Where it all began....

Granted I have always had a huge and obsessive love for fresh flowers, I didn't really think a career in floral design was for me. I have always had an eye for color and the amazing things it could do for any space but creating fresh floral designs was something that I did as a hobby in my home, never anything I thought could add to anyone's life other than my own. Well, after working with my first bride and groom, Monte and Jermaine, who were very gracious by the way; to let me use their wedding as my muse, I took my love for everything fresh and floral to new heights.

Monte and Jermaine were so easy to work with; they told me their wedding colors and also instructed that I use my own creative tools to develop a look for their wedding. They were married on a warm December day, two days after Christmas 2008 to be exact and what a beautiful wedding it was. Here are a few pics of my work from that day (please excuse the quality of the pics they are not professional).

The church decor was very simple as the church and the altar were already decorated for Christmas. We decorated the aisle runner with dark red rose petals and hung a rose pomander ball from the door leading into the church. The bride and groom followed the old African tradition of jumping the broom and we created the broom below for that special part of the ceremony. In front of the flower girl basket is one of the boutonniere's we created which really complimented the striped black and white shirts the groomsmen wore under their black tuxedo's. We are working with a bride and groom that will be getting married in August at this very same church and are really looking forward to using this beautiful church again.

The bridesmaid wore stunning black floor length satin gowns so we designed a simple bouquet of roses with no greenery, wrapped in black satin ribbon and adorned with a rhinestone and pearl pin which added an extra bit of glam to their look. We are hoping to get a picture of the bridesmaids holding their flowers soon and will post for viewing.

I don't have many images of the reception decor but the tables were stunning. Monte and Jermaine had a very small intimate reception for their closest friends and family and we wanted to create a very warm and romantic space. The couple opted for black linens and we alternated between medium high and very low carnation arrangements. The medium high arrangements consisted of black curly willow surrounded by a ball of carnations. We used lots of votive candels and crystal ice on the table which illuminated the room when the lights were dimmed. Wish I had some of those pics.

The cake was so POSH! We used freedom red roses shipped directly from Ecuador, the blooms were so full and just gorgeous. Publix Bakery delivered the cake and the Posh Stems staff placed at least forty-five roses on the cake.

I also want to showcase the centerpieces that we used on the high cocktail tables. We used freedom roses, fern and ti leaves to created these cotemporary arrangments in square vases.