RBK Creations

About a month ago we were contact by the lovely Jill Johnson of Jill Johnson Photography(based out of San Jose, CA). She was planning on doing an All American, 4th of July shoot. This shoot was featured on Ruffled on July 4th! Click here to check out that post!

We were pretty booked up with our bridal orders but I am so glad we were able to fit these pieces in! I love the name she gave the shoot, it really fits the overall feel, An All American Elopement! A joyous celebration of red, white and blue!

Take a look for yourself!

 The bouquet definitely says 4th of July but I think it would be perfect all summer long! And some added whimsy with the polka dot ribbon is always a nice touch!

And the cake for the shoot! Love it! I love the look with the cutouts! It gives the cake so much depth. And the fondant buttons and pinwheel, amazing! The cake was created by Sweet Tooth Confections. Sweet Tooth Confections is a husband and wife team from California that create some amazing cakes! Check out their facebook page, I got lost in the photos for a good 45 minutes the other night! Amazing!

We also whipped up some festive pinwheels with button centers. One center had a button that said “I do” while the other said “Wedding Day” I couldn’t pick a favorite pinwheel photo, so you get to see them all!

I loved all the stripes including his bow tie and jacket.

One of my favorite photos!

Here is another shot of the bouquet! Jill did such a good job with this shoot. So honored she asked us to create the bouquet and other pieces! Make sure you check out her work. Here is her website and Facebook page. Go become a fan!!

In case you missed any of the vendors in this shoot:
Floral Design: RBK Creations
Photographer: Jill Johnson Photography
Location: Private Residence
Cake: Sweet Tooth Confections
Makeup Artist: Freebird Productions

Can’t forget the fun shoe clips!!

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In the past couple of months, we have been fortunate to meet a lot of new local vendors. Since RBK Creations mostly deals with brides from all over the US and the world, we hadn’t developed that local presence like we wanted to. It was so easy NOT being in contact with local photographers (other than the awesome Brandi Thompson who I have known for a couple years now!) or planners since we didn’t work with them face-to-face. To date, I think we have only had two or three local weddings, one local quinceanera and a couple small table arrangement size pieces go out.

When I was contacted by a couple local wedding vendors to create a bouquet for a photo shoot, I was all over that! It was my way to get involved locally and of course meet new people. I would like to introduce you all to one of those people involved in the shoot. Her name is Catie Ronquillo. She is a super sweet photographer that took the photos of our bouquet below. Before I met her in person I had actually read her blog on many occasions. The bio on her site says she is: “Genuine. Lively. Fun. Silly. Quirky. Laid Back.” And that is exactly what she is! It has been great getting to know her and I look forward to more collaborations in the future!

Catie describes her style as, “… a mix of fresh, clean images shot in natural light. I love capturing all the details that the bride and groom have put into personalizing their wedding. I also love to shoot as the moments unfold and grabbing candid photos. I strive to create photos that directly reflect your personality through my lens.” Take a look for yourself!

Beautiful engagement photos taken by Catie

Stunning Bridal photos

I love when photographers can capture pure happiness!

And now, here are some photos of the bouquet we created. It was a satin/button bouquet with the addition of sparkle filled brooches. I used a couple new techniques with this bouquet that I have been dying to share!

Check out all that bling! She did a great job capturing the sparkle in this bouquet.

The handle is my favorite part of the whole bouquet. Wiring all of those seed beads was quite the challenge but I think it paid off in the end.

And she got some great close up photos. Some of the brooches are vintage and some are just in a vintage style!

All photos taken by Catie Ronquillo. Make sure you check out her site, blog and her facebook page! And, Catie, Thank you so much for the great photos and look forward to working with you again soon!

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Sadly, when we get busy, the blog is usually the first thing to fall to the side! I always have the best intentions of posting and doing giveaways, features and other fun things but it doesn’t seem to happen that way. The last post was in February and it is May. I am not sure where that time went at all!

We have been working hard completing wedding orders and both working our full-time jobs (more on that tomorrow). Things with the day job are starting to slow down so I have some breathing room for a couple of months.

Not much has changed in terms of new product line but we have completed quite a few orders since February and the last update. I will share a few orders below but our Flickr page is always being updated and you can see everything we have been working on.

