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

Brown/Chocolate Flowers...Gross or Gorgeous?! You be the Judge!

I have a wedding coming up in a month or so and the bride and groom have chosen a yellow and chocolate brown color scheme. First off, I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE yellow, who doesn't love yellow?! It has to be one of my favorite colors due to the instant gratification you get when you see most things that are yellow, it is such a happy color. Brown on the other hand is very modern, very sharp and crisp when you have the right shade of brown. I'm sure just about everyone in and out of the industry has noticed how brown almost became the new black. However, black is timeless and classic and can never be replaced but it is nice to use brown and have it look just as elegant. Anyone keeping up with wedding trends can affirm the massive takeover this one color has had on everything from dresses to favors to tuxedos. It is often paired with tiffany blue, apple green, even red and lavender. It was one of the dominant colors in my own wedding and I love to see it used the right way, especially in fabrics but does anyone want to see brown flowers? I'm biased, I think all flowers have some sort of beauty that makes it unique and different and I'm looking forward to accenting my designs with chocolate flowers for my yellow bride.

First up, the beautiful Chocolate Cosmo. This is a wonderful flower to use in bouquets.

Orchids and Yes, I swooned over these!!!

Another favorite, brown fern curls, these beauties look great in bouquets, bout's & centerpieces.


Chocolate Sunflowers!!! Yes, they come in brown, I was introduced to these beauties by my wholesaler.

Stay tuned to see which of these gorgeous brown flowers I use in my designs for my yellow bride!!

Stay Posh!

Don't Sleep On Your Local Market Flowers....

Seriously, you can find very gorgeous flowers in your local markets. Every week, I create an arrangement (or two) for my home and I normally go to my local Fresh Market. They normally have a beautiful display of fresh floral in all colors and forms. Here is an arrangement I made for my dining room table this week.

For this arranegment, I used green antique hydrangea, hot pink mums and yellow lilies and it turned out lovely. So the next time you are hosting a dinner or simply want to enhance your home decor with a fresh floral arrangement don't be afraid, DIY & don't sleep on your local market for beautiful and POSH flowers.