Wizard of Oz Themed Wedding Inspiration

By on April 11, 2013 in Daily Scoop, Wedding Flowers, Wedding Trends

Somewhere over the rainbow there is a world that brings back childhood memories of dreams that really do come true.

Themed weddings from famous genres and movies are quite popular right now.  Tuesday’s post showcased several creative ideas from event planners in California at an annual industry event, from Alice in Wonderland to Scarlett O’Hara of Gone With the Wind.

Ruffledblog.com touched on this hot trend earlier in the week with the  fabulously styled post “Wizard of Oz Wedding Ideas” full of fairytale charm and current wedding trends.  Ruffledblog.com reminisced, “There was something about the magic of whimsy, those sequined red shoes, and of course the flying monkeys that always kept me captivated time and again.”

The Wizard of Oz wedding inspiration is back in full gear with the new release of the movie Oz the Great and Powerful.  Also the theme easily ties into several equally popular wedding trends, emerald green (Pantone color of the year), gold or metallics and vintage glamour.

Ruffledblog.com Wizard of Oz Wedding Inspiration

Ruffledblog.com Wizard of Oz Wedding Inspiration

Ruffledblog.com highlights Oz wedding decor styled by Bloved Events.  Their Oz theme keeps decor fresh and modern with the right touches of romantic glamour and powerful hues.  The hot emerald green hue is dominant and utilized throughout decor in the bride’s accessories, dessert decoration and the table scape.  The play on Dorothy’s red slippers is touched upon with gold glittered pumps and a vibrant red heart.  Wedding flower centerpieces pop with a mix of red anemones, ranunculus, dusty miller and twigs.

Wizard of Oz Wedding Theme

Wizard of Oz Wedding Theme; couple- greenweddingshoes.com; favor cookies- tumblr; ruby red slippers- onefabday.com; lollipop favor- magnetstreet.com; place setting- ruffledblog.com; bouquet- tumblr

Wizard of Oz wedding inspiration is everywhere on wedding inspiration blogs and pinterest boards.  Style your fairytale special day with the glamour of this classic movie.  Greenweddingshoes.com blog finds Oz inspiration with vintage 1930′s  style and romance.  Classic fashion and accessories take the main stage while the palette stays muted yet stylish with gold accents, soft wedding flowers and an abundance of greenery.

If your Oz inspiration is a bit more on the playful side, onefabday.com and magnetstreet.com have some inspiration for you.  Onefabday.com plays up Dorothy’s fairytale adventure with the ruby red slippers, wedding flowers are carefree, bright wildflowers in white and yellow.  Both Oz inspired weddings use the playful blue and yellow hues found in the movie within their decor, fashion and flowers.  Magnetstreet.com offers you a fun favor idea with a basket of giant lollipops.

Follow the yellow brick road to your Wizard of Oz wedding inspiration whether you pick up on the vintage glamour or some fun playful touches.

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What’s Your Wedding Flower Style?

By on October 20, 2012 in Daily Scoop, How To, Wedding Design Ideas

What’s your flower style?  Do you have a personal style you’re looking to transfer into your wedding day look?  Fun and flirty, hopelessly romantic or chic and modern; different wedding flowers can fit best into particular looks.

Styling your wedding day requires a lot of details and planning.  Some brides don’t even know where to begin.  The key is to keep it simple and establish the basics before you add in the details.  When you’re first planning your wedding flowers your first decision is what type of flower and look you are going for.  Hence, what’s your flower style?

Fun and Flirty Gerbera Daisy Wedding Flowers, afloral.com

Fun and Flirty

Are you fun and flirty? Are you and your groom looking for a low key, fun filled day with family and friends?  Gerbera Daisies are the perfect wedding flower for your special day.  Cheerful, bright and full bursting blooms gerbera daisies will greet you with a smile.

Gerbera daisies make a cheerful bouquet whether they stand on their own or are mixed in with a variety of vibrant flowers.  Their presence stands well as your main flower in wedding arrangements.  Use small vases for single stem daisy centerpieces or create arrangements like afloral.com’s retro daisy metal layette pot with poppies and billy buttons.

Hopeless Romantic Rose Wedding Flowers, afloral.com

Hopeless Romantic

The most traditional wedding flower has to be the romantic rose.  Roses are available in a variety of beautiful styles from open roses, rose buds and rose bushes.  They are soft and delicate, paired with a traditional white, pink or red roses are a very feminine and romantic flower choice.

