 1850 bridal trunk served as inspiration for this years theme.  It is owned by the O'Neill family.  We decorated "The Resurgum" which is the gateway into the Gala to look as if it truly was a "bride's trunk" complete with bridal bouquet, gloves, a veil, groom's top hat and boutonniere.

As you can see, we took our cues from the trunk and the details to the invitations were unbelievable.  You can see the tables look very much like the invitations....

We used all kinds of treasure chest type containers that the flowers settled into.  Pin cushions, garden roses, orchids, succulents, dahlias, alstromeria, ferns, and fern shoots, pods, and pheasant feathers were used in the design.

We also used for vessels some cool vintage brick molds that were imported from China.  The mission is built on adobe bricks that were made in molds very much like these.

A special thank you to our staff....Randi, Susan, Pamela, Janice, Jan, and Stacie.  I'd also like to acknowledge and thank the ladies on the Gala committee; Barb, Madeline, Diana, Mozelle and Georgianna.  I'd say we for sure spread some floral love at The Mission, San Juan Capistrano!  Save the date for next year:  Friday, September 14th.