Dahlias!

This weekend was busy! Each wedding I did I used lots and lots of dahlias! One of my favorite flowers, the dahlias are in season and very affordable. Leela wanted all dahlias in her bouquet with a touch of stephanotis and greenery. You can't tell from my photograph, but the stephanotis all had a rhinestone in the center. Also, I incorporated rhinestones on the stem wrap of her bouquet. These small details sparkled great for her outdoor wedding in the apple orchard at Hovander Park.

Groom's boutonniere with rhinestone & silver wire details.

This picture Leela emailed me. Thanks Leela!

Memory Arrangement

I often design arrangements for weddings where the bride & groom want remember loved ones who have passed away. I've done candles, single stem flowers, & arrangements most often. Sheri had a great idea for her memory arrangement: a single stem calla lily for each grandparent who had passed away. It was an elegant & tasteful touch to their ceremony.

Outdoor Elegance

Alisha chose purple & bright green flowers for her wedding. The fun colors are bright and contrasting, yet they were really elegant for her outdoor wedding. The above picture is of her aisle. The hydrangea in the urns were very elegant. Right before the ceremony, a thick carpet of white rose petals were added. If Alisha sends me pictures, I will post them asap! I know it was a beautiful aisle!

The centerpieces were very fun to design. When you went to smell the flowers, you would get a yummy scent of the limes. Thank goodness there were only 12 centerpieces....I sliced 90 limes!!! FYI - These vases are one of my rental items.

This picture shows one of the bride & groom chairs.

Alisha chose to rent one of the 5' metal wedding trees. Shown on her tree are hydrangea, roses, cymbidium orchids, crystals & candles.

8/16/08

Tory & Luke's Wedding was a beautiful summer wedding. Despite the heat, this wedding was a lot of fun to be part of. The colors, the style of the arrangements, & the location was very enjoyable. Thank you guys for choosing me to do your flowers! Congratulations!!

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Groomsman holding a bridesmaid bouquet.

There were two styles of centerpieces. The low vases grouping pictured here. The tallest vase and the lowest vase are my rental items. (See rental items page on www.thebackyardgardener.net)

Tall vase centerpieces arranged with roses, dahlias, & snapdragons.

The tall vases are a new rental item now available.

Beautiful arrangement of gladiolas, aranda orchids, roses & dahlias.

Tory wanted these lanterns and kissing balls everywhere. They definitely helped create a fun atmosphere for the ceremony & reception.

Gerber daisy kissing ball.

This orange kissing ball or orange dahlias was my favorite. Lorinda made it....good job Lorinda!

Can you tell what flower this is? I love using carnations this way, you can't even tell that they are carnations.

8/9/08

The color combination here is really beautiful. I loved the brides idea of mixing a soft, pale yellow with the blues. The flowers in these bouquets are light blue hydrangea, roses, mini calla lilies, & green mini cymbidium orchids.

8/8/08

I enjoyed working on these beautiful flowers for Heather & Trevor's wedding. The mini cymbidium orchids were amazing, and I loved how they looked in the boutonnieres. They also looked really well combined with the roses, lisianthus & bouvardia. It was a beautiful combination for their outdoor ceremony. My pictures really don't do the flowers justice. Aaron from Evantide photography, http://www.evantidephotography.com did the photography for the wedding. Check out this great picture from his blog! http://evantidephotography.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/treatherday_0008-copy.jpg

"Rain Rain Go Away!"

Jessica & Garret bravely chose a campground near Silver Lake to have their wedding ceremony & reception. It was a great idea, and after lots of rain, it turned out to be a beautiful afternoon & evening. WHEW! Jessica chose gerber daisies & roses to be her main flowers. The red, apricot & light pink flowers really popped out in the forest setting. Congratulations Jessica and Garret! I loved your location, and really thought it was great that your family and friends could stay at the campground and enjoy the weekend.