Roses are not only a flower of classic beauty but they are versatile bloom that works with almost any other type of flower.  To keep with a romantic look pair roses with lush hydrangea stems, peonies or ranunculus. Roses can be styled traditionally with a wrapped bouquet stem and rhinestone accents or kept more casual with a loosely, hand tied ribbon.  Afloral.com’s white Sophia rose arrangement is a simple yet romantic centerpiece idea that would work with a variety of wedding styles, pair with softly lit votive candles to complete your reception ambiance.

Chic and Modern Calla Lily Wedding flowers, afloral.com

Chic and Modern

Chic and modern.  Are you all about keeping it minimal, fresh and chic?  Calla Lilies are wedding flower with a unique and sleek look perfect for a fresh, modern wedding.  A well planned modern wedding will keep it minimal using a few key elements strung throughout your décor.

Consider a submersible centerpiece like afloral.com’s Calla lily in bubble vase for a play on elements, glass, water and floral that make a stunning statement.  If you go with white calla lilies add a pop of color with your reception table clothes or vice versa, glass or metallic container for centerpieces will keep it chic and lighting can set the mood with simple twinkle lights or votive candles.

The Right Planning

Finding your wedding style and flower style can take some time.  Browse wedding magazines, websites and who can stay off pinterest these days for some inspiration.  Once you have settled on a general style look then start in with the details like what type of wedding flowers to use, color palettes and move on to more details like types of arrangements and décor items.

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Are Vegetables & Fruits a New Wedding Flower Trend?

By on October 18, 2012 in Daily Scoop, How To, Wedding Design Ideas

Kale, radishes, baby carrots, fennel…. Did I just order a side with my entrée or a wedding bouquet?

Today’s post is a bit, well untraditional but I came across this trend putting together inspiration photos for last week’s post Dried & Preserved Wedding Flowers.  What are your thoughts on Vegetable and Fruit wedding “flower” bouquets and arrangements?

Vegetable and Fruit Wedding "Flowers"; fall gourd bouquet & pumpkin bouquet-brendasweddingblog.com; artichoke bouquet- rootedinloveweddings.wordpress.com; boutonnieres- gourmetfury.com; apple bouquet-blovedweddings.com

Fall is the perfect time of year to incorporate seasonal pumpkins and gourds into flower arrangements.  But have you ever thought about taking it a step further?  Perhaps incorporating vegetables or fruit items you could find any night on your dinner table?

I have to say after pulling together some of these photos for inspiration, there are interesting and beautiful arrangements you can create with non-traditional items like artichokes, asparagus, apples, radishes, carrots, fennel ect.

Each fruit or vegetable items brings with it, its own unique shape, and texture and in some cases vibrant, natural color.  Paired with the right greenery and wedding flowers the arrangements create a stunning juxtaposition.  A great example is the deep red captured in the roses and apples from the full wedding flower bouquet from blovedwedddings.com featured in the bottom right of our inspiration collage.  The bouquet would be a unique and beautiful take on the bounty of the fall, autumn season without using traditional fall hues like oranges and yellows.

Vegetable and Fruit Wedding "Flower" Arrangements; Fennel centerpiece- gourmetfury.com; asparagus centerpiece- projectwedding.com

Foodie or non-foodie you have to say these arrangements are tasty to the eyes and the mouth.  I love the beautiful and yet romantic centerpiece from projectwedding.com using traditional romantic roses and hydrangea surrounded by asparagus stalks.  The use of vegetables is a creative take on a traditional wedding flower centerpiece container and arrangement.  Guests will surely remember their table decorations.

Will vegetables and fruit in arrangements give you a unique look and save you money at the same time?  With the right forethought using either should save you some cost on your arrangements.  Vegetables and fruits would need to be purchased within the right time frame so not to spoil before your special day, but found in season they should typically run less than you would pay for a variety of real flowers to fill your arrangement.  Granted most size vegetables and fruits are also great fillers, leaving you needing fewer materials to create your look.

Incorporate them into your theme.  Vegetables and fruits can be used for more than their color and texture.  Play with ideas how to add them into other areas of your special day, most obvious your reception menu, how about a signature drink item at the bar or used in your wedding favors for guests.

So what are your thoughts?  Do vegetables and fruits need to stay on your dinner menu and out of your flower arrangements?  Or are incorporating a few non-traditional items into your wedding flowers a fun way to make a unique statement with your arrangements?

