Portland Cathedral Park St Johns Bridge Fall Wedding Editorial Shoot

This was a beautiful fall day at Cathedral Park at the St Johns Bridge in Portland.

The fall floral bounty included the most gorgeous dark burgundy dahlias that are grown right here in Oregon. As well as my favorite textures: Nigella Pods, Lisianthus, Scabiosa, Olive Branch, Roses, Nine Bark, Seedum and Geranium. Some of which came from my own cutting garden.

I loved collaborating with Ashely Marie Photography once again {If you are not familiar with her beautiful work, do yourself a favor and check it out.}

This was also a first time working with Everly and Opal; the newest Plus Size Bridal Shop here in Portland.

Enjoy!

Photography: Ashley Marie Photography

Floral Design: Sophisticated Floral

Location: Cathedral Park- St Johns Bridge

Gown: Everly and Opal Bridal

Cake: Custom Cakes by Krystle

Hair and Make Up: Harshita Singhal

Model: Elizabeth

Ilsa + Sean- A Portland Oregon wedding at the World Forestry Center

Ilsa and Sean had a wonderful celebration that included their closest friends and family and even their pup.

I enjoyed working with some of my favorite wedding pros including: Adornment Events Coordination, Party Place Rentals, Aniko Productions Photography, Chef’s Table Catering, Laurie Clarke Cakes and others.

When you get married at the World Forestry Center you do not compete with the beautiful natural decor. Instead you enhance it by utilizing the locally grown ferns, greenery and textures.

Ilsa carried a hand-tied bouquet featuring both dahlias and peonies; which is hard to do since they are grown in opposite seasons. Accented with lots of foliage, textures and berries.

Scroll down to see how the wedding day unfolded. Perfectly captured by Aniko Productions.

Venue: World Forestry Center

Photography: Aniko Productions

Coordination: Adornment Events

Catering: Chef’s Table

Desserts: Laurie Clarke Cakes

Rentals: Party Place

I loved creating this gorgeous woodland statement piece for the guest book table. This log came from the Oregon Coast and I adorned it in flowers, ferns, pods and succulents.

Stop and smell the flowers.

Carisa -Wedding Planner Extraordionaire with Adornment Events.

My favorite design was this fun floral wall with moss, succulents, ferns and amaranthus. It was the perfect backdrop for the delicious dessert table provided by Laurie Clarke Cakes.

Chef’s Table Catering served up some delicious food.

Here are a few photos I snapped before leaving the studio.

Sarah + Cameron's Portland Oregon Wedding at The Riverview Restaurant

I absolutely loved the color palette for Sarah and Cameron’s wedding. Blush, burgundy and navy with gold accents makes for a very beautiful combination.

Riverview Restaurant was a perfect backdrop for their wedding day.

Sarah’s bouquet was chock full of beautiful summer blooms -including Cafe au lait dahlias, burgundy dahlias, scabiosa, chocolate cosmos, garden spray roses, garden roses, nine bark, geranium and more.

Mixing dark and light blooms together can be a difficult task. You don’t want to have a polka dot effect. It takes practice to blend the contrasting tones together seamlessly -basically like painting.

I cannot say enough about our local Oregon flower farmers who grow all the amazing floral varieties for us to work with. Almost every single bloom used here was American grown. We love supporting #Americangrownflowers

Photography: HF Photography

Floral Design: Sophisticated Floral

Venue: Riverview Restaurant

Rentals: Bridgewood Event Rentals

Gown: Charlotte’s Bridal

Cake: Jaciva’s

Video: Adore Wedding Films

I always pin on the boutonnieres to make sure they are pinned on properly and facing the right way.

Creating flowers on the cake is one of my favorite details at the reception. This gorgeous cake was made by Jaciva.

Below are a few close up images from the bridal party flowers and I took.

Nikki and Patrick -A Portland Oregon wedding at Oaks Pioneer Chapel and Mt Hood Organic Farms

Nikki and Patrick had their ceremony at the Oaks Pioneer Chapel in Sellwood, Oregon.

The reception was held at the gorgeous Mt Hood Organic Farms.

Bethany Small Photography captured some amazing photos. I especially loved the sunset and dusk shots with the Mt Hood in the backdrop.

Can we talk about how gorgeous Nikki’s gown was? absolutely exquisite! I also loved the beautiful mismatched gray bridesmaids dresses. Such a fun way to bring in some personality while flattering each body style.

