Petals & Blooms

White on Rice--sneak preview in SLC this weekend!

2009-08-12T11:15:00.000-07:00

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Remember way back in 2007, I posted about a film I worked on called "White on Rice"? Well, there is a special sneak preview of the film this weekend at the Salt Lake City Film Festival.

Friday, August 14, 9:30 pm
Tower Theater
More info

I heart Indian Weddings

2009-06-04T14:09:00.001-07:00

More to follow!

White on White bouquet

2009-06-04T13:56:00.000-07:00

I always love it when brides say that they want a big bouquet! (Big, full and lush bridal bouquets are my favorite!!)

This bride wanted an all-white bouquet with her two favorite flowers--large calla lilies and peonies and she also wanted to use some tropical leaves, so we used a few aspidistra leaves at the base. We also included some mini callas, freesia and 'Vendela' roses to help blend the callas and peonies.

(This was one of the most fragrant bouquets I've made in the past little while. Love it!)

Garden Reception: May 16, 2009

2009-06-04T13:46:00.001-07:00

I am a big fan of using more than one centerpiece design, especially when there are a lot of tables. For this outdoor garden reception, we did half of the tables with tall white calla lilies and curly willow, the other half had curly willow with dendrobium blossoms. Each table also had two square vases with a floating white peony in it. We tied the look together with chocolate brown runners, gray river rocks in the vases and votive candles.

I also loved the bride's bouquet which I posted about previously...can't ever get enough peonies!

Peonies + Peach Calla Lilies

2009-05-19T08:58:00.000-07:00

This is one of the bouquets from this weekend. White peonies, white freesia and peach 'Mozart' calla lilies. I think the callas are one of my new favorites...

More to follow!

Rewind: Valentine's Day Party

2009-05-12T08:48:00.001-07:00

On Valentine's Day this year, my friend and I hosted a dinner party for 8 elderly widows. I had such a great time planning this event! We told the ladies to wear their fanciest dresses and we sent 8 of our guy friends to be their dates. They picked the ladies up with corsages and brought them to the house for dinner and an evening of music.

I think this is a great example of a few relatively inexpensive ideas that really up the 'wow' factor. For the centerpieces, I wrapped vases with different colors of ribbon to match the color of the flowers. I mostly used carnations (in big bunches they're actually pretty cute!) and some roses. I found some inexpensive red runners ($10 each) and placed a ton of votives on the table. We borrowed the chargers, silver and dishes from another friend.

Over head we made (literally) hundreds of the Martha Stewart pom poms in tons of different shapes and sizes. We used shades of red and pink tissue paper. It took a ton of time, but we had a lot of friends help and so it was fun. Literally anyone (even boys and kids!) can make these. (the instructions are on Marthastewart.com)

For each place setting, I made a place card using my new calligraphy skills (I've been taking lessons, but I'm still a total beginner). I also made a little tissue paper flower for each place setting in various shades of red and pink.

For the mantle, I covered different vase heights with 1 sheet of tissue paper and placed a pillar candle in each. We also lined the windowsills with votive candles and we hung christmas lights from the ceiling. The effect was...magical.

I think my favorite part about the whole thing was how meaningful it was to the ladies we invited. Many of them were in their later 80's and 90's. One said as she was leaving, "I don't even remember the last time I went out and did something fun." That made all of the late nights preparing for this totally worth it.

I can't wait to do it again next year!

Mother's Day

2009-05-12T08:34:00.000-07:00

Nie Nie Recovery--Spreading the Word

2008-08-31T14:58:00.000-07:00

Over the past week, I've been reading about all of the fundraising efforts that have been going on to help Christian and Stephanie Nielson who were in a terrible plane crash. The parents of 4 small children, Stephanie and Christian both suffered terrible burns and are now facing months of recovery. (to read more about Stephanie, go here).

I don't know the family, but I've been so amazed at the generosity of the blogosphere.
Design Mom has organized silent auctions, and at last count there were over 300 silent auctions to raise money. See them here

Jonathan Canlas has just announced an awesome fundraiser that he will be doing during the month of September. Check it out!

