I really loved this wedding for a lot of reasons!  Leanna and I have been friends for many years and she and Johnny just make the cutest couple!  They have a darling little son and really have a love for 90’s grunge music (think Nirvanna, Garbage, Foo Fighters, Alice in Chains, just to name a few).  So when these two told me they were finally tying the knot and wanted kind of a “glam rock” type of theme, I knew I would have my hands full!  As a florist who tends to work more in the world of Hudson Valley/Catskill/ vintage/rustic realm, I was so delighted to have an opportunity to work with a different style for a change.   So when Leanna began describing black flowers, lace, bling, and black I was psyched to get started.  She also really wanted to incorporate Manzanita Trees.  Lucky for her, she was able to source these from one of my former clients and now good friend, Jillian.  Jillian has been trying to find a suitable home for her Marvelous Manzanitas since her wedding in 2011.  We used florals in all shades of dark burgundies, purples, fuschias, and lavenders.  Table numbers were replaced by the names of the couple’s favorite bands, and trimmed in black lace.  All votives were wrapped in lace or bling accents. It was such a fun day, and unlike any other wedding I have seen to date!  Congrats Lee and Johnny, love you to pieces!

~Heather

Photo Courtesy of Skye D Photography

  Photo Courtesy of Skye D Photography

Photo Courtesy of Skye D Photography

Photo Courtesy of Skye D Photography

Photo Courtesy of Skye D Photography

Thank you to the other vendors we had the pleasure of working with:

Anthony’s Pier 9

Skye D Photography

Ohhh this weddingggg!  Where do I even begin?  I loved this couple.  Megan’s Father was actually a funeral director at one time, so this man knew his flowers, and only wanted the very best for his Daughter.  The pressure was on, but I grew to really love this bunch!  Every vendor who worked on this wedding did.

What a lovely couple Megan and James make!  They are both so sentimental and so in love.  Megan was the first bride who ever asked for a picture with me so she has a special place in my heart; right alongside her gorgeous Peony centerpieces.

What a beautiful time of year June is for flowers!  We used Peonies, Roses and Delphinium for the majority of these designs.  I especially liked the candlelit centerpieces which adorned half of the tables.  We submerged Delphinium in cylinder vases, anchored with river rock.  It was a very pretty effect, and paired beautifully with the garden style centerpieces.

I was so honored when Megan’s mother called me a month or so after the wedding to order a silk replica of her bouquet and James’ boutonniere.  One of these days I hope to write a blog comparing the two bouquets and boutonnieres, it is always a challenge going from fresh to silks but I thought the effort was well worth it.

Well enough talking, feast your eyes on these images from Ever After Visuals!  They did such an amazing job, the first photo is my favorite!  I’m going to post mostly photos of the florals, but you really should check out the full album here: Ever After Visuals

Here is a little peek at the photos we snapped during set up:
What a great group of vendors we had a chance to work with on this event, among them were:

Photography- Ever After Visuals

Makeup- LaV Beauty

Coordinator- Jeanne Stark, Hudson Valley Ceremonies

Entertainment- DJ Jimmy Lutz, Lutz Entertainment

Every florist dreams of one day getting that client who allows us to have some flexibility!  Meet Caitlin, she was that bride last season.  This dream of a bride to work with, is in my hall of fame for one of my most favorite brides- ever.  We had worked with her good friend Whitney the summer before, so she was already familiar with our business.   Caitlin even called me to be sure I was still available before she had to change the date of her wedding!!!  Talk about a compliment, I’m still getting over that 🙂

Take a look at Caitlin’s friend, Whitney’s wedding at the Mills Estate.  

What Caitlin did tell me was that she was a real fan of Cafe Au Lait Dahlias, but other than that she let me pick out her centerpiece containers, and coordinating ceremony flower holders.  She also went along with my other ideas such as using a flower girl wand instead of a petal basket, adding galvanized tubs filled with flowers and a host of other designs, including her fresh picked boutonnieres and luxurious corsages.  Caitlin’s memory table was just gorgeous!  We used all types of lichen covered branches, paper birch branches, and driftwood (Caitlin loved the idea of using driftwood!).  Once we had all of the rustic branch elements in place, we added completely blown open Roses, petals, mosses, and succulents to soften the look.  Some of these roses were displayed in apothocary jars, adding even more detail to an already lovely tablescape.

In keeping with her relaxed, “do you thing, Heather” type of attitude, I was able to coax some of our beloved David Austin Roses into blooming just in time to make an appearance at the wedding!  They were immediately tucked into her ceremony decor, and hung from the chairs.  My hope was that she would be able to smell them as she walked down the aisle.  I can still smell them when I look at these photos 🙂

Congratulations Caitlin and Brian we wish you all the very best!

~Heather

 

 

 Here are some of our photos from Catilin and Brian’s wedding:

Additional vendors:

Photographer: Ben of Weddings by Two

Caterer: Mazzone Catering

Venue: Private Clermont Estate on the Hudson River in Germantown, NY