Lifestyle Shoot

Look in your closet. Is your wedding dress hanging there, just as neatly as it was when it came home from the cleaners? If so, go free it from it's plastic confines. It's time for a lifestyle shoot with Ja Tecson! You can "rock your dress and rock it in style" for a second time (And you can rock it with a fleuretica bouquet). Here are some amazing shots that Ja sent over:

There are some pretty cool things about wearing your wedding dress for a post wedding shot:
1. you can roll around in the dirt and not care
2. you can go back and get shots that you regret not getting
3. change it up with a magazine/editorial feel
4. you're more relaxed after the wedding and it shows

Ja also did a series up in Mammoth of his lovely wife Bev. We did a more vivid bouquet of spotted phaelanopsis orchids, agonis greenery, and hot pink nerine. Sassy and brave!


And should you decide that after the wedding shoot that you have enough memories with your wedding dress, think about making some space in your closet by donating it to a very good cause: Brides Against Breast Cancer. Your donated dress is resold and the money goes towards granting wishes for cancer patients. Recycling your dress is not just green, but it's also hope!

Festival of Brides Golden Tickets Update

Hi Everyone! There seems to be some confusion around the golden ticket and we're so sorry about that. We just wanted to reiterate the rules to clarify how you can claim the prize listed on your ticket.

1. You must book with Fleuretica for your wedding flowers for the ticket to be valid.

2. To book with fleuretica, we'd first like schedule a consultation with you to discuss your wedding flowers, and offer you a proposal with different design options in different price ranges.

3. If you're happy with the proposal we provide, you can place a deposit with us to hold your wedding date (as we only do 2 weddings per day)

4. Upon booking, your winnings immediately become valid and you can claim your prize.

5. We only allow one winning ticket per bride

6. You must bring in the ticket with you during our first consultation

Again, we apologize for the confusion. Please feel free to call us (6267974759) or email us (fleuretica@gmail.com) if you have any questions. Thanks!

Festival of Brides Golden Tickets -

If you're reading this entry, chances are you received one of our "{Chock} full of {Love}" bars at the Festival of Brides show and found a winning ticket. Congratulations on your lucky find! Here's a guide to what you've won and how to claim your prize:

Your golden ticket has a reference number like the one seen here...



If your lucky letter indicator is a...
{B} + ending with an even number, you have won a FREE bridal bouquet (worth up to $175)
{B} + ending with an odd number, you have won a FREE bridesmaid bouquet (worth up to $80)
{P} you have won a set of FREE boutonnieres (up to 4 - a $48 value)
{R} you have won a FREE ringbearer pillow (a $30 value)
{F} you have won a FREE flowergirl basket (a $30 value)
{W} you are the lucky winner to receive 10% off your wedding flowers
{G} you are the lucky winner to receive one FREE centerpiece
{C} you have won 2 FREE corsages (a $40 value)

How to claim your prize (updated)

1. You must book with Fleuretica for your wedding flowers for the ticket to be valid.

2. To book with fleuretica, we'd first like schedule a consultation with you to discuss your wedding flowers, and offer you a proposal with different design options in different price ranges.

3. If you're happy with the proposal we provide, you can place a deposit with us to hold your wedding date (as we only do 2 weddings per day)

4. Upon booking, your winnings immediately become valid and you can claim your prize.

5. We only allow one winning ticket per bride

6. You must bring in the ticket with you during our first consultation.

7. ...and most importantly...eat your chocolate! :)

Come and get to know us! We will bombard you with questions to get to know you and we welcome the same for us. We'd love to meet with you to talk about color schemes and floral styles.

Ways to contact us:
email : fleuretica@gmail.com
phone: 626.797.4759
studio: 2119 n. lake ave. altadena, ca 91001

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Picture Update

I'm making good on a promise! A few weeks ago I posted some pictures sent over to us from Linda Lewis and she generously sent us some more images. I always say i'll post more pictures but the time flies by and I forget. So here's an update on pictures from Jenny & Gayani:

*on the sands of Santa Monica Beach. they look so natural...and you definitely have to feel comfortable with your photographer to get these kind of pics

*a bouquet of hydrangea, mini cymbidium orchids, 'tineke' roses, and blue delphinium accents

* a MUCH better picture than my previous blackberry - manzanita in blue fabric wrapped boxes adorned with white cymbidium orchids

*behind the scenes - arbor wrapped with branches and filled in with hypericum berries, orchids, and delphinium

*we love birds and branches!

