I'm in total awe of the floral designs Carissa of JL Floral Designs creates. And, her 2010 Valentine's Day collection is no exception. Below is just a sampling from her Female Edition. Yes, there is even a Male Edition, love it! Unfortunately, this collection will not be shipping, but if you are in the LA/OC area, you sure are lucky. Photos by Alicia of The Modern Type

Up next . . . this week's giveaway

Since I'm sure most of you know by now that I am one of those gals that loves the color purple in weddings . . . so when I saw these images on JL Designs' blog, I knew I had to share. Carissa's floral work is always breathtaking. To see many more photos from this event that Carissa created the florals and decor elements for, please click here. To see more from Carissa of JL Designs, please visit her web site and blog.

Last Monday, I featured a calla lily inspired yellow and navy blue wedding for a bride (via Kricia Morris Photography), and today I have a few additional images to share with you. This past week, Carissa of JL Designs posted images from a beautiful wedding on her blog where she created floral arrangements with yellow callas and the bridesmaids wore navy blue dresses. Exactly what the bride was looking for, so I just had to feature a few of the photos, taken by Sweet Monday Photography.
You can see more images from this wedding at JL Designs' blog and Sweet Monday Photography's blog.

Coming up next . . . inspirational photos and ideas for a festive summer party

Now, I know some people say balloons are a definite no at a wedding, but honestly, just look at these beautifully captured photos from the talented Chenin Boutwell of Boutwell Studio. What a fun and happy element they add to the celebration. For my own wedding, I would have had white balloons (not this size though), but my florist hadn't secured them in his van. So, as you can imagine - he opened the van doors and up they went into the sky. As silly as it may sound, if you are having balloons at your wedding, you might want to ask and make sure they will be secured for transportation.
You can see more from the above wedding of Kim and Mel on Chenin's blog.

The next set of photos is from a photo shoot for Jesi Haack Weddings and Events who is the process of re-branding. The gorgeous bouquets are from JL Designs and each one is just stunning. Photography was provided by Ryel J.
The above featured bouquets include:
1. monochromatic mixture of fuschia ranunculas, roses and tulips
2. curly willow branches and white balsa wood flowers (note: it's a sustainable bouquet since these particular flowers won't die and can be re-used)
3. eggplant mini calas surrounded by black feathers
4. monochromatic and monobotanical bouquet of all antique yellow roses

You can see more from the photo shoot on the JL Designs blog.

I cannot believe another week has come and gone already. This past week, I've come across such lovely eye candy. Here's just a small sampling and if you have links to other sites with your picks for eye candy, please leave a comment. {past eye candy friday editions can be seen here: v1, v2, v3, v4, v5, v6, v7, v8, v9, v10, v11, v12}

Vintage and Rustic Bridal Fashion
These photos were taken by Stephanie Williams to showcase a few of the new gown designs from Amy Jo Tatum Bridal. Amy Jo tries to use eco-friendly fabrics to construct her dresses, I love this! See more fashions from the shoot here.
Bouquets by JL Floral Designs, Dresses by Amy Jo Tatum Bridal, Hair pieces + veils by Batcakes Couture, Make-up by Teena Hoffstetter, and Hair by Kyle Rich

Amazing Bouquets
These are just a few of the amazing bouquets Carissa, from JL Floral Designs, created for the above fashion shoot. To see more bouquets, please click here.

Custom Wedding Cakes
Tracy emailed me this week to introduce both herself and her new cake studio, The Buttercream Studio, that she opened in August last year {she serves the San Francisco Bay Area}. Here's a sampling of a couple of her wedding cakes. To see more, be sure to visit The Buttercream Studio {a wedding and special occasion cake boutique}.