Nikole and Eric in Commerce Township and Farmington Hills, Michigan

I met Nikole in January at the Palace Bridal Show. During our initial consultation Nikole mentioned the most fabulous items - succulents, craspedia, scabiosa, dusty miller and tweedia all came up in our first conversation. Talk about music to my ears! It was just the kind of wedding I had been looking to do - soft and natural with lots of interesting botanical details.

Nikole's bouquet was bursting with texture. It had dark blue and light blue delphinium, blue scabiosa, tweedia, pale blue hydrangea, pieris, tuberose, Cream Prophyta roses, seeded eucalyptus, silver tree, wormwood, and succulents. Whew, that's a dozen different items!

The bridesmaids bouquets were sweet and simple with craspedia, Creamy Eden spray roses, cream prophyta roses, light yellow freesia and a hint of tweedia.

At this point in time, you may notice Nikole and Eric's subtle maize and blue color scheme. The bride and groom both graduated from University of Michigan.

The sweet wrist corsages for the mothers had Creamy Eden spray roses, dusty miller and seeded eucalyptus

Nikole and Eric share a laugh during the ceremony. I believe that the Reverend was questioning their decision to hold the ceremony on game day! I just take it as proof that Nikole and Eric are very serious about this union! The ceremony was held at the Commerce United Methodist Church.

As you may imagine, I attend a lot of weddings every year. One of my favorite details from their ceremony was the trumpeter that preformed along with the organist. It was such a thoughtful addition to the ceremony, and it was the first time I had experienced it. It felt so Princess Di - just magical!

Isn't Nikole just stunning?! A few post ceremony shots and it's off to the Finnish Cultural Center to celebrate! If you're looking to book this venue, be sure to get ahold of Laura, the caterer. She is super accommodating and incredibly helpful!

The centerpieces were so fun to make! I imagined them as little woodland gardens, complete with moss and succulent florets.

Congratulations Nikole and Eric!

Allie and Derrick in Grand Blanc, Michigan

This weekend two of my good friends were married, and I was honored to be included in the celebration. I met Allie and Derrick through my husband – they both worked with him. They are an incredibly romantic and sweet couple, and very much in love. Allie envisioned an elegant black and white wedding with hints of blush and pops of green. Here’s what we came up with…

The bridal bouquet contained black skeleton leaves, beige stripped coque feathers, Polar Star roses, Princess spray roses, Peach Vision spray roses, scented geranium, seeded eucalyptus, and dusty miller.

Daniel (Allie’s father) walks the gorgeous bride down the aisle to meet her groom.

I couldn’t help myself… here’s a little close up of the bridal bouquet during the ceremony. :)

Allie and Derrick are husband and wife!!!

The reception was held at the Father Bush Parish Center at the Church of the Holy Family in Grand Blanc. On Friday morning the hall was completely empty. In a matter of hours Allie, Derrick, and their friends and families pulled together to transform the space! They did an incredible job! The Mitsumata tree and the wheatgrass centerpieces were provided by Floral Verde LLC and the chair covers and napkins were done by Lorrie at Special Occasions.

The reception was fantastic. I particularly enjoyed the live music preformed by Eventide. They played the kind of upbeat music that I like to dance to around the house – everything from the 60’s through today.

Here’s a look at the delicious cake – one of my favorite parts of the wedding. I would weigh 400 pounds if I had access to cake like this on a daily basis! Yum!

Congratulations Allie and Derrick! Thank you for including me in your special day!

I Gotta Have Faith

Yesterday I sent out a get well arrangement and a thank you arrangement. They both included one of my favorite roses - Faith.