Brittany's Wedding

I am so happy to share this wedding with my readers.  Brittany and I have similar tastes with regard to color and texture so it was easy to create the designs for this orange and blue wedding!  We started by picking out the right orange flowers, and from there Brittany was hooked on the textures I wanted to bring into the mix.  

Brittany's bouquet was made of several types of orange roses, orange and white spray roses, blue thistles, orange hypericum berries, orange snapdragons, blue hydrangea, dusty miller, gardenia, and sea star fern.  I loved the airiness of the sea star fern and it was the perfect green accent for this bouquet.

I love adding gardenias to a bouquet.  The aroma is unparalleled, and the elegance of the swirls in the petals is perfect!

Image by Colleen McKenna

The Maid's bouquets were decidedly neutral against the girls' deep navy blue dresses!  We used white snapdragons, white garden roses, baby green hydrangea, dusty miller, white ranunculus, sea star fern, and for a pop of color, orange hypericum berries and green jackpot thistles.

Image from Colleen McKenna

AJ, the groom, is in the navy, so there was no boutonniere for his crisp uniform, but the rest of the men wore little boutonnieres made of ranunculus, jackpot thistles, and hypericum berries.

Image by Colleen McKenna

I have a new technique for corsages and I finally have a picture of them!  These little pretties are created on metal cuffs.  Gone are the days of those little bundles of flowers that flop around on your wrist on a piece of flimsy elastic!  These are super secure and they feel like a little piece of jewelry for your special day!  These were made from white ranunculus, orange spray roses, white astilbe and, of course, accents of sea star fern. 

Image by Colleen McKenna

Little bundles of white hydrangea, white garden roses, orange hypericum berries, blue thistles and sea star fern tied with white satin ribbon lined the aisle.  The altar was decorated with two white urns filled with white hydrangea, white and orange roses, orange snapdragons and salal leaves.  These were repurposed for the sweetheart table during the reception!

 

I created an escort card table arrangement of curly willow, blue delphinium, orange calla lily, orange mokara orchids and a collar of white hydrangea and sea star fern.

Brittany and AJ's cake was a simple white cake with navy blue ribbon, and I was happy to provide a topper and a few accents down the sides of the cake of orange roses and sea star fern. 

The tables were adorned with a simple but textured arrangement of blue hydrangea, blue thistles, orange snapdragons, orange roses, white spray roses and sea star fern.

 

I love this series of photos because it shows the beautiful silhouette of Brittany's dress and also the elegance of the Arch of Swords which is tradition for military weddings.  

 

Here are a few more of my favorites!

I loved seeing so much love between Brittany and AJ.  I could feel it when I first met them, and I could feel it at the end of the night when I stopped to congratulate the happy couple!  And by the way....are you swooning over her dress yet?? Between the gorgeous mermaid silhouette and the delicate lace, it's hard to pick my favorite detail!

I love when the photographer catches the bouquet toss on camera!

 

 

 

And I'll leave you with these gorgeous images...

This was one gorgeous and memorable wedding and I hope you've enjoyed the images as much as I have.  Thanks to Michelle at Michelle Renee Photography for the beautiful images.  All images are hers unless otherwise indicated.

Anna's wedding in Leesburg, VA

I'm so excited to finally share this wedding with you.  One of my oldest and dearest friends got married at a private residence in Paeonian Springs, Virginia.  Our mothers met in college and have been best friends ever since.  When Anna and Tom asked me to do the floral design, I couldn't wait to get started.  She was getting married in a barn that belonged to some of her friends so I knew we needed something that looked rustic and natural.  We decided on an all white design with touches of natural greens and blues.

  

Anna's bouquet was made of white hydrangea, white ranunculus, silver brunia berries, seeded eucalyptus, and echiveria succulents.  We wrapped it in burlap and attached tiny pictures of Anna's grandparents, who weren't able to be with her that day.  Tom's boutonniere was made of an echiveria succulent and seeded eucalyptus to match Anna's bouquet.  Look at his face below when he saw Anna at the end of the aisle.....the love in this ceremony was overwhelming.

     

During the ceremony, Tom had a hard time repeating his vows.  When this picture was taken, he actually stopped the ceremony to tell us all that Anna was so beautiful, he was getting flustered and couldn't remember what to say!!  It was one of the most touching ceremonies I've ever been witness to.

 
The bridesmaid bouquets were made of blue hydrangea, white spray roses, and white lysimachia.  They were all wrapped in burlap to match the bride's bouquet.  For the aisle, we did galvanized buckets of hydrangea, lanterns and white rose petals.  The sweet little ringbearer had a boutonniere of white spray roses and the flower girls carried moss covered baskets with white rose petals.

      

   

 

Anna and her family put all those twinkle lights up themselves and it made for a beautiful scene.  We had two designs.  One was a long wooden box that Anna stained herself filled with blue and white hydrangea, white Oriental lilies, white snapdragons, white lisianthus and seeded eucalyptus.  The second was a short arrangement with blue hydrangea, dusty miller, white dahlias, blue thistles, and white lisianthus.  These were accented by tall thin-necked bottles with freesia and white ranunculus.

    

The pictures below are a few of my favorites.  Anna's cake was made by my mother-Anna's favorite and mine, carrot cake with cream cheese icing.  The cake topper was made by my sister, Jesse, who designs custom cake toppers through her Etsy shop, Pretty Little Things and reflects Anna's job as a federal agent!!  The flowers, obviously are from me.  The first picture below is a true representation of our families and how happy we all were to be a part of Anna's day.  The last two are how I was greeted by Anna on the day of her wedding.  

 

I really am lucky to have this job that enables me to create beautiful designs for brides on the most special day of their lives.  Designing for Anna made it all the more special.

Photography by Rebecca at Rebecca Keeling Studios