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Bouquet Featurette: Hydrangea and Garden Rose

There’s something that is so crisp and cute about a pink & green wedding. It’s contemporary but not too modern, it’s fresh and free and classically pretty. I created this bouquet for a bride this past summer that was in love with peony, but unfortunately peonies weren’t in season, so we substituted the next best thing: a pale pink garden rose:

This pretty bouquet combined lime green hydrangea, green hypericum berries, and blushing ballerina pink garden roses for a lovely hand tied bouquet.

Crisp, fresh, and lovely.

A Few Wicked Pics

I have been meaning to post these pics for a few weeks but I totally got caught up in weddings!

First off, a few images from the main piece that I did for the marketing table at TPAC. This arrangement greeted showgoers as they came into TPAC to see Wicked.
The piece is largely about structure & statement: mossy branches, coco lashings, and crystalized birch branches represent the core components, with a moss covered base and hanging moss covered balls. Added details included glittered poppy pods, glittery eucalyptus, and hanging crystal beads that we hand strung:

Lovely spider mums gave a great texture & depth to the arrangement, along with pale green carnations & dark moon carnations, also dusted with glitter:

From the cast party, I do have a few great images by Mimosa Arts, the event photographers:

Now, it’s time to get ready for the season closer of Little House on The Prairie

Sneak Peek: Brian & Kristin's Wedding

A super sneak peek, sharing from the McLellan blog from this gorgeous wedding! Kristin– Simply Stunning Events & Brian– Brian Kaplan Photography– are a wonderful couple & I am so happy for them both! Mel & Sean were amazing to work with, and I’m so excited to share just a few of the awesome images from Kristin’s day.

The basics:
Color palate: Green paired with ivory, red, and orange
Signature Flowers: Dahlias, calla lilies, cherry brandy roses, and mums along with green cymbidium & red James Storeii Orchids
Vendors Seen:
Photographers: Sean and Mel of McClellan Style
Videographers: 2Duce2
Cake: Maples
Lighting: Nashville Event Lighting
Venues: Church– St Patricks, Reception: Country Music Hall of Fame
* there were many other vendors, updates to come with a more detailed exploration

Previews of all the Loveliness follow below:

Personal Flowers:

From left to right: the bride carried a full bouquet of white & green, with white dahlia, cymbidium orchids, jade roses & calla lilies; groomsmen bore mango callas accented with lily grass loops & a bright red dahlia bloom, bridesmaids carried bouquets of lime green hydrangea paired with mango callas, cherry brandy roses, jade roses, and dahlia, groom had white calla lilies and a green button mum.

Chatting with Kristin I said that I thought headdresses–er, crowns– would be the perfect fit for her absolutely darling flower girls:

Green ivy was paired with red & orange spray roses, button mums, and vivid green hypericum

Flower girl basket & ringbearer pillows:

Local moss was picked two days before the wedding and then embellished the flower girl baskets (also accented with flowers and ribbon) and the ring bearer pillow (embellished with ribbon, button mums, and mokara orchids).

The reception was held at the stunning Country Music Hall of Fame. I love the high ceilings, impressive high windows, and opportunities for great lighting. A long view of the room:

Kristin had three different types of centerpieces. For drama, we had these magnificent trees that sat utop tabletops covered with moss & fresh flowers. The trees had curly willow, hydrangea, spider mums, roses, mokara & James Storeii orchids Arachnis orchids:

You can see the awesome lit monogram on the wall by Nashville Event Lighting– too cool!

The other centerpieces were either a cluster of cylinder vases filled with colored water atop moss, or medium height centerpieces of hydrangea, dahlia, roses, and orchids, and the cocktail tables were shorter cylinders with colored water atop moss:

All in all, a breathtakingly beautiful wedding. Thanks to the McLellans for sharing images, and if you’d like to see more, be sure to check out this amazing teaser video by the oh-so-wonderful 2Duce2 totally amazing videographers & so great to work with!

A Wildflower Wedding

On a beautiful sunny day in June, there was a lovely wedding at Travellers Rest in Nashville. This lovely historic home features a beautiful garden spot perfect for nuptials and a renovated barn for receptions.

The bride loves wildflowers, especially the look of different flowers paired together to create a colorful, lovely glow. Some of her favorite blooms included sunflowers, blue hydrangea, tulips, and mum daisies– all which make an appearance in her wedding flowers.

In the garden, the aisleway was dusted with high & magic rose petals and then finished with a wrought iron garden arch:

The arch was decorated primarily with white & yellow mum daisies and sunflowers, along with hanging candles suspended by ribbon:

The goal of the look of the arch was to feel more wild, less structured, with full headed sunflowers, crocosmia sprays, ivy, and mum daisies:

The bridesmaids carried a bouquet comprised of blue hydrangea, yellow button mums, bluplerum and high & magic roses:

The bride carried a bouquet of mixed wildflowers, with rannunculus, tulips, and billy balls, then hand-tied with yellow double faced satin ribbon:

The bride’s cake was from Dessert Designs — a beautiful creation in ivory and decorated with loose cymbidium orchids, high & magic roses, and hydrangea:

The centerpieces all varied, featuring different wildflowers paired with hydrangea which filled the bride’s grandmother’s mason jars. Each jar was embellished with a simple bow tied ribbon in shades of chocolate brown, yellow, taupe, and blue:

What a lovely wedding for an equally wonderful couple– may your lives together be blessed for always!