Congratulations Nikki and Patrick! I wish you a lifetime of happiness in your new marriage.

Ceremony Venue: Oaks Pioneer Chapel Sellwood, Oregon

Reception Venue: Mt Hood Organic Farms

Photography: Bethany Small

Floral Design: Sophisticated Floral

Here are some photos I took of the personal flowers.

Bridesmaids bouquets.

Altar floral piece/sweetheart table flowers.

Portland Oregon wedding at Urban Studios Tristan + Haley

Tristan and Haley had a gorgeous wedding at Urban Studio {One of my favorite venues in Downtown Portland}.

Bringing the outside in, means there is greenery and vines everywhere with a pop of blush pink and rose gold. A perfect setting for a hot August day.

Haley’s cascading bridal bouquet included locally grown Cafe au lait dahlias, garden roses, pepper berry vines, pops of blue eryngium and peonies.

I loved the mismatched look of the floral and the vessels. From rose gold mercury glass to white washed wood boxes, to clear elevated vases filled with lush greenery. Everything worked so beautifully to bring just enough elegance with a twist of rustic.

Rosycake provided a beautiful semi-naked wedding cake for us to adorn with flowers.

Read more about this wedding -featured in Oregon Bride Magazine.

Venue: Urban Studio-Pearl Catering

Floral Design: Sophisticated Floral

Photography: Grupp and Rose Photography

Coordination + Concept: Muse Designs Inc.

Cake: Rosycakes

Rentals: Bridgewood Event Rentals

Portland Oregon wedding at Urban Studios - Rachael + Neil

I had the pleasure of working with Christina from Muse Design Inc. on Rachel and Neil’s modern wedding at Urban Studio in Portland.

I loved the sleek, clean and ultra modern white on white look. Greenlight Creative did a fabulous job on the lighting to bring it all together.

Grouping each floral variety together created a big visual impact and white petals down the aisle added to the wow factor.

Thank you Erica Ann Photography for the beautiful detail shots.

Venue: Urban Studio-Pearl Catering

Floral Design: Sophisticated Floral

Coordination + Concept: Muse Designs Inc.

Rentals: Bridgewood Event Rentals and Something Borrowed PDX

Lighting: Greenlight Creative

Photography: Erica Ann Photography

The Foundry at Oswego Pointe Lake Oswego, Oregon - Bridal Showcase

I had the pleasure of participating at The Foundry Bridal Show this year.

We collaborated with Bridgewood Event Rentals on the beautiful rental pieces for the sweetheart table; including the blue linen, gorgeous new chargers, black flatware, napkins, etc. Letters and Dust Provided the place cards.

Thank you Powers Studios for capturing the photos of all the details.

Photography: Powers Studios

Floral Design + Styling: Sophisticated Floral

Rentals: Bridgewood Event Rentals

Calligraphy: Letters and Dust

Venue: The Foundry at Oswego Pointe in Lake Oswego, Oregon

Loving my new Acrylic sign from Letters and Dust.

Portland Oregon Wedding at Abernethy Center Abigail's Garden - Lidia + Pascal

Getting married in early October is always a weather gamble here in Oregon. But the rainy weather did not hold those love birds back.

Thankfully we were able to adjust our design plans and set up the arbor inside the tent versus using the gazebo.
Beautiful Blush and Gray tones were threaded all throughout the decor and attire.

Bridal bouquet consisted of Cafe au lait dahlias, garden roses, calla lilies {Bride and Groom Favorite}, blushing bride protea, lisianthus and accented with three types of eucalyptus and ruscus foliage.

Sadly rain takes away the dahlias so this was the last chance we had to design with those blush beauties in 2018.
Congratulations Lidia and Pascal! I wish you all the best in your married life and your beautiful blended family.

Photography: Falcusan Photography

Floral Design: Sophisticated Floral

Venue: Abernethy Center {Abigail’s Garden}

Gown: Bridal Exclusives

Hair and Make Up: Rebecca Bogdan Be Forever Glamorous

Here are a few photos I took of the personal flowers.

Wedding floral design trends. Modern fine art bridal editorial shoot

Mid Century Modern is a big trend at the moment. We see it everywhere; from furniture to fashion to interior design. Wedding decor and design always changes and evolves with the newest trends.

Who loves this look of dry floral, pampas grass, bleached foliage and all things minimalist and modern?