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Dried & Preserved Wedding Flowers

By on October 13, 2012 in Daily Scoop, How To, Wedding Design Ideas

Are you a bride torn between choosing real wedding flowers and silk wedding flowers? Both have their pros and cons.  Many brides find silk wedding flowers can literally afford them the right look at a fraction of the cost of real wedding flowers, additionally adding the benefit that silk flowers last forever.  On the other hand some brides cannot part with the idea of not having real flowers for their special day.

So what is a bride to do?  There may be hope, a third wedding flower option.  Dried or preserved wedding flowers are another versatile and affordable wedding flower option.

Preserved wedding flowers like afloral.com’s Shu Shu Rose in pink are real flowers that undergoes a delicate and intricate process of preservation with a glycerine-based solution.  Preserved wedding flower petals  feel as soft and silky as the day they were picked, and they are as flexible and easy to work with as a fresh flower.  Preserved flower heads are available in packages for under $24 with counts from nine to a dozen flowers, that breaks down to less than $2 a flower.

Dried wedding flowers, foliage and moss or branches are available in bundles.  From hydrangeas, wildflowers, lavender and natural items most bundles are under $12 and can be used for multiple arrangements.

Dried & Preserved Wedding flowers, bouquet-greenweddingshoes.com, centerpiece pot- flowersphotogallery.blogspot.com; tin centerpiece- etsy.com seller SmokyMtnWoodcrafts; afloral.com Shu Shu Preserved Rose; Dried Pomander Ball- etsy.com seller NHWoodscreations

Dried and preserved wedding flowers offer the affordability of silk wedding flowers while still giving you real flowers for your wedding day.  Dried and preserved wedding flowers are perfect for a rustic, country, vintage, garden or fall wedding.  Available in bulk and bundles they are ideal for DIY wedding projects, brides can choose a variety of dried or preserved flowers for their bouquet and centerpiece arrangements.  Use ribbon, raffia, jute or vintage handkerchiefs to tied and accent arrangements.

afloral.com centerpiece; bouquet-altamodabridal.com; fall bundle-afloral.com; pumpkin fall arrangement- featured on brendasweddingblog.com by Teddy Manuel on flowersandevents.com

Creating fall wedding flower arrangements dried and preserved flowers are a perfect choice.  Incorporate other seasonal items like wheat, gourds and pumpkins to add a touch of color and texture.  Afloral.com’s autumn bundle is a great flower alternative for reception centerpieces, using dried wheat, oat, cattails and pineapple buttons, it captures the brilliant colors and intriguing textures of the fall season.
Dried and preserve wedding flowers are gaining popularity for wedding arrangements for their unique look and different take on a traditional floral arrangement.  Their affordability and the fact they last forever are added benefits that grabs any bride’s attention who wants to get the most for her money.

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Fall Foliage and Fall Wedding Flower Arrangements

By on October 9, 2012 in Daily Scoop, How To, Wedding Design Ideas

These past few weeks have seen the peak in this year’s fall foliage. Vibrant oranges, golds, crimsons mixed with natural elements.

The fall season is alive with inspiration.  Whether you area looking for wedding palette choices or ideas to incorporate natural elements into your wedding decor, look no further than out your window.

In the midst of the Autumn season a fall wedding can pull seasonal elements like pumpkins, gourds, leaves, branches, moss and berries to save on decor.  Silk wedding flowers are paired beautifully with these natural elements.  They also give you the flexibility of choosing any type of wedding flower no matter how late in the season.  Incorporating both items into your wedding decor can give you two ways to save on your decor budget.

Sunflowers are a beautiful rich floral choice that works well with natural fall elements and the vibrant fall color palette.  Used in bouquets, sunflowers carry and warmth and beauty of the fall season.  Brides can stand out with a full sunflower bouquet or mixed in with other seasonal favorites like dahlias, roses or wild flowers.

Afloral.com's Sunflower and Pumpkin Arrangement

Afloral.com’s pumpkin, berry and sunflower arrangement can give you a touch of the sunflower’s warmth mixed with the bounty of fall elements.  This pre-arranged floral pot stands at 6.5″ tall and is under $8 a piece.  Rich golden sunflowers are mixed with lush seasonal green berries and an artificial pumpkin accented by changing foliage that ties together the whole arrangement’s color palette.

Use small pre-made wedding flower arrangements like these as accents around your reception or dress them up as centerpieces on reception tables.  Your bridal table may be accented with fuller arrangements or bridesmaid’s bouquets but smaller arrangements like the pumpkin, berry and sunflower pot will sit well on guest tables.  Add in twinkle lights and softly lit votive candles to set the romantic tone for a warm fall wedding.

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