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All photography by Lisa Lefkowitz

Many months ago, I posted images from Noriko and John's wedding at B.R. Cohn Winery in Sonoma, and I've been meaning to show you more of the details.

When John and Noriko came to see us last fall, I was thrilled with the idea of their intimate, vineyard wedding. Noriko was quite open to many ideas and wanted me to have fun with their project, which I did. Both John and Noriko are very warm people. Neither had a must-have list of flowers, so while I was shopping at the floral market, I picked up flowers, plants and foliage that felt right for their mood. It was a dream project!

The lovely couple with the vineyard background. Colors were mainly, grass green, soft whites, earth neutrals, and fall browns.

Here's John with a simple boutonnière made with mini calla lily and “mikado” foliage.

Guests sat on natural chiavari chairs. The back row had kiwi green satin and organza ribbons tied to them.

While the ceremony had natural chairs, I decided for the reception to go a little darker. Patterson linens, chocolate napkins, and chairs from our friends at Classic Party Rentals, Napa!

I love the idea of hanging place cards from the chairs. Rebecca of Custom Event Groups inspired me to try this. I used glue dots instead of cutting slit in the place cards. It's really easy. Since I'm a perfectionist, I even glued the ribbon to the chair so that all the placecards would be aligned.

I found these black iron lanterns, that worked perfectly on the steps. As an event designer, you don't want any of the guests to trip on jagged steps. They were functionally useful and decorative.

Large florals featured “wheat”, fall hydrangeas in large brown containers. Kiwi green linens added a bit of color.