A & B ~ Rehearsal Dinner 06.26.10

We had a blast working with the groom's mother on this rehearsal dinner and we are so pleased that she loved our designs. Enjoy a few pics and an excerpt from a message that was sent to us by the groom's mother.

First, my comments on the rehearsal dinner. You know how concerned I was that the tables would look lost in a big, grey room at the civic center. Your color concept of turquoise and orange was absolutely the best. The room popped but was still elegant, and we personally brought all the way back to DC four of the arrangements for our continued enjoyment. I was absolutely thrilled with the flowers on the table! You did such a perfect job, there is no room for any improvement. ~F.Simon

We really wanted to do something different with the flowers for the rehearsal dinner and not have the designs mirror what the guest would see at the wedding.  It was important to us to have the guest feel like they were attending two separate events.  We used lots of tropical foliage, willow tips, dendrobium and mokara orchids to create these arrangements.  It is our goal to step outside the box and create designs that our clients will love and I think we did just that for this event. We are so pleased to receive such wonderful praise form the Simon family and we can't thank them enough for allowing us to be a part of their special celebration. Stay tuned for pictures and a recap from the wedding!

Rehearsal Dinner Location & Catering: Leon County Civic Center

Linens and Floral Decor: Posh Stems

R & T ~ 08.08.09

I recently received a few professional pictures from the nuptials of Roshanda & Terrance Dorsey and I wanted to share a few of my favorites. I just loved their pink, wine & berry color palette, it was simply gorgeous. One piece of advice that I can offer any bride to be is to not be afraid of color; USE IT, lots of it. Here is one of my favorite pictures of the bride. Isn't she gorgeous, simply a natural beauty!! Don't even get me started on her dress, it was perfect! Her bouquet was sssoo pretty, I wanted to keep it myself :)- It was made with pink dahlias, which had such a lovely fragrance, roses in different pink shades and callas which are the brides favorite flowers.

Here is the happy couple, the groomsmen & groom boutonniere's were simple but elegant and featured plum colored callas.

I just had to feature this picture of the grooms adorable nephew who was totally content kicking the petals off the aisle runner while walking down the aisle, kids are so unpredictable but that is what makes them oh so lovable. I loved how the petals were so vibrant against the white runner.



We created three different centerpieces for the reception tables. The tall centerpieces featured silver manzanita trees with crystals, roses, lillies, carnations and spray roses.


Sorry for the huge pictures but you can get a great view of the reception hall in the manzanita centerpiece picture. This is a very popular venue in the Tallahassee area and I was really pleased with the Civic Center staff and how helpful they were while we were setting up. The catering manager was such a wonderful woman and I would recommend this venue to any one of my clients.
The all time favorite of many brides, the submerged centerpiece:

I do want to note that the venue would not allow us to light our floating candles for these centerpieces which would have completed the look. Strange request from them but we complied, they turned out beautifully without the candles so no complaints on my end.
Last but certainly not least, the third centerpiece (my favorite). Small round cylinder vase wrapped with ti leaves and filled with tightly packed flowers in various shades of pink and burgundy.

We loved, loved working with these clients and we wish them a lifetime of happiness!

Vendors:

Ceremony: First Church of the Nazarene

Reception: Leon County Civic Center

Coordinator: Shenika Brown

Cake: Ms. Mary's Cake's Valdosta, GA