9.27.2009

Lindsay and Ben

Fabulous photos of Lindsay and Ben at the chapel and The Trolley Barn from 9.12. Her bouquet consisted of pink nerines, poppies, astilbe, montbretia, sweet peas, freesia, snapdragons, fiddlehead fern, bells of ireland and rosemary.

A very cool couple...creative, easy to work with and photogenic! (click on image to enlarge)
Photos courtesy of Christine Gallager photography.

9.25.2009

More Lindsay and Ben

Again, photos courtesy of Christine Gallagher photography. Beautiful shots of all the details. bloom created three different centerpieces for the reception. The small one in the upper left was outside on the patio. A glass vase, wrapped in burlap and moss ribbon and filled with sword fern, fiddlehead fern, sweet pea, ranunculus, bells of ireland, snapdragons, montbretia and poppies.

The image underneath that is a wrought iron candletree. These were used inside The Trolley Barn and along with the 10 votive cups at the top of the tree, three additional votive cups were hung from its branches to bring candlelight to all levels of the room. Smaller votives were nestled at the base of the tree. (click on an image to see larger size) And of course, butterflies were everywhere! They even had a package of live butterflies that were released when Lindsay and Ben arrived at the reception.

9.23.2009

First pics of Lindsay and Ben

Here's a photo montage of the first pictures released from Lindsay and Ben's wedding on September 12. They were married at the Decatur United Methodist Chapel with a reception at The Trolley Barn. Lindsay is a true creative soul and her handiwork is evident here in the fabric flower hair clips worn by some of the bridesmaids. She handmade lots of other things as well, as you will see...

If you look closely at her bouquet, a tiny turquoise butterfly is perched amongst poppies, freesia, snapdragons, sweet peas, astilbe, nerines and rosemary. I'll admit that she cried when she saw her bouquet! She's gorgeous and doesn't her groom look like Dave Matthews?

Photos courtesy of the fabulous Christine Gallagher Photography.

9.22.2009

Poppies

Poppies are the china doll of the flower world, in my opinion. They are so gorgeous in their papery delicateness that you must handle them with extreme care. Sometimes they even need help to open up and you can do that by gently pulling open their little hairy buds.

Once open, they don't last very long and their wispy petals fall one by one. Their pollen sprinkles and dusts everything around it.

They are so beautifully delicate...

One of nature's finest.


9.15.2009

Fall Dahlias

Three weddings kept bloom very busy last week. Our congrats go out to Laura and Brian at the Emory Conference Center, Millie and John at the Houston Mill House and Lindsay and Ben at Decatur's First United Methodist Chapel and the Trolley Barn.
All were a success and that is thanks to an army of folks who helped - Alvin, the "Carols" (Carol S. and Carol H.), Irene and Jenna. Thanks for working so hard!

Now, if you are a bride that loves dahlias - this is the time of year that they look spectacular! I used them in the weddings this past weekend - beautiful deep burgundy ones, ivory and lavender-edged ones as well as a variety I had never seen before - orange with an ivory tip. Simply gorgeous.

The way their petals curl and touch to make a sort of "honeycomb" effect is nature at its best.







9.08.2009

Last part, Erin & Blake

Ok, so here's the finale of the Erin and Blake story. Remember I told you they both loved to dance...well, obviously all their friends and family do too!


All kinds of crazy going on!


Even the father of the groom was gettin' down...note the lack of shoes.



The happy couple - Erin and Blake, thank you for letting ME be a part of this dance. I wish you all the best!







9.04.2009

Erin and Blake, Married

Erin and Blake, saying their vows.

Married!

It was a sprinkly day so the umbrella was a good idea.



Back to where it all started...the magnolia.



I told you they were sweet.



Erin and the boys.


Fred and Ginger? No, Erin and Blake!

Bright blue linens and hot pink napkins brightened up the marble courtroom.


Cupcake tower.


Salads out...ready for guests. Badda Bing (in Decatur) provided the catering. Erin and Blake had a funk band for their reception. Did I mention these people love dancing....wait until you see those photos.