Those who wish to donate directly can go here.

Heather at Log Haven

2008-08-08T18:25:00.000-07:00

I loved Heather's classic Black, Red and White color scheme! We used a mix of different color red roses, gerbera daisies, crocosmia and dahlias for the bouquets. The centerpieces were alternating tables with floating white roses or floating dahlias, and taller white lilies and taller dahlias. On top of the black runners, we sprinkled pearl beads. All of the vases had black rocks in the bottom. Simple and classy!

Big Dreams Little Tokyo

2008-07-27T20:24:00.000-07:00

I'm taking a little side-trip from the normal flower-related posts to announce that "BIG DREAMS LITTLE TOKYO" is out on DVD! My brother wrote and directed it (and I produced it!). You can order it here or rent it here or here. Check it out!

Leslie & Jason: The Woods on Ninth

2008-07-19T15:10:00.000-07:00

Here are some pictures from Leslie & Jason's wedding at The Woods on Ninth. Leslie had her ceremony in the morning at the SL Temple, and so we made a mini bouquet for the pictures in the morning, and then she had her "real" bouquet for the afternoon pictures and reception. This turned out to be a great idea with the hot weather we've been having! I love the bright and vibrant colors that Leslie chose--so colorful and fun!

Leslie & Jason's luncheon flowers

2008-07-16T15:42:00.001-07:00

Ciao!

2008-06-28T08:12:00.000-07:00

I am taking off to visit Italy for a week, so we will be closed from Sunday, June 29-Sunday, July 6. I will not be able to take any calls or emails during that time, but I will be back and available to answer your questions on Monday, July 7.

Thanks!

Hot Pink, Lime Green & Orange

2008-06-20T21:22:00.000-07:00

Hot Pink & Orange

2008-06-09T21:46:00.000-07:00

Roses, Lilies & Pearls

2008-06-09T21:44:00.001-07:00

Roses and Tulips

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Happy Easter! (yesterday)

2008-03-24T22:23:00.000-07:00

Flashback: Moab Wedding

2008-02-20T09:23:00.000-08:00

I just remembered I had these amazing photos from Heather & Chris's Moab wedding last year! Thank you to Holly Reed from Reed Photographic for these images!

I love the flowers that Heather chose--cream and orange dahlias, red/orange and gold freesia, rust hypericum berries and seeded eucalyptus. The colors are just perfect for the red rock backdrop.

I also LOVED Heather's brilliant idea to use collections of vintage bottles with a single stem in each for the centerpieces. The combination of green/aqua and the cream/gold/red/orange is just perfect for their location. Simple but stunning!

News! Style Me Pretty

2008-02-10T22:05:00.000-08:00

We're so excited to have been chosen to be in Style Me Pretty's Little Black Book!! We are long time fans and readers of Abby and Style Me Pretty, so we're just thrilled to have been included in the Little Black Book for Salt Lake City!

We're also very proud to be listed alongside our friends at Whimsy Floral and Studio Stems.

Thanks, Abby and Michelle!

Check out The Little Black Book right HERE

White + Cream

2008-02-10T21:56:00.001-08:00

Bridal Bouquet

Centerpiece

Blue Christmas

2008-02-10T21:44:00.000-08:00

Merry Christmas (about 2 months late!). This past November, I was hired to help decorate a new house with new Christmas decorations. The clients wanted to go with teals, blues, silver and white for the colors instead of the traditional green and red.

My favorite part, besides the tree, was the mantle! I wrapped vases in white birch bark and filled them with several different types of winter greens (juniper, cedar, noble fur etc.). Also on the mantle were several other vases of flowers--calla lilies and amaryllis as well as a collection of blue, teal and silver ornaments.

I absolutely LOVE a blue and silver Christmas! (I really want to switch my decorations next year!)

Sarah's Wedding Day

2008-02-10T21:15:00.001-08:00

For the wedding day (in December), Sarah decided to use a mix of cream 'Vendela' roses and white 'Akito' roses. Doesn't she look gorgeous?!

