Prom! 2015

When Spring comes around, high schooler's thoughts are turned to Prom! Yay! 

I was never asked to Prom, but I've been to several Prom dinners. I was asked to help with my brother-in-law's, Josh, Prom dinner. He was hosting the dinner at my in-laws. He decorated the TV room with lights and candles. It looked better than any restaurant. He asked me for help with the centerpieces for the dinner. I was happy to help!

Josh has an eye for design. He used tons of white candles as decoration for around the room. During the dinner the candles would be lit and create a romantic ambiance. To add to the feel, only white flowers were used. For the main table, two arrangements were needed. I tried to make them as similar as possible: same shape, size, and flowers.

Flowers used were: hydrangea, carnations, spider mums, queen anne's lace, chrysanthemums, and greens. I want to say when you have big flowers, like hydrangeas, use them to your advantage. They are big and beautiful flowers. They take a lot of space in the arrangement. Always remember hydrangeas need water. If they don't get enough water they begin to droop, and they droop fast.

With Josh's consent, I used some of the same flowers, as the main centerpieces, to make smaller arrangements to put around the room with the candles.  

These were smaller arrangements were put with the candles around the room. I loved seeing the look the smaller arrangements gave to the rest of the room, by using them with the room decor.

They really added to the beautifully designed room.

On the mantelpiece in the room, Josh put two groups of candles. I thought that some arrangements of just greens would help add color and dynamic to mantelpiece. I thought it turned out great! It's actually my favorite part of the room.

I had a really great time making these arrangements and assisting Josh in designing the room. He really is a fantastic and very talented young man. I'm so thankful he is my brother. 

I also made a corsage for a cousin's Prom. 

 The date's dress was bright purple. I choose to make a corsage with white roses, withe wax flower, and babies breath with bright purple ribbon. I thought it turned out beautifully.

I love to see how flowers add to an event. They add a feeling of elegance and dignity to any event. Bringing the natural beauty of the earth into our homes will always add a "magical" feeling. I'm so glad I was asked to help with Prom this year! 

The corsage pictures were taken by me, but the amazing photo's of the centerpieces were taken by the talented Hannah Christensen Photography! Thank you again!

Jetta and Griffin (Wedding)

A while ago, I was searching for answers in my life. I naturally turned to my husband for help. His answer - "Life Happens." With that in mind, please excuse the gap between my posts. :D

I was hired by Jetta to do her wedding flowers. The previous post is her bridal pictures. Wonderful photos. I suggest to my clients to have a practice bouquet/boutonniere for their bridals/groomals. That way, they have a prop, and can request changes for their wedding. So, changes were made to Jetta's wedding bouquet.

The style was a little changed and some of the flowers. The white and twine remained. 

Here is a close up of the twine. To help fill in the gaps between the rows of twine I put a ribbon behind it with the same color.

The flowers used where roses, carnations, stock, baby's breath, green hypericum berries, and succulents. Besides the berries and succulents the flowers are all white.

A more wild flower look was preferred. Flowers that have more than one flower on the stem really help give the wild flower look. You are able to see the green between the blossoms which creates the wild flower look.

For the bridesmaids bouquets, the grooms boutonniere, and the groomsmen boutonnieres were all the same, baby's breath wrapped in twine. I personally love this simple look. First, the white and tan are a great color combination; and it adds a great look to the wedding party.

A white ball of tiny blossoms? Beautiful!

I really enjoyed doing Jetta's bridals and wedding. I love how these flowers turned out. My own sister told me she wants to use the baby's breath bouquets for her wedding.
These wonderful pictures were taken by Hannah Christensen Photography. Thank you! The pictures turned out great!