September 27th: Orange & Green

Contemporary yet classic! The bride carried a bouquet composed of white miniature calla lillies surrounded by a wreath of green cymbidium orchids.
The bridesmaids carried smaller versions of the bridal bouquet with flame mini callas & green orchids.
The centerpieces were a mixture of tall cylinder vases & cylinder trios filled with bittersweet branches submerged under water & topped with a single orchid bloom.
All of the vases were uplit from the base with disc lights.
The cake was a topsy-turvy style by Affordable Elegance.

September 27th: Fall Bouquets

Stunning bridal bouquet composed of flame mini callas, leonida roses, black magic roses, mokara orchids, bittersweet branches, & vine maple.
Bridesmaids carried bouquets that focused more on orange tones using roses, orchids, & bittersweet branches.

September 27th: Rene Kelly's

The bride chose a color palette of hot pink, bright orange, & burnt orange. The bouquets were composed of roses, dahlias, orchids, & bittersweet. The bride wanted lots of different ribbon accents & provided the ribbons used on the bouquet.

The centerpieces were an assortment of various size cylinder vases all filled with river rock & orange Mokara orchid stems. The oblong tables had the vases stretched down the center.
The round tables had a cluster of 3 different height vases in the center of the tables.
A large vase of curly willow branches with Mokara orchids attached to branches decorated the buffet table.
The ceremony was held outside & the event site's metal arbor provided an excellent backdrop! The arbor was decorated with curly willow branches & Mokara orchids.

Simple, elegant cake by Rebekah Foster.

The wedding & reception were held at Rene Kelly's in Shawnee, KS.

September 20th: Tim & Gina

This was an AWESOME event! Gina was very open to ideas & really let me run with the flowers for her wedding! Really a dream client to work with!

The bridal bouquet was a vibrant mixture of gerber daisies, roses, dahlias, spider mums, hypericum berries, safflower, & hydrangea.
The bridesmaids each carried a different type of flower, all in shades of hot pink. Bouquets composed of roses, gerber daisies, & hydrangea.
This is where I had the most fun! The tables at the reception were long, banquet tables that were lined up in 16 foot sections. Each table was a mix & match ensemble of assorted flowers & vases. All of the vases were decorated with some sort of ribbon treatment, some personalized with monograms provided by the bride.
We used over 240 vases, 120 votive cups, & hundreds of yards of ribbon! I hope everyone really appreciated not only the flowers themselves, but the attention to detail that went in to each & every arrangement!
The buffets were decorated with fabulous displays of vases filled with Crenshaw watermelons topped with colorful bouquets of Bells of Ireland, roses, spider mums, gerber daisies, & hypericum berries.

I took tons of pictures of the reception! I posted my favorites here, but if you want to see the rest, visit my Picasa album at: http://picasaweb.google.com/florence.michelle/TimGinaWedding#

There are close ups of some of the vases & their ribbon treatments & shots of the room as a whole. Amazing to see all of those vases!

Also, the bride is selling her runners if anyone is interested. She has close to 60 she said! You can contact me & I will get you her info.

Another Cool Cake!

Another AMAZING cake by Rebekah Foster. This was a groom's cake for a wedding last weekend. I had to have a picture to show my husband! Everything looked so realistic! Thought I should share with everyone!

September 19th: Heather & David

Rich hued bridal bouquet composed of dahlias, roses, mini callas, hypericum berries, & vine maple.
Bridesmaids carried simple clusters of Flame mini callas, bittersweet berries, & vine maple.

Memory Garland. Great way to pay respect to loved ones no longer with us into your ceremony. This garland was approximately 5 feet long & composed of fresh greenery, vine maple, hydrangea, roses, berries, & mums. Names of those being honored were placed on card stock & tied to garland. The flower girls carried this down aisle & placed on altar.
Cake wasn't quite done yet! I had to hurry back to shop so the cake lady was going to put ribbon around the base of each tier when I was done. I thought it still looked pretty! How can't it with the great fall colors!

The ceremony was held at Stilwell United Methodist Church in Stilwell, KS. The reception was at Lodge of Ironwoods in Leawood, KS.