Thanks again to Shannon at Images by Shannon for these pictures!

Sarah's Bridals

2008-02-10T21:02:00.000-08:00

I'm just a little tiny bit behind on blogging!

Here is a picture from Sarah's bridal pictures back in November. Sarah chose a mix of cream hydrangea, cream roses and gardenias for her bridal portraits. I love the subtle mix of cream and white--so elegant.

Unfortunately, my memory stick malfunctioned that day, so I don't have any close ups!

Thanks to Shannon at Images by Shannon for this picture!

i heart fall weddings!

2007-10-22T22:18:00.000-07:00

apple, tangerine, sage, lime & lemon creme...

2007-10-13T20:39:00.000-07:00

sounds like a yummy bouquet!

For this mixed bouquet, we used red roses, red tulips, red mini gerbera daisies, creamy light yellow mini callas, orange roses, lime green hypericum berry and sage green seeded eucalyptus berry. I love this for a bright take on traditional fall colors!

Sydney & Luke revisited...

2007-10-04T10:10:00.001-07:00

thanks to jonathan canlas for these awesome images!

stay tuned for some upcoming fall weddings...and our main site will be getting an update in the next few weeks!

The Movie Wedding

2007-09-20T15:00:00.000-07:00

One question I am often asked is, "So, do you do this full time?" Well, the answer is...sometimes. I like to do all kinds of creative things--and flowers and weddings are just two of them!

I also work in the film industry with my uber-talented director brother. This summer I took a month off from weddings to be the production designer for his latest indie film that was shooting here in Utah called "White on Rice." What is a production designer? Well, basically I was responsible for all of the set design, or how the backdrop of the movie looked--props, wall color, artwork, decor, furniture etc. It was a lot of work, but a lot of fun too.

One of the scenes in the movie was a wedding! Being that this is an indie film, we didn't have a very big budget to work with...and by not very big, I mean almost nothing...However, we wanted a funky, hip, young and creative look and we needed 10-- 60" tables and 10 cabaret tables, a cake and a few big pieces. Three things came to mind: curly willow, wheat grass and gerbera daisies.

(Incidentally, I also got to learn how to make a wedding cake for this scene! Yikes, are those ever a lot of work!!!)

This last shot is with two of the main actors: Nae and Mio Takada

You can visit the imdb page for more information.

And you can check out some of the promotional stills by Jonathan Canlas here

Eleanor & Steve: Red Butte Garden

2007-09-19T12:05:00.001-07:00

Eleanor & Steve actually got married back in 2005, but I just got these pictures from her a few weeks ago! (it's always better late than never!!)

Thanks to Jonathan Canlas for letting me post these pics!

Silvana & Justin: Rose Sachs Gardens

2007-09-09T21:17:00.000-07:00

This was one of the weddings that I did back in June, and thankfully all of the pictures were recovered from the computer that crashed!

Some of the fun highlights for this event---I loved the variety of colors and flowers in the centerpieces. We did 4 different designs at 4 tables each. I also loved different textures we were able to use---rosemary, scented geranium, lavendar and so many types of flowers!

Cindy & Matt: Empire Canyon

2007-08-19T21:39:00.000-07:00

Cindy and Matt were married this weekend at the beautiful Empire Canyon Lodge in Deer Valley. I just love the flowers and colors that Cindy chose. She wanted to use lots of green and ivory flowers with accents of peach to complement the shades of brown, taupe and champagne that she used throughout the wedding.

We primarily used green and cream hydrangea, green cymbidium orchids, dahlias, roses, hypericum berries, mini callas and freesia. Cindy had 14 tables and we made two different designs for seven tables each.

E-mail and computer problems!

2007-08-08T15:30:00.000-07:00

To all of my fantastic clients, and anyone who has been trying to reach us:

We have been having some serious technology "issues" for the past few weeks and haven't been getting e-mails. So, I apologize if you have written to us and haven't gotten a response! We have the situation (mostly) under control now, so we should get all of your emails from here on out.

I'm so sorry for the inconvenience!

