Real Weddings: Courtney and Tim, The Foundation, Kansas City

Courtney was probably the most laid back bride I've had to date.  I met her for our initial consult, and then didn't hear from her again until our final meeting, at which she made no changes to our original concept.  Easy as pie!  However when you're using such classic, beautiful flowers, there's no need for muss and fuss.  A simple grey and white palette, in one of our very favorite spaces, The Foundation.  Photos by Nick Allen Photo and emmy-ray.

Courtney carried a bouquet that included white garden roses, dahlias, hydrangea, dusty miller foliage, and silver brunia for a touch of grey.  

Candles and mint julep cups full of white flowers greeted guests as they entered the venue for the reception.  

There were two types of arrangements, one was a mercury glass cylinder filled with fluffy white flowers, and the other was a set of floating candles with white hydrangeas, and a coffee filter pom pom hung overhead, and designed by Soiree Event Design.  

And I couldn't leave out a picture of that cake, just amazing (and made by the same company that made my wedding cake).  A big thank you to Courtney and Tim for letting us be a part of your day, it was beautiful! 

xo- Emily

Real Weddings: Laura and Ryan, Town Pavillion, Kansas City

I've known Laura since she was a kid, and when I say that I mean a very little kid.  I went to gradeschool with her older brother Brian, and we were in Kindergarten together, so picture that.  So you can imagine how thrilled I was when she and her awesome mom (who my mom also grew up with) contacted me to create beautiful flowers for her day.  I hadn't seen her in years, and it was bit shocking to me that she was getting married, but how exciting!  At our initial consult Laura made it clear that she loved hydrangeas, and so it was a must have in her flowers.  With hues of royal blue, green, and yellow, we created a sunny, colorful event and it made it even more special with our history.  Thank you so much to Laura and Ryan for letting us be a part of your day!

(photos by Abundant Life Photography and emmy-ray) 

For her bridesmaids bouquets we added bright blue delphinium to compliment their dresses, and went with softer tones for Laura.

We create custom charms for Laura using photos of her grandparents, which were attached to a special rosary.  

Bouts were a bright textural mix, including all the colors of the wedding.

The Town Pavillion where they held their reception, has a dramatic staircase as the focal point of the room.  We created large arrangements for each side that were uplit with blue.  

A classic unfussy mix of tall and short arrangements were placed on the tables, with a mix of colorful blooms and curly willow.  

Thanks so much for checking out Laura and Ryan's wedding! 

xo - Emily

Floral Friday: A Touch of Mint

It's Friday, Friday, and we're on a break this week from weddings because of the holidays.  However I wanted to share a perfectly springy bunch of flowers that I put together for a wedding show a bit ago.  Everytime I do a show it's a chance for me to play with whatever flowers I want.  What can be better than going to the wholesaler and "flower shopping"?  Nothing really, not even shopping for clothes (yes I said it).  For this event at Californo's I wanted the table to have a fresh spring look, so I went with a pastel color palette, and added some mint green ribbon that I bought on clearance just for fun.  The peonies were GEEEEEORGEOUS, I thought they almost looked fake they were so perfect.  

xo ~ Em

(all photos by emmy-ray.  Please feel free to pin or re-post, but do not crop out watermark, and please link back).

 

For the Love of Flowers: Kelly and Luis

We've done a lot of white weddings this summer.  People always ask me, "Don't you get tired of doing all white weddings?"  I'm a huge fan of color, but there's something so beautiful and classic about the all white color scheme that just never gets old.  Kelly and Luis were an awesome couple to work with.  I met with them last year, and they were laid back, but definitely had a clear vision of what they wanted for their day.  The blooms came in beautiful, and they were so happy with the results.  A big thank you to Kelly and Luis for letting emmy-ray be a part of your guys day!  And also thanks to Peter Bang for the awesome pics (he's a D.C. based photographer, a friend of Luis from back in the day).

 

 

The bridal bouquet was a mix of white dendro orchids, calla lilies, hydrangeas, lisianthus, tulips and white lilies.  The bridesmaids bouquets were a mix of lisianthus, stock, dahlias, and white tulips, wrapped in champagne/gold ribbon.

   

 For the flower girl we did a white pomander with carnations and orchids, and the guys boots were classic dendro orchids, and a few loops of lily grass.

For the reception tables Kelly and Luis wanted a mix of different arrangements to add dimension to the space.  The ballroom for the wedding had high ceilings so we did a mix of tall arrangements with some shorter submerged flower vases and bell jars mixed in.

Again a big thank you Kelly and Luis, you guys were so awesome to work with!