Thursday, January 7, 2010

I'm falling in love with Baby’s Breath. Don’t Judge Me...

I'm serious, Baby's Breath or Gypsophila (for floral junkies like me) are gorgeous, I just had to be reminded. As a wedding florist, I try to avoid them in every arrangement I do unless they are requested but I fell in love with them around Christmas time. After so many years of sticking my nose up at them, I saw a jaw dropping arrangement at the Ritz in downtown Atlanta. I immediately dropped all of my luggage and pulled out my camera phone:


GORGEOUS & SO VERY POSH!!!! Simply stunning, I just love it. I always suggest my brides use clusters of carnations for budget arrangements because they are fabulous when they are tightly packed into great vases and/or containers and clearly these "filler" flowers can have the same effect. Here are a few other arrangements I found that can be used for inspiration in designing your own wedding:


This look would be great to use on columns for an outside summer wedding, especially if all of the flowers are white/ivory!






Just remember to use these beautiues in vast quanatities and on their own. If you try to mix the baby's breath with other flowers you won't get the same dramatic look as pictured above. Just my humble opinion on the matter :) So, would you consider the above look for your event?!

Tuesday, December 22, 2009

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!

We pray this holiday season is filled with peace, joy and a lot of love to our blog readers! We are so incredibly grateful for everything that has happened this year and as we remember the true meaning of this season we want to acknowledge all of our clients, friends and family that has helped us launch this company. As new business owners we have learned the value of hard work, dedication and humility and we look forward to a new year with endless possibilities for Posh Stems. The greatest gift of all was given to us this time of year many, many years ago and it is because of that wonderful gift we celebrate Christmas, so let this time of year be about opening our hearts and not only packages. Happy Holidays!!!

A few pics of some of our Holiday work this year!





Monday, December 14, 2009

Heels + Flowers = FABULOUS

Other than arranging flowers, there is no other hobby that excites me more than shoe shopping. It is really difficult to put into words the satisfaction and uber joy one can feel after finding a fabulous pair of shoes, especially when they are on sale! My sister is my shoe shopping partner and I believe she has a slightly stronger addiction to adding to her shoe collection but I think that is only because flowers are my other love :) Recently we were discussing the fabulous trend of brides wearing gorgeous shoes in all colors under their wedding gowns instead of the traditional standard cream or white shoe. I love to see a great photograph of a bride wearing hot pink or apple green shoes on their special day, picking a non-traditional shoe is a great way to showcase the brides personality and of course her fabulous sense of style. Well, I think flowers make everything look better, including shoes! Check out the beauties I found below that can add style, sophistication and that WOW factor to a bride's overall look:


Fabulous and very POSH shoes, what more can a girl ask for.....well maybe a dozen roses delivered weekly :)-

Monday, November 2, 2009

Specialty Arrangement!

We delivered this gorgeous arrangement on Friday and were delighted to hear it was a hit! I asked the client what was the special occasion and he responded “Just Because”, how sweet is that!!! With no direct request for any particular flowers or colors, we came up with this beauty:




Let us help you put a smile on someone's face. Contact us for your custom arragment today!



Thursday, October 22, 2009

C & A ~ Centerpieces & Details!

One thing we pride ourselves on is being able to bring any space to life, this was definitely the case for this reception space. Tallahassee only has a handful of event spaces that allow you the freedom to bring in your own vendors and this was really important to this couple. They wanted a family friend to handle the catering so they had to find a space that would allow it and the Old Antique Car Museum was a great location for that. However, this space did present some challenges decor wise but with a little imagination and COLOR, the end result for this reception was spectacular. The couple initially had a yellow and chocolate brown color scheme and after viewing the reception site, we asked them to allow us to add a pop color to the decor because the paint and the carpet of the venue blended with their color scheme. They agreed and I think the pop of pink here and there was very posh. We loved this bride so much, she is just the sweetest person and we will miss our meetings with her, she kept us smiling :) It was our pleasure to surprise her with a crystal tree for the check in table:



I absolutely loved how this tree came out. The china mums are so luxurious in texture they worked well with the crystals and the metallic gold of the tree.


We created two different centerpieces for this wedding. This was our Lemon bride :) That is all she requested and gave us creative control to come up with something that would work well in the space. For the tall centerpieces we created a caranation ball with birch branches. The ceilings were sssooo low in this space so we didn't want the centerpieces to be too high. The first picture was taken right before the guest came in.




The smaller centerpieces were in a small round cylinder vase, lined with coffee beans and packed with gorgeous skyline & light yellow roses, white roses, pink spray roses, yellow freesia and billy balls. We also used birch branches and lemons to tie in all the centerpieces.





We also created all of the paper details for this wedding. In this next shot you can get a view of the coffee beans used in the smaller centerpieces.



I wanted to share how cute this cake was. Tiki's Tasties really is a fantastic vendor to use. Her work is fantastic and her cakes are beyond delicious. Hands down, one of the best in this area. We used her for our wedding so I can personally recommend her services. Posh provided the flowers and Tiki and her team produced another masterpiece. Cute!



Chirrie & Ren, we wish you all many years of wedded bliss. We loved working with you and your family and thank you for letting us be a part of your day!


VENDORS:

Ceremony: St. Paul's Primitive Baptist Church
Flowers & Decor: Posh Stems