Natalie Galasso Designs: dahlias

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Blush - Nude - Peach

This is probably my 4th blog entry on peach. A couple years ago it started coming around as an accent color, even a perfect pop in rich fall colors. Then paired with the grays and ivories was so gorgeous. Last year it was seen a ton with corals and now with the colorless world of nudes and blushes it is a great color to give some depth and contrast to the other tones. These photos were actually from two different weddings. The bouquets were from a recent July wedding at The Vista Ranch and Cellars. She worked in some vintage books and bud vases for her centerpieces and it was such a perfect style for a beautiful summer wedding. The rest of the photos were from a wedding this last September at The Evergreen Lodge. She had the same style flowers and it was just so refreshing to see them in a woodsy setting. There is just something about these peachy hues that just steal my heart!

Beth and Kevin's Yosemite Wedding

Beth and Kevin had hands down one of the most simply stunning Yosemite weddings I have ever been a part of. Beth had such a clear vision on her style she wanted to showcase at her wedding from the first phone call. This wedding was featured on a favorite blog of mine, Green Wedding Shoes and these unbelievable shots were taken by the amazing, Tinywater Photography. Flowers used in these designs are Succulents, Thistle, Billy Balls, Dahlias, Ranunculus, Scabiosa Pods, Coffee Berries, Juliet Garden Roses accents with Dusty Miller. Her bouquet was finished off with an ivory vintage lace.

Venue - Evergreen Lodge Photography - Tinywater Photography

Country Chic Backyard Shower

This was one of the most fun events for me to design for this past October. It was planned within a week of the event and held in the backyard of a gorgeous home I've done some of my favorite events in the past at. She told me the colors of her linen, chairs and china and let me run with it from there. Knowing the brides favorite flowers are dahlias and her wedding was an Elegant Cowboy theme, this was all a perfect match! Flowers used in the designs are Cafe AuLait Dahlias, Hydrangeas, Scabiosa Pods, Astilbe, Roses, Bunny Tails and Dusty Miller. The combo of the wood boxes and birch wrapped vases, rich neutrals and natural elements, gold votives with the table set up made this look over all totally complete!!

Eclectic Love

Being a big wedding blog surfer can become extremely overwhelming with the amount of details and styles that can go into a concept of a wedding. This past weekend I had a chance to design flowers for a couple who live in the LA area but had their wedding on the groom's family property on the outskirts of Merced. I had no idea such beauty was right here in this town. The bride gave me the cutest detailed map for the out of town guest to not only locate every available Starbucks but there is no physical address for this house. She used key markers like a bridge to take you on the long dirt road which passes the runway for their airplanes, all to take you up a little hill to this beautiful simple house with a 360 degree view of the rolling foothills and nature. It was a dream!
Jocelyn chose a rustic theme which can be so open. She sent over a few photo samples and when we met she brought the blue tinted mason jars, bud vases and pieces from my obsession store, Anthropolgie!! She bought the green and blue crackled ceramic pots there and with out a doubt...it made the whole style of the wedding as well as blend the flower choices with the other various pieces she provided. I can not wait to see her photographers images to share the layout of the day. Just shows how many different styles and colors can come together and fit perfectly.

Sabrina and Todd - The Colors of Yosemite

A new computer has been long over due and having a genius for a friend to help build one to customize all of my needs is the coolest thing for me! I added a 27" LED monitor to the mix and magic is happening right in front of my eyes.
With all of the files to transfer, I get carried away on past events.
Sabrina and Todd got married in June of 2007, long before I became a "blogger." They planned their wedding from Georgia and everything was handled via email and phone. Through emailing photos of my work, taken by the ever so lovely and talented, Becky Spencer, they decided to hire her and she sent me some amazing images I have never got to feature.
The bold and deep reds and oranges with touches of yellows are perfect for the summer and fall months in Yosemite. They POP from all of the deep evergreen and granite backdrops.
The style of the flowers and arrangements are what I've always referred to as rustic elegance. They represent the classic styles with roses and have a little rustic whith choices like the wild honeysuckle.