It’s always fun to experiment with new things and make them more elegant and stylish to fit my Sophisticated design aesthetic.

Bridal bouquet consisted of delicate spring flowers including Ranunculus, Garden roses, butterfly Ranunculus, Hyacinths, Orchids, bleached and dried Bunny tails, Ruscus and skeleton leaves.

Although dry flowers have their own set of challenges; being more delicate, fragile and not to mention messy. The overall look is definitely effortless, artistic and impactful.

Light and airy suspended floral installations are always fun to create. It provides a wonderful focal area in any space.

Thank you Spotted Stills for blowing me away with those images.

Photography: Spotted Stills

Floral Design: Sophisticated Floral

Venue: The Lightroom PDX

Model: Rodica Voznyak

Gown: Brides for a Cause Designer: Daughters of Simone

The Oregon Golf Club Fall Bridal Showcase

I had the honor of participating at the Oregon Golf Club Fall Bridal Show once again. This is a couture bridal show that is only open to Oregon Golf Club Preferred Vendors and its a pleasure to be among the best wedding vendors here in Portland.

I cannot say enough about Aniko Productions-they are the husband and wife team behind those photos and are one of the top wedding photographers in Portland. I get very excited when photographers take the time to capture all the little details. Getting amazing photos back is literally like Christmas!!!

Designing our space with the help of gorgeous rental pieces I sourced through Bridgewood Event Rentals {Aka Barclay Event Rentals}. The linens, chairs, flatware, chiffon arbor backdrop, etc was provided by them.

I chose to work with a fall color palette! I used various shades orange, peach and burgundy to create the elegant garden style designs to perfectly accent the beautifully draped ballroom at the Oregon Golf Club.

Photography: Aniko Productions

Floral Design, Concept and Styling: Sophisticated Floral

Rentals: Bridgewood Event Rentals {Aka Barclay Event Rentals}

Venue: The Oregon Golf Club

Wedding Cake: Lux Sucre Desserts

Fun collection of boutonnieres for the couples to view and enjoy close up.

I had the pleasure of working with Lux Sucre and adorn her gorgeous wedding cakes with fresh flowers to showcase what they can provide to their clients.

Chanelle and Brandon are the husband and wife team behind Lux Sucre and I am not kidding when I say they have some of the most delicious cakes and desserts around. They also specialize in dessert bars if you are looking for more variety for your wedding or event.

Creative Bridal Editorial shoot at The Lightroom PDX

Sometimes as artists, creatives and designers we get inspired to create just for the sake of creating.

Creativity strikes at any given time. I was inspired to use the beautiful, fragrant and generally hard to get Stephanotis vine {that's the little white blooms that look like stars}.

I paired the vines with white roses, ranunculus and delicate blooming pieris. Each season brings about a bounty of new flowers that are only available that time of year.

This floral garland /shawl could be a fun alternative to a traditional bridal bouquet, something that is used for bridesmaids, or another shoot altogether such as maternity or a boudoir. The possibilities are endless.

Thank you Spotted Stills for once again capturing such gorgeous images.

Photography: Spotted Stills

Floral Design: Sophisticated Floral

Venue: The Lightroom PDX

Model: Ali S.

Gown: Brides for a Cause

Introducing the new floral hoop arbor -A perfect ceremony backdrop

The start of the new wedding season means beautiful new inventory that will be available to our floral clients.

I am really loving this current wedding trend of all things geometric shaped. From centerpieces to invitations, to cake designs and more; you will be seeing the geometric shapes everywhere.

Meet our new floral arbor that happens to be right in line with the modern geometric vibe.

This round arbor also known as the moon gate, floral hoop, circle arbor, etc. is a fabulous way to frame the couple during the ceremony, sweetheart table backdrop, framing the cake table, photo booth backdrop-really the options are endless.

I cannot wait to use this piece for future events, paired with metallic geometric terrariums {also a new rental item} and other fabulous decor items. Stay tuned for new inventory alerts.

Photography: Spotted: Stills Photography

Gown: Brides for a Cause

Floral: Sophisticated Floral

Model: Ali Plyushchev

Savana and Joe's Columbia River Gorge Elopement

Savana and Joe came here from Denver to get eloped in Oregon. Who can really resist the beauty of the Columbia River Gorge and Multnomah Falls?

Savana happens to be a professional model and photographer back home, so she had a very specific style in mind. What can I say? I love a daring bride who is not afraid to use a dark color palette and carry an overflowing cascade style bouquet.

