Christa and John’s Wedding, Saint Francis de Sales Church and the Cincinnati Marriot at RiverCenter

Christa and John were married at the beautiful Saint Francis de Sales Church over the weekend. Christa carried a textural bouquet with white peonies, blush garden roses, cream sweet peas and hellebores with cascading blush ribbons.

The maid of honor carried a bouquet of Japanese sweet pea and roses.

Christa’s mother carried a petite and fragrant bouquet with gardenia, lily of the valley and sweet peas.

The centerpieces for this wedding were really something special. Measuring sixteen inches across, they were bursting full of blush peonies, garden roses, hellebores and locally grown lily of the valley.

The reception was in the RiverView Ballroom at the Cincinnati Marriott at RiverCenter. It was fun watching the river boats go by while I was setting up.

Congratulations to Christa and John!

Nicole and Steve’s Wedding, Krippendorf Lodge, Milford, OH

Nicole and Steve were married at the beautiful Krippendorf Lodge, on the grounds of the Cincinnati Nature Center in Milford, Ohio. I had been praying for good weather for at least two weeks, and couldn’t have imagined a more perfect day – 75 degrees and sunny with a light breeze. The landscape surrounding the lodge was just bursting with blooms – hellebores and daffodils blanketed the ground and magnolia blossoms graced the trees. I wish I had had more time to explore! Nicole carried a textural bouquet with succulents, ranunculus, garden roses and orchids in white, ivory and green.

The bridesmaids’ bouquets included a pop of orange pincushion protea.

The ceremony arrangements brought in a touch of purple, which followed through into the reception flowers.

There were two styles of centerpieces. The low centerpieces were landscapes of flowers and succulents surrounding ghost wood branches. Each piece of ghost wood was unique and beautiful.

The tall centerpieces were fresh moss topiaries with a lush base of succulents and flowers. All of the centerpieces were surrounded by mercury glass votives.

On the welcome table there was a wishing tree where guests could share their wishes with the bride and groom. Each wish was written on a star and hung from the tree. Such a wonderful idea!

I really enjoyed working with Nicole and her mother Sharon. Congratulations to the newly-weds, Nicole and Steve!

Bouquets for Cincinnati Wedding Magazine with Leah Barry Photography

Early this year Tamia Stinson, a stylist at Cincinnati Wedding Magazine, contacted me to contribute to a style page. The theme was Wood Nymph. Before the shoot for the magazine I asked Leah of Leah Barry Photography to come and document the bouquet for me. Here are Leah’s beautiful images:

And here’s the style sheet for Cincinnati Wedding Magazine by Tamia Stinson:

I did a second bouquet for the shoot, which wasn’t used in the magazine. Here are more of Leah’s beautiful images:

You can also find images from Katelane and Ahren's Wedding on page 73 of the 2014 spring/summer issue of Cincinnati Wedding Magazine. Thank you Tamia and Leah! You can contact Leah and see more of her gorgeous images here:

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