Larry and Janet’s Wedding, Hotel Thayer, West Point

Janet is a bride who knew exactly what she wanted as far as flowers and decor for her wedding.  I have always heard that these brides exist, but I had never met one until I met Janet!  The first thing she told me was that she loved red.  She wanted to use all red and white flowers.  Hooray  I thought!  I too, love the color red, and seldom have the opportunity to use it in most weddings I design.  In addition to the love of this color, Janet also expressed her love of all types of tall, spiky flowers.

We agreed on using a combination of spiky flowers such as Dendrobium and James Storei Orchids, Larkspur, Stock, Lisianthus, fragrant Myrtle, Sword Fern, and Curly willow.  In order to make the arrangements a little more dense we also used a combination of Red Charlotte Roses (my personal favorite, because they open so beautifully), Red Freedom Roses (which are also gorgeous, but they stay a little more closed and formal looking), Hypericum Berries, Hydrangea, fragrant Freesia, and a few red and white Ranuculas, which I added at the very last second because they are so very delicate and high maintenance.  Not that high maintenance is ever a draw back in my book, they were just too gorgeous to pass up!

Speaking of which, you will notice there are no bouquets pictured in this blog.  That is because they were all done in silks, and you all know I only work in fresh flowers.  For Janet I made an exception, because she gave me a very compelling argument.  However, I do not promote this service and do not wish to answer e-mail and phone calls inquiring about silk weddings.

You may be wondering about the green petals on the aisle in some of the pictures, they are silk shamrocks.  Janet wanted to be sure some of her Irish heritage was reflected throughout the day and requested that she have shamrocks to walk across instead of the traditional rose petals.  You will also see the little pots of gold on the tables, which she took the time to make herself!  To be sure that the Groom had some recognition of his own, Janet requested that I place handcuffs on picks into each arrangement, since Larry is a retired State Trooper.  The table numbers were even Troop numbers!

This was the first wedding I have done in recent years working with fabrics, and I cannot tell you what a visual impact it had!  Not everyone has the type of budget for this sort of look, but if you do, I highly recommend it!  The supplier I used had every color fabric you could imagine, including the ever popular pewter and champagne we keep seeing this year.

Although I wasn’t there to see the wedding take place, I’m sure everyone had a blast!  How could they not have, with all of the little details that this thoughtful Bride included on such a special day.

I hope you all enjoy the pictures, more professional ones are coming soon from the photographer.