Lindsay's Wedding

Lindsay and David were married at The River Farm and wanted a bohemian garden look using jewel tones to add a pop of color to their garden wedding.  I had so much fun using these bright, vibrant colors to create the look they wanted.

Lindsay's bouquet was an asymetrical and airy gathering of eucalyptus, dahlias, thistles, anemones, freesia, garden roses, craspedia, german chamomile, scabiosa, succulents and hypericum berries.  I love how each color contrasts with the next, especially those little pops of yellow.

David's boutonniere was made to compliment the bouquet.  I used fuschia spray roses, hypericum berries, craspedia and a thistle, with a backing of camelia leaves.

 

Lindsay's cake was decorated in concentric circles of greens, and accented with a few more of the roses and dahlias that we used in the centerpieces.

We created two centerpiece designs.  One was a simple natural grouping of bottles and bud vases and the other was a large and vibrant collection of the day's flowers.  They truly brought vivid colors to the reception tent.

 

Lindsay's dress was truly one of a kind.  I love the lace detail!

 

Here are a few more of my favorites.

 

While we're admiring, look at how the photographer brilliantly captured the flowers as well as the shadows of the trees outside the tent....so inspiring to see!

I can't get enough of this bouquet!

 

Just a few more...

 

I wouldn't be able to write such beautiful blog posts without the talents of the photographers that are a part of these special days.  Stephanie from Stephanie Dee Photography hit the ball out of the park in capturing these images.  Thanks so much to Stephanie for sharing!

Erin's Wedding

When Erin told me that she wanted purple flowers for her bridal bouquet, I was ecstatic.  I love using bold colors and couldn’t wait to get started.  She was also excited to use succulents in her bouquet and I think we found the perfect ones!  Erin’s bridal bouquet was made of lavender roses, purple lisianthus, purple stock, lavender snapdragons, white freesia, Earl Grey roses (yes, grey roses!  These are a new favorite of mine!), sage leaves and beautiful silvery-purple succulents.  I was able to pick out all of the ribbon detailing for her bouquet at M&J Trimming in New York City.  I used several widths of hand-dyed grey and purple silk, a lavender striped ribbon and finished it with a gorgeous piece of pewter lace.  Ladies, don’t be afraid of fun ribbon!  Ribbon is the perfect accent to your bouquet!  The Maid’s bouquets were a lighter combination of the same flowers and tied with more purple silk!

 

 

Photo by Blair Roberts

I wanted to tie the corsages and boutonnieres in with the bouquets so I used the same succulents to create a floral cuff for the ladies and boutonnieres for the guys!  These designs were accented by shades of purple stock, white scabiosa and white freesia.

 

Morningside Inn is a gorgeous backdrop for a wedding and the pergola that is available for an outside ceremony is just lovely, all by itself.  Erin wanted to add a garland of seeded eucalyptus and accent that with the purple tones from the bouquets.  I added two shades of purple stock, and lavender snapdragons, as well as lavender and grey roses.  I love the way it framed the couple as they said their vows.

One thing that is very evident from seeing Erin and Donald on their wedding day is that they are very much in love.  I love the way they look at each other!

 

What a great way to walk back up the aisle! 

A few more pretties…..

 

 

All images are courtesy of The Crystal Lenz unless otherwise indicated.

Megan's Wedding at Army Navy Country Club

When Megan came to me with the theme "Black Tie meets Garden Chic," I knew I had to be a part of this wedding!  She wanted lots of light colors with lots of textures and a few darker elements.  The happy couple was married at The Old Post Chapel on Fort Meyer, and their reception was at the beautiful Army Navy Country Club.  I had so much fun with these designs, and I hope you enjoy them just as much.

Meg's bouquet is one of my favorites so far.  This whimsical bouquet is made of beautiful Alabaster garden roses, silver brunia berries, white ranunculus, cream roses, local white dahlias, white scabiosa, white astilbe, white dendrobium orchids, accented with silver dollar eucalyptus leaves and silvery succulents.  That gorgeous fabric around her bouquet is actually a piece of her mother's dress (including little white buttons) which was cut to fit the bouquet.  We also attached an Irish horseshoe charm.  I loved all the personal touches!

 

The bridesmaid bouquets were smaller versions of the bride's bouquet!

The centerpieces also incorporated some sweet little chocolate cosmos flying high up over the other flowers as well as some feathery agonis foliage.  I loved using these darker elements to add depth to these designs.

Can we also just talk about this gorgeous ballroom??  Beautiful chandeliers and multiple fireplaces...just stunning.  It's hard to see it, but the room has a round wall full of french doors that open up to a balcony that overlooks a huge green golf course.  I was completely blown away!

Here are a few more of my favorite images.  Thank you so much to Beth at Beth T Photography for the lovely pictures!

 

 

 

Such fun flowers in such an elegant venue!  Stephen and Megan were a wonderful couple to work with and I am so happy to be able to share these with you!  I leave you with one last picture of the happy couple-isn't she just lovely??

All images provided by Beth at Beth T Photography

Nina's bouquet

So I had the sweetest bride who called me this summer.  Nina only needed a few bouquets, and her colors were burgundy and pink-a color combination that I have been dying to design with!  I practically begged her to let me have complete design control, and I think because I was so enthusiastic, she agreed.  I am so in love with this bouquet and I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.

For this bouquet, we used Hearts roses, pink cymbidium orchids, pink godetia, light pink calla lilies, white spray roses, red dahlias, burgundy scabiosas, pink limonium and agonis leaves.