Back-yard Wedding Oasis
A few weeks ago, I designed the florals for an intimate backyard wedding in the Hollywood Hills. It was the smallest wedding I’d ever designed, with about 50 guests gathered in a backyard not much bigger than my own (and we all know how small LA-city backyards can be!). But I must say, it was one of the most charming weddings I’ve ever worked on. The bride, groom, guests and vendors were all incredibly “chill,” and it was very clear that each guest present was dear to the matrimonial couple.
Now I love my massive weddings with unlimited budgets and unlimited design potential, but I now know that I love the small, personal weddings, too. Not everyone needs or wants a ballroom and a band and $1500 centerpieces. There’s something really beautiful about inviting your closest family and friends over for a delicious catered dinner in your own backyard (which has been turned into a magical fairyland!), to witness you join your lives together for eternity.
I love it. I think what I loved most, was that this wedding was just perfect for this couple. In the wedding industry, we see “trends” that come and go constantly. Trends are all well and good, but a wedding is about two individuals joining their lives. When a bride is planning her wedding, the most important thing for her to remember is who SHE is and who HE is and to find ways to incorporate their personalities into this glorious event. If the trend is puffy princess dresses but you’re not a puffy princess dress gal, then wear something that YOU like! If the trend is a reception in a huge hotel ballroom but you prefer the outdoors and twinkle lights in trees- go for it! Your wedding is about YOU, and this lovely backyard wedding defied convention and revealed the lovely personalities of it’s bride and groom.
Acknowledgements:
Myla Conroy, of Bella Giorno Weddings. Myla’s calm demeanor was a huge contributing factor to how smoothly this wedding went. She’s an exceptional event coordinator, and I look forward to working with her again- hopefully in the very near future.
Victoria Hoke Lane of Calligraphos Ink. Victoria is my mum, and also a truly exquisite calligrapher. She designed my beautiful logo for Flora Organica Design, and she also calligraphed the tags that I use to indicate which personal flowers go to which member of the wedding party. I got some great photos of those tags with this wedding, so enjoy!
Kim Fox of Kim Fox Photography. The photos on this blog entry were taken by me, but Kim was the professional photogapher for this wedding, and you’ll be able to see her photos of the event shortly in our portfolio.
