Bouquet Breakdown

This was the bridal bouquet I made for the Hotel Whitcomb photoshoot I posted here.  I knew for the bouquet that I really wanted to use these feathers - and I wanted to avoid roses.  I have nothing against roses.  I just didn't want to buy 25 of them and deal with the thorns when I would most likely end up using only 5 stems.  Anyway, I used the spotted feathers as inspiration and chose flowers that I thought would compliment them well.   I was going for something soft and vintage looking.

And here is the cute little Groom's bout I made to match the bouquet:

G+G Wedding | Garden Court Hotel | Palo Alto

Grace and Greg got married at a nearby church in Palo Alto and held their reception at the Garden Court Hotel in Palo Alto.  Grace wanted something bright and colorful for the flowers so we went with shades of pink with some orange accents. 

Bride's Bouquet: peonies, tulips, ranunculus, sweetpeas and garden roses

Bridesmaid Bouquets: Flame calla lilies

 

Groomsmen Bout: Mini flame calla lily with green hypericum berries

 

Mother Corsages: Mini pink cymbidium orchids with hypericum berries

Floating Centerpiece: Submerged vanda orchids with floating candle.

Floral Centerpiece: Roses, tulips, orchids, stock, hypericum berries

These were the favors that were placed on the guests napkins.

I love the simple fold on the sash for the chair covers.

Bouquet Breakdown

I made this bouquet for the Hotel Whitcomb photo shoot seen here.  Some people asked about it so here's the bouquet breakdown for it!

And just for kicks (and because I took a million photos of this bouquet with my new camera) here's another picture!

T+M Wedding | San Jose Musem of Art

Words cannot even express how adorable this couple is.  They are so sweet and I absolutely loved working with them.  They had their wedding at the San Jose Museum of Art. It's a modern space and the reception room is pretty much a blank canvas.  So we wanted to add a lot of color to the room with flowers.  We went with shades of red and purple with green accents.  The colors definitely popped from the dark linens.

I went a little crazy with the pictures so get ready....

Bride's Bouquet: Roses, stock, calla lilies, anemones

Bridesmaid Bouquets: Roses, hydrangea, stock, tulips with curly willow branch accents

Groom's Bout: Ranunculus with hypericum berries

 Groomsmen Bouts: Purple calla lily with hypericum berries

Venue:

Ceremony

Aisle Decor

Reception

The Awesome Team that worked this event:
Venue: San Jose Museum of Art
Caterer: Catered Too
Event Planner/Coordinator: Nicole Lisanne Wedding & Events By Design
Florals: Huckleberry Karen Designs
Cake/Cupcakes: Satura Cakes

Coquette Events Giveaway

Jamie from Coquette Events is hosting a wedding contest!  The prize is their "Day of Coordination" services.  They just launched their new website Coquette Events so check it out!  And for more info on the giveaway you can check out the blog post here.

Here's Jamie at my Huckleberry Karen Workshop I hosted a couple of months ago!

Photo Shoot | Hotel Whitcomb | San Francisco

I was very excited to get a call from Amanda of Blueberry Photography.  She was asked to take some photos of the newly remodeled Hotel Whitcomb in San Francisco and asked me to provide some florals for the wedding portion of the website and brochure. I couldn't say no to this opportunity since I had free reign on what I could make.  Here are some images she sent over to me last week.

Wish Upon a Wedding

Huckleberry Karen Designs is proud to announce they are now a wish granter for the non profit organization Wish Upon a Wedding.  Wish Upon a Wedding provides weddings and civil union ceremonies at destinations throughout North America for individuals facing terminal illness.

Check out their website here to see how you can help and donate your services too!

What about me?

So I think we all know about the show stoppers - the flowers that get the most attention and are widely used in weddings.  To name a few....peony, dahlia, roses, orchids and calla lilies.  Many of the brides I meet with will love one of these flowers and want them in their wedding.  Don't get me wrong, I love these flowers too - there isn't a peony that I can say no to and they all scream, "buy me, buy me!" when I'm at the flower mart.  However, I feel as though some flowers get overlooked (it's the part of me that always roots for the underdog) and don't get the "attention" they deserve.  So here are some of my favorites...

Stock: comes in all sorts of colors including white, yellow, pink. burgundy and purple.  They look beautiful when grouped together or arranged with other flowers.

Spider Mums: These flowers take up a lot of real estate and comes in white, lavender, green and yellow.  They add a lot of texture into an arrangement or bouquet.

And here is a bouquet that one of my students made from my Flower Workshop last month.

Anemone: They come in white, red, purple, magenta, and blue.  The white ones come with dark centers or green centers.  I have a love/hate relationship with these flowers.  I love the way they add some pop in arrangements and the dark centers really add some depth - but man, these flowers are a pain in the butt. You have to wait for them to open and they have weak stems.  So you really have to be gentle with them and they require some extra patience.  Something one doesn't have much of when you have a 18 month toddler.

There are a lot more flowers out there - and there is always one that will fit your style and personality!  I'll be listing some more of my favorites soon.