Bella Blooms

I know that I promised lots of red flowers today....but when I saw that our good friend Carissa of JL Designs just launched a Valentines collection for the gals and girls in your life, I knew I had to feature it.

Carissa is an equal opportunity designer, and she has created 11 amazing looks with all sorts of extras to make it very personal for your valentine. Here are just a few of my favorites.

One of the gorgeous looks for that special guy in your life!


I just can't figure out which ones I want to have my husband get for me. :-)

Carissa is accepting orders now, for delivery within LA and Orange counties. Email her directly at carissa@jldesignsandevents.com to place an order. Be sure to visit her blog for additional pictures (and additional choices) and all the ordering details.

All the photos are courtesy of The Modern Type.

Happy Valentines Week, and I promise lots of fiery red pics next Monday!

~ Frosting Friday ~

This month on Frosting Friday I am taking the opportunity to showcase creative ways to display your wedding cake. It makes me very sad when a cake is delivered and just plopped on a table without any thought to the presentation. Personally I love cake stands and have a fairly substantial collection of pieces I have picked up over the years, but there are lots of fun ways to display wedding cakes that I'll share with you over the next month.

Today's gorgeous cake has a bit of vintage flair and is artfully displayed on a beautiful antique cake stand. Stay tuned for more ideas for displaying your wedding cake every Friday this month!

photo courtesy of Elizabeth Messina

Featured in Weddings in Houston Magazine

Ya'll know Kathy is from Texas (if you didn't before, you do now), so when Susan and I got the opportunity to be featured in the Weddings in Houston Magazine I was like drop everything, lets get them what they need.

Thank you to our publicist Leila Khalil and her entire team with BeInspired PR for making this happen!

Big shout out to our friends Carissa of JL Designs and Carolyn of The Special Day for their input in the article as well.

Enter to Win Free Flowers

Our friends over at The Hidden Garden are running a super cute contest for FREE flowers!! There is just one special Bella Girls addendum to the rules - we want a little flower love!! So share the beautiful blooms!!
Check out all the details and rules below:

Ever been disappointed on Valentine's Day?
Was yours the most romantic Valentine's Day ever?
Either way, we want to hear from you.

The Hidden Garden announces a Valentine's Day Contest

Share your most memorable Valentine's Day story (the good, the bad & the ugly) and you could win a Valentine's Day arrangement worth $200 to be delivered to your home or office on February 12th. Entries will be judged on humor, romance & fan comments.

How to Enter: Become a fan of The Hidden Garden on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/TheHiddenGarden.) & post your most memorable Valentine's Day story on our wall. We want to hear the best, worst and everything in between! We encourage entrants to post photos and video ­ be creative, funny and interesting!

Judging: The Hidden Garden Romance Committee will select five finalists and post their entries on the Facebook page Thursday, February 11th. Entries will be judged on creativity, humor, romance & fan appeal/comments. The five finalists will be notified and contacted for their delivery address. On Friday, February 12th one lucky winner will be surprised with a huge
arrangement just for them!

Rules:
All entrants must live or work in our service area, which includes Los Angeles, San Fernando Valley and Westlake Village. No purchase is necessary. All entrants must become a fan on Facebook of The Hidden Garden. All entries must be posted to the Hidden Garden Facebook page no later than 12:00 pm PST on Thursday, February 10, 2010. Finalists will be announced on Thursday, February 11, 2010. Winner will be surprised on Friday, February 12, 2010. Grand-prize winner will receive a floral arrangement with a retail value of $200 delivered to the address of their choice (within the designated service area.)

I leave you with a couple pics of the gorgeous work that they do! Photos courtesy of MiBelle Inc

Bella Blooms

As we arrive into February, all I can think about is romance, valentines day and my upcoming anniversary. Pink just speaks to me as the symbolic color for romance. Here is some gorgeous pink eye candy for a Monday morning. Enjoy!

How could I showcase pink flowers, without starting with the signature Bella photo.

Photo by Thayer Allyson Gowdy

1st photo from Project Wedding, floral by SimplyBlooms 2nd photo courtesy of Hidden Gardens

How lush is this one?

Florals by Hidden Garden

I leave you with a little bit of both Susan and I....great tasting cake, and gorgeous flowers.

photo by MiBelle Inc, Flowers by Hidden Garden, cake by Fantasy Frostings, lighting by LightenUp Inc

Stay tuned next week - we will get all fiery with red, red, red!