Hopefully the computer guy will be able to un-crash my PC and restore all of the photos for the weddings I've done this summer...and for the past few years. Keep your fingers crossed!!!

Thanks for your patience!
Megan

Sydney & Luke: June 1

2007-06-04T20:34:00.000-07:00

Sydney and Luke got married last weekend at Millcreek Inn. Sydney chose chocolate and Tiffany blue as her colors (two of my favorites!), and we used all white flowers for all of the floral designs. I think this might be one of my favorite weddings ever! Sydney wanted a loose and natural bouquet with peonies, ranunculus, roses, freesia, sweet pea and mini callas. We added some fern curls in to tie in the chocolate. The bridesmaids all carried bouquets of white peonies wrapped in chocolate satin.

For the ceremony, we lined the aisle with white and cream rose petals and we tied small rose clutch bouquets on every other row using chocolate satin and thin Tiffany blue satin. We hung strands of white orchids (silk) from the back of the altar area and scattered rose petals.

Each table had a grouping of 3 vases: A tall vase with white peonies and 2 fern curls, a medium vase with white tulips and a small vase with white roses. All of the vases had a chocolate ribbon with a thin stripe of blue ribbon.

Sydney's idea for the guestbook display was also super chic--we used 2 large fishbowls on bases--one with flowers and the other to hold the message cards from guests. (Sydney had beautiful stationary in her colors too--a great touch!) Then we had 3 smaller fishbowls with flowers.

What a great combination of colors and flowers! (And can I tell you how good it all smelled on the way up Millcreek!!) I can't wait to see the images from Jonathan Canlas !! (If you haven't seen his work, be sure to take a look! It is a-m-a-z-i-n-g!!!)

Jayson & Victoria: June 2

2007-06-04T16:28:00.000-07:00

Jayson and Victoria are close friends of mine and asked me to do their wedding flowers. Victoria wanted to use purple and white roses with black accents. Jayson (a huge fan of fishing) had one request: that we have fish in the centerpieces. They wanted something casual and simple, but unique. This is what we came up with!

Happy Gerbs

2007-06-04T16:09:00.001-07:00

Beverly chose a combination of these two gerbera daisy varieties for her wedding at the end of May--so happy and fun!

I heart peonies!

2007-06-04T10:33:00.000-07:00

June 2: Rose Sachs Gardens

2007-06-04T10:09:00.001-07:00

Leslie is one of the most amazing brides I've worked with! She had everything pretty much planned out when we first met back in February---so I can't take any credit for her great ideas! She chose green, brown and cream as her colors and wanted a very natural, simple style. We used green hydrangea, white ranunculus and mini callas in the wooden box centerpieces. Leslie found really cute paper for the paper cones which we placed green hydrangea in and placed on the aisle and on the railings. We decorated each of the cupcakes with a single mint leaf (don't they look yummy?!). For the boutonnieres, we used millet and variegated pittosporum. The bouquets were creamy calla lilies, with the bridesmaids wrapped in aspidistra leaf.

More Meghan and Brandon

2007-06-04T09:52:00.001-07:00

Thanks to Brody Dezember for sending these awesome images!!! Brody has a really unique and creative style and is so great to work with. Check out his website!

Meghan and Brandon

2007-06-04T09:37:00.000-07:00

Here are a few more of the pictures I took at Meghan and Brandon's reception on May 12 at the Point...(not as good as Brody's, that's for sure!)

Mandee & Roland--May 25

2007-06-03T21:08:00.001-07:00

Mandee and Roland were married on May 25 at the beautiful Red Moose Lodge in Eden, UT. (What a pretty drive through Ogden Canyon!)

Mandee chose green and brown as her main colors, but wanted some accents of hot pink in her flowers. She chose hydrangea, gerbera daisies, roses and freesia as her main flowers, with curly willow and spanish moss as accents. We had two different table designs---one with shorter floral designs and one with a taller arrangement. (Unfortunately I didn't get to take any pictures of those...)

