Orange! Part 2

It's always a wonderful surprise to open my email & see beautiful images of a wedding I just designed flowers for. These pictures are courtesy of Tyler Mitchell. Thanks Tyler!

Tyler Mitchell www.TMitchellPhoto.com

Orange!

If you like the color orange, then that means you're a creative person. Maybe that is why I LOVE working with orange flowers. I was so excited when Melissa met with me & told me she wanted orange flowers. I probably had a huge smile on my face. Melissa & Kalen are an adorable couple & I had so much fun meeting with them & designing their flowers. Congratulations you guys!

Bridal bouquet of pin cushion protea, roses, mozart mini calla lillies, mini gerber daisies,

dahlias & sage.

Flower girl pomander

Ring Bearer's pillow (not the real rings attached!)

I had to leave the ceremony flowers in the holding bay at the Golf & Country Club since they had to close down part of the golf couse a couple hours later for the ceremony. The two arrangements were for the front of the ceremony site & the box held orange rose petals that they then scattered down the sides of the aisle.

Dark Red + Truffle Brown + Bronze....Oh so rich & elegant!

This small wedding was a treat for me! The brides vision was elegant & rich with color. Natasha wanted simple bouquets of red dahlias. So I started off working on this wedding by heading to a local dahlia farm to pick 200+ stems of blood red dahlias. Congratulations Natasha & Howard!

Bride's bouquet had the addition of burgundy mini gerber daisies.

A total of Eight Bridesmaids carried these dahlia bouquets!Two of the below ceremony arrangements set on the ground in front of an arbor with a thick carpet of red rose petals down the aisle.

A close up of the bride's handiwork for the table centerpieces. Nice job Natasha!

I always suggest colored linens to brides if it works in their budget. Here is proof why! Absolutely beautiful, the color is amazing and just wouldn't be the same with white linens. A very rich & elegant look.

Outdoor Garden Wedding

I have absolutely loved my 2010 brides! This year has been about color & some elegant modern touches. This is one wedding that have been looking forward to since I first sat down with the bride, Leea. It has so many of my favorite things: flower types & combination, lots of bright colors, crystals, kissing balls, rose petals, outdoor location...just to name a few.

Congratulations Dan & Leea! I enjoyed designing your flowers to create the setting you had been dreaming about for so long!

Bride's bouquet with roses, mini calla lilies, freesia, dahlias, hydrangea & burpleurum.

Bridesmaids' bouquets....mini versions of the bridal bouquet only with green button mums replacing the hydrangea.

The ceremony at Evergreen Gardens. I designed flowers to put on Evergreen Garden's Arbor & shepherd poles.

I have been waiting for a couple years to do something creative with rose petals down the aisle. Thank you Leea!

Large arrangement in my urns. Close up of one of the kissing balls down the aisle.

Thank you unknown bride who was married the day before at Evergreen Gardens & left behind these beautiful arrangements! I added pink, orange, yellow & green flowers to these white oriental lilies. With Leea's colors added, they looked like they were part of the plan all along!

Both tall & short centerpieces were used on the dining tables. Tall silver candelabras with crystal strands added.

Lower centerpieces in mint julep cups. Hydrangea, dahlias, roses, mini gerber daisies, button mums & burpleurum.

Calla Lilly Flower Theme

The floral arrangements for this wedding were simple with mainly just calla lilies. Simple, elegant & classic is how I would describe them. I didn't get to see Michelle, the bride, that day but her parents were beaming & so happy when I met them with flowers for them to transport to Everett for the ceremony. I'm sure Michelle was more exited & beautiful bride! I can't wait to see some of the pictures Rachel Bayne took of the wedding day. Truly an adorable couple & I wish them the best as husband & wife!

Bride's bouquet of stacked calla lilies

Bridesmaid bouquet with calla lilies, roses, wax flower & seeded eucalyptus

One of the large ceremony arrangements

Only Four elevator rides to the banquet hall...not bad!

Banquet Hall

Centerpiece

Rain, Rain Go Away

Rain, Rain Go Away, don't you know there is a wedding today? Well, it didn't go away....but this outdoor wedding was still fun. (If you look close, you can actually see the rain pouring off the tent in the above picture.)

This wedding was full of gerber daisies and bright colors. You couldn't help but be cheerful. It was so much fun for me to design flower for yet another Roorda wedding. Congratulations Kevin & McKenzie! Thank you for letting me be part of your special day!

I love these bright cheerful colors. I can't wait to work with a similar palette again in a couple weeks.

My new favorite orange rose for the summer....Orange Unique. Each water tube was wrapped in green wire.

Also a new favorite rose....High & Mighty Looks like a garden rose!

This month has been full of weddings where the families have been tackling some DIY projects with the decor. This wedding was another example of it. I gave the bride a picture with this idea for the aisle. McKenzie gave it to her Aunt Renee & this was the final product. LOVE IT!

The bride's family also tackled the centerpieces. I'm always a fan of the wheat grass! They turned out great.