Great Couple + Fun Wedding - Andrea and Tyler

The Good Ol' Trolley Barn.  Great, casual place to have a wedding/reception.  Andrea chose this location because she wanted a laid back, have fun atmosphere.

I was pleased with this location and even more pleased with the arrival of this little fellow when I was setting up the wedding!  Nothing spells good luck like a ladybug landing on your bouquet!

The aisle was very simply dressed with green wraps on the end chairs.  A very budget-friendly yet neat and clever idea.  These chairs were then repurposed for the reserved tables.

 Andrea and her mother searched flea markets for these cute vintage hankies.

Andreas's dress is one of my all time favorites.  So simple, elegant, comfortable and a tiny bit sexy!

She requested a little photo frame charm of her doggie to be attached to her bouquet!



The blue hydrangeas and small sunflowers complemented the linen green dresses of the bridesmaids.

The groom's boutonniere of daisy, cornflower and tiny scabiosa buds wrapped with wire.

And yes, there was a bagpiper.

Guests were directed to their tables via hang tags identified with different European castles. 

The soy candles, the napkin rings and the table identifier frames were all made by Andrea or her mom!

A clever and simple, yet thoughtful detail.

 Some tables had floating cornflower, sunflower and daisies.

Others had submerged sunflowers and hydrangea. The water presence helped give a bit of a "cooling" atmosphere to the warm summer evening.

Andrea and her cute grandparents!



Catering by Badda Bing and photography by Lori Suzanne.

Meredith + Drew

Hey!  I'm getting the blogging bug again!

The first is Meredith and Drew.  They were married at The Catholic Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in downtown Atlanta with a reception at The Hotel Palomar. 

Meredith preferred an all white bouquet of hydrangeas and cymbidium orchids with a touch of delicate green ladies mantle.  For her girls, wearing slate grey dresses, we added a burst of color with bright blue hydrangeas and yellow calla lilies (and a touch of green ladies mantle).

 

There were three different designs for the reception centerpieces.  Meredith is an architect and wanted the centerpieces to be very structured.  We started with a large, low design of massed blue and purple hydrangeas. 

The next design featured the mass of blue and purple hydrangeas along with a rise of white calla lilies in a criss-cross pattern.  Their stems were wrapped with platinum ribbon and secured with a pearl pin.

 The third design featured a tall column of large white calla lilies also wrapped with silver and a pin.  The guest tables were labeled with the names of different flowers.

Instead of purchasing cut hydrangea stems for this wedding, I purchased

actual plants which had about 4 or 5 blooms each and cut them myself.  This can reduce your flower cost significantly if they are available.  The best news is that my sister took the leftover plants and added them to her yard.  They are blooming to this day! 

Photos courtesy of mac + cheese photography. 

Sneak Peek: Meredith & Drew at The Hotel Palomar

I only have a few, but here's a sneak look at some of the reception pieces from Meredith & Drew at The Hotel Palomar. They were married at the Catholic Shrine of the Immaculate Conception downtown.

There were three different sizes of centerpieces. Full and lush mass arrangements of hydrangeas in shades of blues and purples. Each table was named after a flower.

The second size was a criss-cross design of mini and standard callas rising up from the lush hydrangeas.

And the third design was a column of callas. Meredith is an architect and was very clear that she wanted clean lines in her designs.

The boutique hotel is near the Georgia Tech campus and allows pets. In the lobby is a large fish tank with brightly colored fish. And yes, I saw a beautiful brown australian shepherd sitting perfectly still and staring at that fish tank, licking his chops.

Virignia + Robin = Milk Glass Extravaganza

Yahoo! I finally have a chance to blog!

I surprisingly do not have any events/weddings this weekend so I don't know what to do with myself! Actually that's not true - there is a 'to do' list a mile long, and one item is to finally put up on the blog what has been keeping bloom floral design so busy!

Virginia and Robin, both Auburn graduates and hailing from Birmingham, were married at the Pace House in Vinings on May 1st. It was your classic southern wedding - hydrangeas, mason jars, seersucker suits, a rockin' band (somehow connected to Bob Dylan - The Last Waltz was their name, I think?) and the first humid Saturday of the year.

I had a fantastic time collecting milk glass vases to use for the reception centerpieces. Here's a few shots of the collections.

Love the shoe and the vase on the left!

The white and green color palette was perfect for the Vinings humidity. Virginia was very laid back about her flowers and consequently everything came together beautifully. White hydrangeas, snowball mums, bouvardia, vendela' roses, tulips, stock, white lilac, kalanchoe, 'super green' roses, bells of ireland, kermit poms, hypericum berries and glorious amounts of mint.

It was absolute heaven incorporating the mint (and appropriately - it was Derby Day!).

Next post - bouquets/boutonnieres and more details - such as their cool sign-in poster and the sweet etsy cake topper.

First photo above courtesy of Addison Hill Photography.

Carrie + Dan at Emory's Little Chapel and The Carlos Museum

It was truly a pleasure working with Carrie! She and Dan married at Emory's Little Chapel with a reception at The Michael C. Carlos Museum (on the Emory campus). Her request was for soft blush tones and a very romantic and textural look for her bridal party flowers.

Her bouquet was a mix of white and pink peonies, seeded eucalyptus, stock, viburnum, ranunculus, peach roses, lilac, scabiosa, spirea, and lavender.

Corsages for the mothers and grandmothers - Carrie had accents of gold throughout her wedding day so I used a gold-edged ivory ribbon for the pin-ons. (photo taken with iphone - apologies!).

Her gorgeous rosette cake was done by The Flour Shoppe.

Obviously the groom was a graduate of Georgia Tech!

Placecards were printed on gold metallic with architectual design detail.

This was the sign in poster - very vintage and sweet - it may have been an etsy, not sure.

Tablecenters were similar to the bridal party except in bolder hues. Linens were a soft peach and each table was named for a destination which Carrie and Dan had traveled together. Tablecenter flowers were hanging amaranthus, scented geranium, ranunculus, peonies, wax flower, lilac, peach roses, lavender tulips, hydrangea, scabiosa, lavender, viburnum and stock. Their scent was divine!

Again, another iphone photo - sorry! I was tweeting from the set-up!

Inside the peony - that would be an awesome shot to have blown up really large for a wall piece!
(If I do say so myself.)

Lavender scabiosa and peach rose.

Gorgeous day + Easy bride + Lush flowers = Perfect wedding!

Thanks again Carrie - you were a gem!

Now it's on to Ashley, Jackie and Angela this weekend. Ashley at the Decatur Courthouse tonite!