For the Love of Flowers: Mikala and Jaime, October 2011

Mikala and Jaime live in Washington D.C. so the first time I met them was on Skype.  They were getting married at The Madrid Theatre in Kansas City, so they wanted their flowers to compliment the space with it's warm colors.  Mikala also loved the idea of arrangements with hanging orchids, almost like fall leaves.  The personal flowers were dramatic in shades of red, burgundy, and one of my favorite flowers, black scabiosas.  A big thank you to Mikala and Jaime for letting us be a part of your day!

xo ~ Em

all images by emmy-ray

For the Love of Flowers: Corinne and Jimmy

I met Corinne through a fabulous former client (thanks Carrie).  She and Jimmy were having a very small family event, with their ceremony at Loose Park, and an at home reception.  She came to me with beautiful swatches of paper from Paper Source in Fig and Sage and said she wanted lots of texture in her flowers.  Thankfully fall is a wonderful time of year for textural flowers, and I used beautiful plum dahlias, and coxcomb, green trick, and scabiosa pods.  I got creative with the bouquet wraps using fig and sage ribbon from Paper Source along with jute, and some raw silk from Midori.  Thanks so much to Corinne and Jimmy for letting us be a part of your special day, your flowers were so fun to create.

xo ~ Em