A Simply Gorgeous Wedding in July

This elegant wedding at Maison des Olivieres really reminded me how keeping things simple can often make the biggest statement of all! Mason jars, monochromatic arrangements, and a creative assortment of vintage vases and votives, truly created a sophisticated ambiance. Thank you to the beautiful bride and handsome groom, Katie and Adam, for sharing your special day with us! Oh, and we can't forget to thank the always-fabulous Elle Photography for capturing all the loving moments and gorgeous details AND Stephanie @ Ribbons and Rust, as usual, for having such fun vintage pieces for us to choose from!  Spreading floral love is always easier when you got a great team to work with. :)

Loving these soft, white Lisianthus......stunning!

A breathtaking view of the rose garden and the happy couple....

These wedding details were so fun to create! Katie and Adam, thank you for giving Floral Occasions the opportunity be a part of your amazing day!

Pretty Pastels in May

With this crazy heat wave that's been hitting Southern California, many of us are longing for a little relief from the sun. Well, I don't have the ability to make it Fall already, but hopefully sharing this gorgeous wedding from May will remind you of the beautiful, cool Spring season we had this year.

The bride, Breanna, was a pleasure to work with, and the phenomenal Maison Des Oliviers was the perfect backdrop.  We received this sweet thank you:
Dear Stacey,
Thank you so very much for the beautiful job you did on our flowers for Breana and Tom's wedding.
They were absolutely perfect!  You are a true artist.  You created every bouquet exactly as we had envisioned them.
We really enjoyed working with you and thank you again for your beautiful work.
Sincerely,
Diane & Bruce (parents)
Breana & Tom

Check out some of the amazing pictures from that day and feel the love! (photos courtesy of Goddard Studios):

Photos by Goddard Studios

We love seeing our brides so happy!

The colors were a breathtaking mix of ivory, champagne, pale pinks, and pastels.....so romantic!

Breanna and Tom, we wish you both the VERY BEST! Thanks for letting Floral Occasions spread some floral love on your special day!

Another fabulous MdO wedding!

Just the other day we gave you another peek into the beautiful Tuscan style private estate that we have done a few weddings at.  Here is another fab wedding that we did there at Maison des Oliviers.  Very pastel and romantic.  Brooke was all about the bling, she incorporated it into every element of her wedding.  Cafe Au let Dahlias, Peonies, Sahara & Vendela Roses, Hydrangea ~ oh so beautiful and full of gushy romance!  She sent me the kindest e-mail after the wedding that resulted in this nice review.

A big thanks again to the lovely Laura @ Elle Photography for sharing these photos with us and you!

Congratulations to Brooke and Greg!

Style Me Pretty feature!

Well, it's been so long and I apologize for not blogging sooner....I could make many excuses, but I won't.  It has been a busy summer and rather than make one big long blog post, I'll try and make more smaller ones :)

First, I will start with the most exciting news.  You may remember in my last blog, I mentioned a wedding I did at the end of May at Maison des Olivers.  Pam & Eddie, so cute and full of style, so full in fact that the wedding was featured on the most read blog Style Me Pretty!  What a huge honor, and I want to send a huge thank you shout out to Crissy @ Christine Farah Photography for submitting this wedding on our behalf.  The photos are stunning, the bride is stunning, and well, Style Me Pretty said the flowers were "holy cow gorgeous"!

ENJOY~

California Wedding by Christine Farah

August 11th. 2010 by Abby Larson | Filed Under | 24 comments

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• San Juan Capistrano

• Stacey Fitts

I don’t know if we could ever come up with a better way to cap off a day full of gorgeousness than this next little number. So far today, we’ve seen eight real weddings, all of them so unique and so different, all of them so freaking gorgeous. Well this last one just might take the prize for most beautiful wedding EVER. Photographed beautifully by by Christine Farah, every last details is total perfection. But if I had to call dibs on one element that has completely won me over…it would easily be the flowers by Stacey Fitts. The holy-cow-gorgeous flowers. To see even more, click right here!

click here to see the full gallery!

This beautiful affair took place in May of this year at  Maison des Oliviers, a location that delivers the feel of being in the Tuscan countryside, but within the Orange County CA limits. Right now with all of the vintage feel going on it was a nice breath of fresh air to shoot a wedding that leaned more towards traditional chic simplicity. As I was editing through I felt like it might be a good fit for your readers since I know that Style Me Pretty has always catered to the elegant modern bride.

Photography: Christine Farah Photography / Flowers: Stacey Fitts / Event Planning: Lorrie Debellis / Ceremony Location & Reception Location: Maison des Oliviers, San Juan Capistrano, CA / Lighting & Music: Brady Westbrook

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May Madness!

The first bit of exciting news is that a wedding we provided the flowers for was featured on Green Wedding Shoes today!  What a huge honor this is.  If you haven't checked out this website, you must.  I'm officially (and have been for a while now) a GWS blogstocker!  I'm sure that's a new word they will be adding to the dictionary soon "blogstocker".  Share with us exciting blogs you follow.

Here is the video link to the very talented photographer Brandon Kidd that he was willing to share.  Thanks for making our flowers look even more spectacular! Check his blog on this wedding for even more wonderfulness!

A few weddings that happened during May Madness:

This weekend we had a wedding at the fabulous private estate Maison des Oliviers in San Juan Capistrano.  Contact Lorrie at OC Party Places to book inquire about this venue, it is stunning!  I have just a few personal photos, I can't wait to see the pictures that were taken by the fabulous Crissy at Christine Farah Photography.  I will share when I get a hold of them.  She had mentioned that she would get it featured in a blog since it was so beautiful!  Thanks Crissy :)  Here are some from my camera:
Congrats to Pam & Eddie!

My neighbor Marianne has a great yard.  Someone once told her that people would pay to sit in your yard and that got her to thinking....why not offer classes to show people how I did it and other ways to enjoy life through gardening (it is very therapeutic).  Goin Native was launched in the fall of 2009.  I've been lucky to teach a few classes there as well and have more scheduled in July, August and September.  Check out their website for all the juicy info.  Here is a beautiful bouquet I made for a garden tour they had a few weeks ago:

We had the opportunity to take a little time off this month to head up north to Cayucos, Ca.  A cute little beach town close to Morro Bay.  One of my best friends Kirsten was getting married and I certainly couldn't show up empty handed!  Congrats to Kirsten & Patrick, he is one heck of a lucky guy.  By the way Kirsten is a very talented musician!  Check her out!
www.kirstenproffit.com

And finally, congratulations to Sarah & Brett who got married on the 15th at Franciscan Gardens.  Sarah just finished a service with the military while planning her wedding.  I met with her and did her consultation while she was on a short break during her tour.  Bless her heart, that had to have been stressful!  Thank you Sarah for your service and thank you to all the men and women who have served and continue to serve our beautiful country and keep us safe.

Now on to June....can you believe it??  Wishing you floral love ~ Stacey