Category — floral & decor

How do you keep your flowers vintage? Keep it simple and elegant!

Take the traditional cascading silk flower bouquet….

{Image Source: Audio Oh}

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Weddings are extremely personal and special, not only to you but to your loved ones as well.  What better way to honor your family and friends than by incorporating photographs and memorabilia?

 
{The Knot via A Practical Wedding}

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I know for me, deciding on my centerpieces was not easy.  Centerpieces and tablescapes can be simple or complex, elegant and formal or rustic.  They can set the mood and the look for your party or reception, and will be in your guests’ line of vision for much of the party. 

This month’s House Beautiful featured a GORGEOUS table setting from the famous and talented Monique Lhuillier which blew me away: 

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Editor’s Note: We asked Alexa, owner of Fiore Blossoms and writer of Fiore Fresco, to share a little bit of her expertise. We hope you enjoy her post on floral trends. Enjoy! A.

I was so flattered that the girls asked me to do a little guest post about trends in flowers right now. I’m so honored to be a part of Elizabeth Anne Designs today! This is fun. And so…on with the flowers!

Following the local food movement, many brides are looking to support local growers and use sustainable, seasonal crops. This is my very favorite trend (though I hope it really isn’t a trend and is here to stay!) of the moment. It also means that flowers are going regional. Here in the northwest, it means more local hydrangea, garden roses (which are really so much more gorgeous and fragrant anyway), dahlias, and lilies. Check out your local farmer’s market to see what local crops are grown near you, and then let your florist know that you’d like to at least incorporate some of these flowers.

Photo by David Perry, flowers by Floret.

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I can’t tell you how much I love flowers. Love them. My husband knows this and is constantly surprising me with them. I frequently find flowers in the seat of our car when he picks me up or in a vase on our table when I come back home. Guys, if your girl loves flowers, you should DEFINITELY do this.

Anyway, enough with the romance, as my nephew says. On to the reason for this post. While reading this book, I had the best idea for a floral favor. If you are a DIY or budget bride who loves flowers as much as I do (as in, even the THOUGHT of nixing flowers to save costs sends chills up your spine), why not set up your own flower market at your reception? Building on Karen’s idea of a flower shop, go all out and let your guests build their own take home bouquets.

{Image Source: Simple Stunning Wedding Flowers}

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Alexa from Fiore Blossoms sent over these gorgeous images from a recent Seattle wedding. How gorgeous is the bride’s bouquet?

I am loving the lush feeling of this wedding. The venue, the Sunset Club in Seattle, has murals and antique chandeliers. Perfect for this vintage wedding. Check out more images (including a pic of the bride in feathers and fur) on Alexa’s blog!

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I checked out a copy of this book from the library last week. Wow! If you are a bride who needs more information on anything floral, go pick up a copy of this book. It really is very informative.  Best part?  It’s a book, not a magazine.  So you get the good images without the distracting ads!   I’m going to make sure to check out the other books in the series.

Remember, go green for books: check out from your local library!  If you hate using books other (unknown) people have touched, buy from your favorite local bookstore.

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No matter what you do with your wedding, I think finding small ways to make it personal is the most important thing you’ll do. Its hard to admit (I know!) but no one will remember the flowers or the color of the napkins. They will remember what made it your wedding. I wanted to share some of the small things that we did - and some of them we might have been the only ones who knew about them - but made the day our own.

Image from Special Effects Photography.

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Our venue didn’t really require a lot of decorating. The dark woodwork and stained glass really set the scene on its own. Since our ceremony started at seven, followed by a cocktail hour, our actual reception didn’t start until about 8:30. We wanted the reception to feel like an old party they might have had years ago in the space, cozy and classic with a lot of candlelight.

Our ceremony

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Darn it!!

I just saw this color palette board over on Style Me Pretty :

See, the problem is that these are very very close to my colors which are terracotta orange and a champagne/gold.  Of course I will have greenery, so green will be present, and I’ve thought about the idea of introducing a wine color to compliment the orange/terracotta.  So, I love this board, it’s very pretty.  But my problem is with the floral arrangement.  It is causing me to rethink *yet again* my choice of accent arrangements. 

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