Last month I was able to participate in my first
photoshoot. I provided the floral
designs for a photography workshop called The Blossom Workshop which was hosted
by Kirsten Smith, of Kirsten Smith Photography. In
addition to providing invaluable information to the participants, Kirsten also
wanted to create a photoshoot opportunity so that the participants could
practice taking photos of the details that often come with a wedding. Kirsten asked myself and Marcie Lenick of Celebrating Love by Marcie to create a bohemian style design that included a cake table, a
sweetheart table, multiple bouquets, multiple boutonnieres and a floral head wreath! There was still snow on the ground (even in
March), but we made the best of it and were able to create something that I am
so proud to be able to share with you!
The gorgeous little cake was made by Julia at Snickerdoodles Bakery. I decorated it with
succulents, craspedia, and seeded eucalyptus.
To add a rustic backdrop, Marcie and I added hanging bottles filled with
yellow snapdragons, yellow and white Japanese ranunculus, yellow solidago, German
chamomile, green spider mums, two kinds of yellow garden roses, and white rice
flower.
Marcie used coordinating fabric for a table runner, placemats, napkins, and chair decorations. She also provided the coordinating place settings, candlesticks and bottles that I would fill with flowers to match the cake table. We also added a garland of seeded eucalyptus and maidenhair fern to complete the look. I just love how Marcie was able to pick up the colors of the flower arrangements and accent them with the choice of fabric!
To add to the pretty, we hung a chandelier from the
trees. Doesn’t it look like it’s
suspended right from the vines?
Kirsten and I wanted to provide as many opportunities for
the photographers to snap pictures, so we decided to create three different
styles of bouquets, all of which would coordinate with the colors of the
day. The first bouquet was a very
textured, romantic, garden bouquet of green spider mums, yellow garden roses,
yellow snapdragons, yellow solidago, silver brunia berries, and grey
roses. Yup, I said grey roses! These are a new favorite of mine called Early
Grey. They open very big and are a
beautiful grey color with a little hint of purple right in the middle.
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The second bouquet was a more modern bouquet of Early Grey
roses, silver brunia berries, succulents, yellow cymbidium orchids, craspedia, and jackpot thistles. If you’ve been reading this blog for any
length of time, you know that I am very big on texture, no matter what style of
bouquet you have. I just loved the
softness of the roses combined with the round craspedia and brunia
berries. The thistles (another favorite
of mine) and the succulents added the perfect bit of “spiky-ness”-I may have
just made up a word there! I know you
know what I mean!
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The last bouquet, I think, ended up stealing the show with
its bohemian vibe. It also happened to
be paired with a showstopping floral head wreath……that I may or may not have
decided to wear all day (when the model wasn’t wearing it, that is). This lush bouquet was made of green
hydrangea, two kinds of yellow garden roses, yellow and white Japanese
ranunculus, yellow solidago, German Chamomile, maidenhair fern, and seeded
eucalyptus. I just….I can’t even….! This bouquet was just magnificent! Who wouldn’t want to carry this! It ended up as a gift to Kirsten for all her
hard work!
This flower wreath…SO fun! It was designed to match the boho bouquet and it has yellow Japanese ranunculus, green spider mums, jackpot thistles, yellow solidago, craspedia, and seeded eucalyptus.
We didn’t end up with models for these, but I made three
little boutonnieres to match the bouquets.
I love creating a little something unique for the men! They should have something pretty and
colorful too, don’t you think?
I loved getting to see all these talented photographers
taking pictures of all our hard work.
Here they are (and me with my flower wreath!)
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As you can see there was snow on the ground, but you may not be able to tell that this was the first 60-degree weather day we had! If you can believe it, we were not the only ones enjoying the warm weather! We were also joined by some very lazy and slow-moving honey bees!
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…more pretty….
Whenever I have some really amazing product, I love getting individual pictures of the blooms. The ranunculus for this shoot came from Japan, and not only were they simply flawless, they were HUGE!! For some perspective, the openings for almost all the bottles was about the size of the top of a beer bottle. Look how big those white blooms are in comparison!! I’m so lucky that my job allows me to create such beautiful art for my clients!
All photography by Kirsten Smith Photography, unless otherwise
indicated
