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Born in Guadalajara, Jalisco -a state in México known for its eclectic array of artists and craftsmen-, one could say she was destined to become the recognized designer she is today.

The work of Elena Damy is constantly growing in demand; inside and outside of the world of floral design. While living in Paris, she discovered a passion for flowers as well as a true talent for sculptural floral design. This was the beginning of her journey to becoming one of premier floral designers both in México and far beyond its borders. Determined to be the best, Elena has studied design in Paris, London, Frankfurt, New York and Los Angeles under watchful eyes of some of the world's best designers.

Indoor or outdoor wedding reception in Los Cabos?

Both options are wonderful! It does make sense to have an outdoor reception if you are getting married in a beach resort, but you could also have a little piece of Los Cabos in every part of your wedding, like Viviana and Naveen did: ceremony at the Mission of San Jose del Cabo, cocktail overviewing the Sea of Cortez, and reception in a ballroom beautifully decorated. For their floral décor, we used a mix of  white flowers (Phalenopsis orchids, Dendrobium orchids, Roses, and Lisianthus) over multi-sized and multi-shaped mercury containers… and lots of candles!

When you choose to have an indoor reception, it does not matter if you get married in a warm or chilli day in Los Cabos, and you don’t have to worry about the wind blowing out your candles either.

An indoors reception will allow you and your guests to see the reception area fully decorated until all of you walk into the ballroom; in the other hand, when the reception is taking place in a public area (right next to the pool, in the beach, etc.) a lot of people can sneak peek and the “surprise factor” disappears.

Viviana and Naveen enjoyed  with their guests the colonial town of San Jose del Cabo.

QUESTION FOR OUR READERS: Would you have an outdoor reception in Los Cabos, no matter if your wedding is taking place in Spring, Summer, Fall or Winter?

Photos: Alec&T

Venue: Secrets Marquis Los Cabos

Wedding Planner: Sarai Flores and Martha Huerta from Signature

Linens: Linens, Things & More

 

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“What color should my wedding flowers be”?

Our clients frequently ask us if we think their wedding flowers should be white. Our answer? “Choose the colors you like the most, and we’ll help you to create wonderful and unique designs for such an important event in your life”. If you have always dreamt with a colorful wedding, then a colorful wedding will be right for you; if you love how monochromatic weddings look like, then you should use the one color you love the most. So, don’t even think about current trends when it comes to choosing the color of your wedding flowers, just remember it’s YOUR wedding, so you get to create your own “trends”.

This was Dimeka’s wedding at Las Ventanas al Paraiso. We mainly used Cymbidium Orchids, Tulips, and Roses in yellow, and only a few accents in white for the ceremony.

Sarai Flores from Signature, who wonderfully orchestrated Dimeka’s wedding, and I posing for a photo, right next to the dinner table.

QUESTION FOR OUR READERS: Do you think there are flowers of certain colors that should not be used for weddings?

Photo 1 by Jillian Mitchell

Photo 2 by Carlos Damy

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Our Beverly Hills office is now open!

We have so many clients and friends from Southern California, that we decided to look for a strategically located office where we could comfortably meet with them… and we found the perfect spot in Beverly Hills!

What a treat! We will get to spend more quality time with our lovely brides in their hometown before they say “I do” in Los Cabos and, at the same time, we will be able to  enjoy -once a month- a little of the glamorous life that Beverly Hills, Santa Monica, Newport Beach, and La Jolla can offer.

We look forward to welcoming you at our new office!

 

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Wedding Video or Film: Definitely a Must

If according to the adage “a picture is worth a thousand words”, then a video or a film is worth millions. This means you certainly need to get a Photographer for your wedding day, but you should also have a Videographer… or even better, a Cinematographer!

Do we know a good team of Wedding Cinematographers? Absolutely: Elysium Productions. We LOVE their work and we witnessed how they truly created a unique and ever lasting memory for Christie & Andrew, a wonderful couple from New York City that last year had a magical wedding at One & Only Palmilla: beautiful couple, beautiful family, beautiful venue… and beautiful floral décor (LOL… well, that is what the bride said about our work)!

By the way, a few days ago, our dear friends Christie and Andrew returned to One & Only Palmilla to celebrate their first wedding anniversary, and we had the pleasure to have dinner with them at our favorite Japanese Restaurant and Sushi Bar in Los Cabos.

We will tell you more about it in our next post… in the meantime, enjoy a short Elysium Productions‘ film of Christie & Andrew’s wedding!

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Our new website… is ready!

Dear friends:

We have been wanting to say it for a long time, and finally… we can say it: OUR NEW WEBSITE IS READY!

Putting all the pieces together was a much longer process than expected, but we think it was worth it; however, what YOU think is what it’s important, because this website is FOR YOU, this blog is FOR YOU, everything we do at ELENA DAMY Floral Design is FOR YOU!

So, enjoy YOUR new website, and don’t forget to get back with us with your feedback about it!

Warm regards,

Elena Damy.

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