My SJSU Graduation Party!

I graduated San Jose State University in December 2011, and participated in commencement in May of 2012. When we decided to have a graduation party I wanted to use the colors of my new Alma mater in a tasteful and creative way, for those of you who don't know SJSU's colors are yellow, blue and white so I decided to utilize sunflowers and white blupernum and wrap my vases in a royal blue ribbon. The party was filled with close friends and family, mason jars filled with floating candles, handmade banners, polka-dot balloons, good food, good wine and a dessert table decorated with books from my studies. Take a look!

I handmade the "Sweet" banner for the dessert table.

And, in order to add a variation in height I selected my favorite books

from my history studies and incorporated them.

This not only added charm, but it also made a wonderful conversation starter.

Here is a close up of the centerpieces, which utilized sunflowers, blupernum, and a deep blue ribbon tied around the vase to pull all SJSU colors together in a classy way.

Here is another handmade banner.

This made a wonderful backdrop for pictures with friends and family!

Graduating college is a very special accomplishment in my life,

and this party was the memorable cherry to top off all of the blood,

sweat and tears that went into earning a diploma!

Dean & Kate's Winter Wonderland

Dean and Kate became husband and wife at a beautiful compound in

Ariel, Washington on January 21, 2012.

The bride and groom met while traveling through South America and have since spent time traveling through their ancestrial countries of Spain and Ireland.

Needless to say this is a free-spirited couple whos focus is on life experiences, family and friends. Their wedding was a long-weekend-event with multiple intimate touches including home brewed beer

Take a look at their beautiful event!



Kate on her way to the alter! She chose a bouquet that had a natural shape,
a variety of flowers and textures as well as a beautiful button tied to a bow that kept her bouquet slightly uniformed with her bridesmaids.


In the background you can see the bridesmaids bouquets that were created out of a variation of textures and types of white flowers and blue berries.

The toss bouquet

Here's a close up of the centerpieces

These are the alter arrangments just before they were taken to the ceremony space

Hard at work!

The intimate fireside ceremony

The bride and groom in front of their alter and custom moss "H"

The alter/ceremony space

The centerpieces had a natural rustic feel

 

The reception space

 

Kevin & Janae's Napa Valley Celebration

 Napa Valley embraced Kevin Scott and Janae Lisle as they became husband and wife on a windy evening on June 11, 2011.
Janae is my best friend and I was lucky enough to be a part of her special day as her wedding planner (Yes I was her "Franck Eggelhoffer" for a day)... this event is very near and dear to my heart and these pictures capture the joy of the day as well as my contributions in the floral department.

The Mother and Father of the Groom

Mother and Father of the Bride

Cocktail Centerpieces



Janae and Kevin are avid golfers so we came up with the idea to name 1/2 of the tables after golf courses that the couple frequented and the other 1/2 after their favorite wineries.

The golf themed tables had floral arrangements with submerged golf balls at the base of the vase to tie the theme in.

The coveted "Bar Orchids," these were the one and ONLY request made by the groom.

These arrangements were at the entrance to the reception space

and sat directly next to the couples guest book.

Alter Arrangement: Because the wedding was held at a winery estate there was no official alter.

In fact the bride and groom were married on top of a spa...OK, well there was a sturdy platform over it, but still...

In order to frame in the couple during the ceremony I made two of these alter arrangements.

They were exquisite in person and my only regret was not taking a picture of them before the wind decided to bully them.

The toss bouquet



Floral Creations of Years Gone By

This is the 1st installment for Bay Blossoms!

I will be sharing all of the floral projects I have worked on in the past, and I plan to add to the site as other projects come up.

Enjoy!

This is a spring assortment that was made for a birthday party:



 

The following arrangements were done for a 90th Birthday party!:

Each vase was filled with limes, an assortment of brightly colored flowers as well as a variety of vintage pictures from the birthday girl's life; which made for a wonderful conversation piece.

This project was taken on for a Rotary Fundraiser held at Castlewood:

This bouquet was made in the fall, so I incorporated pine cones and leaves:

This is a 30th wedding anniversary cake that I made, as well as decorated with an assortment of flowers:

 

In the spirit of marital bliss, this bouquet was done in September for a 25th wedding anniversary:





My next post will feature the Lisle/Scott Wedding:
June 11, 2011. This project is very special to me and I can't wait to share!

Stay Tuned.