Fantastic Fall

It's that time.  Fall is slowly turning into late fall and just ahead is Winter.  It's the time of year that weddings slow down and we start to focus on holiday flowers as December creeps closer.

Thanksgiving weekend was our last busy one of the year with three weddings in one day.  Our last multiple event weekend of the 2011 season went well and had us making some of our favorite pieces of the season.

First up was all white florals for Erin.  She went with white gerbs and white mini calla lilies for her and her maids.  We loved that she picked coloured stem wrap for both herself and her maids giving them an unexpected element.  She decided to go with bigger bouquets of one bloom instead of a mixed cluster which is a great way to get more bang for your buck. All her maids had nice big clusters of white gerbs and she herself went with 30 stems of mini callas for a good sized fist full of flowers!

Both Flower girls carried a mini gerb poesy with black wrap

Ice blue wrap for the four flower girls green eyed gerbs

Next up was Leah with subtle shades of light green and ivory paired with purple.

She decided that she would carry a larger version of her three maids so all the bouquets were matching.  With a later in the day start time, the guests were able to enjoy the ceremony followed immediately by a cocktail style reception.  Leah got to use her centerpieces to line the aisle during the ceremony which was a huge plus.

Mokara blooms, green hydrangea and Vandellas

Leah had us add a pendant to her stem wrap for a personal and sentimental touch.

The Centerpieces for her guest tables

The table centers doing double duty during the ceremony

Pretty candle light lends a soft touch to the aisle

The toss ready for later on

Callas in the bathroom

And finally, Cheryl had a really unique accessory for her day.  The highlight of her floral package was the gourds added to her and her maids bouquets.

The bride carried black bacarra roses, red hypericum and lilies, folded aspidistra and leucadendron with gourds and curly willow

In contrast to the brides dark red blooms her three maids carried ivory blooms with brown accents. 



Ivory mums, lilies, hydrangea, cabbage and cone flower pods



Pearls, ivory mini pumpkins, ribbon loops and feathers finish off these stunning bouquets

Black Bacarra toss

The groom and the groomsmen matched their Ladies bouquets

Guest tables had willow trees with red orchids

The pretty cake with red flowers and willow accents

Guest book

Biffy blooms

Congratulations to all three of our beautiful brides. Thank you for choosing us to be a part of your day!  It was a pleasure!

~K

Four on the floor

Remember a few weeks ago when we said we had four weddings? 

Well, we survived the craziness and have a huge run down of what we created for all those nuptial celebrations!

First up is Kay's brown and yellow party.

The bride carried an all white mix.  Her stem wrap was embellished with bead work from her dress.

Her eight maids carried a mix of light and dark yellow roses with white hydrangea wrapped with brown organza from their dresses.

We made two silk pomanders of yellow roses for each of her two flower girls.

27 guest tables were dressed in brown pin tuck table cloths and topped with mokara orchid towers.  Natural river rock and large floating candles finished off each piece.

Lilies and orchids finished off the floral package.

Next up was Erin's lime green and hot pink party at the Greenwood.

A green mix with white roses for the bride.

Her five maids carried the same mix with pops of hot pink

The two flower girls carried a tiny posy of pretty pink roses.

Guest tables dressed in celery linens and clusters of pink roses with lime green cushion mums.  At the end of the evening the bride gave away all her table centers to close friends and family that helped her put together her big day.

The guest book piece with their seating chart.  If you look close you can see that all the tables were named after the couples favorite NFL teams.  I bet they are a pretty fun couple!

Matching flowers for the candy bar.

You know that this is!!

White Callas were the blooms of choice for the next bride.  Since we were already fully booked up we didn't end up doing any of the on site set up for this wedding.  As a result all we have to show you are the bouquets.  The other pieces we made included table centers of 2 large submerged callas, a memorial piece of 24 red roses, a guest book piece and a large table center for their sweetheart table. 

Five large callas and tropical greens for the bride.

A smaller version for the MOH.

And last but for sure not least.....Christel had a super unique vision for her amazing day that included locally, responsibly grown product, vintage vases and broaches and a coloured dress! We cannot wait to see the pictures!

The bride's bouquet consisted of scabiosa pods, roses, hydrangea, local orchids and seedum and hypericum berries mixed with the vintage broaches and eyeless peacock feathers.

The four maids and two flower girls carried smaller versions of the bride without the bling.

The groom's bout

The centerpieces were primarily made with local, organic product.  Featuring the vintage vases from some of our past weddings the groupings were a mix of the jewel toned blooms we used in the bouquets with some potted plants.

We hope that all our brides enjoyed their day September 10th and are loving life as newly weds!
The grand totals for that weekend are.......

116 centerpieces, 26 bouquets, 2 pomanders, 42 corsages/bouts, 3 guest book arrangements, 4 big accent pieces, 1 tree and of course the bathroom arrangements

~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