Adamson House, Malibu

Shannon and Jesse celebrated at the Adamson House in Malibu.


The venue is certainly one of the most gorgeous ocean front locations in the area, right at the beach and loaded with old California charm. Shannon and Jesse got married at the star fountain and partied with a group of 200 guests at the Sycamore lawn in April. We had been afraid of rain but needed umbrellas against the sun.




Shannon wore a traditional dress in honor of her father, who had given it to her and bought a hip and contemporary dress from a trendy consignment store.

The dress was amazing for partying...





Her mom made all table cloths and cut the material for the guest book tree, guests of all ages wrote their best wishes on small pieces of cloth for a quilt.

Only the cake was not organic...

Vintage wedding Los Angeles

Warwick moved to Sunset Boul. Their vintage items are hand-selected by the designer, some are kept as dicovered, some are restyled. Inventory is circulated weekly so we don't get bored with the same old.

Must love Vintage Wedding

What I like about Polyvore : you have an idea, find a cool inspiration board on their site and all the links to the shops you need. Audrey Hepburn classics? No problem, step into the style.

Rockn Grunge Wedding

I just love the drama of this medieval Rock'n Roll structure. Waiting for the Gods of Eden to land with thunder and lighting...

Malibu Wedding with earth, wind and ocean

Maria and Joshua celebrated their ocean themed wedding at the Malibu Nature Preserve on Saturday, September 5, 2009. As a green wedding expert I can only recommend this beautiful nature site, which is not your typical groomed wedding venue but lends itself to all styles and ideas. The money for the venue goes back to preserving nature rather than into somebody's Hummer... I helped orchestrate Maria and Joshua's love for nature by orchestrating their idea to use the entire property: the couple wowed their guests with spectacular views from the ocean bluff during their ceremony, then let them experience the contrast of the woodsy the Sycamore lawn. Any mountain lions around?

The two power ladies, Maria and her mom, helped create the (local) flowers arrangements before the wedding. Joshua who loves to organize and be on top of things, came late, stuck on the busy freeway.

Guests had fun walking the nature trail to and from the bar with home made Sangria and hors d'oeuvres reception to the ocean deck, where a sunset over the ocean and a delicious market fresh meal, created by Diana Temple was awaiting them - after the first dance.





Susina Bakery and Cafe created and set up the yummy chocolate raspberry cake, I tasted many and this one was truly delicious.

Right after set-up and before the guest arrived I snapped a picture of myself - on big Nature weddings where I rush up and down hills and over dusty paths I just take a little Canon video camera and leave the Nikon at home.

Now I am opening Maria and and Joshua's favor for dinner - with a big cheers to their amazing joyfulness and to the tasty California wines...

Eco Cool Table ware

Disposable plates, really? I have checked out a bunch of biodegradable plates. They actually work: I had samples in a box on a shelf for a year and when I wanted to show somebody finally, they were crumbled into bits. I didn't use them because they looked like the typical hot dogs plates for a party in Griffith Park, too casual for my taste.
Verterra might just have convinced me to try this option, as their plates seem rather good looking and perfect for country style or garden themed wedding bash.
Jamie, my newest green bride, who will celebrate her love to Zac at the South Botanical Gardens on the Palos Verdes Peninsula next year, is excited.