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What an extraordinary wedding we had this past weekend for Chelsea and Josue at The Ritz Carlton in Dana Point.  Debbie Geller from Geller Events was the mastermind behind the decor concept.  With multiple meetings with our design savvy bride, Chelsea, we were able to create an opulent display of florals and detail touches throughout the evening.  I can't wait to get all

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Our bride, Chelsea, this weekend is the proud owner of all the Cafe au Lait dahlias that exist in Los Angeles.  We did compromise 2 bunches of the special dahlias for a begging floral vendor at the flower market, but the rest will be displayed at the beautiful wedding this weekend taking place at the Ritz Carlton in Dana Point.  Check back next week for the pictures from the wedding.

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The adorable & chic wedding of Rachel and Dale was this past weekend at The Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills Hotel.  We had the pleasure of working with Debbie Geller from Geller Events and Jennifer Rebello at The Four Seasons.  Rachel was looking for a very chic design that turned out over the top amazing!  The gorgeous chuppah structure was provided by Tabella Designs and The Hidden Garden

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A perfect combo of romance and modern flair.  The decor was in all white, ivory, jade green, and accents of champagne.  The wedding took place at the new Montage in Beverly Hills.  With the help of the  coordinators from IEC, the wedding was beyond beautiful.  The opulent display of roses, cymbidium orchids, cala lilies, tulips and large monstara leaves, the flowers create a perfect mix of clean

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At The Hidden Garden we are always creating unique designs and custom arrangement for our clients.  Sometimes we forget that the most simple things that we create might actually be one of the most interesting items to our clients.  We take for granted that making the centerpiece, bridal bouquet or chuppa/gazebo is the easy part (to us anyway).  We create these designs each weekend and the

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It's Dahlia time at the LA Flower Market.  They come in so many amazing colors from raspberry tones, sherbert orange, bubble gum pink and firey red.     The mini calla were also looking delicious today.  Their colors were so complimentary to the dahlias.  Enjoy the visual feast! 

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The Secret Life of Flowers is nominated in the Wedding Channel's first ever Bridal Blog Awards. If you like what you read on our blog, help second or continue the nomination by clicking here and leaving a reply! 

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In celebration of 4th of July this weekend, I thought I would do a blog on blue flowers. Many times, we have brides that come in with blue as one of their wedding colors. However, much to their dismay, blue is an extremely hard choice of flower color with very few options of choices, and many times they appear more purple. I usually suggest they bring in the blue tone to alternate areas such

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Going through our pictures, I couldn't resist sharing the pictures of this beautiful bouquet. Tessa's bouquet was all white with an antique feel including roses, hydrangea and tulips with accents of white feathers, crystals, and a special keepsake of the bride's mother.

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Sneak peak at some of the pictures from the wedding we did at The Beverly Hills Hotel last weekend. The chuppah in the Crystal Garden was so full and lush, and the yellow flowers were breathtaking! The Crystal Ballroom was so dramatic and elegant with all the gold and crystal details. These are just the pictures we took with our camera, wait until you see the pictures from the photographer!!!

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This past Saturday we had the pleasure of designing Megan & Bryan's wedding at The Montage Beverly Hills. Megan & Bryan's wedding was the first "garden" ceremony that the hotel has had since their opening. The Hidden Garden was honored to design such a romantic chuppa and aisle for the Landman Family. Megan choose a beautiful hue of magenta, soft blush pink, ivory and celadon green to set the

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I am always game for a great contest, especially when the prize is something as priceless as free wedding photography by the oh, so talented Katee Grace! So, all brides-to-be take a break from planning to share your love story and a little about your special day with Katee and you could end up with the pictures of a lifetime. More details are below and good luck from all of us at the Hidden

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It's a SUPER busy weekend here at the Hidden Garden!!  Just thought i would give you a "peek" at some of the things we are creating.  It's such a rush to see the array of florals throughout the studio!  Look for pics on the blog next week showcasing all the events. If you are at Casa Del Mar, Montage Beverly Hills, Beverly Hills Hotel or Terranea Resort in Palos Verdes over the weekend....we'll

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Going through our pictures, we came across these pictures from a wedding we did in the past that had such beautiful and vibrant jewel tones. The deep red, magenta, raspberry, and lime green tones made a most dramatic wedding day. The wedding took place at The Four Seasons Los Angeles.

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Check out these pictures of the wedding we did last weekend at the amazing property, Hummingbird Nest Ranch. Poko Events organized the production, with the help of the bride's mom who is a fantastic designer with great vision. The flowers had a very natural and textured feel incorporating succulents and natural greens. The flowers were in shades of tangerine, rust, golden yellow, and ivory.

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It was so much fun being a guest blogger for Christina's beautiful Pretty Bride blog. My post "Making Your Wedding A Hollywood Affair" is all about my take on celebrity floral trends. We got you covered on everything from colors to ambiance to adding the Hollywood touch to your bridesmaid's bouquets.

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Last weekend The Hidden Garden had the pleasure of collaborating with Linda Pitelli from Eventful on a South Pacific wedding reception. The ceremony and dinner were held at a private estate that helped inspire the design decor for the evening. An array of coral peonies, celadon gladiolas, vibrant orange roses, white phaleonopsis and a mix of various tropical foliage were used to create the

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Heather & Steven had a most beautiful wedding at The Four Seasons Westlake Village. Heather chose all classic white and ivory tones for her flowers. She especially likes the look of full and open white & ivory roses with hydrangea. She didn't particularily like greenery, so we kept all the flowers tight and compact to not show any of the natural greens. The chuppah was adorned with a clean

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One of the most commonly requested flower in floral design is a peony. It's just a favorite amongst the brides and our daily clients. In southern California, we don't have the luxury of growing or purchasing peonies year round. It's very seasonal which in turn makes it a hot commodity. The past few weeks have been "peony season" in Los Angeles. From the flower market, flower shops to local

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The LA Flower Market was beautiful again this morning. Wednesdays are always the best days to go....everything is so fresh and abundant. It's virtually impossible to not fall in love with all the color! Today some of my favorites and new on the market for the month were Eremerus & Giant Aliums. Both strange names..and interesting looking flowers actually.The Eremerus come in 4 -5 foot lengths

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Here's a another great Baby Birthday celebration that we created at The Hidden Garden.The base of our oversized birthday cupcake was created from a pave mass of pink carnations (yes carnations!) tightly packed together. How cute is that!Our centerpieces for the tables where created from an abundant amount of pink rose petals. Each petal was glued one to one another ultimately created a single

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Today we celebrated my daughter's 2nd birthday party (time has flown!). She had a blast being a princess for the day (everyday really) and i had a blast decorating the party.  I didn't want to go too over the top, she is only 2 years old but i had to make sure the flowers and table top looked adorable!  I created a very simple design for the kids table and i think it is something anyone could do

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How cute is our new blog template!! i just love it - thanks so much for Elie at Rainy Day Designs! if you are ever in the market for a new blog overhaul....check her out! www.rainydaydesigns.com

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Yesterday we had the honor of participating the Biz Bash Convention at the LA Gift Mart.  It was the first time that we had participated in the convention and i have to admit....i was pleasantly surprised at the warm welcome we received from the attendees!  Not that i thought we wouldn't feel the "love" but i just didn't know what we were getting into! We saw a lot of our current planners that we

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Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday The Hidden Garden ventures down to the Los Angeles Flower Market (at a God awful hour...won't even mention it to you!) to select the gorgeous flowers we sell in our store. Even though the time the market opens (2 am) is unimaginable to most, it is still (9 years later) one of the prettiest places to be. I am like a kid in a candy store when I go down the

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