Local Business Grand Opening

Hi Everyone...

I have been working on some flowers for a new clinic opening up in Lakeville.  They have a modern themed office, so we went with some modern flowers for them to put throughout their clinic on the grand opening.  Here are some pics...

Pro-Pics - Katie and Dyer

Hi Everyone...

Hope you are all enjoying your summer!  Here's an update on Katie and Dyer's wedding flowers post.  These are some of the professional photos they had taken by Laura Fuhrman at Avant Photography in Belle Plaine.  She was nice enough to let me post some of her beautiful photos on my blog.  Take a peek at her website:  http://www.avant-photography.com/.  She was great to work with the day of the wedding and the photos turned out fabulous!  :)  You can go directly to her blog at:  http://www.avantphotography.blogspot.com/

These are just a couple of lovely photos of the flowers.  The top is from the bridal bouquet and the bottom is from the toss bouquet (which was a mix of all the different flowers used).

Here's the lovely Katie and her bridesmaids

We added Katie's grandmother's brooch to her bouquet...it was something her mother used in her wedding as well.  A perfect touch of beauty and sentimentality to make the bouquet extra special!

Who doesn't love tulips!!??

The kissing balls added a fun, modern touch to the church.  Below is a really beautiful photo of the church.  The pew flowers add just a nice touch of color.

Thanks again Katie and Dyer for putting your faith in me!  Much love always!!

Stacy and Mark

Be prepared for a LONG post!  Feel free to get comfy, relax, and enjoy reading about the incredible experience of Stacy and Mark's wedding! I know that I start all my posts describing how much fun I had working on the wedding, etc, but it really is true!  I honestly can't tell you how much fun I'm having working with each and every bride and groom, and I really feel privileged that they've let me be a part of it!  They've all been major troopers being some of my first clients!

Stacy and Mark got married on a steamy hot day in July!  They got married in St. Cloud at the Blackberry Ridge Golf Club.  It's a beautiful golf course and building!  The ceremony was out on the golf course in front of a pretty white arch that we framed with yellow and white kissing balls.  After the ceremony, they had the reception in the upper level of the golf club.  Stacy had an awesome color scheme of bright yellow and dark gray (kind of a pewter color).  The yellow showed up perfectly against the gray.  We used bright and sunny flowers throughout.  Stacy was an awesome do-it-yourself bride!  She made beautiful invitations, pretty vases for the head table, fun little party favors of golf balls and tees, a big magnetic board with placecards, etc, etc, etc.  She had every last little detail down perfectly!  The draping and twinkle lights were beautifully done by Corinne at Memory Makers Decor.  They do such a beautiful job!  The photography was done by the wonderful Emily Ebeling out of Wisconsin.  We ate dinner at the table with her and her husband, and had a great time talking with them.   Even the AC not working on a 90+ humid day, didn't keep the crowd from having a great time!  This time I have some of the professional photos, so you don't have to deal with me botching up the photos!

The bouquet on top and then in the second photo on the left, is the bridal bouquet.  We added a little extra white to this one and made it a little bigger than the bridesmaids' bouquets.  It had yellow and white mini-gerbera daisies, yellow and white poms, yellow "Sonrisa" roses, white "Akito" roses, white "Monte Casino" aster, then for the base, we used some gray fabric from the dresses and then used a little yellow satin ribbon as well, to set it apart from the bridesmaids' dresses.  

The bridesmaids' bouquets were a mix of all the yellow flowers in the bridal bouquet, with a little of the aster mixed in.  The base was gray fabric from their dresses and silver pins in a diamond pattern.

Here's a pic from the ceremony with all the bridesmaids.

Here is the adorable flower girl holding her kissing ball.  We made this out of white and yellow poms with pearl headed pins as an accent.  She was seriously adorable in her white and gray dress and updo!  

Here is the handsome groom, Mark, getting his boutonniere put on.  It's a white mini-calla with a yellow spray rose and some white and yellow "Monte Casino" asters and yellow ribbon to accent the bride's bouquet.