This was a great order for a Canada Bride. I loved the soft feel of the satin and chiffon mixed together! There are also bits of lace incorporated.

For another international bride. This bouquet had a great mix of colors, antique buttons and teapots!

A fun twist on the traditional peacock colors. We used brighter colors and a hot pink as an accent.

Boutonnieres are not new to the shop, but these super awesome fabric leaves are new! Check out Jane Joss for their custom leaf arrangements. There will be more additions to our shop using their custom leaves here in the next couple of months. It is a great project we are working on together and I can’t wait for you all to see the options available for our boutonnieres!

We have been working with a lot of pink lately! It is actually a rare color that we get to use. So I really do it up when I have the chance! I just finished this order last night. It is a whole set based on the Tickled Pink Bouquet in the shop!

We finished up this order last week! Each boutonniere/corsage had a fun button incorporated that fit each recipient’s personality. This was our favorite!

Over the past couple of months we have been doing more and more loose stems for centerpieces. I love that brides are carrying over the button theme for their entire wedding!

Guitar Boutonniere! This order will be getting its own post here soon but I had to share this photo! Brenda did such a good job on it! Real guitar strings and all!

And more pink! This was a toss bouquet. The request was pink and fun. I think this says just that.

This is the bride bouquet for the hammer boutonniere above. The colors were a lot of fun! Her bouquet had a rubber duck button (it was on the other side of the bouquet)

That is just a quick update of the past couple months of orders. It is always fun to see the bride’s personality come through in the pieces that they order. Coming up in the next couple of months we have more pink (yay!), more peacock inspired bouquets and something made out of clay (12 somethings to be exact). You will have to wait and see all of the great pieces we will be creating.

~Ariela

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I know I have talked about our new line of necklaces already. However, I wanted to do an official post and show you some of the others that have been created since the original.

The necklace was featured in the Winter Wonderland Photo shoot that made it on Style Me Pretty. Once the post went up on SMP, I listed the necklace in the shop. A variation of it sold within 5 hours of it going live. I had no idea what type of reaction I would receive but so glad it was a good one!

Photo by Redwall Photography

The necklace that sold was for a March wedding. She had no silver/grey in her wedding so I switched it out for more ivory.

Lots of creamy pearls, ivory ribbon and an all ivory flower. I had an equally awesome vintage button that I placed in the center of her flower. Just enough added bling to make the bride feel special on her big day.

While I had the supplies out to make the ivory necklace, I made a red, black and silver variation. It is a bit deeper and definitely more of a statement piece.

Each necklace comes in its own box, tied with a bright blue ribbon. The lid of the box has a magnetic closure.

And I just have to share the photo of the model wearing the necklace! Tasha (Redwall Photography) did such a good job with the photos in this shoot. I love them all!

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We love getting photos from our past brides! It is awesome we can see the bouquets in action; to see them loved by the bride truly makes us happy. Right now I have about five weddings to feature on the blog. I will be scattering them in here and there! The first up is Nancy and Dimitri!

Nancy and Dimitri were married on November 7, 2010 at Natural Bridge State Resort Park. Enjoy the pictures and I will share a little more about the couple and their wedding throughout the post!

Photos by Focal Peace Photography

The items created for Nancy and Dimitri were: the bride bouquet, three bridesmaids, boutonniere and wrist corsages. You can see my photos of her pieces here

I asked Nancy about how she met Dimitri. She said, “We met at a party at one of my old houses. The two of us became friends really fast. It’s been really good for the both of us. Especially being in the same industry. Which means, when one of us travels for work, we both go!” 

Their whole wedding had to be planned over the Internet and the phone! They happened to be working in a different state throughout their planning. “If things were not sent to me then I picked them up a couple days before the wedding. We had fun the morning of going to the location and setting everything up. Plus, we stayed in a beautiful cabin for the whole weekend.”

 The cheesecake was by Gourmet Goodies.

I had a lot of fun creating the bouquets and boutonniere for Nancy and Dimitri! The colors were great to work with (not the normal colors I use on a daily basis!). I liked the solid flowers mixed in the bouquets. Nancy was so easy to work with! So glad their big day came out the way they hoped! We wish you both the best for many many years to come!

Thank you again Nancy and Dimitri!

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