Archive for April 27th, 2009

Martiese writes:
“Hello!!!  My name is Martiese and I am getting married June 19th 2010.  I know it’s early to be deciding on floral arrangements, but I’m a DIY type of person and like to be way ahead of the game.  My wedding colors are “Tiffany Blue, Silver, and White.”  Any help with flower designs will be greatly appreciated.  I love the white hydrangeas and the turquoise gerberas that are on your site.  If you can somehow put this together for an inspiration board for me will be greatly appreciated.  Again thanks.
Martiese”

Martiese, easy enough — I created your inspiration board with the tiffany blue gerbera daisies and white hydrangeas.  I added a white rose as well as some blue and silver accents.  I think creating your bouquet using the gerberas and filling in with the white hydrangeas will not only be easy to create, but look stunning as well.  If you decide not to use a bouquet holder, you can always wrap the flower stems with some ribbon and add silver pins.  I am also going to post a photo of a white hydrangea bouquet with ribbon around the stems for you to see.  Just picture this bouquet with some gerberas — beautiful!

Bouquet photo from The Green Kangaroo.

Items used to create Martiese’s board from Afloral.com (clockwise starting at top left):

10″ Plastic Mint Julep Cup in Turquoise – VAC-1040-TQ

15.75″ Triple Floating Glass Candle Holder – DAR-1098-06

21″ Gerbera Daisy Spray in White – SLK-GD9222-WH

21.5″ Gerbera Daisy Spray in Turquoise – SLK-GTD570-TQ (Coming Soon!)

34″ Premium Hydrangea in Cream – SLK-GTH402-CR

1.5″ Satin Edge Chiffon Ribbon in Turquoise – GYR-6009-88

11.5″ Hydrangea Bouquet in Cream – SLK-FBQ720-CR

Silver Tussy Mussy Bouquet Holder – SMI-0790

27″ Open Rose Spray in Cream White – SLK-GTR501-CR/WH

29″ Jumbo Gerbera Daisy in Turquoise – SLK-GTD547-TQ

1.5″ Gunmetal Silver Pins – MIL-705

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Whitney writes:
“Hi LeAnne my name is Whitney I am getting married August 15, 2009 and having a fall themed wedding.  Our colors are claret (the primary color), burnt orange, gold, and black accents.  I am having a really hard time finding flowers to use for my corsages and boutonnieres.  I would really like help picking out flowers to go with my bouquets.

I was hoping you could help me come up with some good ideas for my corsages, boutonnieres, and my decorations for the church.  Any help would be great.

Thank you.
Whitney”

Whitney, I think I found some flowers that will be a great match for your bouquets!  I would suggest for using a single calla lily or rose flower for the boutonnieres, and one of each for the corsages.  Clip the stems down, wrap them with a little floral tape and some ribbon and you are ready to pin them on!  I would suggest the butterscotch calla lily with the red or orange roses.  For your church arrangements, you could arrange pomander balls with the roses and calla lilies — making the arrangements very similar to your bouquets.  Or, we have a great black design bowl you could make the arrangements in as well.  Check it out:  VAC-490 BLACK (it’s available in black pearl too).  One more thought, you could also use tall thin vases for your church decorations, fill the bottom with stones or gems, and just use a few stems of each flower.  If you have any questions, please let me know!

Dress from Morilee.  Bouquet from Floressence Design.

Items used to create Whitney’s board from Afloral.com (clockwise starting at top left):

1.5″ Satin Edge Chiffon Ribbon in Brown – GYR-6009-33

5/8″ Satin Edge Chiffon Ribbon in Orange – GYR-6003-29

28″ Latex Calla Lily in Two Tone Crimson – SLK-GTL819-CS/TT

28″ Latex Calla Lily in Two Tone Butterscotch – SLK-GTL819-BO/TT (Coming Soon!)

5/8″ Garbo Ribbon in Red – GYR-162-3-09

27″ Open Rose Spray in Orange Yellow – SLK-GTR501-OR/YE

27″ Open Rose Spray in Red – SLK-GTR501-RE

Black Pearl Lapel Pin Vase – DAR-VL1162-13

1.5″ Black Headed Pins – MIL-707

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H writes:
“This is a great thing you’re doing   Here is a picture of my dress I like creative things so knock yourself out   (it’s the orange one).  Looking forward to hearing from you.
Thank you.”

Wow that is a gorgeous and fun wedding dress, I love it!  I kept with bright, bold, and colorful flowers for your inspiration board – of course, the orange and adding some fuchsia and bright greens.  I would suggest picking a main flower — ex. roses, ranunculus, or daisies — and then add something exotic and bold to the mix such as the orchids or the lilies.  Then, you can wrap your flower stems with a fuchsia ribbon and insert citrus colored pins for even more color!   You could even create your bouquets using only the pinks and greens to really make you flowers pop against your wedding dress!  I hope you like your board.  If you have any questions, please feel free to ask!

Items used to create H’s board from Afloral.com (clockwise starting at top left):

19″ Ranunculus Spray in Fuchsia – SLK-GTR375-BT

21″ Gerbera Daisy Spray in Orange – SLK-GD9222-OR

27″ Open Rose in Orange Yellow – SLK-GTR501-OR/YE

9″ Gerbera Daisy Spray in Soft Green - SLK-GTD445-GR/SO

9″ Gerbera Daisy Spray in Fuchsia – SLK-GTD445-LV/LT

5.5″ Plastic Spun Pot in Orange – VAC-330-OR

28″ Garden Lily Spray in Orange – SLK-GTL386-OR

29″ Garden Lily Spray in Rubrum Pink – SLK-GTL303-RB

32″ Phalaenopsis Orchid in Orange Green – SLK-GTO300-OR/GR

32″ Phalaenopsis Orchid in Fuchsia – SLK-GTO300-FU

19″ Ranunculus Spray in Guava Green – SLK-GTR375-GA (Coming Soon!)

5/8″ Garbo Ribbon in Fuchsia – GYR-162-3-17

2″ Citrus Assorted Pins – MIL-739

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