Vendor Spotlight: Passiflora Designs, Wedding Florist

Paige Benjamin has been in the floral industry for 15 years and you can tell by her work. She tells us she started Passiflora Designs 11 years ago, choosing to work with flowers as an art medium while studying sculpture in college. She appreciates flowers colors, texture and impermanence. Paige says she loves weddings “because every wedding is different and has its own character. I love the process of working hand in hand with a bride and groom to make their day more than they ever anticipated.”

As for inspirations, Paige says the Alameda Flea Market is inspirational: “I love going to soak in all the amazing décor and art. I am mostly inspired at the flower market, as the flowers cannot help but inspire!”

Should you book her for your wedding, Passiflora seamlessly blends contemporary style with traditional elegance. Working with Passiflora and Paige is not just placing an order, but they will walk you through the process. Their philosophy is that the process is just as important as the end product and they have the reputation to boot.

Vendor Spotlight: Spiral Hand, Floral Designers

Leah Gagne and Rafael Campos of Spiral Hand joined forces in 2004 and haven’t looked back since. It was their mutual love of events, design and flowers that brought them together and weddings seem to mesh these elements perfectly to a T. They enjoy working intimately with couples, finding out who they are, their favorite things, colors, music, hobbies, etc. and attempt to create a totally unique event for them. And they pride themselves in not being a "cookie cutter" florist and by taking this approach, they’re able to expand their creativity to come up with unique floral designs and settings for each wedding.

One look at their work, we had to ask them what their inspirations are. Their list is long and you can see it. “Inspirations come from nature, taking walks on the beach, in the woods, urban settings. Fashion, music, and friends are all inspirations to us,” Leah tells us. “I think staying fresh comes from even walking through the flower market on a regular basis and seeing all the new stuff that comes through. Succulents, branches, fruits + vegetables and mosses…we love texture!” We have the best flower market in the States!” Indeed. The beauty of the Bay Area…


Why Spiral Hand? Besides the visually obvious, Leah and Rafael have a different perspective to design approach, wanting to create floral designs and weddings that are an extension of their perspective clients. It’s not just about the flowers per say: they look at the overall design of an event and enhance it with their magic spiral hands. We think they're pretty fab.