In early August Yi called me from California. She needed lavender and green wedding flowers for her Michigan nuptials in less than a month! Here’s what we came up with together:
Yi’s bouquet was a lush mix of bamboo branches, fern curls, Schwartzwalder mini callas, Amnesia roses, Eloquence spray roses, scabiosa pods, seeded eucalyptus, […]
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On August 1st I had a great wedding with a vibrant color scheme and an equally enthusiastic couple. Kori and Eric knew that they wanted something upbeat to match their personalities, and together we dreamed up a tiffany blue and pink color scheme. The reception was held at the Italian American Banquet Center in […]
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Posted in inspiration boards on Jun 24th, 2009
Last month I did some sketches and put together a board for a bride who wants to combine blue, green and orange for her wedding. It was a bit of a challenge, but I think I’m ready to tackle this wedding!
One of the sketches I came up with was for a cake. A […]
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Posted in inspiration boards on Aug 23rd, 2008
Heather, an organized and hands-on bride from Texas, came to me with a precise vision of her wedding day. Equipped with samples of hand-made button details, vintage ribbon, a gorgeous wedding scrapbook, and every female member of her family, we had a very productive and fun meeting.
Two of the inspirational bouquets in her scrapbook […]
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Posted in inspiration boards on Aug 22nd, 2008
Michelle and I have been working together online to come up with ideas for her February 2008 nuptials. She is looking for wedding flowers that are green and champagne, with a few pops of red mixed in. I think this is a good start without being overtly Christmassy.
Row 1: Chablis spray rose, green […]
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Posted in inspiration boards, press on Aug 17th, 2008
Here is my entry for the coco+kelley Wedding Inspiration Board Contest. I generally focus on just flowers, so it was a nice change of pace to put together an inspiration board for an entire wedding! The whole board is based around just one room. Check out all of the other beautiful entries […]
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Posted in inspiration boards on Aug 7th, 2008
I recently met with a new bride named Kristie. She is getting married in October 2009. She came to me wanting autumn feel to her wedding, but she was without a set color palette. She was intrigued by the combination of purples and reds that I had put together in a sample […]
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Posted in inspiration boards on Feb 21st, 2008
Blue is one of the most commonly requested colors in wedding flowers. Many people think of spring bulbs like iris and hyacinth when they think of blue. However, the period between late summer and early autumn is one of the best times to find wild and interesting blue blossoms. Delphinium, bachelor’s button, hydrangea, tweedia, thistle, […]
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Posted in inspiration boards on Feb 10th, 2008
This board is for a very special wedding in early July. My bride has already chosen bridesmaids dresses that are teal on the bottom and black lace on top. She has expressed an interest in using blue, green and white flowers, with the requirement of including her sorority flower - the iris.
Refreshing, summery scents will […]
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Posted in inspiration boards on Jan 7th, 2008
I am excited by the beautiful inspiration boards by Kathryn at Snippet & Ink. They remind me of the pages of flowers I create for each of my brides – except hers are a little more stylishly arranged. I create these flower pages for brides to place in their wedding binder with their detailed wedding […]
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