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A Traditional Wedding in San Francisco, Northern CA

The Bride Niki Vazifdar, 35 and is a prototype store design director for Limited Brands in New York City The Groom Ben Emanuel, 35 and is a project ma

The Bride Niki Vazifdar, 35 and is a prototype store design director for Limited Brands in New York City The Groom Ben Emanuel, 35 and is a project manager at Microsoft The Date May 2 In celebration of spring, Niki and Ben decked out their wedding with assorted flowers -- and lots of them. “There were more flowers than I’ve ever seen at a wedding,” Niki says. They also spruced up a mostly white color palette with pops of yellow and pink.

To rival the floor-to-ceiling windows, the huppah was made out of two oversize pillars decorated with fresh flowers, paper cranes and pipe cleaner flowers.
For a true garden vibe, no two floral arrangements looked the same. Lots of blooms topped the tables.
Pink and White Centerpieces
The couple ordered their simple programs from WeddingPaperDivas.com and added their own inserts to explain the traditions.
Fresh and paper flowers decorated the narrow, tall cake. Two carefully placed bigger paper butterfiles added extra springtime décor.
Hot pink menu cards were tucked into the white linen napkins for a pop of color.
Square cards, printed with Niki and Ben's initials, set on a bed of moss among orchids and other flowers.
Niki and Ben's chairs were decorated with strings of hot pink origami to set them apart from the rest.
Before the ceremony, Niki and Ben posed for super cute photos at a diner on Chestnut Street.
A fun boutonniere of white craspedia balanced out the look of Ben's formal tux.
For a less stuff look, the bridesmaids wore a pink peony tied to their wrists or hair. Others carried a single stem wrapped in fabric.
Niki's four bridesmaids styled their wrap dresses different ways. Four other friends in the ceremony chose their own dresses and the guys all wore their own black suits.