Valentine's Day shoot

How adorable are these photos? The "Wild Seaside Garden" shoot put together by the ever exquisite Lolly Ladies and shot by John Schnack was just featured on Ruffled, a lovely blog all about modern weddings with a vintage flair. The shoot featured Kypton Locke from The Bachelorette and my vintage rose quartz drops and silver flower bracelet. For more eye-candy and all the vendor information go here.

Style Me Pretty

So by now you've likely noticed the new little addition to my banner. Noaki Jewelry was invited to become part of Style Me Pretty's list of "Best Wedding Vendors"! After starting each morning clicking on a half dozen newspaper sites and indulging in a little eye-candy on SMP, this was a huge thrill. It probably won't last with the number of talented people out here but at the moment I've got some prime property too as the only wedding jewelry vendor in Los Angeles ;)

Style Me Pretty

Style Me Pretty just posted the Jessica Claire wedding shoot! How dreamy are these details? I love how the colors just pop. The shoot was put together by the ladies of Lollipop Events & Designs and let me just say how utterly impressive they are. They are so nice and down-to-earth and have an incredible eye for detail. And even when it started raining (?!) and two venues fell through, they kept their cool and found a perfect site. I just can't imagine being able to juggle that many moving parts.

Jessica Claire sneak peek!

So last week I was invited to participate in a photo workshop with Jessica Claire, a truly amazing wedding photographer. Her work just blows me away. There's a wonderful lightness and joy to her photography. Attached is a sample of some of the pictures she took as well as an incredible photo of the heirloom jeweled bouquet taken by Claire D., one of the attendees. More to come...lots more...from those who attended the workshop too!

New Year, new projects

Happy (belated) New Year!

I've been working on this very exciting project with my sister, Megan, and here's a sneak peak. It's a new custom heirloom piece for that bride looking for something a little different, a little greener and a piece that she can keep forever and hand down to her own special little girl. It was so exciting for me to work on this with Megan, who spent years working as a florist. I apologize for my silly photography skills. The bouquet features dozens of Art Deco and other vintage flowers and leaves. We also included pale white flowers and soft green leaves dotted with rhinestones to look like dewdrops. The piece was just part of a very special photo shoot today so expect to see much better pictures soon.

A holiday sail

Lovely holiday ride through Newport Beach...

Lovely details

So I'm obsessed with details...especially those little ones that only you will see. For some time now I've been underwhelmed by the back of my combs, which were so stark and bland. I was complaining to my sister about it and she had a lovely suggestion. And here are the results...something old and something blue. Thoughts?