Leyna and Robert’s wedding at the West Park Winery was right at the beginning of our August rush.  In the past August has been a somewhat busy month for us; but this year August was the month that we booked up faster than any other month!

Above all Leyna wanted us to create something really vibrant and fun for her and Roberto’s big day.  She was very fond of Vanda Orchids so we of course had to include them into her bouquet!  For her tables she really wanted something fun and bright.  Rather than sticking to just one style on each table, Leyna had us create a bunch of colorful centerpieces in glass cube vases, each containing a different type of flower from the rest of the bouquets.  We created one style using Blue Delphinium, another using Purple Double Stock, and one using Green Fuji Mums.  For her cocktail arrangements we used smaller sized cubes and used vibrant, green Bupleurem in some; and purple Caspia in the others.  Everything was simple, colorful, and elegant for this sweet summer couple.

Congratulations Leyna and Roberto!!!

We were delighted to have worked alongside the following vendors:

Venue: West Park Winery

DJ: Soundsational DJ

Photographer:  Digital Weddings

 

Ahhh the sweet and beautiful Vanvoorhis sisters!  Lindsay’s wedding was in June, Nicole’s wedding was in August!  Both girls were super busy in the months leading up to their weddings, so I was very fortunate to work with their mom and dad through much of their wedding planning.  Their dad was even the one in charge of constructing the beautiful arch you will see in both weddings.   It isn’t that I don’t enjoy working with my couples, but it was a nice departure to be able to see things from the eyes of parents for a change.  And the beautiful blue mason jars you see throughout each event were found in their Grandmother’s basement!  What a great family!

For Lindsay’s wedding we incorporated lots of soft peach and pink toned Roses, Juliette Garden Roses, Coral Charm Peonies, Lisianthus, Double Stock Flower, and a host of locally grown “Cottagy” flowers and foliage.  All of the linens, candles and mason jars filled with sea salts were just the tip of the iceberg for all of the beautiful little details of this event.  These beautiful photos are all courtesy of the very talented J. Castro Photography.

Congratulations Lindsay and Andy!!!

Below are a few of our own photos that we snapped before the flowers went out the door, and a few before we left.

We were delighted to have worked with the following vendors:

Venue: Locust Grove

Catering: Lola’s Catering

Photographer: J. Castro Photography

Entertainment: Joe Funicelli (DJ)

Cake: Home style Desserts and Bakery

 

Photo Credit: Christopher Duggan

When Denise first contacted me about her wedding florals, she was hoping to have us create clean, simple designs using all whites and greens.  Her nuptials were to take place at the charming Rhinecliff Hotel, which has a lovely neutral palette throughout most of its interior; so the greens and whites seemed fitting to Denise.  However after seeing the image of our vintage toned bouquet on our website’s home page, she later decided she was more interested in creating her entire wedding around those colors.  (I realize I have left that same photo up on my website for ages now, but it really seems to appeal to so many of our brides, that I really hesitate to remove it.)

As the planning process continued, we eventually all agreed on using lots of vintage toned roses, (many of which were California grown!); a few Orchids, white Irises, and Lily Grass accents to reflect the venue’s beautiful location, right on the water.  Although Denise liked the soft vintage color scheme, we were very careful to still keep everything clean and modern looking.

Denise decided to have us create a candlescape on the normally unadorned mantle at the Rhinecliff.  To tie in the vintage toned flowers, we used a combination of modern glass candle stick holders and cake stands, but we paired them with many of our vintage diamond cut crystal and hobnail accessories and vases.  We backed it all with one of our whitewashed mirrors.  To further enhance her beautiful centerpieces, Denise rented our mosaic mirror chargers, which were the perfect match to the reflective crystal and glass elements everywhere else.  This was an exceptionally lovely wedding.  Denise and Eric even donated the flowers to area charities afterward!

Congratulations Denise and Eric!!!

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