This post starts with photos of the church. I’ve decorated this church dozens of times (I actually grow up in this church).
There was no draping; instead, my brother and his design partner custom made these stands of branches and put sprigs of hydrangeas on top and on the bottom. One arrangement was placed at the opening of each row along the aisle.
Even as the weather cools, there’s nothing more romantic looking than a garden wedding. There’s really no one way to decorate a garden for a wedding — you can go as elaborate as this one, at the Arroyo Trabuco Golf Club in Mission Viejo, with flower arrangements and rose petals lining the aisle, plus hanging bowls of flowers along the sides. Most of the attention was paid to the aisle decorations, and the square-shaped arch is pretty simple.
My undercover wedding attender recently sent me these photos from a wedding at the Aliso Viejo Conference Center, and I figured I would pose the question to the readers of this blog. Are these rose balls real or fake?
Why are beach weddings so popular? Because the beach and the ocean are inherently beautiful, and you want to have your most beautiful moment — your wedding — in a beautiful place. So you don’t need much to dress it up.
My undercover wedding attender snapped these photos for me of a ceremony at the Ritz-Carlton Laguna Niguel back in July. It was an overcast day, but trust me — it was a blessing in disguise, since you don’t want to be broiling under the sun as many attendees find themselves at outdoor ceremonies.
My undercover wedding attender was at it again, capturing another lovely wedding at La Venta Inn in Palos Verdes Estates.
The ceremony’s decorations were sparse, but honestly, with a view like this, with weather like this — do you really need more?
My brother the budding florist has been helping out other florists and recently assisted at this amazing Persian-Japanese wedding at the Pelican Hill Resort in south Orange County.
An advance warning: this wedding has some shockingly beautiful flowers. And when my brother showed me these pictures, I immediately pegged it as a Persian wedding — I’d helped my mom decorate one a really long time ago. A Persian wedding ceremony requires some explanation.
Some of the weddings I’m being sent have been amazing, and only Royal Wedding Month was in my way of posting them. I’m here to fix that problem right now.
I truly wish I knew who the florist was for this spectacular set up, but I don’t. No, it wasn’t me or anyone I know. But my undercover wedding attender was highly impressed by this garden wedding at the Arroyo Trabuco Golf Club in Mission Viejo. Can you blame her? I briefly considered saving this overall photo for last, but c’mon — we want detail shots, am I right?