Thanks for the awesome shots Linda! :)

Special Event Show 2009

I recently attended the Special Event Show down in San Diego to check out other vendors in the special events industry. It's a nationwide expo that showcases on the East Coast on alternate years, and people all across the country come together to see the latest trends as well as learn more about running a business. With tough times in the economy, I was curious to see how our industry was being affected and also to see if/how people were changing their products to adapt. People definitely have creative ideas out there!

This is the first time that I have attended this conference and was amazed by everything. Want a private jet for your wedding? Done. Volleyball lover? You can create a sand volleyball court for your guests to enjoy instead of a dance floor!

*women not included

*this is from Velon Designs. This is a good alternative to fabric as it's custom but recyclable and reusable. You can have them print to match your event or use any of their existing patterns (which are plenty and vary in many styles). Use it as fabric backdrops, wrapping vases, tabletop covers, etc.

*Chameleon Chair has one of the most comfortable chairs available for rent. On it's own, the chairs are really chic and sophisticated. Throw on a slip cover like this one : a teal green satin accented with a pleated flower. Throw in some milk glass and pearls for a tea party, or go for orange, gold, and peaches for a fun feel.

*rrivre works, our go-to guy for chandeliers and prop rentals

*inspirational floral decor at the Chameleon Chair booth. A lush arrangement of hawaiian hearts, phalaenopsis orchids, and painted ti leaves. Watch out for this trend, especially if you want black accents!
*a finalist in a table top design contest

*another finalist in the table top design contest from L.A.'s own Fresh Events
*lucite candelabras - expensive but worth it

*i have a weakness for cameos and silhouettes

*custom made acrylic ANYTHING. if you dream it, they will make it. props to the guys at acrylic specialties, inc.

*VERY excited to be working with La Tavola Linen Co. We will be getting swatches soon!

*video game lovers unite...there are people who will come set up video game simulations, ps3 systems, wiis, etc.

I don't have all my pictures but if you have questions about any vendors, feel free to contact us. Side note, if you ever happen to be in San Diego check out Extraordinary Desserts. So good!

On Newsstands Now!

A few months ago, were excited to find out that a wedding we had done in September '07 was chosen to be a featured wedding in The Knot Magazine.

(previous season's cover)

It's on newsstands now - buy a magazine, or browse to page 60 (Charlize & William). You might recognize the wedding from our St. Regis website gallery.

Charlize definitely had a vision and an eye for detail (and no wonder - she's a professional photographer and photo editor for a fashion & lifestyle magazine) but she allowed us to do what we do as designers.

Our collaboration was not just fun but also valuable. We were definitely challenged with rigging the structure to hang capiz shells and crystals (I've never been on a 20ft ladder til that day). Traipsing to Dana Point in the wee hours of the morning meant careful planning and logistics. And when it was all over, we were able to sigh with relief that we helped celebrate their story with style. Go see for yourself! :)

As December is here and our wedding season coming to an end (for now), we finally have a chance to take a few moments to reflect on the year and think of ways to better ourselves as people and as a business (something we should do everyday). We're definitely getting our gears going as to what we'll do next year, how our website is (finally) going to be done, and how we're going to use flowers in a different light. We hope you stay tuned to see more of our projects! :)

*our arrangement for the day

Since we've had a some down time, we've also had the chance to get together with some truly talented vendors at a luncheon hosted by Picture Perfect Events at La Mill Coffee. We met Loyd from Red 5 Studios, an innovative wedding cinematographer. There were also a handful of amazing/fantastic/awesome/badass photographers, such as Steven Lam and his wife Carmen, Scott Robert Lim, Francine Yang, Victor Sizemore, and Ja Tecson. If i were to get married, I'd have a hard time picking between all of these photographers. Their work speaks for itself! On hand were also two creative letterpress designers, Mable from Lala Press and Tianyi from Tiselle. We have a secret adoration for letterpress (and i've gone link crazy).

Meeting people in our field as well as talking to creative minds always inspires us to work that much harder. It's a good feeling going into the next year!

Here's a random shot of my food at La Mill. Ja has much better pictures on his blog.


Because we're not the greatest at blogging, this is probably our last post for the year. We hope you have a great season celebrating life with your family! See you in 2009!