Two beautiful outdoor weddings.

Wedding One was in Mechanicsburg at the Orris House Inn.

The bride carried a bouquet of white Peonies, white Sweet Peas and Champagne Roses.

It was a vintage style wedding, with no attendants, just simply the Bride and Groom.

Kate brought me a vintage brooch that her grandmother allowed her to

"borrow for something blue".  Her cake is the last picture at the bottom with the Peonies on it. Next, to the  Cameron Estate for

 another outdoor wedding. The bride carried a bouquet of white Roses, Angelique Tulips, Sweet Peas, white Dendrobium Orchids, and Lilies of the Valley.

Her bridesmaids wore light pink and carried bouquets of Miracle Roses, Angelique Tulips and Privet Berries.  Bridesmaids bouquet stems were wrapped in natural leaves and bound with silver wire.

Dear friends, Kris and John of  KMPhotography were documenting the day; lucky for Kari and Kyle!

Wedding planner Lori Hemphill took care of all the details.

I don't know who to give credit to for this beautiful cake at Orris House Inn, (but Jessie put the Peonies on).

More pictures to come later.......

Thank you to Amy, Lynne and Jessie for 2 jobs well done!  Oh, how I love what I do!

Till next week................ta ta for now.

Spring Wedding #3

The Bride carried Yves Piaget Garden Roses, Sweet Peas, Ranunculus, Parrot Tulips, Lilies of the Valley and Daffodils. 

Lime Spring Farm was the location for Katie and Nick's beautiful May Day wedding.
The bridesmaids wore J. Crew dresses in my favorite color:  ........coral
   My workshop had the fragrance of heaven with Sweet Peas, Daffodils, French and Parrot Tulips, Garden Roses, Freesia, Lilies of the Valley, Ranunculus, Hydrangeas.  Katie chose all my personal favorite flowers, and colors. 
 
The bride and her dad  planted Daffodils together around their home since she was a little girl; dreaming of someday having those very daffodils for her wedding day.  Well, they bloomed about 3 weeks too early- so in a desperate effort to save those flowers; Katie, her mom and I spent an evening cutting, wrapping and refrigerating those unbloomed stems in hopes that in almost a month they would still have enough life in them to bloom for her wedding day. Well, some of them did make it.  Enough for a bridesmaids bouquet, some for Katie to carry, some for her mom to carry and a couple for each centerpiece.  We were elated that it worked!  It was sentimentally very important to Katie.

  We hung spheres of flowers with long ribbons on either side of the ceremony pergola.  Rose petals lined the aisle, and a large "V" for their new last name was written in rose petals.

Each bridesmaid carried a different color and flower.  Pink Ranunculus and Lamb's Ear, Orange Parrot Tulips, Purple Sweet Peas, and Yellow Daffodils.

KMphotography was there to document the day.  Katie and Nick will surely LOVE their wedding pictures with Kris and John behind the camera!

House of  Clarendon provided the wedding cake- which hadn't arrived when I left, so I didn't get a picture, but I'm sure it was beautiful.

Vivian Lando of Premier Planners was the wedding coordinator.

Special Occasions supplied the luxe linens.
Shumaker PDT provided special lighting and pole coverings for the tent.

(before) Cosmos

Mother of the Bride bouquet.

Blog break next week- It's Mother's Day weekend- and I get a little break.  Next wedding is May 15th at Cameron Estates and Orris House Inn.

Orchids and more Orchids for Spring Wedding #2

 The gorgeous Phalaenopsis Orchid, otherwise known as Moth Orchids.  What could be more beautiful for a bride than these?
  This week's wedding took place at St. John Neumann Church with the reception at the Historic Strasburg Inn.  I'm excitedly waiting for Jamie of Epic Photography to post all the pictures.
  Bridesmaids wore bright blue and carried white Dendrobiums, Altar arrangements- also Dendrobiums. Centerpieces were both Dendrobium and Cymbidium Orchids- all in white.
            Congratulations to Amy and Mike.  What a beautiful couple!
 
Next week's wedding will be very colorful and taking place at Lime Spring Farm. It's gonna be gorgeous!

