San Diego, CA – February 2, 2010 - WeddingWire, the nation’s leading wedding technology company, just announced Exquisite Blooms has been selected to receive the WeddingWire 2010 Bride’s Choice Awards™ for Wedding Florist!
The annual Bride’s Choice Awards recognizes and celebrates excellence in quality and service within the wedding industry, as determined by recent reviews and extensive surveys from over 500,000 newlyweds.
Exquisite Blooms is among the top five percent of all vendors in the WeddingWire community, which includes over 100,000 wedding professionals across the US and Canada. Awards were given to winners across 19 different service categories, from wedding venues to wedding photographers.
“We are excited to recognize and honor the success of the top wedding professionals within the WeddingWire Community” said Timothy Chi, WeddingWire’s Chief Executive Officer. “The annual Bride’s Choice Awards program has given us the unique opportunity to highlight the best wedding professionals in each region as reviewed by brides and grooms who have utilized their services in the past year.”
We are happy to announce that Exquisite Blooms is among the very best Wedding Florists within the WeddingWire Network, which includes WeddingWire and Martha Stewart Weddings. We would like to thank our past newlyweds for nominating us for the 2010 Bride’s Choice Awards.
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Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Monday, February 1, 2010
Ostrich Feather Centerpiece
Remember Simone y Matt? I haven't received the pro pics yet but here are some shots I took of the decor...
The "tall" centerpieces for the room were ostrich feather pieces. They were 30 ostrich feathers atop a 36" gold Eiffel tower vase surrounded by 3 groupings of 3 votive candles, china mum heads and gold eucalyptus leaves.
The 42' long stage was lined with over 60 glass vases of varying heights filled with gold candles.
The lounge area tables had small groupings of 3 vases with gold candles, gold leaves and china mum heads.
Each ostrich feather centerpiece was pin spotted, courtesy of The Prado which made each feather glow.
The reception was located at The Prado in Balboa Park in the main ballroom. The reception was a "lounge/movement" reception which means that they did not have assigned seating or a lot of round tables. Instead they had 6 rounds for the mature guests and lots of belly bars and lounge furniture areas for guest to mingle and chat as they tried each food station. It was a gorgeous event and all of the candle light made the room glow!
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Each ostrich feather centerpiece was pin spotted, courtesy of The Prado which made each feather glow.
The reception was located at The Prado in Balboa Park in the main ballroom. The reception was a "lounge/movement" reception which means that they did not have assigned seating or a lot of round tables. Instead they had 6 rounds for the mature guests and lots of belly bars and lounge furniture areas for guest to mingle and chat as they tried each food station. It was a gorgeous event and all of the candle light made the room glow!
Bridal Bazaar
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Here was the favorite bouquet, please excuse the horrible picture...
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This is Exquisite Blooms 3rd BB and it was a huge success. We booked 6 appointments and have many other contacts that we can't wait to meet with to start the design process.
(the bouquet was made from livia roses (pink roses), dusty miller and white cymbidium orchids, hand tied with gray satin ribbon)
Sara and Mike sneaky peek
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Courtney Tibbets of After the Engagement and Melissa McClure of Melissa McClure Photography have out done them selves again! The entire event was fabulous and so beautiful, can't wait till we get to see more.
Plus, like Courtney was featured last week, I am planning on featuring Melissa this week so definitely stay tuned for that one.
(Sara's bouquet was made from white hydrangea, blue hydrangea, green cymbidium orchids and 1 yellow rose as a remembrance to her mother. It was hand tied with ivory chiffon)
Friday, January 29, 2010
Introducing DIY Day
Stay tuned because later I will be launching our 1st...
we will be making a centerpiece!
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we will be making a centerpiece!
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Featured Vendor: Andy King Photography
Drum roll please...today's featured vendor is ANDY KING of Andy King Photography. Some of you may recognize the name from my own wedding and today is all about Andy. I met Andy back in 2008 at a wedding we were both working on and instantly fell in love with his work. Each time I see a montage of photos from him I tear up because they are always so beautiful. Beauty is not the only thing he brings to your wedding, he brings is amazing personality. Andy is fun, full of laughs and makes everyone have such a wonderful time while taking pictures. I have worked with many of other photographers over the years and it is so important to have someone with a great personality. Think about it, on your wedding day, the photographer is the one vendor and maybe person that you will spend the most amount of time with. Not only will he or she be spending time with you but with every one of your guests, it is so important to have someone who connects with each person. Andy really does connect with everyone and I always hear great things about him. Oh one more thing, Andy was chosen as San Diego's #1 photographer on Channel 10's A-List!
Well enough of my raves, you check him out for yourself. Here is a recent "Trash the Dress" session he did in Joshua Tree...
Well enough of my raves, you check him out for yourself. Here is a recent "Trash the Dress" session he did in Joshua Tree...
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Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Wednesday sneak peak
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A little peak at a wedding from back in the summer. I am hoping to get the pictures soon so keep your fingers crossed that they will be arriving any day now. This gorgeous picture is of the beautiful Tenaya, look at those eyes, and the picture was taken by Lisa Sullivan of Sullivan Studios. I can't wait for you to see the rest of the wedding.
