Villa del Sol d'Oro

One of our weddings this past summer took place at the Villa del Sol d'Oro. The Villa is a replica of the Villa Collazzi in Florence, but on a much smaller scale. Check out the link to read more about the history of the Alverno Villa. When you step on the grounds its hard not to imagine the rich history.

Diana and Grant, our featured wedding couple, were married outdoors at the Villa overlooking the sunken garden and lily pool. The Italian Cypress trees framed the ceremony and they were fortunate to have a nice breeze on the warm August day.

The color scheme for this wedding was pool blue and red. We threw in hints of pink as well, to keep the look from being patriotic. The fans were given to each guest to keep themselves cool during the ceremony.

(picture courtesy of Kim Fox Photography)

The bridal bouquet consisted of garden roses, tuberose, mokara orchids, fiddlehead fern, spray roses, dusty miller, and peonies. It was the last of the full bloomed peony season, so we lucked out.

(picture courtesy of Kim Fox Photography)

We used a wooden arch to create the backdrop and kept it light and airy with ribbons and crystals. It was a buddhist ceremony, which featured trays of fruit on the table as well as candles which are traditionally lit by the bride and groom's fathers.

(picture courtesy of Kim Fox Photography)

We're going to be posting more pictures when we do our website revamp so I don't want to spoil it with too many pictures. But check back again soon to read about our next featured wedding. :)

Bridal Show!

Come check us out on November 1st at the Great Bridal Expo. We'll be exhibiting at the Sheraton Gateway Hotel near LAX. Show starts at noon and we'll be showcasing some of our floral work. Even if you're not getting married, come and visit! The benefits of doing a show not only allows us to talk with brides but it also enables us to meet fellow vendors. And of course, sample food and cake!

*here we are at the Cerritos Performing Arts Center, hosted by Patina. We went with a yellow, green, and white theme with black accents. Black...is the new black. Say goodbye to brown. :(


We're also excited to be a part of Festival of Brides, which will be on Sunday, February 8, 2009. The Langham Hotel in Pasadena will host this affair and will feature Mindy Weiss, Mary Dann, and Tobey Dodge. They're the celebrities of the wedding world. :)

More info to come but we'd love to see you there!

We Suck at Blogging

It's been awhile since we last updated you on our floral adventures. The truth is, we get so caught up with work that free time is for our loved ones. BUT that doesn't mean we haven't been working on some pretty cool weddings in the last few months. We also never have time to take shots of our flowers, so we rely on the trusty photographers. Here are a few samplings:

a bouquet of peonies, vendela roses, tuberose, and pearl accents (picture courtesty of Sae Lee Photography)

A fabric wrapped box with lace accents, filled with 'vendela', 'sweet akito', 'leonidas', and 'crazy one' roses. Accented with white majolika spray roses, dusty miller, and amaryllis. (the 'crazy one' roses are the bicolored, swirled roses - pretty cool) picture courtesty of Sae Lee Photography



This was at the Orange County Museum of Art. We had a blank canvas to start with, so we went for a fresh, organic look - preserved moss runners, orchids, limes, rocks, and branches (picture courtesy of John Partridge Photography)Instead of a floral bouquet, we folded ti leaves and used spider mums as the centers to these "flowers" that adorned the chairs on the aisle. (picture courtesy of John Partridge Photography)



a bouquet of green hydrangea, stephanotis, berzillia, ranunculus, cymbidium orchids, and fiddlehead fern. (picture courtesy of John Partridge Photography)

We will try to keep you updated! If not, write us as fleuretica.designs@gmail.com and tell us that our blog sucks. Nothing will influence us more to keep it up!