For her bouquet, she wanted mainly greens and creams with accents of pink. We use cream peonies, roses, gerbera daisies and sweet pea, green hydrangea and hot pink freesia and sweet pea. We also incorporated some curly willow and tied the stems in chocolate satin. Her bridesmaids carried bouquets of hot pink gerbera daisies and sweet pea with cream freesia and scented geranium. I loved Mandee's idea to wrap the stems of all the boutonnieres and corsages in copper wire!

Mandee & Roland

2007-06-03T21:08:00.000-07:00

Sneak Preview of Meghan's Wedding...

2007-05-15T11:48:00.000-07:00

More to follow soon!

Stacey & Bryce, May 12

2007-05-15T11:26:00.000-07:00

Stacey and Bryce tied the knot this past weekend. What a fun wedding for me! Stacey chose red, white, and black as her color scheme. We used red and white roses, white mini callas, bear grass and wheat grass as her main floral elements.

For the ceremony, we made two large pieces for the altar with curly willow and red silk blossoms. (Special thanks to Stacey's dad for making those cool black vases!) I didn't get a picture, but the front of the altar was lined with floating rose cubes, votive candles and red rose petals.

Stacey wanted a bouquet with roses and mini callas, but didn't want the "lollipop look." We varied the height of the roses and mini callas to give it a more natural look. We also included bear grass loops and spikes.

I love it when moms carry clutch bouquets instead of corsages--it's so elegant! For the mother's bouquets, we used white roses and mini callas along with bear grass loops and spikes.

Stacey's cake was amazing! We sprinkled some rose petals on each tier and surrounded the bottom layer with wheat grass, black rocks and rose petals. Her centerpieces each had one cube with either a floating rose/bear grass loops or a wheat grass/rose petal cube and a pair of floating candle votives.

The long coffee bar was decorated with sections of wheat grass that had red votive candles hidden in the grass. We surrounded the wheat grass with black rocks and red rose petals to tie in the color scheme.

Lora's Wedding at Thanksgiving Point

2007-05-15T11:05:00.000-07:00

Lora's wedding was this past weekend at the waterfall at the Thanksgiving Point Gardens. Her colors were lavender, hot pink and silver. For her bouquets, we used hot pink and lavender mini callas (and yes, those are their natural color!). I forgot to take pictures of the boutonnieres and corsages, but we used lavender mini callas, bear grass loops and white dendrobium orchids.

Mini callas are so great--they are elegant yet simple. Plus they do well in the heat, which is a big plus with the hot weather we've been having!

Happy Mother's Day! (a little late)

2007-05-15T10:11:00.000-07:00

One of the best things about my job (besides working with fabulous brides, and planning events, and being around flowers all the time, and meeting other great wedding vendors...) is being able to give flowers to the people I love!

This table bouquet included 'Vogue' roses, 'Ballet' roses (one of my favorites!), hot pink peonies and hot pink mini callas.

Sydney's Bridals

2007-05-09T22:17:00.000-07:00

Sydney took her bridal pictures on Monday and we made this bouquet with cream peonies, white ranunculus, white freesia, white lisianthus, white sweet pea and hot pink sweet pea. I am so excited to see how her pictures turned out!

This coming weekend is going to be busy for us! We have 3 events scheduled at the Point, Thanksgiving Point and in downtown Salt Lake. I'll post pictures soon!

Heather & Chris in Moab

2007-05-06T19:39:00.000-07:00

Congratulations to Heather & Chris who were married this weekend down in Moab! (They had their friends pick their flowers up on the way down, so unfortunately, I didn't get to go...)

Heather's bouquet had a loose and natural feel and included orange 'Milva' roses, cream dahlias, cream freesia, red freesia, rust and green hypericum and seeded eucalyptus. I think my favorite part is that the stems were wrapped in raffia--just perfect for a Moab event.

We made bouquets for them to tie on the chairs for the ceremony that included 'Milva' roses, hypericum berry and seeded eucalyptus and were tied with raffia also. The boutonnieres and corsages were all freesia with lily grass loops and were accented with a raffia knot. I didn't get to see the centerpieces, but Heather & Chris have been collecting antique bottles and were putting a cluster of bottles on each table with a single stem of freesia or a dahlia in each. I can't wait to see pictures of how it turned out!

