Kelly’s bouquet was a total show-stopper–and huge to boot! It had roses, monkey tail, callas, lisianthus, hydrangea, spray roses, stock, ranunculus and cockscomb. The bridesmaids carried bouquets made of blue hydrangea, roses, spray roses, callas, lisianthus and stock.
The bouts and corsages were made of callas and spray roses and orchids.

For the ceremony, I designed 120 wedding programs for Kelly and Sean and 2 Parent Offerings and delivered the remaining non-bridal party personal flowers for readers and godparents.

For the reception, I designed escort cards that denoted guest name, table assignment, meal choice and the favor donation info all on one little card! They complimented the photo table numbers that featured the happy couple in a variety of places they have visited together.

Even though I seldom do invitations, I did Chicago-themed ones for Kelly and Sean’s wedding and rehearsal dinner. They turned out awesome and they said guests were raving about them for months. Be sure to check them out because it was a once a year type of project and you won’t see invites by me for quite a while now!!!

For the escort card table, we put out about 170 escort cards and lined the back of the table with varying height cylinders with floating candles and submerged orchids, petals and votives. There were also some cocktail tables outside got a bubble votive holder with petals inside and under it. Petals were also added to the head and cake tables along with votives. The head tables also got vases for the bouquets to be displayed in. 12 of the guest tables had a round, full mixed arrangement on them while 4 of the tables got a taller submerged flower trio of orchids and callas. 2 of the tables were added last minute so we whipped up 2 short full arrangements in square vases that the venue provided for us to use.

The cake was decorated with hydrangea, roses and lisianthus and turned out fabulous!

I cannot begin to express how much I enjoyed working with Kelly and Sean to plan their big day. It was a blast to plan, and it turned out better than I could imagine–especially the weather!

The marathon traffic and confusion due to impromptu lane closures was annoying in the morning before the events started–but by the time the wedding was underway, most roads had opened up. We actually finished up with plenty of time in spite of being held up in the morning. I am just glad it did not make us crazy late for anything. FEW!

In closing, I would like to congratulate Mr. and Mrs. Moran on their marriage!

Best of luck to you both!

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Andrea and Mark were fortunate enough to have family friends design all of their centerpieces, so I only had to do the personal flowers, bar decor and altarpieces.

For the Personal Flowers, I mimicked the look of the magazine spread inspiration but turned it into a bouquet with some additional elements. The bridal bouquet included dusty miller, silver sage, brunia, red ti leaf, bright pink hydrangea, hot pink callas, medium pink roses, and medium and light pink spray roses. The bridesmaids carried similar bouquets but without the silvery foliage and with burgundy callas added. The bouts and corsages contained roses and spray roses and I also made a floral headband for the flower girl to wear.

For the Ceremony, I designed 2 tall altarpieces inspired by one of the arrangements from the magazine ad. They had ti leaf, hydrangea, spray roses, callas, white branches with white dendrobium orchids, dusty miller, silver sage, and brunia in them. I later moved them to the escort card and appetizer buffet tables.

For the Reception, I also made 6 arrangements for the cocktail hour highboys and bars. They were in silver vases and contained similar flowers to the bouquets.

I also put vases for the bouquets on the head table along with pink rose petals and added an assortment of flowers to the cake.

I can also happily report that the family friends that designed the centerpieces and card holder decor did a great job! I actually would love if they wanted to come help me out in the future!

I loved working with Andrea and her fabulous magazine inspiration. We got to use so many fabulous textures and interesting flowers and foliage throughout!

So a big congrats to Mr. and Mrs. Raymond! All the best!

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For the personal flowers, Dana carried an all-yellow bouquet of mini callas and cymbidium orchids. I added some pearls into the bouquet and pearl detail to the handle as well. The bridesmaids carried bouquets of yellow and white mini callas with billy ball accents. The bouts were all mini callas with billy ball accents and the corsages were made with billy balls, orchids and spray roses.

