REAL sneak peek at The Not Wedding photos - from the professional

Yay! Here's a sneak peak from the professional photographer - Hollie Lytle. Awesomeness.
Lovin' my balloons, marshmallows and the motorcycle!

Not Wedding sneak peak

Well! I survived last week and have lived to tell about it! The Not Wedding was an incredible event with lots of great vendors showcasing their talents. There were four environments created by four different floral designers. Each floral designer was paired with a caterer, a stationery company and a pastry/cake baker. My partners were Talk of the Town catering, Mirabel Press and Tasty Pastry.

Our environment was Vintage Chic. Here's the first of many photos taken by yours truly. The better, professional shots will come soon.

Linens were platinum crinkle taffeta. A silver beaded charger and glass plate, paired with my mom's american fostoria dessert cup and plate, along with fostoria coffee cup/saucer completed the place setting. Glassware included vintage saucer style champagne glasses, fostoria water glasses and an Ed Hardy glass to add a bit of rock n' roll! (You'll understand this element as you see more of the environment!)

Favors doubled as place cards in the form of vintage, wall-mounted bottleopeners hung with tulle from vintage-brand soda bottles. (The bottleopeners just happen to be my husband's business - www.bottleopener.com). Perfect for groomsmen gifts, wedding favors, welcome basket items, etc.

Here's a beautiful vintage flower vase inherited from my grandmother--in-law. Filled with sweet baby pink ranunculus.

Authentic vintage candy jar filled with marshmallows with a handmade hypericum berry flower accent. This handmade flower was a design element used repeatedly throughout the environment. This one has a pink marshmallow center!

The sign-in table. Guests enter and sign in on the vintage typewriter (that actually works!). Hopefully the guests will be creative and clever making the guestbook a wonderful keepsake.

This is a terrible shot of the wonderful banners that my former client/artist - Lindsay Mahaffey Odell painted for the space. Love Sweet Love. That was an underlying theme of the space as well. My bride and groom (Betsy and David) were so adorable and they had awesome blue eyes.

That's it for today! Stay tuned for more!

the NOT WEDDING - this Sunday!

Whoa, this is going to be a busy week! I'm working on some great vintage chic designs for this weekend! Starting point: giant 5' tall birdcage centerpiece! Please come and check it out. You can save $10 on tickets if you enter the code ILOVEAO when you checkout online. It's so worth it - lots of great ideas, great vendors, drinks and fun! It's a funky twist on a bridal show. (bloom wouldn't do one of those boring booth ones)


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Again! on the Southern Weddings blog!

Erica and Chet's fun wedding was recently featured on the Southern Weddings blog. Check it out here for part one. And here for part two.

Back to Reality

So - I'm back from Costa Rica and had the best time with the family! Here's a shot I took of the Arenal Volcano from our balcony. The sun is rising from behind it and we actually heard it rumble a few times!

The weather was crystal clear the first day and the rest of the trip the top was usually shrouded in clouds. We lucked out because we heard some people visit and never even see the volcano at all because of the clouds.

I'm slowly getting back into the swing of things...booked 5 new consultations for the first week of March. It's going to be a busy year!

If anyone wants tropical flowers for their wedding this year - I'm ready! I was definitely inspired while in Costa Rica. Ginger, heliconia, bird of paradise, anthurium, orchids and even poinsettia growing all over the place! Some of those photos to come soon!

Costa Rica

bloom is taking some much needed family time and heading down to Costa Rica for a few days! And with this weather - highs in the 40's and lows in the 20's - the warm sun will be heavenly.

We'll be exploring volcanos, hiking the rainforest, fishing and relaxing!!

It will be just what the mind and body need to get re-energized. And the flowers are supposed to be spectacular, too.

Stay warm and I'll be back in a few days!

Not Wedding Highlight reel

If you are interested to know more on what the Not Wedding is all about - take a look at this clip from a previous show. bloom will be at this year's show creating a 'vintage chic' vignette. It should be pretty cool.
My partners in the vignette are Talk of the Town caterers, Tasty Pastry and Mirabel Press. Come see us!

The "Not Wedding" Highlight Reel from Remedy Films on Vimeo.