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From passionate elopements, to drastically pared-down pandemic guest lists, love always finds a way. Gorgeous & Green offers a Small Event Order option as a more economic choice for those seeking an intimate ceremony without sacrificing the romance of fresh flowers. 

Bite sized wedding ceremonies can provide a special level of sweetness. Whittling your guest list has a cascading effect on the total budget for your wedding day.

A smaller venue, fewer plates of food, and fewer overall flowers gives you extra funds to put toward increasing the quality of your experience. Extra care can be spent on luxurious blooms for the bride, a decadent menu, or live entertainment. Your connection with your guests is also deepened, and you may even get to (gasp!) hang out with everyone!

While Sheltering In Place, I have done some live Instagram Stories to share my love of creating with flowers and to spread a little beauty while we are at home and distant from some of the beauty and people we love.

Here is a shortened video I've completed that can be used as a floral design tutorial or just a glimpse of how to make a hand tied bouquet. 

My favorite wedding to design for: 

1. Lush and full of greens

2. Colorful

3. A bit of tropical weirdness mixed with lots of local grown and seasonal blooms, all designed without floral foam.

This Summer we created some beautiful designs for a wedding at the Presidio.  From large floral pieces in copper buckets, to sprawling table designs featuring citrus, it was a lot of beautiful color and texture in the Log Cabin. Take a look at some of the beauty from the day: 

The large Arrangements getting their finishing touches at the studio.

Flower and leaf installation on each table, check out the blood oranges and grapefruits.

Cheese cake decorated with citrus and leaves

Decorating the large Fireplace

Details of the couple's seating arrangement.

The tables were like a canvas painted with leaves and flowers.

Flowers, leaves and fruit

Up close with the citrus details

The Simple and Natural Bridal Bouquet. 

It was a beautiful and bright occasion.  

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It's prime wedding season, and we get asked to create designs in all manner of colors, textures and styles.  Our favorite are natural and lush arrangements.  This wedding order for a ceremony in Yosemite included a wild and textural feel, with bright and natural colors.  We wanted to use flowers that would last in the heat as well. Take a look at some of the rustic, wild elegance we created for this couple.

A beautiful view and wedding couple in Yosemite. Photo by Juan Pablo Barrientos  

Rustic and Natural wrist corsage

. Photo by Juan Pablo Barrientos viojf.com

Rustic and Natural dusty rose head crown for the Bride

Rustic and Natural Boutonnieres and ribbon wrapped wrist corsages

The Bridal Bouquet highlighted with a lovely teal ribbon

The Beautiful Bouquet added to this unique and natural wedding ceremony. Photo by Juan Pablo Barrientos viojf.com

Absolutely beautiful. Photo by Juan Pablo Barrientos viojf.com

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Here are more beautiful images from last Summer's Vintage inspired wedding at the Berkeley City Club.  The centerpieces were so fun to dream up, lots of fun vintage pieces like phones and typewriters, vases and candlesticks.  The best part about all this decor, it was the epitome of reuse! Here is the second segment of beautiful shots from the photographer Sonya Yruel...  

Sweet garden rose boutonniere with thistle

Vintage Phone and little pot centerpiece.  

Love this vintage mirror, ferns and feathers as a centerpiece.

Vintage typewriter and nice accents makes for a vintage and lively centerpiece.

Beautiful and lush vintage inspired bouquet.

Fun and dramatic arrangement in a vintage glass vase.

The lovely couple in the garden courtyard.

Last summer a good friend's sister got married in Napa at the Hans Fahden winery in Calistoga.  The ceremony and reception was a small gathering of close friends and family.  I was so very happy to help them with their personal flowers and overjoyed to see how beautiful everyone looked.  The location is so breathtaking and sweet. Take a look for yourself:

Photos provided by Jen Philips Photography

Photos provided by Jen Philips Photography Beautiful, G&G