For the ceremony, I designed 2 large altarpieces which we later reused at the reception on the escort card and gift tables. I also hung hydrangea from the pews and unity candle holder.

For the reception, we moved the altarpieces to the escort card and gift tables and put lemon cylinders on the highboy tables. We also made stemless wine glass arrangements with bear grass and a yellow cymbidium orchid inside for the other highboys and cabaret tables. They also rented my signature rectangle gift card holder with monogram and ribbons in their colors.

The cake was decorated with yellow cymbidium orchids and surrounded by candles and petals at the base. The head table had vases for bouquets, petals and votives flanking the edges. The guest tables were decorated with 2 styles of centerpieces–half of them got square vased arrangements with lemon slices inside and hydrangea, billy balls and orchids sticking out of the top. The other style was a trio of submerged cylinders including oncidium orchids, calypso mokara orchids and dendrobium orchids inside.

I really enjoyed working with Dana to plan her wedding flowers and decor!  I wish her and Matt a lifetime of happiness.

Congrats to the new Mr. and Mrs. Huffman!

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For Jenean’s bouquet, she wanted all eggplant mini callas. To make it more full and even more purple, I added purple pearls and purple lisianthus to the callas and tied the handle with purple satin with an overlay of purple organza and purple pearls. It was just stunning! The bridesmaids were supposed to carry very simple bouquets of only 3 eggplant callas, but I felt they looked too small, so I sent her a picture message of them and asked if I could add some roses to make them fuller. Jenean totally agreed that they should be fuller and trusted me–and they turned out great! The flower girl carried a floral wand that was totally adorable. Erich and the guys all wore calla bouts and the moms had corsages that were a mix of sweetheart roses and nerine lilies.

We did not do any flowers for the ceremony since the church is so fabulous it does not need flowers…

For the Reception, I did a huge Beidermeier-style arrangement that was placed on the gift table. It had layers of flowers including hydrangea, mini callas, roses, stock, snapdragons, and curly willow.

For the centerpieces, we did 2 styles: one was a square vase with a fluffy mix of peonies, hydrangea, nerine lily, roses, stock and callas; the other was a trio of rectangle vases with eggplant ribbon around the bottom and white pillar candles inside. They both complimented each other well and worked perfectly in the space.

The cake was totally unique to the couple and was equipped with an ASU cake topper and yellow cymbidium orchids and maroon mokara orchids.

I loved working with Jenean planning her wedding flowers!  Another fun bonus for me is she has such great taste that not only did she hire me, but she also hired Kara Schultz to take her photos! I can’t wait to see all of them!

Here is one teaser from Kara:

Congrats to Mr. and Mrs. Poley!

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For the personal flowers, Jennifer’s bouquet was a mix of purple with white and flowers included callas, roses, stock, and tulips. The bridesmaids carried a smaller version of her bouquet with no white flowers. The corsages and bouts were made with callas, roses and orchids and the mini flower girl had a mini floral wand and orchid wreath. The moms also had a bunch of petals to toss at the couple at the ceremony (this is a Greek tradition that is very fun to watch!)

For the ceremony, in addition to the mother petals, we did 2 altarpieces for display on the ornate altar which were later reused at the reception. These altarpieces had hydrangea, stock, larkspur, orchids, curly willow branches, roses, and Trachellium. We also hung hydrangea from every third pew with silver organza ribbon and I painted a monogrammed aisle runner for the aisle.

For the reception, I moved the altarpieces onto the seating chart and gift tables for emphasis. We also had a bunch of accent pieces on the bar, guest book table, seating chart table, highboy table, sweets table and head table. For the centerpieces, we did two styles: Style 1 was a trio of submerged flowers in cylinders with floating candles at top and Style 2 was a trio of cylinder vases filled with clusters of flowers. The venue made them look even better by shining spotlights on them for emphasis.