I was honored to work with Joe and Savana on their special day. The couple brought some of their favorite vendors from Denver.

Photography: Nicole Marcelli of  Finch and Fawn

Hair and Make up: Official Hair By Coco

Bridal Shop: Luv Bridal Denver Designer: Delainie Gown by Mia Solano

Floral Design: Sophisticated Floral

What Savana had to say on her Yelp Review:

"Oh my goodness, words can't even describe how happy I was with my bouquet and flower crown. My husband and I eloped to Oregon from Denver and I was freaking out about not being able to meet with a florist in person since I had a very specific idea in mind for my bouquet. But after emailing a bit with Lora I knew that she was the perfect florist for me. She listened to my ideas and asked so many questions, she made me feel certain I would be getting what I envisioned. What she created for me was even more perfect than what I had imagined!!! I was so shocked and happy when I saw the finished product.
Everyone who sees pictures from our special day comments on how beautiful my flowers are and I owe it all to Lora. She is so creative and so very talented at what she does! I'm so glad I went with her on one of the most important days of my life. Thank you so much Sophisticated Floral, you really did make me the happiest bride!! "

Below are a few images I took of the boutonniere and floral crown.

Ashley + Cesar {Elegant Oregon Golf Club Wedding}

Ashley and Cesar choose a very classic look for their country club wedding at The Oregon Golf Club.

The beautifully draped ballroom was full of lavish flowers in blush pink, ivory and white. Accented with hundreds of candles for that romantic glow.

Centerpieces were a mix of elevated designs in gold stands and low and lush pieces in gold compotes.

The head table was overflowing with a beautiful floral table runner, flanked by two tall arrangements featuring draping orchids, roses and hydrangea, accented with hanging glass orbs.

Thank you Aniko Productions for those amazing images; you captured it beautifully.

Take a minute to view their wedding film  Here by Moving Pictures. 

Venue + Catering: The Oregon Golf Club

Photography: Aniko Productions

Floral Design + Concept + Styling: Sophisticated Floral

Chair Rentals: Sedera

Dress: Charlottes Bridal

Cake: JacIva's

Film/Videography : Moving Pictures

DJ: Chad Dowling Productions

Hair: Helen Eubanks

Make up: Eye Shine Beauty

The Oregon Golf Club Bridal Show-Tasting

I had the honor of participating at the Oregon Golf Club Bridal Show Tasting once again. This is an event where all the booked clients do a food tasting, to choose the menu for their own wedding or event.

I designed the head table flowers to to have a beautiful pop of bright color. The lovely rental pieces were sourced through Barclay Event Rentals. I absolutely adore those metal stands for elevated floral designs and they worked perfect on this large head table.

Floral Design, Styling and Photography: Sophisticated Floral Designs

Venue: The Oregon Golf Club

Rentals: Barclay Event Rentals

Sunrise Photo Session in the Columbia River Gorge with Liza James Photography

Liza James Photography absolutely took my breath away with this stunning sunrise bridal photo session in the Columbia River Gorge.

Estera's oversized bespoke style bridal bouquet included peonies, olive branch, spirea, agapanthus, spray roses, ruscus and bay leaf.

Photography: LIza James Photography

Floral Design: Sophisticated Floral

The Oregon Golf Club Bridal Show

I had the honor of participating at the Oregon Golf Club Bridal Show once again. This is a couture bridal show that is only open to Oregon Golf Club Preferred Vendors and I am pleased to be among the best wedding vendors here in Portland.

I cannot say enough about Aniko Productions-they are the husband and wife team behind those photos and are one of the top wedding photographers in Portland. I get very excited when photographers take the time to capture all the little details. Getting amazing photos back is literally like Christmas!!!

Designing our space with the help of gorgeous rental pieces I sourced through Barclay Event Rentals. All the linens, chairs, flatware, chiffon arbor backdrop, etc was provided by them.

I chose to work with my favorite color palette -purple! I used various shades of purple, lavender, ivory and blush/peach and foliage to create the garden style designs which are also formal and very stylish for any client getting married at the beautifully draped ballroom at the Oregon Golf Club.

