Filed under: Weddings I launched TPL with the gorgeous purple orchid photo shoot by Entwined Events. Check out Part I here. We continue today with Part II, a tropical-inspired wedding. I absolutely love anything jungly, so this caught my eye. Lets hear about what inspired Marci of Entwinted Events. I would love to tell you a great story about where the inspiration came from for this wedding but it would be a complete lie. I met with the bride, she told me she wanted to use yellow and we toured the facility. I saw that the grounds lead towards a more tropical local. I asked the Bride if we could do something different and she said she trusted us and to do whatever we wanted! (dream client right)! Yes, Marci, definitely a dream client! We love those:) Florals used: Curly Willow, Yellow James Stori Orchids, Grand Prix Roses,
Polo roses, yellow Spray Roses, White Spray Roses and White Hydrangea. photographer: Lukas and Suzy VanDyke
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There's something about seeing a sketch come to life, and this one is nearly exact to the finished product. I like the spiraled flowers going down the base and the magic of all white coming together to create a winter wonderland ambiance. Lets find out the inspiration for this wedding from Raining Roses. To create the winter atmosphere for this indoor wedding the ceremony aisle was lined with natural white birch trees that were custom designed. The tree was then further enhanced with rose petal and orchid garlands, both suspended from the branches and wrapped around the trunk. The branches also featured clusters of fresh white flowers and phalaenopsis orchids with frosted candlelight. These same trees flanked the wedding ceremony itself and a white birch ceremony table completed the floral decor. These structures were then transferred and delighted the guests as table centerpieces for the dinner and reception. Photos by Damon Tucci
Filed under: Weddings, Events Christopher Confero is a floral rockstar based in the Southeast and rockin his skills all over the social scene. For the reception below, the couple got married in Fiji and wanted to bring that exotic tropical feel back to the South when they came home for their reception. "I knew I wanted to use bright colors and different textures in the floral design, but since they were in the pool and not up close for the guests to be able to see them in detail, I chose to use cost effective blooms, such as carnations, in mounds to give a velvety texture and color impact. I also love floating centerpieces in a pool or suspending draping blooms to give other elements of interest versus just having everything on a tabletop", says Christopher.
I love these flowers because so often we see rose petals, or initials, and these mounds really make a statement. How great are the candles and succulents he added in? Filed under: Weddings I love being inspired by fashion, and fantastic runways like this always lead to daydreaming of clouds and meadows of flowers, decadence, and creating a heaven-like state on Earth. My good friend Sharmila of Parties & Petals found inspiration in the Chanel pre-Fall 2012 Paris-Bombaby Metiers d'Art show. The event was part of a 4-day Indian Wedding celebration and this was the reception at the Fairmont Newport Beach. Sharmila says. "What I really liked about it is that my Bride and Groom were willing to do something a little different. Usually, most Indian Clients want red and gold or peacock colors. Pretty, but not the most original. We used blush tones, fruit and crystal, mixed with pearls and metallic accents." Flowers included: vendela roses, sahara roses, skyline roses, carmel cannella roses, other roses in blush tones, white hydrangea, garden roses, kumquats, pears.
Filed under: Weddings From Erin, "The inspiration came from the couple themselves. They wanted something modern with bold colors and textures, but clean and simple." See that cool blue ribbon with flowers. Looks simple, right? Um, no. Here's what she went through to get that baby up in the nick of time. Photos by Bend the Light "Kira and Turner's wedding arch... now that one was interesting. I had never been to the venue. It was actually the residence of a local architect and they would rent it out for events. I had seen photos of it, and the way they described it, I thought I would be able to attach the branches to some beams. But it wasn't so. I wired together dozens of silver mitsumata branches. Mitsumata is a fairly uniform branch, with a long base and 3-4 smaller branches which shoot off at a central location. Once that was done, I cut several strands of cobalt blue ribbon and attached the spider and button mums to create a fun modern pattern. The whole thing was then wired to beams which were 15' above the floor... to get it up there I had to use a ladder which only leaned against the wall, not the self supporting kind-so it was very nerve wrecking but the payoff was big." I chose this bouquet because it is very hard to make spider mums look cool, especially in a bouquet. They are mixed in with grey berzillia berries (my personal absolute fav), for a chic, modern look. These would make really interesting pomanders too. Below photos from Aric + Casey Photography I seriously like the fabric going on here. So many time, the arches the venues provide, or even rentals, are those basic metal ones that sort of look 80s, and there's really not much you can do to make them look element. So, why not cover the entire thing in heavy fabric! Even though this is in the country, and there's lots of cotton and such, I'm going with more Southwest than rustic on this. Erin said, "Travis is from Lubbock, where cotton is grown for miles around, so they definitely wanted to use the cotton. They even picked most of it themselves and provided it to me!" A gratuitous dog photo above. How cute is that little guy?! She mentioned about this wedding, that it's become a family affair! She notes, "I ended up being asked to do her sister's wedding six months later, which was a five hour drive away and then six months after that I did one of their second cousin's weddings, which was two hours away and became the family florist:)" Normally we see pomandor's made of carnations or roses. This is made from dianthus (looks like moss) with succulents and green button mums.
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