First Spring Wedding

Cork Factory weddings are so warm and intimate. With it's brick walls and lots of natural light, it can wear any color palette you would like for a wedding.  Harry and Kathy have a great love of nature; so elements of that were seen all over the room. The cake stand made of a slice of a large tree, and the table numbers were made of slices of smaller trees.  Lots of candle- filled lanterns added an amber glow to the rooms.

We used moss and pebbles and turkey feathers (compliments of the groom!).

Bridesmaids wore moss green dresses.  A nature inspired all green and white wedding for our first one of the season.  With the fragrance of lots and lots of Tulips in my shop, I didn't mind working a single bit!

Photography compliments of Thomas Beaman in Harrisburg

The wedding cake and cupcakes were made by Jasmine Clouser of Couture Cakery. in Camp Hill

Wedding Coordinator was Leah McMaster of Fashionable Affair 

The Bride carried a bouquet of white Hydrangeas, white Tulips and White Lisianthus with green Hypericum.

The Bridesmaids bouquets were white Tulips, Hypericum and Curly Willow tips.

Best wishes for a lifetime of married bliss to Kathy and Harry!

Let the 2010 Wedding Season Begin!

I have been waiting for this week since Christmas was over!  Time to get my hands on all the beautiful flowers that this year's brides have carefully chosen.  I haven't had time to post blogs in a long time because
consultations, quotes, contracts, orders, shopping for new items to offer....on, and on.
  Yesterday was like opening Christmas packages as the gorgeous white Tulips, Hydrangeas, Roses and Lisianthus arrived. A breath of Spring, and my studio is happy once again!  This week's wedding is at the Cork Factory Hotel;  the hottest new venue where we LOVE to work.  We'll be there several times this season.  I'll be posting pictures and you'll be able to see why so many couples are having their reception there. 
  On a personal note:     My little grandson Hudson is 2 years old today!!  He's quite the little man already.  He has re-named me "Gig-ee".  I'll post his birthday pic. tonite after the party.

My what a good birthday!

Consultation Tips

        It's been a very busy week of consultations in preparation for the upcoming wedding season.  I'm very excited about all the beautiful weddings we are privileged to do this coming year, and quite frankly- I can't wait to get my hands on all the gorgeous flowers!
  I love bringing couples into my home, getting to know them and their style in order to help them create a beautiful wedding. I want you to see my surroundings and get to know me and my style to determine if you can trust me to bring flowers into your wedding day that you will still remember and be proud of on your 25th wedding anniversary.

Many Brides ask before they come...." what should I bring with me?"
Answer:  If you have the time; first do your homework.  It will make our consultation time very productive.
 * Ask your fiance to discuss with you the type of wedding that would best discribe your personalities and style. Would you like it to be dramatic or understated?  Do you picture it being formal, casual, modern, traditional or eclectic?  The flowers and designs you choose will set the tone and atmosphere as soon as your guests enter.

*  Think of the colors and flowers that you like; as well as dislike.  (ie. baby's breath, Carnations)

*  How about the style of bouquets?  Do you like round hand-tied bouquets, wildflower-tied bunches, cascading bouquets, tightly bunched solid flower bouquets, or loose & whispy bouquets with greens?

* It's always helpful to know your flower budget.  Flowers can range drastically in prices.  If you discuss your budget with your florist she can guide you toward the flowers that will fit within your budget, saving you both the time and frustration of coming up with a 'new plan'.

* Be flexible.  You may find a picture of a bouquet that you love which includes very pricey flowers.
Trust your florist to know what flowers can be substituted to acheive the same color story using less expensive flowers, but still giving you the  'look for less' that will photograph just as lovely.

* Complete my pre-consultation form.  When you book an appointment with me I will send you the link to my online pre-consult form.  Completing this form allows us to skip all the basic information, and get right to the fun part of choosing flowers.

I want a Bride to leave our consultation really 'feeling good' about what she has chosen.  If she does, then I've done the first part of my job well.  If not, I will honestly say that perhaps I'm not the best fit and I will recommend she meets with someone else.
 After all, I only get one chance to make your wedding day a beautiful one, and I do not want to fail!

Knot AGAIN

Once again my wonderful photographer friend Kris from KMPhotography submitted one of our weddings to the Knot Pennsylvania magazine.  Her work is so incredible that it gets chosen month after month.  We're just fortunate to get our work published along with it.  Thanks again, Kris!

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