Lunch at the Flint Farmers Market - Part 1

A few weeks ago my friend (and neighbor) Elizabeth called. She had some seriously overgrown smoke bush in her yard. Her problem was my dream come true! I drove over with three buckets of water and went to work. I took the clippings, along with my table setup down to the Flint Farmers Market, and here’s what I created…

I suspended an umbrella of smoke bush above the table. Extra leaves rained down onto the tabletop.

Then I put together a quick centerpiece to bring color onto the tabletop.

Finally, I whipped up a bouquet completely out of smoke bush. I love the translucency of the leaves. I also love that they are purple on the top and green on the bottom.

Here is a top view of the bouquet.

Alfresco Dining on the Flint River

Last week, I whipped up a sample bouquet and centerpiece. Shown below is the in-studio photo. The bouquet and centerpiece contained tweedia, succulents, zinnias, alchemilla, geranium, lisianthus, freesia and craspedia.

After photographing the pair in my studio I decided that they needed to be displayed in their own vignette. I prowled downtown Flint for a half hour, and rediscovered this sweet, pergola-covered deck overlooking the Flint River. Perfect!

It was such a romantic set up! I had my husband with me, and I should have brought dinner too! I guess there’s always next week!

flowers, styling, and photography by Floral Verde LLC linens by Special Occasions

Kori and Eric in Bloomfield Hills and Livonia

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 Livonia.

All of the planning paid off on the big day and the color scheme came together perfectly! The chair ties were an exact match for the vase and candle wraps.

There were three different centerpieces at the reception. The tall centerpieces doubled as altar arrangements. Then there were matching low centerpieces. The third centerpiece was made up of a cluster of tiffany blue candles surrounded by Hot Lady roses.

Here’s a peak at the planning process. The flower boards that we created are a nice reflection of the final product.

And here’s the board for the personal flowers… I can’t wait to see the pro-shots of Kori and Eric with their flowers!

Congratulations Kori and Eric! You were an absolute dream to work with!

***update***

Here are a couple photos I snagged off of Facebook. The first picture is of Kori and Eric in front of the Stone Chapel at St. Hugo of the Hills where they had their ceremony.

Don't Kori and Eric look absolutely amazing together?! Oh, and did I mention that Eric is a fire fighter? What an incredible prop for wedding photos!

Congratulations again!