Last Weddings of the year!

We finished off 2011 with 2 weddings. The first was a pretty ivory and black wedding that had lots of sparkle added in. 

MJ and Bobby are actually friends of our and Liz was the MOH so we were very excited when they asked us to design their flowers.

The bride carried a mix of hydrangea, garden roses, spray roses, vandella roses and mini cymbidium orchids.  Her bouquet was highlighted with rope of vintage crystals and a sassy black bow.

Her four girls carried simplified clutches of hydrangea, garden roses and vandellas.

For the ceremony we added in two large floral accents that matched the pew bows.  A petal runner added some drama to the aisle.

Once the ceremony was done and the wedding party was off to take pictures we moved the large pieces to the brand spankin' new ballroom at the Raddison Hotel on Portage. 
The room had recently undergone a renovation and we happened to do the last wedding before the process and the first one after and let me tell you, what a difference!!!

The 23 guest tables had a 18"cylinder with white dendrobium orchids and submerged crystals placed in the center with surrounding tea lights for extra sparkle.

The head table got the royal treatment with elevated pomanders made of 60 vandella roses each, crystal votives and mint julep cups filled with garden roses and more vandellas!

Outside the room was the extra long guest table that had room for two different arrangements as well as their pretty guest book and presentation box.

A Purple Peony wedding wouldn't be complete without pretty bathroom flowers!

We have to thank Sterling Images (who captured the day for MJ and Bobby), The Raddison, Pam from Cake-ology and Sandy from Chair-ish your moments for all their help and hard work to make MJ's wedding so amazing for her!

For our second wedding we provided only the personal flowers for the wedding party and family of the couple. 

They wanted a "New Year's Eve explosion of sparkles" so we incorporated a ton of blue and gold accents that the Mother of the bride brought us.  I only have pictures of the brides bouquet (her 5 maids carried a smaller version) so I hope that they send us a few snaps once they get them back!!!

~K

Pretty like a peacock

Chelsea and Curtis, Just Married!!

Friday was a major production and the results were amazing.  I have been working with Chelsea and her mom on this wedding for the past few months.  In a first for us, we helped not only with the flower and decor planning but also with vendor selection, day of coordination as well as a full set up and take down of linens and all other rentals.  Usually we stick to decor only and consult with brides regarding linens etc but this time around we decided to try our hand at it all and were so pleased with the results.  More importantly so were the couple and their parents!

Chelsea knew the colours she wanted to work into the wedding but wasn't sure how and where she wanted them to appear.  Together we worked out a plan that was both modern and crisp and sparkly and fun at the same time.  The colours were white and turquoise with hits of vibrant blue thanks to the dendrobium orchids used in bouquets and centerpieces.

There are a million details shots to show you but I was honestly so busy running around that I hardly had time to take any.  I will be as excited as Chelsea to see the photographers pictures when they come in.

These flowers stations (my BFF named them that, lol) flanked the altar for the ceremony

Tear drop cascade for the bride

A linear bouquet for her four maids

Guest book with rented Chandler

The bride's Fathers speech centered on the quote you see framed above

The entrance at Bel Acers has a mirrored ledge that adds a ton of sparkle

There were two of these giant columns on either side of the room

We made a chalk board with a vintage frame for Candy Bar info

The candy bar all covered up (due to some nasty flies) for after dinner

Table Centers, with custom numbers, menus and programs

Maids bouquet on the head table

You know what these are by now!!

Each napkin had a peacock feather tucked in with the candy bags

The ceremony pieces were moved over after the service.  What a focal point for behind the head table! 

Beaded curtains added sparkle to the stunning backdrop of the golf course.

This wedding was detail heavy and from the peacock feathers at each setting to the over sized 9 hour tea lights and floating candles we provided nothing was overlooked.  We also had large crystals for the candy bar, tied each stem of orchids with a vintage chandelier teardrop crystal for extra sparkle, used up lighting to accent the head table and sourced the grooms fave chocolate bar that is only available in the states.  It was a lot of work to be sure but the results were well worth it.

Thank you Chelsea and Curtis (And Cheryl too!!!) for choosing us to work with you on your wedding day. 

~K