Prom!

It's prom season and that means wristlets!  Here's a few I created for Decatur's prom -

 plumosa fern, orchid, beaded leaves

 lambs ear, spray rose, hyacinth bloom, fountain grass,

blue sparkle

 camellia leaf, spray rose, plumosa fern, fountain grass

Sweet thank you...

A   little note from a previous bride's mother:

I want you to know that we were SO thrilled with all of the flowers - the bouquets, the aisle decorations, the altar arrangements, the cake flowers and the table centerpieces...The variety of flowers was fabulous and the colors were PERFECT...everything was GORGEOUS!  Elizabeth was thrilled and I can't thank you enough for adding the finishing touch to her wedding.  You were a pleasure to work with, and your floral designs exceeded our expectations.  Once again, from the bottom of my heart, Thank You...


Yep.  Makes it all worthwhile!

Josie & Lawrence at The Trolley Barn

Josie & Lawrence married on a gorgeous November Saturday at the Trolley Barn in Inman Park.

Oodles of handmade details made this casual ceremony and reception one of my favorites this year.

 Josie's friend made the altar "arch" of vintage paper flowers and pinwheels as well as the aisle markers.  (She could start her own business!)

Josie's bridesmaids each wore a different dress in a color palette of grey, lavender and taupe.  We added a pop of color with the bouquets of dusty miller, bright blue delphinium, yellow billy balls, purple gomphrena, dark purple asters and bright blue cornflower.

Ok, this is a cool picture but I don't like the idea of my flowers being thrown around!!  :)

Josie's bouquet was similar to the bridesmaids but with some additional flowers - white veronica, lavender scabiosa, and kermit poms.

Lawrence and his boys wore suits with purple ties.  His was the classic necktie and the groomsmen wore plaid bow ties.  A nod to their connection to Charleston, I used sweet grass roses for their boutonnieres.

Centerpieces were collections of found vases filled with a variety of garden flowers.  bloom provided the flowers and Josie's mom and friends put them together.

Catering was provided by Zest.  A wonderful local Decatur vendor.  And the groom's cake was handmade by a family friend in Tennessee!  Gorgeous!

Beautiful wedding shoes.  And apparently Josie is a shoe fanatic!

A handmade wishing tree of japanese maple branches...

Sweet little boys...

Congratulations Josie & Lawrence!

And....if you've been following my blog - you'll recognize Emily and Aaron here with her parents as happy guests.  Emily and Aaron were married at Piedmont Park back in September on the same day as Music Midtown!  It was a challenge but we pulled it off!   

Josie caught the toss bouquet at Emily's wedding and Emily and Josie grew up next door to each other here in Decatur.  And, another neat thing, one of Josie's groomsmen was my son's middle school social studies teacher!  And with Zest doing the catering, it was a great Decatur collaboration.  

The awesome photos are by Anna & Spencer.  

Jennifer & Brent / Auburn & Georgia

Cute marries cute!  Jennifer & Brent were married at All Saints Church in Dunwoody with a reception at The Retreat at Perimeter Summit.

Jennifer's bouquet of  white hydrangeas, stock, garden roses, freesia and mini callas mixed with a few hypericum berries complimented the "clean, simple, comfortable and fun" look she wanted.  Her dress was comfortable and fun too but with a magnificent floral accent at the waist.

Soft grey chiffon bridesmaids dresses were a subtle touch of color.  Photographer Shannon Wright composed some great wedding party shots at The Retreat.

The reception venue has a giant wall of windows which allows for a wonderful abundance of natural light.

I love this Georgia/Florida shot (above) with the background image of Jennifer's shoes with a blue/orange accent and Brent's red/black striped socks.  She also has orange and blue toenails!

The wedding day garter was also a nod to her alma mater.

Note the green shoes for the wedding day!

Sweet Martha Stewart-inspired wedding cake with garden rose and berry accents.

Jennifer was a lovely bride and the day was expertly coordinated by Hester Parks of Park Avenue Events.

A fond memory of this wedding was arriving at the church with the wedding party flowers in the midst of the "wedding gown zipper crisis".  Of course, it was resolved and the dress finally zipped, but oh! the drama...