September 14th: Christina & Dan

The bride carried a bouquet of gerber daisies & dahlias. The bridesmaids carried bouquets of the same flower varieties but all white with accents of fall berries & foliages.
The traditional wedding cake was replaced with a cupcake tower decorated with fresh flowers.
Small cube vases with individual flower blooms lined the center of the head table.
Guest tables were decorated with cylinder vases filled with solid color bouquets of gerber daisies or dahlias.
The ceremony backdrop was decorated with fall arrangements on each corner & strands of berries & hanging flowers across length of screen. Fall plant baskets anchored each end of the screen & provided for a nice keepsake for the mothers of the bride & groom!

The wedding & reception were held at Californos in Westport, Kansas City, MO.

September 13th: Fall Wedding

What a great weekend for a fall themed wedding! The bridesmaids wore champagne gowns & carried bouquets composed of orange roses, flame mini callas, red dahlias, & bittersweet branches. The bouquet was finished with a collar of safari sunset & champagne ribbon.
The bride carried a simple, elegant bouquet of red & orange roses with accents of hypericum & bittersweet berries.
Guestbook garland of fresh greenery, flowers, & ribbon.
The program table housed a large, glass vase filled with apples & topped with curly willow branches, vine maple, & orange lilies surrounded by a wreath of assorted fall flowers, foliages, & berries.
Clusters of roses, bittersweet berries, & fall foliages decorated pews at church.
Altar was decorated with large candelabra with floral centers. Arrangements composed of lilies, dahlias, roses, orchids, & fall foliages & berries. Similar arrangements also sat at entry of sanctuary.
Centerpieces composed of assortment of square & rectangle vases each filled with individual flower types. Flower selection of lilies, roses, dahlias, & marigolds.

The wedding was held at Southminster Presbyterian Church in Prairie Village, KS. The reception was held at the Little Theater in Kansas City, MO.

September 13th: Navy & Hot Pink

Bridal bouquet composed of Ravel roses, hot pink mini callas, dahlias, gerber daisies, & green hypericum berries. Stems wrapped with white satin ribbon and accented with hot pink tulle & rhinestones.
Bridesmaids bouquets of gerber daisies, roses, hydrangea, dahlias, & hypericum berries. Bear grass loops & navy blue satin ribbon finish the look.
Cocktail tables were decorated with whimsical displays of hot pink gerber daisies emerging from chartreuse moss. Vase was wrapped with navy blue ribbon accented with a sash of hot pink ribbon & rhinestone buckle.
Centerpieces of curly willow branches with gerber daisies & crystals attached to branches. Vases were uplit from base with disc lights.
Centerpieces of gerber daisies, dahlias, roses, & hydrangea placed in cube vases wrapped with navy ribbon.

Wedding was held at St. Michael's & All Angels Church in Prairie Village, KS. Reception was held at Berg Event Space in Kansas City, MO.

September 13th: Jackie & Michael

Bridal bouquet composed of hydrangea, grape miniature calla lilies, & white dendrobium orchids.
Bridesmaid bouquets composed of white hydrangea & eggplant hued dahlias.

September 6th: Audrey & Josh

Bridal bouquet composed of Ravel roses, hydrangea, dahlias, Stargazer lilies, & pink snow berry. Stems wrapped in white satin with pink tulle & rhinestone accents.

Bridesmaids carried clusters of Ravel roses with stems wrapped in black satin accented with a sash of hot pink & rhinestone buckle.

August 31st: Hot Summer Colors

Bridal bouquet composed of flame mini callas, Ravel roses, Mambo spray roses, orange dahlias, & green hydrangea. Stems were bound with white satin ribbon & orange organza overlay. I loved this bouquet! The contrast of the burnt orange callas & the hot pink roses makes for a cool display!
The bridesmaids carried contemporary bouquets of flame mini callas surrounded by a collar of hot pink spray roses. Bear grass loops were incorporated throughout the bouquets. Instead of ribbon, a large Ti leaf was wrapped around the stems & secured with hot pink metallic wire & hot pink pins.

August 30th: Garden Pastels

Bridal bouquet composed of hydrangea, spray roses, standard roses, & garden roses. Using an assortment of roses in different shapes & sizes gives a traditional rose bouquet unexpected texture & romance. The garden roses were very fragrant & lent a very old-fashioned appeal to the bouquet.
The bridesmaids carried smaller versions of the bridal with subdued color. Pale pinks, soft yellows, & fresh greens were incorporated to coordinate with champagne colored dresses.