As I am gearing up for a busy wedding season, I had to look back at last year and post the wedding that started if off. I loved everything about the day. Gorgeous sunshine at Riverdale Manor turned an evening celebration unforgettable. Brittany & her mom Paula, were so sweet & adorable, making it so easy to create flowers that reflected them. Lots of spring flowers were grouped in glass vessels, everything in shades of purple, lavender, white, & green. Ranunculus, tulips, calla lilies, orchids, hydrangea, & lilac, along with a little bit of sparkle from crystals, completed the couture garden party event. A decadent cake from Byers Butterflake Bakery , covered in the deepest shade of eggplant fondant imaginable. The true icing on the cake…pictures from the super talented Kris & John McElligott of KM Photography . One word sums it all up…divine!

Below are more images I captured…how I love pomanders. Luxe & Sweet!

I first met Brie & Nathan only a few weeks before their wedding (although we had emailed quite a bit)!  A beautiful, intimate gathering of family & friends celebrated with them on a very cold, wintry January day. The American Music Theater was the perfect place to say I Do, followed by a gourmet feast at John J. Jeffries inside Lancaster Arts Hotel . A gorgeous gold thread detail on her dress became the creation point for all the details of the day.  Classic, sleek flowers with an organic feel, using ivory, cream, gold, & green. What a beautiful color palette, so sophisticated!  Lush garden roses, calla lilies & freesia, along with gold crespedia & navajo berry…yummy!  Even yummier, House of Clarendon coordinated the patterns of Brie’s dress & Nathan’s tie, creating a delectable cake. MattnNat photography provided these wonderful images, capturing the emotion perfectly!  I’m anxious to work with them again…especially when I realized Matt is an old family friend, funny how weddings bring everyone together!

This table from the I Do in Style bridal show gave the feeling of natural luxury. Raw cotton, succulents, brooches, crystals, quince branches, moss, French tulips, lotus pods & spider mums…gorgeous! The sweetest wren detail, complete with feather eggs & metallic & tiffany blue color accents created a natural opulence. Who wouldn’t love cotton & crystals together?
mini cakes & photo credit Couture Cakery
stationary & artwork Love, Jessica
china Ace the Party Place
lighting Shumaker PDT
linens Special Occasions

This past February, I designed flowers for a couture bridal show, I Do In Style. Each table design featured a different concept & color palette, while overall achieving a coordinated look. Bronzed iron & amber glass, along with white china, and ivory/chocolate linens completed the setting. Cream roses, French tulips, hanging amaranthus, golden wheat, cymbidium orchids, pheasant feathers, lotus pods, sola flowers, and white anemones were perfect in creating organic, natural designs, with a gilded look. I love mixing styles, giving the unexpected!
guest favors & photo credit Couture Cakery
stationary & artwork Love, Jessica
china Ace the Party Place
glass ware & lighting Shumaker PDT
linens Special Occasions

 

Looking back through some more favorite shoots, I had such fun creating bouquets for a styled shoot in May a few wedding seasons ago! The very fun & talented Beth Cardwell provided some wonderful shots. I love being able to play with texture & colors of flowers, sometimes showing brides for the first time what they can have too!

In September of 2009 I designed the flowers for Esther and Patrick’s wedding. Here are a few of the best shots from their beautiful wedding day. Photos by Brooke Courtney.

Since I had spent so much time and energy creating the flowers for the I Do In Style bridal show, I asked Brooke Courtney to shoot some styled images of my arrangements. Brooke picked up the perishable flowers and bouquets from my house and shot them in her Grandfather’s backyard. We decided to hold on to several of my designs (that are not perishable) and work them into a styled-shoot at a later (warmer!) date. I’m really looking forward to the vintage inspired session we’re planning.

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Here are a few shots from the I Do In Style bridal show. Thanks to Jeremy Hess, Leslie Gilbert and KM Photography for the images below.

In June of 2010 I was asked to design a bouquet for Brooke Courtney (again!), to be used in a shoot that was being considered for the cover of Southern Weddings Magazine. While Brooke’s images weren’t picked for the cover, a few still made it in the magazine and on the Southern Weddings website. I loved working with the colors orange and teal – and the photos turned out beautifully!

Last spring I was asked to design and create a bouquet for a styled bridal session with Brooke Courtney. Brooke emailed me photos of Emily’s dress and the butterfly hairpiece Emily made so I could use them as inspiration. Here are a few shots from that session!