Trends: 2013 Color of the Year

Drum roll please......its Emerald Green! The 2013 color of the year is the magical, mysterious and enchanting color of Emerald Green. It evokes the feeling of youthful glamour when you wear it, elegance and status when used in home decor and an enchanting "regal-ness" when used for a wedding or an event's table design.




Here is some inspiration we pulled together that we were drawn to and we hope they inspire you!

Vintage Glam inspiration board:

Rustic Antique inspiration board:

Whimsical Retro inspiration board:

 Chic Modern inspiration board:

Emerald Green is great as a textile or container accent for a wedding or event because it is hard to get that real Emerald color in a flower. Try using bright colored flowers like fuchsia orange or yellow to add a fun pop of contrast against a Emerald Green linen or vase. Or if you want to go all out green you can go with Chartreuse green flowers like hydrangea, parrot tulips, viburnum or ranunculas.

Once you start looking at Emerald Green inspirations you will start noticing the color everywhere!

Real Wedding: Nicole and Shaun

Two weekends ago we had the pleasure of traveling up north along the coast to Bodega Bay to help celebrate Nicole and Shaun's beautiful marriage. The couple could not have asked for better weather on their wedding day, the skies were crystal clear, sun shining bright, and views of the ocean stretching as far as you could see!

The wedding ceremony took place on the 6th hole which over looked the ocean at The Links golf course in Bodega Bay Harbor. After the ceremony the bride, groom, and guests headed over to the family's amazing private home where cocktails, dinner, and dancing awaited!

Nicole was such a great bride to work with, not to mention she looked absolutely stunning on her wedding day!

White, blush and peach bridal bouquet of garden roses, lisianthus, ranunculas and dusty miller

We placed large lush floral arrangements upon two silver painted classic pedestals which created the perfect focal point at the wedding without blocking the amazing view.

We gave each of the flower girls a delicate white basket filled with blush rose petals to toss down the aisle.

The design for the wedding reception was 1920s inspired with peach,white, coral and grey flowers, over 400 candles, and Tiffany blue accents throughout the room.

In each arrangement we added delicate tuffs of white ostrich feathers that played nicely into the 1920s design. 

Each dinner table was lined from beginning to end with low floral arrangements in julep vases accented with mercury glass votives in varying heights and crystal candle stands with tall white tapers.

Cute accents to the bride and groom's chairs that played off the classic 20s look. Hanging frames with "Bride" and "Groom" in a Great Gatsby inspired font.

On this day, we not only had the pleasure of creating beautiful floral designs for Nicole and Shaun's ceremony and reception, but we were able to work with a fabulous event design company know as Fiore Style. The Fiore duo, Chris Vasquez and Nathan Heinrich, custom built a chic lounge area that was accented beautifully with a vintage chandelier in which they hand placed crystals on to. Each element of the design, from the flowers to the candles and the vintage chandelier created a beautiful and chic 1920s inspired event!

To see more even photos of Real Weddings by Michael Daigian Design, 

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Press: Pacific Weddings Magazine

The beautiful white and pink Anderson Ranch wedding that we posted about last month is featured in Pacific Weddings Winter/Spring 2012 issue. Thank you to Scott Andrew for getting it published in the magazine, it always so exciting to see our work in print. Each wedding or event we do we hope for a great photographer that will capture the design and details beautifully and Scott far exceeded our expectations.

Pacific Weddings is a great magazine with inspiration from all over Hawaii and California. Pick up a copy of the new issue at your nearest book or grocery store and check out this vintage inspired wedding feature titled "Pure Love" on page 28. The story of how the couple met and their journey to the aisle is written beautifully by Shaunna Nygren, it will make you smile.

To see the entire feature and wedding gallery, please visit Michael Daigian Design on Facebook.

Inspiration: Escort Card Table

It is all in the details...I bet you have heard that one before and it is true.The perfect place to start is the Escort Card table display. This is one of the places for your wedding that you can be really creative and go all out with your wedding theme. Getting really creative and being original with your Escort Card table display has become the trend and here are a few examples to give you some inspiration for what to do on your special day.

Contemporary Chic Wedding:

Fuchsia and Wine Carnation Monogram Escort Card Display

Frame filled with burgundy carnations and yellow carnation pomander balls with framed escort cards

Crisp wheat grass filled white boxes to display the escort cards. Copper curled wire served as the escort card holder adding a pop of color against the fresh green.

