winter whites.

last month our school had an auction and the theme was "vintage travel." we did well with our small budget by creating vignettes of old luggage, globes and maps.  tables were topped with burlap and collections of postcards, souvenirs and vintage vases with simple arrangements.  our tall pilsner glasses were topped with a globe and lit from below.  my favorite creations were the large paintings based off of vintage travel posters.  a friend to our school and local art teacher julie from artrageous created paint by number drawings for us and i think they turned out to be fabulous!

 

 preview from a wedding this past weekend.  it was a gorgeous day and the flowers were beautiful!  the reception was a rustic wine theme and flowers included:  antique hydrangea, cymbidium orchids, roses, ranuculus, scabiosa and scabiosa pods, privet, hypericum and amaranthus.  can't wait to get the photos from the photographer!

bouquets at the rustic setting of the hobbs building in the west bottoms.  bride's bouquet:  hydrangea, dahlias, ranuculus, lisianthus and dusty miller. bridesmaids' bouquet of green and blue hydrangea and dusty miller.
tall arrangements of hydrangea, dendrobium orchids and curly willow.  love the table letters provided by the couple.

a fun bouquet of orchids, roses, mini callas and veronica with hosta leaves for a sweet bride headed to the courthouse!

an early summer wedding reception at the eldridge hotel in lawrence, ks.
the bride had these awesome black lucite w's made to place in each arrangement. love those kinds of personal touches!

ceremony area at the hobbs building.
flowers, moss and lanterns to line the aisles.

large urn arrangement of hydrangea, delphinium, viburnum, lilies, iris, roses and snapdragons.

bride's bouquet of hydrangea, tulips, ranuculus, berzillia berry, garden roses and hyacinth.

bridesmaid's bouquet.

fun detail created by the bride: limes to hold the place cards.

square wreath centerpiece surrounding a rustic lantern. perfect for this space!

long and low centerpiece for head table and lined with vases holding the bouquets.

bouquet of white hydrangea, mini calla lilies, ranuculus, freesia and tulips.

broach accent.

ceremony at the terrace on grand.

first wedding of 2011 completed!

the january tastebud magazine is available now.

check out the article on "winter blues."

what a fun family to work with again! i did the flowers for the older sister a few years ago and now several friends, as well-thanks for all of the recommendations-it's the best compliment!

the bride wanted pinks, purples and blues with a little orange to pop against the steel grey dresses and tiffany blue accents. i love the way it turned out!

ceremony: st. john's united methodist

reception venue: indian hills (gorgeous!)

three styles of centerpieces: tall, iron holders with hanging candles, textural wreaths surrounding iron lanterns and a heavy glass cylinder with a full arrangement. on the head table we used the bouquets in cylinder vases down the center.

love these photos by jessica roark of epaga foto. this wedding reception turned out beautiful! lots of thoughtful details added by the bride's mother really made the tables sparkle and were a great accent to the flowers.

venue: the intercontinental on the plaza

flowers: hydrangea, dendrobium orchids, roses, china berry, dahlias, tulips, ranuculus and curly willow.