I loved working with Jennifer and Niko to make their big day flowers spectacular! I hope they have a wonderful marriage and an awesome long honeymoon in Greece next month!

Congrats Mr. and Mrs. Stathopoulos!

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For the personal flowers, Danielle carried a bouquet of mini callas, Stephanotis with blue pearls and crystals inside, roses, sweetheart roses, blue hydrangea and pink sweet pea accents. The Bridesmaids carried bouquets of white hydrangea, white roses, blue delphinium and Scabiosa with black handles. Michael wore an calla bout and the rest of the guys wore white roses.

For the ceremony, I created two altarpieces with blue hydrangea and scabiosa, white hydrangea, roses, callas and black curly willow branches. I also created 3 single white rose bouquets to serve as memorials for relatives who have passed away.

For the reception, I created 20 blue hydrangea centerpieces with bear grass accents in black square vases. They sat on the guest tables and head table. The ones on the guest tables were put on top of mirrors that sat on these taller, modern-looking bases that the venue provided. The head table had vases for the bouquets, petals, votives, the altarpieces, 4 centerpieces and candlesticks provided by the venue.

Everything was so beautiful–especially the bride! I really loved working with Danielle and Michael and hope they had the best day of their lives. Congrats Mr. and Mrs. Speciale!

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Courtney and I used to work together at Wilton and she actually used to live in my neighborhood too! We were introduced to each other by the fabulous makeup artist, Cynthia Sally, who actually did Courtney’s wedding day make up…and she looked so gorgeous!

Courtney’s bouquet was a total stunner. It was a huge, round, full mix of magenta and fuchsia peonies, purple hydrangea, eggplant mini callas, green cymbidium orchids, jaguar spotted pink mokara orchids, and purple anemones. The girls carried bouquets of white hydrangea, bi-color cream and purple mini callas, jaguar spotted mokara orchids, green and Bombay dendrobium orchids, and green hypericum berries. Courtney and her sister also had little pink butterfly brooch in honor of their mother in each of their bouquets. The flower girls carried pomanders made of purple hydrangea with lime green satin handles. For the guys, Andrew wore a double eggplant calla bout, Courtney’s son Jaiden wore a single eggplant calla, and the rest of the guys wore bi-color cream callas with purple throats. The corsages were made with callas and orchids. Everything coordinated perfectly.

For the ceremony, we did white hydrangea hung from every-other chair with eggplant ribbon and two altarpieces on pillars. The ceremony was given by Officiant Terry Brady, who is an awesome officiant and member of Chic Wed Pros (a wedding group I am a co-creator/editor and member of.)

For the cocktail hour, we created 3 lime-lined square vases with purple hydrangea in them for the cabaret tables and 3 clusters of candles surrounded by petals and bling for the highboy tables. We also decorated the photo booth and guest book tables with bling and petals. The escort card table was the main focal point and was a large manzanita tree with a base covered in assorted flowers with orchids, bling and votives hanging from the branches. I made Chicago-themed escort cards for the guests that matched the Chicago-themed table numbers I created for the reception. Courtney and Andrew also had a fun photo booth from one of my favorite photo booth companies, Photo Booth Express. They have great booths and awesome design (I actually do work freelance work for them!)

At the reception, we did vases for the bouquets on the sweetheart table and reused the flower girl pomanders on the back of the bride and groom chairs. The altarpieces framed the table and it looked just perfect. We did 2 different styles for the centerpieces: one was a trio of submerged cylinders with callas and orchids and floating candles at top and the other was a cylinder vase with a bunch of tall callas wrapped in eggplant satin and bear grass wisps in the bottom with a submersible purple LED light in the bottom. They also rented my rectangle gift card holder with monogram and its counterpart-the Wishes and Advice vase. Everything looked FABULOUS!

I loved working with my friend and former co-worker and neighbor Courtney! She is awesome! I am so happy for her and Andrew. I know they are going to have a lifetime of happiness! Congrats you two!

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