A Fall Recap!

It has been a busy fall, and I completely fell behind in updating this blog, so I'm going to try to catch up with a fall recap!  September and October were fun months for flowers. The fall weddings were so colorful, filled with golden yellows, pumpkin oranges, cranberry reds, and eggplant purples!  I also met some great vendors this fall, and have tried to provide links for all of them!  I had the privilege of meeting an amazingly talented photographer, Heather Parker, who photographed my sister's wedding at The Omni Parker House in Boston, and I had the opportunity to meet and work with Michele Puopolo at JS Moran Special Event Planning and Management for the Family Services Legacy Gala. Check out the links below for some more great vendors! 

Here's a quick recap from the past two months:

Bouquets from Kalyn and Rick's wedding at Wachusett Mountain. 

Picture from the bride, taken by Phil Fox Photography.

 Bouquets from Kalyn and  Rick's wedding at Wachusett Mountain.
Picture from the bride, taken by Phil Fox Photography.

One of the two centerpiece styles for Kalyn and Rick's wedding at Wachusett Mountain.

Donation centerpiece for the Family Services Legacy Gala.

 Bride's bouquet for Erin and Dean's wedding.

Bridesmaid bouquet for Erin and Dean's wedding.

Bride's bouquet for Kerry and Adam's wedding

Bridesmaid bouquet for Kerry and Adam's wedding

 

Centerpieces for Kerry and Adam's wedding at The Villa in East Bridgewater 

Halloween arrangement

I'm looking forward to my last wedding of the season in a couple of weeks at the Lenox Hotel in Boston!

Matt & Mandy: Turner Hill

Matt and Mandy are such a fun couple - I was so excited and honored to be a part of their day.  This is one of the few weddings that I did the flowers for, and was also a guest at the wedding!  Their wedding had so many fun unique details, from all the monogrammed accents, to their dog Lexi being a part of their ceremony, to the amazingly delicious cupcake tower from Cupcake Charlie's!  If you have not been to Cupcake Charlie's you have not lived!! 

Mandy put so much thought into the flowers she wanted for her wedding.  Her mother and mother-in-law each had unique flowers in their bouquets that were in their bouquets when they got married.  Mandy also incorporated these flowers (gardenias and lilies) into her own bouquet of hydrangea, roses, gardenias, lilies, and delphinium.  Her bridesmaids carried contrasting blue hydrangea with white accent flowers.

The ceremony isle was lined with shepard hooks from which we hung small galvinized pails full of white hydrangea.  The alter area was also marked with more white hydrangea.  The reception was made up of a combination of high and low centerpieces containing hydrangea, roses, garden roses and dahlias. 

Because I had to run off to get ready to attend the wedding, I completely forgot to take pictures of all these gorgeous flowers!!  I did snap a few during the reception, but please check out some MUCH better pictures taken by Matt and Mandy's photographer, Melissa Coe here, or copy and paste the link below into your web browser:

 http://melissacoephotography.blogspot.com/2011/09/mandy-matt-turner-hill-wedding.html

Thank you Matt and Mandy for asking me to be a part of your wedding. 

We are so happy for you - Congratulations!

Summer Bridal Shower

In the past few weeks I've had the opportunity to do the flowers for two completely different, but equally fabulous summer bridal showers. The first shower was for a fellow Bentley Alumni, Christina, who is getting married in October in Newport, RI.

 Her bridesmaids wanted something in hot bold summer colors, like fuchsia, orange and lime green.

Mother's Day Open House Event

I'm a little late on this post, but I wanted to share some of the amazing pictures taken by Brooke Allison Photography!  On Saturday, May 7th, I hosted an Open House Event with Brooke Allison Photography and Better Off Baby Showers. Thank you again to Brooke, Suzi, and everyone that came out and supported this event!

Suzi from Better Off Baby Showers said that we raised 667 diapers, or about 5 months worth of diapers for a baby in critical need! Thank you to everyone that supported this great cause!

 Some sweet treats!

Flower Fridays - The Peony

I chose the peony as the first featured flower because it is probably one of the most favored and least available flowers.  Peonies are available from late spring to early summer, and can sometimes be imported in the fall or winter.  What this means ladies is if you've always wanted a wedding overflowing with lush beautiful fragrant peonies, get married in May or June!  Peonies are relatively expensive ($$$), but their full fluffy blooms can take up a good amount of space once fully opened, so less stems may be needed for your centerpiece or bouquet.  They come in a variety of colors, including white, cream, peach, pink, and my personal favorite, blush.  If you are not getting married in May or June but still want the look of soft romantic fluffy flowers, some great substitutes are garden roses, roses, ranunculus, hydrangea, and dahlias.

All photos courtesy of http://www.theknot.com/.

A Very Special Baby Shower

This weekend I had 2 projects: flowers and cupcakes, for a very special baby shower.  The shower was for my sister-in-law, Jaime, who is due in February!  Jaime and Chris are two of my favorite people and I couldn't be more happy and excited for them!  They are going to be such amazing parents!  Thanks again to Liz for hosting a great shower! 

Of course I was happy to make a few baby-inspired arrangements...

  

...but the biggest challenge was the cupcakes! 

It's amazing what a cupcake, a donut hole, a marshmallow, and a whole lot of frosting can become!

Can't wait to meet my little niece or nephew :)

Celebrating an Amazing Year!

I can't believe how fast this year went by and how many exciting things happened during 2010.  It was a crazy year full of weddings, engagements, babies, new houses and more!  I want to thank everyone that helped and supported me throughout the year, and wish you all a Happy New Year!!

Here (FINALLY!) are the professional pictures of my wedding flowers that I have been dying to post! 

All pictures were taken by Jessica Fineran Photography.