Sierra Floral Design's Blog

Fall Wedding at Private Incline Estate

sierrafloraldesigns — Wed, 18 May 2011 01:07:29 +0000

Here are some photos from last fall of one of our weddings at a private Lakeshore Drive estate in Incline Village, NV Lake Tahoe. I love the colors and textures!

Photos by Jeff Isaacson Photography

www.jeffisaacsonphotography.com

“Under The Tuscan Sun” theme NACE meeting

sierrafloraldesigns — Tue, 17 May 2011 22:15:50 +0000

Just wanted to share the centerpieces I made for the Reno-Tahoe NACE chapter meeting at D’Andrea last month. Rustic wooden boxes full of flowers, fruit and vegetables representing the bounty of Tuscany (or Napa for that matter)! I loved how they paired with the Burnt Orange Ribbon Taffeta linen by Creative Coverings! The tulips and ranunculus and artichokes brought a touch of spring. (Photos by Jeff Isaacson Photography www.jeffisaacsonphotography.com)

Rustic Fall wedding at Galena Creek Park

sierrafloraldesigns — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 06:32:45 +0000

Sydney and Johnny’s wedding last fall was so fun to be a part of. They have a great chemistry and warmth and it was a joy to see them together. They were on a budget so we kept the decor to a minimum but utilizing the season’s colors and textures from foliage and the rustic accents of birch, fall leaves, moss, wood, stones and pinecones to create the centerpieces allowed us to save the use of flowers for the bouquets and special accents. The ceremony was at St. Rose of Lima in Reno, NV and the reception at The Fish Hatchery at Galena Creek Park was intimate and casual. I love the touch of the tree saplings they gave as favors, tagged with a quote by John Muir. Here are a few photos of the decor from the wedding, courtesy of my husband Jeff Isaacson. He got some great shots of these two, although some of my favorites don’t include the flowers so I am not using them here. Check out his website at www.jeffisaacsonphotography.com

Mountain Magic…Event Catering with a Tahoe Touch

sierrafloraldesigns — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 06:47:20 +0000

Tahoe Buffet with natural stone and wood accents

I think teamwork is important when it comes to pulling off and event and I appreciate working with professionals who do a consistently excellent job to make an event work. That is why I love Peter at Mountain Magic Catering. He and his crew are efficient at creating artistic, fresh and delicious food…in not always ideal conditons. We has become an expert at working in a make-shift kitchen at sites such as The Gatekeeper’s Museum in Tahoe City, to put the final elegant touches on the appetizers before they are passed by their professional staff. His use of organic, seasonal, local ingredients, their flexibility in working with various budgets and their natural Tahoe decor for their displays make them a favorite vendor of Sierra Floral Designs.

Here is a little info about their business…

Mountain Magic Catering is Tahoe’s local’s choice reception caterer offering guests signature station displays and healthy foods all made from scratch. They are green company selecting the bulk of the summer and fall produce from the Tahoe City and Truckee farmers markets. The seasonal menus created showcase these exceptional locally grown organic fruits and vegetables.

Visit the magic on their informative website which includes a detailed list of preferred venues and reception properties in and around Lake Tahoe. www.mountainmagiccatering.com

One of our younger employees/ Paloma age 7 my daughter

Garwood’s wedding in Tahoe

sierrafloraldesigns — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 21:46:13 +0000

Here are a few photos from a wedding this past summer at Garwood’s in Tahoe…courtesy of Nicole Miller Photography www.nicolereneemiller.com

I love the simple rustic organic elements in this wedding using green, creams and browns…the kiwi vine in her bouquet was a perfect touch!

Winter wedding at Chateau, Incline Village Tahoe

sierrafloraldesigns — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 21:30:52 +0000

Here is a simple modern organic wedding at The Chateau in Tahoe…a smaller budget but using elegant vases, interesting accents and a pop of color adds a nice effect to this wedding. I love the kale in her bouquet!

Photos courtesy of Diana Marie Photography

The Special Event in Phoenix

sierrafloraldesigns — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 19:09:57 +0000

Just got back from The Special Event in Phoenix where I accompanied Creative Coverings (a fabulous local linen company) to collaborate on a table top competition and to designs the florals for their booth and for a class. We got “People’s Choice Award” for our Bee-utiful Brunch in Blossom (we won First Place earlier in the year in Reno with this design. While it was a rushed whirlwind to fly down one day and do all the designs and fly back the next, it was alot of fun to be able to create designs that I wanted to do and to collaborate with the fabulous ladies at Creative Coverings. I also got to see some amazing designer’s work and I got a ton of inspiration from The Wedding Gallery. I also met a ton of great event people from all over the country and my highlight was getting a complement from one of my idols Rene van Remes, who is a flower genius!

Above is the accent Decor bowl with simple centerpiece that can be color coordinated to any color scheme…here it is accenting Creative Coverings vibrant violet ribbon taffeta

Spring Wedding at Edgewood

sierrafloraldesigns — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 06:10:59 +0000

Here a some photos from a wedding we did recently at Edgewood..thanks to Jeff Isaacson Photography for taking the photos for me!

The centerpieces were a version of the cluster arrangments that I do alot, in white and silver with natural accents.

The bouquet was the complimentary toss bouquet I placed on their cake table.

The branch arrangement on the table with the photo was the wish tree we made for their guests to write a wish to the Bride and Groom and hang on the branches.

Don’t dismiss the potential of plastic containers

sierrafloraldesigns — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 01:04:45 +0000

View from the other side

View from the side...the container looks pretty classy for plastic

: view looking down on top of arrangement

I will admit I was totally against the idea of disposable plastic floral containers however I have changed my mind. Check out this elegant spring centerpiece in blue, green and cream that I did for a corporate dinner at Squaw…in a silver high luster plastic container. Not too shabby!

Thanks to Jeff Isaacson Photography for the last minute photos!

Winter Wedding in Squaw Valley- White and silver with feathers and crystals

sierrafloraldesigns — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 05:53:28 +0000