This just in...

I just received these images from a wedding I did a while back at The Capitol Plaza Ballrooms with the fabulous and talented photographer, Carmen Salazar.

The Bride's name is Tatiana. What I loved best about Tati's (as her friends call her) wedding day look was her wedding dress. She found it at a vintage shop in her home town. It was originally from the 50's. Isn't it fabulous?

Her bouquet was an eclectic collection of flowers with blush colored pearl beads woven through it. I love how Carmen photographed the bouquet in this picture. The colors of the window sill and the tattered fringe of the curtain perfectly echo the feel and colors of the bridal bouquet.

Aisle Dash

Aisle Dash wrote a blog entry about our boutonnieres!

Quoted here:

Boutonniere art
by Ilona Peltz on Apr 22nd 2008 11:58AM
Filed under: Flowers
Sometimes it can seem like the men are afterthoughts to a wedding (even the groom!). The women get the color -- the men, if they're lucky, get a pocket handkerchief, or maybe a cummerbund. The women get the showers and the parties; the men might get a stag. The women get lavish bouquets, the men get boutonnieres.

Boutonnieres. Let's stop there. Just because they're small doesn't mean they're unimportant. Often undervalued, these small delights add punch to the less flamboyant side of the wedding party.

More than just a rose and a bit of greenery, today's boutonnieres can be floral, textural, even sculptural. In the words of Shannon Cosgrove-Rivas, owner and head designer at Flourish, they are "a little world unto themselves."

Take a look through the gallery, and we're sure you'll see what she means.
Gallery: Boutonnieres as art

Where do you get your flowers?

When I started in the field of floral design, 20 years ago (yikes!) cut flowers that were grown and shipped from another part of the world for the average florist to use were rare. Partly because of the cost of expedited shipping and partly because communications between growers, wholesalers and the florist were cumbersome and difficult. With the advent of the Internet and improved shipping channels it has become commonplace for florist to use product from all over the world every single day.

This picture below is of a Groom's boutonniere I designed this past October. Where did those flowers come from? Let's break it down-
Dendrobium orchids- Hawaii
Ruscus- Florida
Hypericum berries- Columbia

I find is fascinating that such a small item's parts hail from three different parts of the world.
What about the picture of the bridal bouquet above?

Roses- Eucador

Lilac- Holland

Hypericum- Columbia

Blushing Bride Protea- New Zeland

Scented geranium- USA- Oregon

Lisianthus- Columbia

Seeded Eucalyptus- USA- Florida

Hanging amaranthus- Columbia

Isn't that amazing?

Over the past 20 years our world has changed dramatically. With the ease of communication the world has become such a small place. Countries and cultures that used to seem exotic and far away have become an intricately entwined with our everyday life.

Photo credits: Tee Taylor, True Love Photo