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Baby Announcements

I just had to share my grand daughter's baby announcement with you. This was done by Marcela of www.simplystatedstationery.com I have been referring her to my brides for the last couple of years because I love what she does. If you are looking for invitaions, announcements, etc. check out her website. Marcela is located in Burbank, but she is so easy to work with over the internet that the whole process is great. Heather Moreau of Vallentyne Photography took the photo at a recent photo shoot with my girls. Isn't Jayda a cutie!

Jessica & Rick-Coronado Beach and the Coronado Golf and Clubhouse, October, 2009

It seems like last year was the year of "the pink weddings!" I must of had 8 weddings that were pink, but of course all were so different too!

I loved how we put beautiful pink orchids with roses and Oriental lilies to give the beach wedding a little more of a tropical theme. We also added pink and white hydrangeas and magnolia leaves to make the my arch full and lush. Aren't the Pomander balls perfect as the entrance to the aisles. Truly a beautiful site as the bride walked down the aisle. Carrie from www.mccluskeyphotography.com took these great shots! Thanks Carrie for sharing them so graciously with me.

We added vendela roses, freesia and stephanotis with mini green cymbidiums mixed with the rich green of the magnolia leaves, Wow, I loved it!

Stephanotis for her hair.



Mimi green cymbidiums for the men and pink makara orchids for the ladies.








We added seashells to the tall pilsner vases, so with all of the orchids it truly gave a tropical feel to the room.


An orchid at each napkin to complete the look.

2009 Bride's Choice Award

SUZAN M FLORALS is honored to have won a 2009 Bride's Choice Award from WeddingWire for excellence in Flowers and Decor! THANK YOU to our amazing Bride's who made this possible.

From WeddingWire:
"In their inaugural year, the Bride's Choice Award recognizes vendors from the WeddingWire Network that demonstrate excellent quality of service, responsiveness, professionalism, value of cost and flexibility. Unlike other awards in which winners are selected by the company, the Bride's Choice Awards are determined exclusively by recent newlyweds (brides and grooms) through surveys and reviews. Our winning vendors have set the bar high for this competition, demonstrating excellent service and expertise in their industry."

Wow, we are touched! Thank you

Miss 'Jayda Skye'

Two weeks ago Grand child #3 made her debut at 9lbs. 10ozs. to my daughter Stacy and her husband Evan. Sienna is now the older sister, she is taking her job seriously by doing everything Mommy does with her own baby doll, too cute! My daughter thankfully had this baby in somewhat of my slow time, which I thank her very much. Not living close to San Diego it's quite the trek to San Luis Obispo in the middle of the night. The Ball family is well and loving having two girls.

Sarah & Alex at Maderas

Sarah and Alex are such a fun couple, getting together to decide on flowers in itself was a laugh a minute. It was an October wedding in Poway at Maderas Golf Club so we decided on rich fall colors. The outcome was terrific and I loved everything about this wedding, the photographer was Mellisa Mullen from http://melissamullenphotography.com//blog/ and as always made the wedding photos come alive. The wedding planner was Shari from http://charmedevents.com who did a fabulous job, she decided on a cranberry lemore linens from http://conceptspartyrentals.com that was beautiful and she made the whole day seamless. Thanks Sarah and Alex for letting me be so creative!!

Rebecca and Troy at the Orfila Winery

Orfila Winery is a great spot for an outdoor wedding, especially if you want to bring in your own caterer. Rebecca and Troy love good food and wine so this was a natural spot for them. The wedding was in early April when the grape vines were just beginning to grow. We were having a beautiful, if not hot and windy day at the winery. We used the watermelon colored peonies and roses, so that it wasn't pink or orange. The peonies were the first cut of the season and were stunning!
You two are the best! Thanks for letting me be part of your big day!




The ceremony site is on the grass outside of the reception tent. We used small glass vases for the pew marker flowers and tied them onto the chairs with raffia, again to give it a more natural look, then we puddled rose petals under them. We added two large urns in the front for the 'altar.' We brought these back in by the head table after the ceremony.

There were small stone vases with flowers for the belly bars.

The place cards were set inside large wood boxes filled with split peas, set in front of potted lavender bushes, it was a different and fun look to the table.

Rebecca wanted more of an organic look with the flowers so we added lavender and rosemary sprigs to the napkins and in the arrangements.

The happy couple!

Wine bottles as table names.


The tall centerpieces had a clear container that held the flowers, the pilsner vase was filled with horsetail and then set in a square wood box with lots of votive candles.


Look at this chocolate cake! We used all edible fruit and added orchids and gold dust to the fruit, it shimmered and glowed in the light, perfect!