Empire State South wedding / Sara & Kevin

Empire State South.  Awesome restaurant.  And the perfect spot for an intimate wedding for a couple who appreciates fine food and drink.

This is Sarah and Kevin.

Sarah's goal was "unique, whimsical, industrial, vintage, light, pop"...

Her color scheme of coral, peaches, pinks, ivory and silver was beautifully comprised of peonies, spray roses, stock, astilbe, celosia, godetia, ranunculus, dusty miller, billy balls, mint, and shimmery succulents. 

 The echeveria look so cool lightly sprayed with metallic silver!

Dusty miller, spray rose, an ivory hyacinth bloom and silvered mini echeveria wrapped with silver cord comprised Kevin's boutonniere.  And Sarah rocked the blue shoes.

Guests arrived in the courtyard of the restaurant to homemade bottled lemonade and grey stripey straws!  A little refreshment is nice to have prior to the ceremony.

Sarah partnered with Four Inch Fold, a vintage rental company, to provide special seating for those in the front row.

The bocce court served as the aisle leading up to the ceremony site.  Four Inch Fold hung a spectacular sparkly chandelier and a billowy peach ribbon backdrop.  It was a breezy evening and the ribbons danced all night.

I'll leave you here.  There are so many fantastic photos (thanks Julia, from Our Labor of Love) from this wedding that it requires multiple blog entries...

Lauren & Josh // Cator-Woolford Gardens

Lace from her mother's dress.  A locket with family photos.  These are the details that make weddings sweet.  Lauren was a sheer pleasure to work with, a true D-I-Y 'er who put thought into every aspect of her day.

The gardens were full and lush at the end of April and perfect for an outside ceremony followed by lawn games during the cocktail hour and a seated dinner under twinkling lights (strung maypole style by friends).

Wooden boxes filled with vintage vases held a bright collection of purple and blue flowers.

Iris, hydrangea, stock, delphinium,  larkspur, bachelor buttons, veronica, 'cool water' roses, queen anne's lace, lisianthus, lambs ear, freesia, and dusty miller created a gorgeous collection of earthy, organic naturalness!

The pop of blue napkins against the grey linens added an extra layer of beauty to the table.  I love when brides use colored linens!

Cake by Southern Sweets (and they had donuts by Sublime, too)!.

All in all, a delightful garden affair.  Best to you both - Lauren and Josh!!

Kendell & Bjurn // Sweet backyard wedding

This is Kendell and Bjurn.  They were married in a sweet little backyard ceremony in Marietta.  Kendell is a grad student at UCLA and we arranged all the details of her wedding flowers via email.  She sent family members to pick up her flowers so the first time I ever saw her was in the official wedding photos!  While that is certainly not typical, it proves that email and photos are a viable means to select and plan your wedding flowers if face-to-face consultations are not possible.

Kendell's bouquet was an all pink collection of hydrangeas, ranunculus, and tulips.  

Her bridesmaids carried bouquets of tulips in pink and soft blush.  

Kendell had a 'man of honor' and his boutonniere was a pink ranunculus bloom with pink kalanchoe accents.

Kendell constructed an origami canopy for her wedding day celebration.  Here's a great shot of the entire wedding party in the backyard.

I wish all the best to Kendell and Bjurn in their new life together!

Theresa & Brian // St. Judes Catholic Church and Greystone at Piedmont Park

Whew!  It has been crazy busy here at bloom lately!  But... I finally have a chance to catch up!  And what better time than the heat of summer to harken back to a cool, grey, misty day in February.  Theresa and Brian were married at Saint Judes Catholic Church with a reception at Greystone at Piedmont Park.

Theresa's floral style was "soft, with a pop of deep color and lots of texture".  This was achieved using ivory hydrangea, ivory wax flower, black baccara roses, pale pink roses, pale pink tulips, smokebush and mini echeveria.

Her bridesmaids were the same, just a bit smaller for a cohesive look.

Here's a unique shot of the boutonnieres.  It always makes me nervous when I pin the groomsmen and then they take their jackets off!  Flowers are fragile, people!  :)

Up close of Brian's boutonniere, mini echeveria, wax flower, smokebush, blackberries and rex begonia leaves.

Sweet handkerchief handstitched with the wedding date.

Love these Piedmont Park shots... 

Reception centerpieces were collections of cylinder vases with ivory and pale pink hydrangea, pale pink roses and tulips, wax flower, black baccara roses, blackberries, smokebush, rex begonia leaves and dusy miller on top of gorgeous aubergine linens.

Great angle looking down on the top of the cake.  Pink roses, echeveria, rex begonia and blackberries.

Beautiful evening skyline shot.  Best wishes to Theresa and Brian - two naval engineers living happily ever after!  All photography courtesy of T2 Photography.