This weekend I will be getting ready for the San Diego Bridal Bazaar so if you happen to be going come check us out, booth 444.
Tomorrow I will be featuring another one of my favorite vendors...but I am not telling who yet. All I will say is 3 words...FUN, GORGEOUS, #1!!!
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Featured Vendor: Courtney Tibbets of After the Engagement
Good Morning Ladies!!!
Today I am pleased and very excited to introduce you to Courtney Tibbets of After the Engagement, a local wedding coordinator here in San Diego. Courtney and I have completed a few weddings together and she is an absolute pleasure to work with. Our most recent wedding being Sally and Davids wedding back in November and we will also we working together this coming Saturday so stay tuned for those photos as well.
Courtney is such a great addition to any wedding because she ensures that your day is stress free and that your only worry is to be pampered. As a florist I really believe that having a "Day-of" coordinator is essential to the perfect flow of your perfect day. It is so important to make sure that all your vendors are scheduled for delivery at the proper times and that minor changes in details will be handled calmly and with extra care. Courtney is the perfect person to handle all of those details for you, she is my number one pick for coordination and I hope that everyone will check her out. Here is just a few shots from one of her most recent weddings...
See more of these great photos at Heidi O Photo.
Here is a little quote from Courtney about working on this gorgeous wedding...
"The Prado is one of my favorite venues to work- it is beautiful, and there are so many photo opportunities nearby. I loved coordinating Adriana and Justin's wedding- they had a very small guest list, which allowed for an intimate feel. I am also always honored when I am chosen by someone in the industry- Adriana works at the local venue, The Hacienda in Old Town." -Courtney Tibbets, After the Engagement
Today I am pleased and very excited to introduce you to Courtney Tibbets of After the Engagement, a local wedding coordinator here in San Diego. Courtney and I have completed a few weddings together and she is an absolute pleasure to work with. Our most recent wedding being Sally and Davids wedding back in November and we will also we working together this coming Saturday so stay tuned for those photos as well.
Courtney is such a great addition to any wedding because she ensures that your day is stress free and that your only worry is to be pampered. As a florist I really believe that having a "Day-of" coordinator is essential to the perfect flow of your perfect day. It is so important to make sure that all your vendors are scheduled for delivery at the proper times and that minor changes in details will be handled calmly and with extra care. Courtney is the perfect person to handle all of those details for you, she is my number one pick for coordination and I hope that everyone will check her out. Here is just a few shots from one of her most recent weddings...
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Here is a little quote from Courtney about working on this gorgeous wedding...
"The Prado is one of my favorite venues to work- it is beautiful, and there are so many photo opportunities nearby. I loved coordinating Adriana and Justin's wedding- they had a very small guest list, which allowed for an intimate feel. I am also always honored when I am chosen by someone in the industry- Adriana works at the local venue, The Hacienda in Old Town." -Courtney Tibbets, After the Engagement
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Ashley & Matt
Matt and Ashley were married back in the summer of 2009 and I thought I would share a few photos with you. These beautiful pictures are the work of Alyssa Henry of Alyssa Henry Photography. For the flowers I used a combination of blue hydrangea, sahara roses and ivory roses.
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Monday, January 18, 2010
Simone and Matt get married...
This is all I have right now of the wedding we did at The Prado on Friday night (I stole it from Facebook).
So much more to show and tell later...
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So much more to show and tell later...
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Exquisite Blooms is FEATURED...
We were featured on this WONDERFUL Intercultural Wedding Guide!!!
Check it out :)
Check it out :)
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Another PERFECT review!!!
Wedding: 11/28/2009
Reviews: 5
| Quality of Service: |  | (5.0/5.0) | |
| Responsiveness: | | (5.0/5.0) | |
| Professionalism: | | (5.0/5.0) | |
| Value For Cost: | | (5.0/5.0) | |
| Flexibility: | | (5.0/5.0) |
I loved the flowers at our wedding and am very glad to have found Sally. When working with her on the flowers, I really didn't know what I wanted. I knew what colors I wanted and that I liked orchids and that was about it! Sally was able to figure out something that would work well with our color scheme and wedding theme. The groom wore a kilt and Sally was able to find a matching tartan ribbon to wrap my bouquet with. It was a lovely touch! The flowers were beautiful and looked great in our photos. The flowers still looked fresh days after the wedding too. Sally was very prompt in her communication with me and very reasonably priced. I definitely recommend her services!
Friday, January 8, 2010
October 24, 2009-My Twin Sisters Wedding!!!
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The wedding was held at Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Church in La Jolla and the reception was just down the street at The Darlington House. Catering was California Cuisine, my favorite and the cake was by Mark at San Diego Desserts.
Monday, January 4, 2010
Sally & David are Husband & Wife!!!
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Photos by Melissa McClure Photography...gorgeous!!!
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Tuesday, December 22, 2009
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