~ Frosting Friday ~

As Kathy mentioned in Bella Blooms on Monday, we were lucky enough to be able to participate in an amazing trip to The Grand Del Mar last week. They wowed us at each and every event with fantastic food, entertainment, decor and flowers!

Anemones were featured at many of the events and were so beautiful that they became the inspiration for today's Frosting Friday! This beautiful cake from April Reed has a modern silhouette with the variety of sizes of each layer, but also has a vintage look with the lace like detail and muted colors. I am sure this cake tastes just as beautiful as it looks!

photo courtesy of April Reed Cake Design

The Little White Dress

Being an east coast girl, I have a small obsession with Lilly Pulitzer (maybe it was because my mom's bridesmaid dresses were from Lilly...) and when I saw these dresses in the new spring catalog I just had to share! Any bride would look amazing in one of these at a casual beach wedding or changing into one of these for a getaway outfit at the end of the night!

Here are a few of my favorites, but be sure to check out the entire White Dress collection on the Lilly Pulitzer website.

"Wedding Wisdom" Book Signing Party

We are so excited to share all of the fun details from Mary Dann & Leila Khalil's Los Angeles "Wedding Wisdom" book signing party at Barnes & Noble in Manhattan Beach. We had so much fun collaborating with Leila, Mary and all of the fabulous wedding professionals who contributed to this event!









Wedding Wisdom Book Signing from Isabel Gonzalez on Vimeo.

A rare photo of the Bella Girls!

If you didn't have an opportunity to come out for the book signing, you can still purchase "Wedding Wisdom" online at Barnes & Noble.

Many thanks to everyone who made this event possible!

Venue ~ Barnes & Noble, Manhattan Beach
Photography ~ Trista Lerit Photography
Videography ~ Isabel Gonzalez

Florals & Styling ~ JL Designs

Rentals ~ Classic Party Rentals, Level 4 International and Elegant Designs Specialty Linens

Cake ~ The Butter End

Bella Blooms

Today's featured flower takes inspiration from our recent visit to the Grand del Mar in San Diego. Susan and I were wowed during our 3 day visit to the property; from the carnival welcome dinner to the tour of all the amazing spaces to host a ceremony and reception to the fabulous sail boat trip aboard the America. The Anemone was a featured flower on all the arrangements throughout the trip, and I had to learn more about them.

I had always thought that the Anemone (which is a poppylike flower from the Ranunculus family) only came in white...boy was I wrong. They come in a multitude of colors and each one is just prettier than the next; pink, red, purple and even blue!

Hope you enjoy these beautiful shots as much as we enjoyed our stay at the Grand del Mar!

Brides bouquet found on Martha Stewart Weddings; Centerpiece found on Snippet & Ink Flowers by Ariella Chezar Photography by Meg Smith

Above images courtesy of Style Me Pretty, Photography by Studio 28 Photo, Flowers by JL Designs, Styling by The Stylish Soiree

Love the red in the bride's bouquet!

photo courtesy of Trista Lerit Photography

Happy First Anniversary ~ Mari and Trevor

Happy first anniversary Mari & Trevor!

photos by Christine Marie Photography

Check out the details from our original blog post.