Elegant City Wedding: 

Olive tree with hanging cards from ribbon and sandblasted manzanita branches with hanging glass bubbles of orange and yellow poppies

Vibrant orange, yellow and fuchsia rose petals covered the entire table with the escort cards placed on top of the bed of petals. Each card was accented with a small orange marigold to add another texture to the display.

Rustic Wine Country Wedding:

Custom made boxes lined with moss and adorned with grapes, grape vines and white dahlias. Escort cards were secured in custom wine corks with the couple's names.

Custom designed easel and board made with birch, mossy branches and wrought iron. The base of the display is adorned with moss, pine, birch and local greenery for this wedding.

Escort cards were placed in corks that were pinned into moss, that filled the custom made boxes. The boxes were wrapped with birch bark and adorned with wine grapes and champagne grapes

Rustic Garden Wedding:

Sweet white pales each filled with one type of flower in the colors of the wedding, these then became the centerpieces.

Small mason jars with either a fuchsia peony or fuchsia bloom of hydrangea and the cards were attached by a navy, chartreuse green or light pink ribbon to show the caterer what they will be eating. These mason jars were placed on the guests tables once they sat to enhance the centerpiece that was already placed.

Escort cards were hung from sandblasted manzanita branches with satin ribbons. The base of the branches were covered with a lush arrangement of peonies, stock, freesia, garden roses and orchids. To make it easier for your guests if you wedding is large use multiple branches and separate the alphabet in sections like we did for this wedding.

Whimsical Wedding:

Fun and unexpected! Fashion themed wedding where we custom built this structure to look like stacked spools of thread. Yarn was used to represent enlarged thread and to give the spools color and texture.

If you don't have a theme for your wedding you could do a original display with something that you love. This couple loved chocolate so chocolate chips seemed only fitting and a fun touch to add to the table. The chocolate chips offered a contrast between the white cards and the white table cloth. Make sure it is not too hot on your wedding to do something like this otherwise you will have a chocolate brown table cloth!

Real Weddings: Anderson Ranch, Kenwood, CA

Juli and Conor were married on June 17th 2011 at the gorgeous and eclectically decorated Anderson Ranch in Kenwood, CA. We had not met Juli and Conor before delivering the flowers on their wedding day, we only spoke on the phone and through email to discuss the floral designs for their intimate wedding. That can be a little nerve-racking but we were on the same page of what the designs should be from the get go. We love it when there is that instant connection...even when it's over the phone.

When we arrived to the Ranch it was about 85 degrees, quite warm when you are used to San Francisco climate in the summer. With the great weather and relaxed atmosphere it felt like a mini vacation. The ranch was absolutely breathtaking, you couldn't help but feel at peace there and in awe of the views. Juli was one of the sweetest and calmest brides we have met, she said "The bouquets and flowers were exactly what I was envisioning and then some", always great to hear from a pleased client, especially when you just met her face to face hours from her walk down the aisle.

Film provided by LoveSpun Handmade Wedding Films

Juli and Conor had hand picked a stellar group of vendors with Scott Andrew taking awe inspiring shots, Jessica from LoveSpun filming each special moment of the day, Ramekins Catering with their drool worthy creations and of course Michael Daigian Design designing delicate vintage inspired arrangements.

Please view the entire album on Facebook.

Real Weddings: Viansa Winery, Sonoma

Jessica and Mike were such a laid-back and cool couple to work with from the first time we met to the wedding day. Their vintage inspired wedding took place at the beautiful Viansa Winery in Sonoma, CA. The views were breathtaking, the sun was out and everyone was relaxed, it was perfect!

We also got the chance to work with the wonderful vendors that the couple chose to be apart of their wedding.Jessica from LoveSpun Films created a beautiful film for the couple that highlights their touching personal vows and the unique details of their wedding.

Provided by LoveSpun Films

Photographers Jason & Anna captured the essence of this Wine Country Vintage Inspired wedding with softened images of the blissful couple and their DIY creations. 

 

 Check out more images of the wedding on the Jason & Anna Photography blog.

Jessica & Mike’s Exceptional Vendors

 LoveSpun Films | Jason & Anna Photography | Viansa Winery | Day of Planner: Brooke Altman with Viansa | Polly Ann Bakery | Sage Catering | Delightful Ink | Michael Daigian Design