Here are a couple of photos of the ceremony area.  At the entrance of the aisle, on each side, we had white and yellow kissing balls and tulle lining a shepherd's hook.  You can see the white and yellow kissing balls on the arch and then at the base of the arch, there were planters that we put some yellow and white daisies in, which were the memorial/remembrance flowers.  

Here's a beautiful photo of the venue.  You can see the beautiful draping  and gray chair sashes by Memory Makers Decor.  Behind the head  table, there was a fireplace we put some candles and the toss bouquet on.  There were some round tables in front of the head table for family members.  These had tall vases with white dendrobiums and a few votives and yellow petals.  

Also, the cake was a really pretty design with silver ribbon and swirls.  I just added minimal flowers (gerbs, poms, and aster) to bring out some of the yellow and white.  Some yellow petals and votives were placed around the base.

Just another view of the head table and cake table.

Here is a photo that we took of one of the long tables.  We used bright yellow oncidium orchids in the center vase with a floating candle and then on the two smaller side vases, we had yellow kangaroo paws and some square votives.

A really cute part of their story is their dog, Kirby.  Kirby was involved in the proposal and he walked down the aisle as the ring bearer, with the flower girl. He had his own little tux and yellow tie.  Too cute!  The last pic is the happy family!

Stacy loves weddings as much as I do and she's so great with all the details!  She'd make an awesome wedding planner!  It was a blast being part of the wedding!

Please check out Emily Ebeling's website for more photos from this wedding - http://emilyebelingphotography.blogspot.com/2011/07/stacy-and-mark-minneapolis-area-wedding.html

Check out the rest of her website for some wonderful photos and some amazing artwork!!!   

http://ebelingartstudio.com/ 

Also, please check out Corinne Egly's website to look at some of the beautiful linens, draping, etc, that she does!

http://www.memorymakersdecor.com/

Liv and Kyle

Liv and Kyle got married at the Munsinger Gardens in St. Cloud, and had their reception at the Territory Golf Club in St. Cloud.  I actually dealt with Liv mostly through emails, as she had her aunts pick up the flowers a couple of days before the wedding.  I did get to meet her once when she came down to the cities to go to the wholesalers with me and her wedding planner - Corinne Egly, from Memory Makers Decor.  We had a lot of fun looking through all the green and ivory flowers.  She wanted a definite "organic" feel to her wedding and her color theme was lime green and mocha brown.  We stuck with all ivories and greens in the bouquets.  I took a couple of photos and she sent a couple of photos taken by guests at her wedding.  Again...when I get the pro pics, I'll post them.  Liv was super sweet to work with through emails and even though we didn't have a lot of close contact, everything went really smoothly!  Here are some pics...

Here are the bouts - the groom's was the green cymbidium orchid with a little lily grass and some mocha ribbon.  The groomsmen had the ivory mini-calla with the green and white poms and lily grass.  Light green sheer ribbon was used around the base.

The corsages were a mix of white and green poms, white wax flower, lily grass and ivory, light green, and mocha brown ribbon.

Here's pretty Liv with her cymbidium orchid in her hair and her bridal bouquet.  The bouquet had a mix of white hydrangea, green cymbidiums, ivory mini-callas, green vibernum, green mini-hydrangea, and lily grass with brown satin ribbon and a sheer mocha ribbon over the top of it.  You can see a hint of the bridesmaid's bouquet in the background, as well as the corsage.

In this pic, the bridesmaid is holding the bridal bouquet and Liv is holding the bridesmaid's bouquet.  The bridesmaid's bouquet had green fuji/spider mums, white mini-callas, white hydrangea, green mini-hydrangea, white poms, green vibernum, green hypericum berries, and lily grass woven through the bouquet and looped around the base of the bouquet.  You can see their fun mocha bridesmaid dresses, as well.

And here's a cute pic of the bride and groom!

