A wine-inspired fall wedding

I'd love to share a few images from a beautiful, bold wedding at a Virginia winery.  The clients asked for bold, fall-inspired bouquet and soft, romantic centerpieces.  I am never one to shy away from color so I created some rockstar bouquets and some super sweet centerpieces for the reception.

The bridal bouquet was made of burgundy dahlias, orange protea, red hypericum berries, dark purple and orange calla lilies, burgundy carnations, burgundy cymbidium orchids, craspedia, burgundy astilbe, kiwi vine and agonis.

 The boutonnieres were created with dark purple and orange calla lilies, craspedia and red hypericum berries. I used a little bit of greenery and tied them with twine.

 

The bridesmaid bouquet was similar to the bride's but I used more orange flowers instead of burgundy and purple.  They were wrapped with twine and lace. 

The aisle was lined with burgundy and orange rose petals and the altar was created with orange and red gladiolus placed on top of wine barrels. 

 

We went the complete opposite direction with the ceremony. I created these hydrangea and baby's breath centerpieces in birch lined vases.  To tie in with the rustic feel of the bouquets, I used kiwi vine as well. 

 

The image below is actually one of my favorites from the whole wedding.  The flower is called Hearts, and as you can see, it opens like a heart.  I love using this rose for wedding work.  What better way to add more love to a wedding than to use a rose that is shaped like a heart?? 

All of the images above are thanks to Paired Images Photography.

Katie's Wedding at Springfield Manor

I am always thrilled to do a wedding out in beautiful Frederick, MD and Katie's wedding was no exception.  In addition to Katie having exquisite taste with her ivory and champagne wedding with green and blush accents, Katie and I clicked immediately on a personal level.  I love an organized bride and Katie was a girl after my own heart with her spreadsheets and color coded emails.  It was a joy to design for her wedding and I'm so excited to share her wedding with you!

Katie's bouquet was made of white and cream roses, minty green Lola succulents, local mountain mint, white lisianthus, silver brunia berries, white snapdragons, white wax flowers, and white spray roses.  I finished it with some gold sprayed seeded eucalyptus and a gorgeous champagne and ivory ribbon treatment.  I could NOT get enough of this bouquet!  The maid's bouquets were smaller versions of Katie's.

 

 Katie had several designs for her reception table.  We had cedar boxes custom made for two of them.  For the head table, I used long boxes filled with white hydrangea, white garden roses, blush roses, Bells of Ireland, white snapdragons, mountain mint, white wax flowers and a little accent of gold sprayed eucalyptus.

The second design was a 6x6 square box filled with the same flowers and the third design was a lush ring of flowers which included some creamy carnations for texture surrounding an antique white lantern.

 

 There are several lovely ceremony sites at Springfield Manor but my favorite is under a humongous white arbor that backs up to a green mountainside.  We added a small spray in coordinating colors to decorate the arch and lined the aisle with lanterns that were overflowing with flowers spilling out into the aisle!

                 

Another favorite element was the gorgeous cakes by Karen Rodney Cakes.  I love when the groom's cake allows the couple's personality to shine!  And look at those sugar flowers on the wedding cake!! 

 

Isn't this an amazing shot of the entire room?

Just a few more pretties.... 

 

 

 Thank you to Spence Photographics for the stunning images!  I also know this event could not have happened without the help of Six Twenty Events.

Laura's Wedding

This gorgeous yellow and navy blue wedding actually happened in North Carolina!  A friend of the bride's picked up the flowers and drove them personally to North Carolina the night before the wedding!  I'm sorry that I wasn't there to personally deliver the flowers but I know that Laura's wedding was a beautiful one, and full of love!  And that is what is most important!  I am so happy to be able to share these lovely designs with you!

Laura's bouquet was made of white hydrangea, white spider mums, white ranunculus, gardenias, and yellow freesia.  This bouquet smelled so heavenly!  The bridesmaids carried bouquets of yellow football mums, yellow carnations, white freesia and white hydrangea, "buttoned up" with yellow pins.  The groom's boutonniere was a yellow rose, german chamomile, and white freesia.  Such a sweet wedding!

  

 

Photography by Virginia at Evergreen Studio

Blue Weddings

Many brides would like to incorporate blue into their weddings but are unsure of how to accomplish this.  Since blue doesn't occur very much in nature, the flowers available are somewhat limited.  Hydrangeas, delphiniums, irises, thistles, and cornflowers come in several shades of blue.  Also, did you know that orchids, carnations, and mums can be dyed blue as well?  When thinking about using blue for your wedding, sometimes picking an accent color, and finding other ways to bring blue into your event, can be the best way to go.  Bridesmaid dresses, ribbon, and table linens are all great ways to ensure that the your color scheme is is exactly how you want it!  Below are some ideas!

  

You can also check out the following posts for more blue ideas!
Cory and Sam's Wedding
Pearl's Wedding
Manor Country Club

Sarah's wedding at Ostertag Vistas

I am so happy to finally be able to share some of the work I've been doing this year!  Sarah asked me for a rustic, vintage themed wedding.  We used mismatched mason jars coupled with lace on the tables to create a beautiful, yet simple design that fit perfectly with her venue, an old renovated barn set in the middle of both the farms and mountains of Frederick County.  What I think makes these pictures even more stunning is the incredible amount of love that can be seen in each of these pictures.  There is nothing better than creating a design for a couple as in love as these two.

Sarah's bouquet was made of white Tibet roses, purple calla lilies, Alchimella, limonium, and accented with a collar of lemon leaves.

Sarah wanted a super simple bridesmaid bouquet of white roses and tied with green satin ribbon.







Sarah's tables were an assortment of mixed mason jars filled with purple stock, white wax flowers, Queen Anne's Lace, purple anemones, white freesia, purple carnations, white ranunculus, purple lisianthus, and Alchimella.

This stunning boutonniere has a purple calla lily, freesia and limonium.







I am so proud to have been a part of Sarah's big day.  What a gorgeous couple!

Photography by Hans and Nicole Photography