Rachel contacted me a year and a half before her wedding to begin planning the florals for her nuptials at the incredibly scenic, Onteora Mountain House. What a great location for a couple like Rachel and Casey. Casey is an Arborist, so it was important to both of them to incorporate some type of tree elements into their wedding decor. When I first spoke to Rachel she mentioned wanting Circus Roses (which are a yellow with a firey red edge), paired with Manzanita Trees and all types of other almost fall inspired elements. However, much like a lot of our brides, as her date drew closer her concepts and ideas began to change.
Rachel’s dress had the most beautiful embroidered Anemone flower details. So she decided she absolutely wanted to have these flowers in her bridal bouquet. As many of you know this is one flower I absolutely will not ever use in wrapped bouquets. They are far too delicate. Fresh Anemones are great for centerpieces and other decor, but never for a wrapped bouquet. So we used silk, (and for the record most of the ones you see on Pinterest and all the other wedding blogs out there use silk as well).
For their centerpieces we used out-of-season Cherry Blossoms! Yes, they had finished several weeks earlier, but we kept them in the cooler in tight bud form and slowly forced them open in time for the wedding. Yes, I do LOVE drama!! The end results were just amazing. Here are a few of our photos, some professional photos from the amazingly talented Meghan Shelley, and a few of our behind the scenes photos of the production of this event. Big thank you to Jodi, Erica, and Bryan for this one! Congratulations Rachel and Casey!!!
We were delighted to work alongside the following vendors:
Venue: Onteora Mountain House
Photographer: Megan Schley
Entertainment: Lutz Entertainment
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