Are they not exquisite! Found these beautiful "augusta luise" garden roses and couldn't resist. They smell divine, too.
Bring it on.
Next is was on to Bride #2 - Shannon. She will tie the knot at The Monteluce Winery (photo above) in Dahlonega on October 3rd. We did most of her planning via email as well, but met at a Starbucks to finalize details and talk more about different options for centerpieces, etc. She lives in Cartersville so we met halfway between there and Decatur. This cool new event site is "reminiscent of an old Tuscan villa" and I'm excited to work this new space.
Bride #3 is Mere (short for Meredith). We started off with a generic email conversation and really got down to business at Mo's & Jo's in Va-High picking flowers in her color scheme of bold blues, purples and greens. She'll be married at our neighborhood favorite The Solarium (photo above) in late September. She is a structural engineer and loved the The Solarium for its simplistic design and fascinating interior ceiling trusses.
The best part about all this is that each job/bride is different. Even if I've worked the space before, each bride has her own thing going on so it is always new and interesting!
She's doing a bit of filing for me.
Making sure things get printed correctly.
Figuring out a paper jam.
And taking messages for me. 
Buffet piece - white calla lilies, white dendrobium orchids, asparagus fern, ti leaves, monstera leaves.
Small buffet piece - pink larkspur, white calla lilies, white dendrobium orchids, lavender parrot tulips and jasmine vine. 
Corsages and wristlets.
Flower girl halo and posy of iris, solidago, ranunuclus, fiddlehead fern.
Ringbearer pillow of moss and bark twine. Not the best photo of this, but you get the idea.
Osaka path lanterns were used to line the aisle during the ceremony and then they were repurposed into centerpieces. Half the tables had lantern centerpieces and the other half had arrangements in natural wooden bowls. The bowls are actually the discarded root balls of chinese fir trees hand-carved by artisans into useful containers.
Again, not the best photo, but...
I am so excited to get these photos. This was my first wedding of this year. It was held at Emory University's Evergreen Conference Center back in January. I had first met with Leslie almost a year prior and she was very organized and knew exactly what she wanted. 
I think I'm going to add her bouquet to the list of my top 5 favorites. I had never used iris before but they fit perfectly with the whole arts & crafts movement style of the location. The white iris were stunning! Her bouquet also consisted of white and saffron ranunculus, ladies mantle, yellow baby iris and fiddlehead fern.
Since most of my meetings lately are planning for late summer and early fall weddings, I thought I would post photos from one of my favorite "commitment ceremonies" I've done which was held during the hot month of August.
Each bride's bouquet was personalized with a small letter charm.
Zinnias are truly one of my favorite garden flowers. They look their best in late summer and early fall. I'm planting some this year in my yard - well, not some - a lot! They are vibrant, bright and happy flowers and perfect for arrangements and bouquets. And if mine look good enough, they will be locally grown!
Altar arrangements were large, glass vases filled with rosemary, sunflowers and new york crabapples. Yes, I ordered the crabapples from a new york orchard because local ones were a little past their prime.