Meghan's Bridals

2007-04-30T21:08:00.000-07:00

I am so excited for Meghan's wedding coming up next week! We made a bridal bouquet for her bridal shoot last week and I just love how it turned out. We used hot pink peonies, hydrangea, mini callas, freesia and sweet pea with lime green hypericum. If you want to see some better pics than this, check out Brody Dezember's blog: http://brodydezemberphotography.blogspot.com/

Sketches

2007-01-28T18:55:00.000-08:00

I have been meeting with so many wonderful brides and grooms in the past few weeks--January and February is prime time for planning spring and summer weddings!

Over the past few years, I have met with so many brides who have a great picture in their mind of what they want, but they can't find a picture in a magazine or book that matches their vision exactly. To help make sure that I understand their vision completely, I have started sketching their arrangements and tablescapes as part of the consultation and planning process. This makes it so much easier for us to communicate and make sure that my vision matches the brides'.

I am definitely no "artiste" with a pen, but these are some sketches for upcoming weddings...stay tuned to see the "real life" versions!

Happy Holidays!

2006-12-20T22:06:00.000-08:00

Spring Colors, Fall Wedding

2006-12-20T21:51:00.000-08:00

I love it when a bride does exactly what she wants--no matter what season! Allison was dying for a spring wedding with light pink and green--and she especially loves peonies. Since her wedding was in November and peonies are out of season, we used light pink lisianthus and 'candy bianca' roses to get a similar look. She also loved Lady's Mantle which was not available--but we used bupleurum and seeded eucalyptus berries to get the same effect.

October Weddings

2006-11-20T12:09:00.000-08:00

I am completely behind on blogging! Here are some images from October weddings--lots of orange, deep red and fall textures. I just love fall weddings because there are so many neat textures to work with--especially fall foliage, chocolate cosmos, fiddlehead fern curls, hypericum berries, and seeded eucalyptus. We paired all of these great textures with sunflowers, roses, dahlias and calla lilies in rich fall colors. One of the brides chose a very rustic theme for her centerpieces, so we used pumpkins with flowers in the top ---perfect for October!

Fall colors in Park City

2006-10-09T21:25:00.000-07:00

Lacy's wedding was a few weeks ago at the beautiful Park City Mountain Resort. It was perfect weather and a beautiful backdrop. I just loved the deep fall colors that she chose to incorporate in all of her flowers.

Hot apricot, pink, lime and chocolate

2006-10-02T23:11:00.000-07:00

Most of the weddings I do from September-November are in the fall color scheme--red, burgandy, orange, brown etc. So, I was so excited when Tiffany planned hot apricot, hot pink, lime green and chocolate for her Sept. 30 wedding flowers! We used dahlias, gerbera daisies, roses, green fuji mums and kermits in her all of her arrangments. I just love mixing the chocolate brown with the vivid and bright pink, orange and green. Oh, and her cake was adorable!!

Polka Dots and Bling

2006-10-02T22:37:00.000-07:00

Natalie and Brenden's wedding (back in August) used lots of pink, polka dots and bling! We used rhinestone gems in the bride's bouquet which was a mix of light pink and cream roses with a few hot pink roses. We also put a rhinestone cuff around the stems. To incorporate the polka dots, we used light pink gerbera daisies with dark centers.

Sunflowers

2006-10-02T19:57:00.000-07:00

Merrilee and David were married at the beautiful Rendezvous Ranch in Oakley, UT. The mountain setting was absolutely gorgeous and their sunflower theme was just perfect for their early September wedding!

We used yellow and some red sunflowers, yellow roses, chocolate cosmos and seeded eucalyptus berries throughout the whole wedding. Merrilee chose 3 different centerpiece designs and containers which is such a great way to add interest to a room.

Merrilee's bouquet with mini sunflowers, yellow roses, chocolate cosmos, solidago and seeded eucalyptus, tied with a chocolate satin ribbon.

We used a 20 ft. fresh garland with 2 sunflower swags to highlight the fence behind the ceremony area. We also placed two large urn pieces at the front of the altar area.

