Pasadena Love

Kristin & Eric said their vows on a blissfully warm, May afternoon at the Los Angeles Arboretum and we were lucky enough to have a small part in it. I love how Caroline Tran (artist behind the lens) framed them within the chaos of the willow sculpture - it's all about taking a moment from the craziness of this world to say "I Love You".


The color scheme was to take key from the plaid kilt that Eric would be wearing, accented with soft yellowy golds and creams.

*Left, bridesmaid's bouquet consisting of lisianthus, 'creme' and 'blizzard' rose, ranunculus, and bupleurum. Right, bridal bouquet with roses, freesia, peonies, bupleurum, accents of red anemones and umbrella fern.

Kristin opted for a wedding that was formal and traditional (honoring Eric's Scottish heritage) yet infusing some 'Californian aesthetic'. Kristin designed the invites herself and neatly tied it all together with the invitations - the rose motif is by a Scottish artist who was part of the Arts & Crafts movement:

*i'm a sucker for detail shots!

The reception was held at the Rococo Room in Pasadena. The centerpieces were mixed arrangements of roses, stock, freesia, alstromeria, hypericum, bupleurum, lisianthus with accents of red spray roses:
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Kristin and Eric had tiramisu instead of cake which, fyi, Cafe Santorini has the best in Pasadena!



But at the end of it all, there's nothing sweeter than...



Many happy wishes to Kristin & Eric!

Get Schooled in Crafts!

We are so excited to announce our newest venture :

We've been so blessed to work in a creative environment and while we love flowers as our medium, we also have a penchant for textiles, paper, tools, and food! Someone recently suggested that we host a design class and the ideas of incorporating all of our hobbies started flowing. We wanted to bring people together and encourage them through creativity as well as give them an opportunity to debrief from the conundrums of work. Thus Fleureticademia was birthed, not so much as a class, but more as a creative outlet to learn crafts like scrapbooking, quilling, food decor, vase wrapping, and oh yes, flowers!

Our first session of the summer took place a few days ago and totally rocked. We invited a few of our past brides as well as Theresa (from th makeup design) to test the waters and had a fantastic time chatting, eating, arranging, and decorating.

We love to eat and cook so we provided a few snacks - otherwise, what kind of hosts would we be? We spun playful names for our food because we're corny like that. :)

*egg salad sandwiches, fondue bar, champagne with blueberries, mango shrimp salad, and antipasto skewers

And of course, the sweets (I wanted to add mini donuts to the fondue bar but got vetoed):

*fondue platter featuring marshmallow lollipops, fruit spears, pound cake, a chandelier with cookie cups, the dark chocolate fondue, and a doily cup of cookies to go

Our project of the night was wrapping coffee cans (courtesy of Trader Joe's) with fabric. We provided various patterns of cotton and taught the girls how to wrap the cans using posterboard. Then we let them loose in our ribbon/bead/feather library :
Our sample cans were so simple and elementary compared to the ones they made. They really went all out and expressed their personalities through their vases. We also went over brief pointers on purchasing and arranging flowers and provided lisianthus, roses, and hydrangea for bouquets.

These are so freakin' cool. I'm really proud of them!

If you're looking to host a small bridal shower, wanting to make your own wedding flowers, or looking for a place to chill with your girl friends, we can create a class that caters around your event. We're also going to be doing a series of classes for individuals to sign up as well. If you're a designer wanting to branch out and teach a class, you're welcome to use our space too!

Feel free to contact us with more information if you're interested - fleuretica@gmail.com or 626.797.4759. Come and get schooled (and fed)!