Photography: Aniko Productions

Floral Design, Concept and Styling: Sophisticated Floral

Rentals: Barclay Event Rentals

Dress: The White Dress Portland

Venue: The Oregon Golf Club

Jenni + Daniel {East Fork Country Estate} Damascus, Oregon Wedding

I cant believe it been a year since Jenni and Daniel got married at East Fork Country Estate in Damascus, Oregon. They were absolutely the sweetest couple. I designed flowers for Jenni's sister a few years earlier so it was great to see everyone again. Jenny chose the softest shades of blush pink, peach and ivory as her primary color palette for her May wedding.

Being right in the midst of the local peony season, I could not resist myself to use such lush and fragrant flowers. Fluffy pale pink peonies were everywhere and they were stunning indeed!

Thank you to Anzhelika Gekkelman Photography for the beautiful images. This talented photographer also happens to be the grooms sister who has her own photography business in British Columbia, Canada.

Venue: East Fork Country Estate

Drape Design/Rentals: Luxury Events by Victoria

Floral Design: Sophisticated Floral

Photography: Anzhelika Gekkelman Photography

Detail Photos below were taken by Sophisticated Floral

Modern wrist corsages for weddings and special occasions

Forget about the old high school wrist corsages full of bling, tulle and spray paint. There are countless options when it comes to beautiful and modern wrist corsages.

I really enjoy designing wrist corsages; they are tiny little master pieces. Very intricate, detailed and full of unexpected textures. The sky is the limit when it comes to flowers to wear.

All photos by Sophisticated Floral

photo by Sophisticated Floral

This ribbon tied wrist corsage features red piano garden roses, willow eucalyptus and pieris japonica

I loved creating this delicate yellow and gray wedding wrist corsage with orchids, hypericum, craspedia {billy balls}, dusty miller, silver brunia and plumosa

Gray, plum purple and orange wrist corsage features pincushion protea, berzellia berries, scabiosa pods, hypericum and plum purple sweet peas.

I absolutely adore plum purple anemones and this simple yet elegant sage ribbon wrist corsage was stunning

This is my most favorite color of ranunculus and paired with all this texture made it absolutely pop. Rose hips, blackberries, nigella pods, dusty miller, seeded eucalyptus and astrantia

This peach/coral wrist corsage features dusty miller, ranunculus, sedum, mini roses, seeded eucalyptus and succulents

Love this pale pink/blush ribbon wrist corsage with ranunculus, snow berries, lisianthus, dusty miller and larkspur, designed on champagne ribbon

This lovely modern wrist corsage consists of cymbidium orchid bloom, berzellia and wax flower

Peach ribbon wrist corsage with white ranunculus, blueberries, berzellia berries and trix dianthus

Champagne mini roses, hypericum berries, sedum, succulents, scabiosa pods and ranunculus make up this rustic elegant wrist corsage with burlap ribbon

Blush pink garden spray roses, seeded eucalyptus and gold ribbon

Rustic/Vintage/Wildflower style wrist corsage with blush pink/peach ranunculus, hypericum, fewerfew daisies, wax flower, blushing bride protea and lace

Deep rich, fall colored wrist corsage with red mini roses, rose hips, nandina and champagne ribbon

White and gray winter wrist corsage with ranunculus, dendrobium orchids, nandina, wax flower, silver brunia, cedar and flocked branches

Flowers for your hair-Bridal flowers to wear

I absolutely love creating flowers for the hair. Fresh floral combs are especially exciting to design since they are usually worn by the Bride herself.  

This garden style floral comb features ranunculus, jasmine vine, privet berry, string of pearls, eucalyptus, eryngium and gray brunia berries. 

Thank you Erica Ann Photography for capturing this stunning piece and all its intricate details. 

Simple dendrobium blossoms. Photo by Alicia Dickerson Photography. {Above}

All photos below are by Sophisticated Floral

A modern approach to a floral comb includes air plants {tillandsia}, brunia berries, berzelia, succulents and eucalyptus. Photo by Sophisticated Floral

Fun bright colored floral comb with pink and coral/orange ranunculus 

Fresh flowers on bobby pins; dendrobium orchids, clover and lavender 

Floral comb featuring dendrobium and phalaenopsis orchids, seeded eucalyptus and lavender

White floral comb with ranunculus and sedum 

Lovely hot pink floral comb for the bride. Designed with lisianthus, roses, dendrobium orchids, seeded eucalyptus and gladiolus

Bridesmaids blue floral comb with eryngium, gentian, orchids and cornflower {bachelor button} 

Bright pink/fuschia floral comb with orchids and white statice