To coordinate with the various sizes of tables, we created 3 different designs for the centerpieces using galvanized pails and rustic baskets filled with sunflowers.

Pink on Pink

2006-09-27T23:54:00.000-07:00

Shades of pink has been a popular color theme this year! Kara chose shades of pink, black and white for her wedding colors, and we created this bouquet with light pink and hot pink roses, gerbera daisies and white daisy mums. Can you think of a happier combination of flowers?

Romance at Alta Rustler Lodge

2006-09-27T22:33:00.000-07:00

September has been BUSY, so I am a little bit behind on blogging!

Here are some highlights from Labor Day weekend, when Melissa & Rusty tied the knot at Alta Rustler Lodge. Melissa chose shades of pink, green and cream for her romance-themed event. We used roses, calla lilies, dahlias, hydrangea, lisianthus and snapdragons in various combinations in the bouquets, centerpieces and altar pieces. I think this has to be one of my favorite weddings of 2006...so far...

Looking Forward to Fall!

2006-08-25T15:21:00.000-07:00

We have a lot of bridals scheduled in the next few weeks for our fall clients. I'm getting so excited for the rich colors and textures that come with fall weddings! This bouquet today included 'Black Magic' roses, 'Circus' roses, mango mini callas and chocolate cosmos. I am a huge fan of the chocolate cosmos---they are a deep burgundy/brown color and the actually smell like chocolate!

And the winner is...

2006-08-23T21:28:00.000-07:00

This bouquet is by far the most requested item out of our entire portfolio! I have duplicated it exactly a few times, but most often brides want to change a few things to make it unique to them. In any case, this one definitely wins the popularity contest!

Gotta Love Gerbs!

2006-08-23T21:22:00.000-07:00

Gerbera daisies are as popular as ever this year! We have been doing tons of weddings with pink gerbs this summer and we have a few upcoming fall weddings with shades of orange and red. No matter the color, they are always fresh and fun!

I loved Ashlee's cute black, white and pink cake!

Welcome to the NEW& IMPROVED petalsandblooms.com !!!

2006-08-18T09:31:00.000-07:00

I'm so excited about the launch of our new site! We are still loading more pictures and working out a few bugs, but the new petalsandblooms.com is a major improvement. Check this blog often to see our latest work, new ideas and thoughts about wedding flowers...

Blue Hydrangea

2006-08-01T23:20:00.000-07:00

Heather and Ben's wedding was so unique and so blue! They chose black and blue as their colors. We used shades of blue hydrangea in the bouquets, centerpieces and cake. The boutonnieres and corsages were made with blue tweedia. My favorite part? It's a tie between the hanging hydrangea pomanders that were placed above the cake table and the ribbon/picture gallery we set up behind the wishes table...

Brown + Baby Blue

2006-08-01T09:23:00.000-07:00

If you've been reading bridal magazines for the last year or so, then you know that brown is being hailed as "the new black" by just about everyone in the business. I too am a big fan of color combinations with brown--and last week we got a do a wedding that was chocolate brown and baby blue! This obviously poses a few problems for flowers, since there are relatively few choices for brown or bably blue flowers. So, we used 'Hot Chocolate' mini calla lilies for the bridal bouquet--they're more of a deep plum brown, but gorgeous nonetheless! For the bridesmaids we used white mini callas and white freesia wrapped in baby blue ribbon cuffs. And for the corsages and boutonnieres, we used white mini callas and freesia with brown ribbon-wrapped stems.

Seashells!

2006-07-18T22:08:00.000-07:00

I loved this wedding because it was so unique and fun! The bride chose a tropical theme and used hot pink, orange and green flowers with sand and seashells. (Check out the shells in her bouquet!)

2006-05-26T19:02:00.000-07:00

Angie chose a Biedermeier (or bullseye) style bouquet for her wedding on May 25. I love the soft lavender, yellow and pink together! She also chose very simple but unique centerpieces---groupings of glass vases with a variety of flowers. Each table was different which made the room look full of flowers.