I was incredibly honored to be asked to design flowers for Julie and Andy Garlikov’s daughter’s naming ceremony. Though I am not well-versed on important Jewish traditions, I knew that it was an intimate day where family and friends would come together to celebrate their child.
Axel and Angela – May 2009
Valeria and Angela were registered as domestic partners in San Francisco on May 28, 2009.
Wendy and Sheldon – Married December 2008
Wendy and Sheldon were married on Dec 31, 2008 in Half Moon Bay on a cliff overlooking the ocean.
As an homage to Wendy’s Taiwanese heritage, I incorporated Asian peonies. To reflect her personality, style and spirit, I used the brightest, boldest and bravest color I could find – hot pink – and wrapped it in a deep burgundy silk Offray ribbon. The bride, wearing a stunning column dress accented her look with a Gardenia in her hair.
I made boutonnieres for the groom, the bride’s father, and the groom’s father as well as corsages for the bride and groom’s mothers.
I made varying sizes of pink and white arrangements to be scattered around the beautiful old railroad station house where they held an intimate reception dinner.
Wendy and I have known each other for almost 15 years. It was such an honor to be able to provide flowers for her special day!
Melisa
Jamie and Chris – Married October 2008
Jamie and Chris were married on a bluff in Redwood City overlooking the beautiful Crystal Springs Golf Course on October 2, 2008.
For her bouquet I used antique blue and purple Hydrangeas, black Calla Lilies and Chocolate Cosmos as her anchor flowers. I wrapped the stems in a sumptuous sea green woven silk Offray ribbon.
Jasmine branches by the boatload were draped along the fence and archway and accented with two symbolic butterflies where the bride and groom stood for the ceremony.
A custom-made green basket festooned with ribbon and butterflies and was filled with dried Hydrangea petals for her flower girl to scatter down the white walkway.
I did a Gardenia corsage for the groom’s mother and boutonnieres for her groom, the best man, and the groom’s father. Smaller, complimentary bouquets were made for her two attendants and wrapped with satin gray ribbon. I also provided beautiful Gardenia blossoms for Jamie and her attendant’s hair.
Melisa
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The Bold and the Beautiful
Last week I got an email from a woman in San Luis Obispo asking if I could do some flowers for her boyfriend, who lives nearby, “just because”. When I asked how she had heard of me she mentioned that she had been in my shop when she was in the area and remembered me. How cool is that? I was happy to be a part of surprising him and hoped to meet her request of designing a tall, elegant, but not feminine arrangement.