Thanks so much for letting me share in your day!  :)

Suzi and Eric

Suzi and Eric had a fabulous and fun hot pink and apple green wedding at Stonebrooke Golf Course, in Shakopee, MN!  I can't wait to see their professional photographer's photos!  This couple was really a lot of fun to work with...you could see how much of their personalities were put into each and every wedding detail.  From the cute and personal table numbers (which were all important numbers in their lives together) to the country touches, their vision really came together.  The moms were great to work with as well.  I know they helped out Suzi a bunch during the planning process, as well as sewing the table runners, etc.  They were all super sweet and nice to me and I couldn't have asked for more! 


During set-up at the reception hall, I worked a little bit with Sarah Trotter from Lasting Impressions.  She was SO helpful and friendly!  The cake wasn't in by the time I left, so she took care of the cake flowers, as well as helped pin on all the boutonnieres, etc.  She was doing a great job with the decor as well.   I'm sure she was a lifesaver for Suzi and Eric!  


Stonebrooke is a beautiful venue - vaulted ceilings, tons of windows, and a pretty little waterfall area to be married in front of.  The lady at Stonebrooke - Deb Rynda, couldn't have been nicer - helping us with water runs and offering sodas and refreshments...and the wait staff at the end of the evening helped with cleanup.  Everyone was really great!


I have a few pics that I took - which, of course, aren't very good!  But it'll give you an idea til I get the professional photos:

Here's the bridal bouquet - we used hot pink Ravel roses, some green Hypericum berries, beautiful big Starfighter lilies, a little bit of white lisianthus, and some pink waxflower.  We wrapped it with some sheer apple green ribbon and swirled around some hot pink beaded wire.  

Here's a look at the head table.  Since there were only two bridesmaids, I added a couple of bud vases to the head table with hot pink and white roses.  The bridesmaids' bouquets were smaller versions of the bridal bouquet with the addition of more white (roses and lisianthus).  We wrapped those in hot pink ribbon and used apple green beaded wire around them.  To add more hot pink, we had hot pink votives  in addition to the clear votives.  A sprinkling of white and hot pink petals were added as well.

With the tall ceilings, Suzi wanted some standout floral designs, so we made tall centerpieces for all the tables, using two different designs.  The first design is this one - green apples in a cylinder vase with hot pink ribbon, and a design of white dendrobium orchids, starfighter lilies, white lisianthus, white Polar Star roses, hot pink Ravel roses, pink wax flower, white and hot pink mini-carnations, and bright green hypericum berries.  We added some hot pink and clear votives, a mirror and a few petals to the table.  The table runners were made by Suzi's mom, and Suzi had little cowboy boot table number holders with a card that had a meaningful number to them and a description of the meaning.

The other design was a tall vase with beautiful hot pink mokara orchids and a floating candle.  We put a few of the orchid heads around the base and had a combination of stemmed votive holders and hot pink votives.  Below is a photo that shows a bit of the whole room.

More photos to follow when the professional ones get sent out.  Just wanted to write down a few of the vendors that I enjoyed working with...

Sarah Trotter- www.lastingimpressionsweddings.com

Stonebrooke Golf Course - Deb Rynda - www.stonebrooke.com

Snapgrin Photography - www.snapgrinphotography.com

Briana and Miguel

Briana and Miguel had a small intimate wedding at their parent's place out in the country.  They got married in a small gazebo in front of close family members and then had a larger reception later in the day.  I was so happy to be able to provide the flowers for the day.  For the reception, we just did some beautiful white dendrobium orchids in cylinder vases with clear stones and floating candles.  The wedding colors were purple and ivory, so for the bridal bouquet, we did a bouquet of beautiful ivory Vendela roses and dark purple lisianthus.  For the maid of honor's bouquet, we again used the Vendela roses and then used the lisianthus buds, which were a combination of purple and ivory.  The greens used were variegated pittosporum.  I want to thank them for letting me help with their happy day!!  :)  Here are a couple of photos of the bouquets and the dendrobiums.  Sorry...my photography skills are definitely lacking!  Anytime I get the professional photos, I'll add notes later on with photos from them.