Peacock Feathers Galore

My dear friend Renee, whom I have known since she was 13, got married last week. It was an honor to be able to do her wedding flowers. Photography by Andrea Watkins Photography.
Renee' chose a really fun color palette inspired by peacock feathers. The yellow Gerbers were added in because they were her maid of honor's favorite flowers. The maid of honor is also one of her sisters, so that inclusion into her wedding flowers was really important to Renee'. The monochromatic bouquets were really fun to dream up and design. And the colors: yellow, green, light blue, dark blue and purple are a really fun twist on traditional jewel tones.

I played with texture and color, while tying it all together with peacock feathers, curly willow and some amazing turquoise silk shantung ribbon. Each bridesmaid carried a different color and the bride's bouquet combined them all to really tie it all together.

The Maid of Honor carried yellow Gerbers.
For the green bouquet we decided to go with Fuji and Kermit mums. Blue hydrangea and thistle for the light blue bouquet.
Darker blue hydrangea, delphinium and blue iris with yellow tongues for the dark blue bouquet. The yellow tongues on the irises really tied in well with the Gerbers.
For the purple bouquet I used purple lisianthus and stock.
The bouquets did double-duty and served as the decoration for the head table at the reception.

Melon and Aqua

The bride's bouquet is on the left, bridesmaids to the right. I love how the colors go from the rich orange to orange to peach. Love it!
Another view of the bride's bouquet. The mango callas and tulips were stunning!
A candle display for the guestbook table.
Pew markers. Simple and sweet.
The reception was at the groom's childhood home. The grounds were beautiful and the pool was a fun focal point. The bride wanted something for the pool, so we came up with a lily pad idea. It turned out great!Wider view of the pool with the lilypads. I love this idea!
The table centerpieces were simple combinations of a variety of roses and berries.
Loved the color palette for this wedding - so much fun!

Fall Wedding, Oranges, Browns, Berries

This wedding used a lot of the traditional fall colors, but with the dark teal bridesmaids dresses I think the colors really looked stunning. I accented the bride's bouquet with cream roses to coordinate with her dress. The Groom's boutonniere was also a cream rose to make him stand out from the other men.


Groom's Boutonniere
There were two of these arrangements at the altar, one on each side.
The altar arrangements were brought out for the reception and flanked the cake table.
Mother's Corsage