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