Monday, August 23rd, 2010 | Leave A Comment

Shira & Sean’s Wedding at the Montage

We were so excited to create Shira and Sean’s wedding at the new Montage Hotel in Beverly Hills. Shira had an amazing 10 beautiful bridesmaids . A challenge for the photographers to wrangle the entire party into a single photo.  They were married on the terrace and  the reception was in the Marquesa ballroom.  We created centerpieces with butter yellow silk covered boxes filled with bright yellow calla lilies, yellow roses, peonies, and hydrangeas. The tops of the centerpieces were orchid covered willow branches arching over the tables with crystal garlands swagged overhead.

Miki and Sonja photography captured the day beautifully. Thank you  for sharing the beautiful photos.

Wedding planner, Jamie Hastings of Churchill House VIP Events, was brought on board and was a pleasure to work with.

Saturday, August 14th, 2010 | Leave A Comment

Samantha and Ian Greystone Mansion Wedding

Last October, Samantha and Ian had a beautiful wedding at the Greystone Mansion in Beverly Hills. Samantha, is an event coordinator herself but wisely chose to use Angel to coordinate the day so she could be in the moment.  It was my first experience working with wedding coordinator, Angel Swanson, and wedding photographers extraordinaire , Cat and Adi, of Next Door Photography. What a great team!

One of Samantha’s special requests for the day, was to include a family heirloom brooch to her bouquet. Fulfilling this request was so meaningful to me knowing what the brooch meant to Samantha.The courtyard reception was decked out in dark wood tables with linen runners.We filled silver Julep cups and chalices with creamy Vendela roses, green hydrangea, white lisyanthus, and sprigs of lavender and rosemary. This simple and gorgeous Estate-picked garden look was perfect for the setting.

Event Planner - samanthascottevents.com

Wedding Coordinator – Angel Swanson / Events of Love and Splendor
Photographer – Next Exit Photography

Monday, July 19th, 2010 | Leave A Comment

Opening at the Annenberg Space for Photography

Last month we had the privilege to create some florals for the opening of
the PICTURES OF THE YEAR INTERNATIONAL exhibit
at THE ANNENBERG SPACE FOR PHOTOGRAPHY.
We thought it would be interesting to do our take on black and white photography using flowers and plant material in shades of dark and muted purples, gray-greens and whites. It almost became an interactive installation as the building configuration forms a strong wind tunnel. Fortunately, the wind died down just in time for the guests arrival. The exhibition is up until Oct. 10th. It is an fascinating show and beautiful state-of-the-art  space. Here are a few photos of what we created

Friday, July 9th, 2010 | Leave A Comment

Bar Mitzvah at the SLS Hotel

We recently created a fantastic party environment for a Bar Mitzvah at the super cool SLS Hotel.

The Philippe Starck designed hotel was an  inspiration from the crystal chandeliers on the website to the Light panels in the Foyer.

This was the second Bar Mitzvah we have done for this family and it was a pure joy. The roman numeral VIII for 13 years old was the logo for the party.  Evie Steinberg coordinated the event and kept the evening rolling as only she can.

A big thanks to Susan Bordelon for capturing some awesome images of a phenomenal  evening.

Event Coordinator:   Evie Steinberg of Be Our Guest, eviebrg@aol.com
Photography – Susan Bordelon ,  susanbordelon.com

Friday, June 25th, 2010 | 1 Comment

Cecconi’s West Hollywood

We recently created a party in the private “Butterfly Room”, named after a piece from Damien Hirst’s “Butterfly” series which adorns the south wall. Using the inspiring artwork, we created a patchwork of spring flowers and butterflies in rich saturated colors.  It was an ideal room for the party.

Friday, June 25th, 2010 | Leave A Comment

Birth of a Website

We at Brad Austin Imaginative Florals are very proud of our new website and would like to thank a few people who have tirelessly
worked  on this project.

Tracey  Landworth, (threegrooms.com) Photographer , Photography Teacher and dear friend who inspired me and unselfishly spent hours weeding through thousands of photos.

Michael  Brooks of Bread and Butter Catering, my gratitude for making certain that the website  reflected my sensibility.

Last, but not least, Janice and everyone at Strausberg Advertising/Design for their patience in reinventing my brand identity
and web design.

We look forward to keeping you in the loop and informing you of our latest imaginative projects.