Running Deer Bridal Show Highlights July 18, 2010

This summer's recent bridal show at Running Deer was a great show with a lot of new brides! I already have some bookings for next year from it, so I consider it a success. One of the things we introduced were our black iron chandeliers, which we hung one from the outside purgola. We have 3 of these that are available for rent. This is one of three styles of chandeliers that I am offering for weddings. The other 2 styles are very shabby chic with crystals and I will unveil them as soon as I take a photo that I am happy with. They are too awesome!

We hung mason jars from aqua wire and aqua satin from sheppard's hooks along the aisle. I used bright purple hydrangeas, gold gerberas, and fabulous Free Spirit roses. I love these roses!

Jenn and Mike's 4 Year Anniversary!

I can't believe it's been 4 years! Jenn and I went to high school together and continued our friendship all through college while I attended school in Delaware, and she attended school in North Jersey. She met and married Mike, and 2 adorable babies later, they are as happy as can be! Please enjoy some photos from her wedding. I did all the bouquets but since I was also IN the wedding and lived over 2 hours away, doing the tables might have been a challenge. The centerpieces below are done by Romantic Garden in Morristown, NJ. Sue was so sweet and I really enjoyed meeting with her. Now she is one of my mentors in the art of floral design!

All the guys wore red Freedom roses with silver wire instead of tape for a more edgy, still romantic feel. Yes, a boutounniere can be romantic.

The happy couple!

Jenn's bouquet was made of only red Freedom roses and I tucked in lots of clear crystals on silver wire.

All of us girls wore red in a different style. My dress was sooooooo comfy! We carried bouquets of solid ivory Vendella roses to contrast against our dresses.

Sue is just too awesome! Congrats again guys!!!!!!!! Your wedding was a blast! I really loved dancing the night away with my hubby!!! Love you guys!

Scott and Anna's Wedding on July 17, 2010

I LOVED THESE FLOWERS! Scott wore white ranunculus blooms with a hint of maidenhair fern, which is my favorite greenery! We added a hint of black and white damask ribbon over the stem. 

This was one of my favorite set ups! I took everything to Terranova, a super hip Italian place in Sewell, NJ. Every place setting had a small vase of flowers, or a tealight hugged by hydrangea blooms. So cute!

Ashley's Wedding on July 16, 2010

Can you say Glitz? Ashley's Bouquet had it for sure! LOVED IT!!!

  

The church was decorated with 2 HUGE arrangements filled with

tall hybrid delphinium, hydrangeas, lilies, and roses. We added hybrid delphinium blooms around the base of her unity candle. This wedding was so pretty! We dropped off her all white centerpieces at Lucien's in Berlin afterwards and they looked so elegant in the ballroom!

Diana's Wedding on July 16, 2010

I had a blast doing Diana's flowers for her wedding at The Flander's Hotel in Ocean City. The colors were bright and vibrant and perfect for a beach wedding! I can't wait to see the professionals! Here is a sampling of what we did, Enjoy!

 

We used dahlias, roses, callas, ranunculus, and hypericum 

berries, along with some pretty diamond and pearl accents that added.

We added Diana's dress fabric over the stems of her dress and wrapped the satin with the extra beading from her dress, along with some applique's left over from her dress alterations. She was so excited to have those extra touches!

 

The men wore button dahlia's from one of my favorite local sources.

Janece's Wedding on May 21, 2010 at Lucien's Manor

I just ordered some beautiful photos from J. Elbertson Photography in Collingswood from Janece's wedding.  I absolutely  loved her flowers! We used green antique hydrangeas, calla lilies, pink mokara orchids, and green cymbidium orchids. 

She had 2 centerpiece styles, one table with submerged orchids with floating candles, and the other with a mix of flowers she chose from a magazine. The arranged centerpieces have the tropical leaves inside the cylinder and the vases are filled with peonies, white anthurium, bells of Ireland, orchids, and callas.

Monica and Anthony's Wedding on July 3, 2010!

 

I loved working with Monica as she chose her Vintage Hollywood theme for her wedding! I special ordered huge, champagne Cafe Au Lait dahlias from a favorite wholesaler and I was blown away at how pretty they were!  I absolutely love working with dahlias in the summer and fall months!

 

Monica added her grandmother's vintage brooch to her bouquet handle so it became her "Something Old" and also her "Something Blue". I also added some delicate swarovski crystals to her bouquet for a hint of bling. She was ecstatic!

 

The mother of the bride's bouquet was soft and delicate. I used Candy Bianca roses with white astilbe, and also some seeded eucalyptis.

 

I LOVED the church decor! We adorned the pews with huge champagne dahlias, long ivy, and ivory satin. The altar was decorated with tall cylinders filled with 6 foot tall curly willow. We added a soft pink ribbon at the rim of the vase and filled it with lots of soft pink and cream dahlias! This has become a really popular option in place of the traditional one-sided arrangement. Congratulations to you guys! It was a beautiful weekend for 2 beautiful brides!

Kim and Nash's Wedding on July 3, 2010

I had so much fun creating Kim and Nash's flowers for their wedding last weekend. We used very fresh, vibrant colors in varieties that are summer favorites!

 

 Kim's bouquet had large green cymbidium orchids, hot pink Explorer gerberas, Hot Princess roses, seeded eucalyptis, Esperance roses, and pink calla lilies. We wanted shades of pinks with fresh green for the overall theme. The bridesmaids carried only gerbera daisies in 4 shades of pink and the men wore pale pink Candy Bianca roses, with the tape covered in watermelon dress fabric. 

I loved the pink orchids that we used for the reception, we put them everywhere!
 

Pink orchids were on half of the guest tables, covering the dessert tables, on the card table as seen above, and also decorating the divider that separated the cocktail hour from the reception.
 

I loved the colors and look forward to seeing the cake done by The Sweet Life soon!