For the Love of Flowers: Lindsay and Warren

Lindsay was one of the "easy" brides of the 2011 wedding season.  The sister of my husbands good friend from law school I instantly felt she was going to be great to work with.  It didn't hurt that she'd already been in a wedding I'd worked on previously (Erin and Matt's from back in the spring, which I never posted about for some reason, stay tuned for that one).  Lindsay wanted purple in all different shades, and basically gave us total freedom to create and design.  Here's what we came up with for her and Warren's day...

We got lucky that weekend with some gorgeous plum colored ranunculus and dahlias.  

(image via Sarah Dickerson Photography)

(image via Sarah Dickerson Photography)

(image via Sarah Dickerson Photography)

This may or may not have been a fake "working" picture...

I also collaborated with Lindsay to create a custom pearl and rhinestone brooch and ostrich feather fascinator that she added to her hair after the ceremony for a little bit of fun.  

(image via Sarah Dickerson Photography)

A big thank you to Lindsay and Warren for letting me be a part of your big day, and to Sarah Dickerson Photography for her lovely shots.

cheers, emmy-ray

 

Custom: Bow Ties for Bryan and Mae

This is Bryan and Mae...

I've never met them in person, and although it might sound weird to say it because of this fact, I think they're pretty cool!  I came across their awesome photography business Bryan and Mae Photography while scouting vendors for Middle of the Map Weddings.  Needless to say if you've seen their work their pics are beautiful, and they're one of those teams that gets their work featured often on amazing wedding blogs.

They recently got married themselves, and Mae asked me to create some custom bow ties for Bryan and the men in the wedding party.  She only gave me one rule, they needed to all be different, and mustard colored.  I had so much fun sourcing vintage and new fabrics and working on this project.  Here's some pics of the bow ties from the friends that shot their wedding, the also uber talented Bobbi + Mike.

Thanks so much to Bryan and Mae for your bow tie order, and letting me have fun and be creative.  Your day was fabulous (or at least it definitely looks like it from the pics).

cheers ~ emmy-ray

Events: The Big Reveal Wedding Show

The Big Reveal is a unique wedding show here in Kansas City that takes place at several different event venues throughout the downtown area.  Trolley's shuttle brides from spot to spot where they meet vendors in all different categories.  I think the concept is great because it allows brides to see event spaces as well as the work of vendors in a setting other than a convention center where the larger shows are held.  

 

My inspiration for my display came from a swatch of floral print fabric I found at bon bon atelier.  It had light and dark pinks, a rich plum, and chartreuse green (one of my favorite colors), along with beautiful lilies, roses, and other flowers.  I took the color scheme and ran with it, creating arrangements large and small, bouts, bouquets, and table settings.  Always fun to be able to do whatever I want with at table.

I made cotton strips with rough edges by tearing the fabric, and also mixed in some satin ribbon as well.  I got the idea from this amazing wedding I saw on Ruffled blog (by Bash Please! and shot by Love Me Sailor) and knew I wanted to incorporate it.

I found this metal screen this summer and thought it would be perfect for some of the outdoor wedding ceremonies we're doing this year.  I added flowers to the top and swagged the fabric down for a bit of extra color.  I wanted it to look a bit "undone" and not super formal.

One of people's favorite elements was the place settings with the green spider mum inside the globe vase.  I think having a complete set up really helps brides envision what their reception could look like.

I used Creative Candles in a deep plum color all over the table in pretty stacked circle holders.  Thanks for checking out my table design, hope you enjoyed my inspiration!

love ~ emmy-ray

Summer Bouquets

As you know from my previous posts I love growing zinnias in the summer in our backyard.  Our little Brookside home, doesn't afford us much yard space, but I take full advantage of what we do have.  I had a bit of time off from weddings in August, and starting missing working with flowers, so I cut some from the back yard and combined them with some blooms I grabbed from the wholesaler.

 

I wrapped this bouquet in some Hanna ribbon, and Midori velvet ribbon I've been dying to use.  Such a rich texture and nice contrast to the warm tones of the flowers.

Another view of the bouquet.  Isn't that multi tone peach zinnia just gorgeous?  Way to go mother nature!

A little mini bouquet.  I think this one would make an adorable nosegay for a mother or flower girl.

It's Hazel approved.  I'd like to say she just likes to inspect the flowers, but in the end she usually tries to nibble them.

Then I took the bouquets apart and made them into two arrangements we could enjoy in the house.  Yay for fun summer flowers!

For the Love of Flowers: Jen and Kennie

I was introduced to Jen and Kennie by Julie of Coordinately Yours.  She thought my quirky and eclectic design style would go hand in hand with the vision that this fun couple had for their wedding, and she was definitely right!  I came to our first meeting with lots of ideas, and Jen and Kennie embraced them all.  I loved working with the mix of flowers and succulents, and all the little detailed touches that we were able to put into their arrangements for the reception.  Thanks for letting us be part of your day Jen and Kennie!

All pictures via Christina May of Click Photography unless otherwise noted.  

 

The whie dahlias we got in were BEAUTIFUL!  (photo by me)

Kennie's bout had a small charm with a picture of his mom.  A sweet way to remember someone important.

The flower girls carried miniature bouquets of shasta daisies and monte casino with lots of ribbons.  So cute!

(photo by me)

For the reception the arrangements were a mix of greens, whites, and a little pop of yellow here and there.  Billy balls and succulents added a little novelty to each arrangement, and the containers were a mix of milk glass, and clear bud vases, mason, and bell jars.  

(Photo by me) 

The Foundation, where they hosted the reception is an architectural salvage store as well.  They had this cool old bird bath in the entry way where we made a little vignet with some extra flowers and candles for a pop of color.

Jen and Kennie are avid record collectors so these were an element used throughout their event.  Here's a few little details they created that I thought were super cute:

Record invitations.  So fun!

Records strung and hung over the DJ table.

Of course these balloons aren't record related, but they're just too fun not to share.  I love clean white balloons at a reception.  

love, emmy-ray

 

Ollie's Pretty Fancy

This is Ollie...

He's pretty fancy, just check out his bow tie.  He likes to pose for the camera.  Say cheese...

He's got a permanent grin becuas of his little under bite.

Okay he's over it.  Yawn.

xo, emmy-ray

Turquoise, Lace, and Peach

I created this table scape for an open house event at the River Market Event Place.  The inspiration was one of my 2011 brides and what we're planning for her event.  I absolutely love collecting vintage glassware, and have always been drawn to this beautiful teal blue jewel tone.  Plus the amazing lime light hydrangeas, and peach garden roses definitely didn't hurt either.

I whipped up a bouquet after the event and Matt helped me take some pictures, but he's a bit camera shy sometimes.