Events: Tables That Bloom

Back in April I participated in a fun local fundraiser called Tables That Bloom hosted by Delta Gamma.  Julie, from Coordinately Yours, and I brainstormed ideas and created a concept for the table design.  We went with a sherbert themed palette with lots of pinks, peaches, and oranges, and lovely lush leafy greens.  A big thank you to Amanda Eaton Photography for capturing everything for us, even in such ridiculous florescent light everything looks lovely! (Click "Continue Reading" to see more from Tables That Bloom).

xo ~ Em

Setting the table.

Extra flowers.

Pretty little meringues and Raspberry Cocktail created by Coordinately Yours.

Printed favor bags.

Garden Roses, snapdragons, anemones, and scabiosa pods.

Overview of the table with my hand sewn sherbet colored placemats. Fabric from Urban Arts and Crafts.

For the Love of Flowers: Sarah and Brian

Oh boy, I can hardly contain myself and my excitement for today's post.  First it was one of my favorite weddings of 2011, and two it was for my dear friends Sarah and Brian.  There's a lot of pictures here folks, so bear with me (although they're all full of sweet wedding inspired goodness, so it's definitely worth it).  

I've known Sarah since college.  The weird thing is that we didn't become good friends until my very last semester, but I'm glad we did.  She's creative, generous, and I truly enjoy traveling back to visit her.  She definitely found her match with Brian.  They're such a complimentary couple, and when they're together it's easy to see how at ease they are, and how much they love each other.  

xo ~ Em

 

Sarah loves fall, so she definitely wanted to celebrate the colors of the season in the decor for the wedding, without making it stereotypical.  We went with lots of textural blooms in oranges and reds, and then added in some peaches and golds to soften things up.  She's also collected milk glass for years and years, so it was an easy choice for the containers.

For each table we mixed in ghost pumpkins, gourds, candles, and succulents for a multi layered effect.  Sarah is a talented graphic designer and created all the escort cards and table numbers herself.

For the personal flowers we used the same mix of flowers, but without any of the greens except a collar of dusty miller.  I wrapped the bouquets in off white silk ribbons and jute.  The men wore boutonnieres with a golden spray rose, billy balls, succulents, and dusty miller.  

I also created some bridal accessories for Sarah including her birdcage veil that she wore for the ceremony, and then a headband with pleated silk pinwheels for the reception.  She even had a dress change (I told her she was like a celebrity).

I absolutely loved their cake, isn't it gorgeous!  They held their event at the Crescent Hotel in Eureka Springs.  It was an amazing old hotel that is supposedly haunted.  As lovers of all things vintage it was the perfect spot for Sarah and Brian.  They had their ceremony in a beautiful chapel in the middle of the woods.  

I snagged this sweet picture of my friends Shad, David, Maria, and Vladin right before the ceremony.  Miss hanging out with these guys...

A big thank you to my friends Sarah and Brian for letting us be a part of your guys big day.  We had such an amazing time!

xo ~ Em

News: emmy-ray is in INK Magazine

Hey friends, if you're a local Kansas Citian, I want you all to go grab the latest issue of INK Magazine.  It's all about DIY Weddings, and features a few fun DIY tutorials by yours truly.  Plus two of the brides featured on my wedding blog Middle of the Map Weddings, Valerie and Ellen, were also interviewed, and Valerie's on the cover.  Hooray for hand made weddings!

And here's a few more pics of the flower tutorials I did:

So much fun!  Pop on over to INK Magazine online to see it as well.  

love, emmy-ray

 

For the Love of Flowers: Steph and Sam

White is a fairly common color that I get requests for as far as flowers go, for obvious reasons.  However Steph and Sam's wedding whites were anything but typical, and I had such a lovely time working on their flowers.  With total artistic license and some great suggestions by Steph's MOH we created textural arrangements in hues of white and green.  It was also my first time making wreaths, and definitely won't be my last (they were my favorite part!)

flowers in their buckets, waiting to get to work.

Milkglass arrangements with white roses, dahlias, hydrangeas, scented geranium, and rosemary.

Congratulations to Steph and Sam, and thanks for letting me be part of your day!

love, em

Flower Mania at my house.

Last week in addition to the Wedding Hive's event I also had a flower order for one of my favorite new clients Junior League of Kansas City Missouri.  I've done two events for them now, and am excited to continue working with them in the future.  A big thanks to Erin for hooking me up with this great group!

As you can imagine with two floral related events my house was transformed into flower land.  Yes I have a studio for this kind of work, but I thought, it's just a few small arrangements.  However I can't complain about having flowers oozing out of my ears, what could be more lovely really?  

 

I decided to go with some lovely seasonal arrangements.  I was inspired to use yellow because of the forsythia, and just went from there.