Rebekah and Richard - Lavender Love

Purple is my favorite color.  So when I'm asked to help with a "purple wedding",  I'm ecstatic!  Rebekah wanted a purple bouquet so I put together a bride's bouquet of lavender roses, lisianthus, allium and stock.  Richard wore a boutonniere of lisianthus to match.  That's my favorite flower by the way.

Rebekah and Richard were married under a chuppah at Knowlten Mansion.  I used two vintage type pitchers to hold the ceremony flowers here.

Our artist painted each of the four sides of this wooden box differently.  We displayed it in the entry hall to the mansion.  I love this piece!

I created two different types of centerpieces for the guest tables.  On some of them I arranged a lot of purple and white flowers in round glass bowls.  In the bowls I circled fresh curly willow branches.

In keeping with the "branch theme"  I used curly willow straight up with three shades of larkspur.

So you can see why I loved this wedding with lots and lots of purple and lavender.  Thank you to Rebekah and Richard for allowing me to be a part of it. 

Danielle & Joe - Going for Gold!

There were several different aspects to Danielle and Joe's wedding.  First the colors of gold, purple, and white were the color palette that Danielle used.  Second, she focused on several "collections" which very much personalized her wedding.  She collected small goblets and wine glasses with gold trays to use for some of her centerpieces.  There was a collection of scotch bottles used on the cocktail tables.  And bourbon bottles were displayed on the placecard table.  All of these were meaningful to her.

Danielle wanted a loose bouquet made up mostly of greens.  I added large white roses - some with gold pins in the center - and freesia to the mix.  I was so pleased with how this turned out.  And making it even more special was that Danielle's grandmom insisted on paying for it.  How sweet! 

I love that bridesmaids carried long, arm bouquets of beautiful larkspur which come in white, purple, and lavender.  How perfect and natural looking.  Groomsmen wore boutonnieres of purple carnations.

We make the most adorable "wands" for our flower girls out of tulle, ribbon, and silk flowers.  This one featured a white silk rose and gold and white ribbon.

The birch arch was draped in fabric to form a chuppah.  We added a spray of greens, Baby's Breath, and three shades of larkspur to the front.

Danielle's special scotch bottles on the cocktail tables were all different and filled with purple carnations and Baby's Breath.

Bourbon bottles were filled with white hydrangea and gold beading for sitting among the placecards and wedding pictures.  Sorry about my flash in the photo.

For half of the guest tables I filled gold containers with a mass of various white flowers.  If you look closely, I sprayed some leaves gold to put color among the flowers.

On the other half of the tables I used Danielle's collection of small, pretty wine and cordial glasses on gold trays.  Each table was different.  I filled the small glasses with small flowers such as spray roses and spray carnations.  What a unique idea!

Finally, Danielle found two really pretty gold containers to use on her sweetheart which I filled with hydrangea and spray roses.  It added the perfect finishing touch to the room

Thank you to Danielle and Joe for having some very unique ideas for your wedding decor.  It made my job so much fun.  And you were so easy to work with.  May you live a long and happy life together.

One last fun photo to share with others is the farm table at the top of the stairs at The Barn on Bridge decorated by Danielle.  Please check out the wooden liquor box that held gift cards and the tambourine to be signed by guests.  So different!

Taryn & Chris - Happy, Happy Colors!

Boy am I behind on my posting.  I apologize for being so lax, but we've had some major upheavals in our lives this past two years.  Life gets in the way again!

However, I'm back with a beautiful wedding in one of my favorite color palettes of pink,  coral, watermelon, white, and peach. Such a happy collection of colors.

Taryn chose a bouquet of mixed flowers in her chosen colors.  I love how textured this bouquet turned out.  Chris wore a matching boutonniere.

Bridesmaids bouquets brought in shades of pink to the mix.  The groomsmen wore boutonnieres with the same spray roses.

The ceremony took place inside the country club.  I apologize for the darkness of the photo, but as I've said before - I'm a terrible photographer.  The couple got married in front of this large arrangement of flowers sitting in the window.

Because the couple were both bicycle enthusiasts, we created a "bike full" of flowers.  Taryn added the personal photos to this table.

 I used a variety of flowers for the cocktail tables. This one included hydrangea and coral hypericum berries.

Centerpieces were so bright and cheerful.  We used mixed flowers in glass cylinders on some of the tables and broke down the flowers into smaller vases for others.

 Taryn did a great job with her details.  The decor on the mantle is just one example of the great ideas she had.

Again, so sorry I'm late with this blog about your beautiful wedding.  I hope you're enjoying married life today as much as you did on your special day.