More Magnolia Bride Photos...
This morning I got an email from Brooke at Brookelyn Photography with a link to the photos from Kristy & Hector's wedding. I was so excited to see the rest of the images she and Mimi Gubser of Luci Lyn Photography had taken of the wedding. I put together another style sheet from the photos Brooke shared with me so you can see their amazing work! I highlighed of course the items I made for Krisy & Hector, but also the work of the florist (Bliss in Bloom) and of course the wedding planning services of Orchid Isle Weddings & Events. Annie did an amazing job on the florals. The great thing about this wedding, it was a mixture of anything pink - dahlias, roses, peonies, plumerias, orchids... Feathers and different textures to add a different element. I love the Candy Buffet station with the letters spelled out "LOVE IS SWEET"!

I miss working with Kristy & Hector on their wedding, but who knows, maybe when they decide to start a family I will get a chance to work with them again. :) I hope you enjoy the style sheet as much as I do. I never get tired of looking at the images Brooke and Mimi took. I wish I could have been there because it looked like an AMAZING and ROMANTIC wedding! Gotta love the pinks and browns!

Kristy & Hector (Magnolia Bride) June 14, 2008 Style Sheet
The wonderful Melanie "Mimi" Gubser of Luci Lyn Photography sent me some photos from Kristy & Hector's wedding (this is the wedding where Kristy wanted magnolias and gardenias). I created a style sheet of some of the pictures Mimi sent to me today. She's a wonderful up and coming wedding photographer on the Big Island of Hawaii. If you forgot, Cheryl Shoemaker of Orchid Isle Weddings & Events planned this wedding and also referred Kristy to me for all her wedding details.

Anyway, more pictures to come, but since style sheets seem to be so popular, I thought I'd give it a whirl. :) Kristy and Hector were such a wonderful couple to work with and I wish them all the best for a happy and loving marriage! Maybe this style sheet will inspire your next wedding inspiration board....

Magnolia Bride's Cake Flowers - Photos from the Pastry Chef!

This evening, I got an email from Noelani Galante-Pi. I did Noelani's wedding invitations, hair flowers and program fans for her wedding at a private estate on the Big Island. Noe is a VERY talented pastry chef who used to work at the esteemed Four Seasons at Hualalai on the Big Island. She and a couple of other talented pastry chefs started their own company recently called, The Cake Rack of Kona (their website is still under construction). Noe makes wonderful pastries of all kinds! One of her talents is making delicious and beautiful wedding cakes. There are images from her recent wedding of her decorating her own wedding cake with flowers because they wanted her to be happy with the way it turned out! There are some great shots that I hope to eventually post on my Real Weddings section of my website.

At any rate, Noe provided me with some sneak peek pictures of how the cake looked before the wedding reception. I will be sharing more photos with you once I receive them from the photographer. If you recall, my magnolia bride, Kristy wanted everything in her wedding to be themed, what else... MAGNOLIAS. From her invitations to her favors, favor tags, program fans and cake flowers. The cake flowers were slightly different as we made them more pink because her colors were pink and brown. Noe said the flowers really made the cake. I love the modern and chic look of Noe's cake design. Simple but elegant! :)

So if you're getting married on the Big Island of Hawaii, check out the Cake Rack of Kona's location in Kona town! You won't be disappointed. Even if you're not getting married they make yummy desserts to suit anyone's sweet tooth or sugar craving!

Magnolias, Magnolias...

This weekend I took a break and spent time with family and friends. Of course, I had to work a little bit, but not nearly as much as I have been. I finally took the time to see my best friend and her kids for her oldest daughter's 9th birthday. My son had a blast in the jump house! He didn't want to get out... No shock there! Sunday we went to the Union Street Festival and checked out Meditrina Designs! Of course I walked away with a couple of beautiful designs. Jennifer created this "Create Your Own" jewelry section that was much more affordable. Beautiful chains and beautiful precious stone and crystal pendants to choose from to create your own unique look! I'll have to take pictures of the fabulous necklaces I bought and share them with you!

We saw all of my husband's good friends from the city! It was nice to see old and familiar faces, the places we hung out at when we were dating. It was literally our first visit to San Francisco in 3 years! It was good to be back.

But now it's back to work.... Today I finished my "Magnolia Bride" Kristy's order! Here is a snapshot of her favors before the personalized tags went on. I was going to do the picture with the tag, but figured I'll wait until the photographer sends me her pics! I also thought the magnolias would look good in a little vase arrangement so I created one for my http://www.dkdesignshawaii.etsy.com/ storefront.

I even got my new CLAYCRAFT by DECO molds and tools in today so I'm going to go and play around with them tonight and hopefully post a few more cool arrangements on my etsy.com site! Sleep??? What's that??

Wrapping up the "Magnolia" Bride Order

I've been busy trying to wrap up the order for my "Magnolia" bride, Kristy! Here are a few pictures of her program fans and signature cocktail sign I worked on. I also did these cute candy jar signs. I will have to wait until Mimi Gubser of Luci Lyn Photography gets me the photos after the wedding because i can't wait to see the Candy Bar station at this wedding. Kristy's colors are a rich chocolate brown and pink. The magnolia theme was carried out through all that we did for her, except her hair flowers for the bridal party which were gardenias.

All that's left to finish are her favors and the order will be complete!

I wish Kristy and Hector a beautiful wedding day with lots of happy and fun memories on their wedding day! xoxo, Diane