C & A ~ Bouquets!

I wanted to share the awesome bouquet images my team took of the personal flowers for Chirrie’s wedding a few weeks ago. I prefer to post professional pictures of our work but I think some of these images are extremely gorgeous and most would think they were taken by a skilled photographer. Don’t be surprised if you see Posh Photography in the future, gotta dream big, right :)

Jr. BM's bouquet. We wanted to do something special for her since she was daughter of the bride. We added the lemon slices for fun. Yummy, right?!

Bridesmaid Bouquet!

Bridal Bouquet! Loved the vintage inspired lace wrap we found for this bouquet!

All the bouquets hydrating before we head over to the church. Toss bouquet is wrapped in yellow satin ribbon and the Jr. BM bouquet is wrapped in the pink!

Please excuse the awful box :) but I wanted to showcase the gorgeous corsages and bout's. Loved these colors!! Stay tuned......will be back soon to share the centerpieces from this wedding!

Orange You Glad It's Fall.....

I know.....that was way corny but I can't help myself. I am THRILLED the season is changing, the leaves are starting to turn golden yellow and orange and pumpkin patches are popping up on every corner. Even though it's still ninety degrees here in sunny north Florida, I can tell that cooler temperatures are on the way to stay and fall will be in full effect in this area! Most people in the country have witnessed the change in season for a few weeks now and are starting to get ready for winter and I ssssoooo envy them. How I long to wear great boots, leather blazers and pea coats on a weekly basis.....okay, I know I am going off on a tangent but fall fashion is like to die for and this is one of my favorite times of the year :) I love how nature slowly changes and warms everything up into gorgeous colors that define this time of year. I especially love all shades of orange, especially what we call “burnt orange”, I love the gold undertones of this color and I buy everything in this color, especially shirts and sweaters…..off on a tangent again, sorry. Many fall brides choose burgundy, orange, brown and gold for a color palette but I was just thinking the other day of  creating a board with only orange. Different shades of orange that is, this is often done with pink and red and I thought it would be fun to play around with one of my favorite colors. One great color scheme that we see a lot in the summer is orange with hot pink…swoon, love that palette. It’s very refreshing, bold and chic, I really LOVE seeing linens in these colors, especially pintuck tablecloths. For those brides that are season conscious, I removed the hot pink from that color scheme and came up with this board:

Orange Crush by Posh Stems on Polyvore.com

Orange is a color that changes moods depending on what you pair it with, for instance if you use black and orange, you get that dark Halloween feel, pair it with brown and you think fall. I love it best when it is used with gold or on its own, it just becomes so vibrant. I believe brides should choose colors for their wedding that they love, no matter the season but orange is a great option for this time of year! Stay Posh :)

Sneak Peak ~ C & A 10.03.09

I loved working on these centerpieces, they were so much fun! This picture was taken after we started loading the flowers for delivery.  My yellow bride told me she only had one request in regards to her decor....LEMONS!! Stay tuned for more, we have so much to share from this beautiful wedding. Have a POSH weekend!

Weekend Tidbits...

The team at Posh Stems had a very busy weekend, we had a beautiful event and I can't wait to share the pictures from this weekend's wedding.  Everyone worked so hard and I really want to let Chenee', Alecia, Shanda, Whitney, Terrance & my awesome husband know how much I appreciate all of their hard work.  My mother and niece even stopped by the venue to lend a helping hand and we are all so proud of our work.  Check out a portion of our shipment of flowers, we received over 700 white carnations alone. Check back soon to see how we turned these gorgeous stems into Posh Designs!!

Sorry about the bad pictures, I used my camera phone!

Stay Posh!

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