Winery Chic Wedding Idea
Published August 24, 2010 | 
Hi There,
So, last weekend I had a super cool winery wedding in Sonoma, California at Jacuzzi Winery. The brides color scheme was green, brown and ivory. Her bouquet was made using Polo roses (they open like an old fashioned rose), white lisianthus and green (called brocoli hydrangea-which is a NEW growth green in color and eventually turns white as it matures) and her bridesmaids carried white hydrangea with green button mums and hypericum berries.
It’s not super easy to see the bouquets displayed on a table this way. Here is a picture of the bride holding her bouquet. 
The bride was from Newport Beach, which is in Southern California. So this was a destination wedding for them.
The ceremony was outside in front of the beautiful fountain. This bride elected to have pomanders hanging on the chair ends. The pomanders were made using floral foam 6″ balls, they were covered in moss and then green spider mums, green button mums and green cymbidium orchids were added and the balls were hung with brown satin ribbon.Here is a close up of the pomanders…. 
I used a moss table runner I found at the craft store and cut it into small squares and covered the floral foam ball using greening pins. Then I inserted 5 spider mums, 5 stems of button mums and 2 cymbidium orchids for each ball. These were very time consuming…I didn’t keep track, but I wouldn’t be surprised if I spend 1 hour on each ball.
I used a moss table runner I found at the craft store and cut it into small squares and covered the floral foam ball using greening pins. Then I inserted 5 spider mums, 5 stems of button mums and 2 cymbidium orchids for each ball. These were very time consuming…I didn’t keep track, but I wouldn’t be surprised if I spend 1 hour on each ball.Because this was a destination wedding, the bride chose to give luggage tags as her favor. So we displayed them on beds of wheat grass. It turned out the wheat grass was too tall and the luggage tags couldn’t be seen, so I trimmed the wheat grass…kind of like mowing the lawn, only I had to use scissors. 
I think they came out great, what do you think?
I think they came out great, what do you think?This couple had a cocktail hour in the courtyard and chose to decorate those tables with candles. So I used a 7 1/2″ tall cylinder vase and cut up 3 limes for each, added water and then a floating candle. For the votives, I wrapped a piece of brown ribbon around the base and glued a button mum to cover the ribbon seam. 
I used glue dots to fasten the ribbon and Oasis Floral Adhesive to attach the button mum.
I used glue dots to fasten the ribbon and Oasis Floral Adhesive to attach the button mum.Lastly, this couple chose to have half tall and half short centerpieces. The tall centerpieces were Manzanita Branches in a 28″ tall cylinder vase with green cymbidium orchids and hanging crystals. I also had some ice crystals in the base of the vase. 
The short centerpieces were 12″ tall cylinder vases with a stem of green cymbidium orchids in each and a little crystal ice at the bottom of the vase.
The short centerpieces were 12″ tall cylinder vases with a stem of green cymbidium orchids in each and a little crystal ice at the bottom of the vase. Here are close up views of the centerpieces.
This was a gorgeous wedding…hope you get some ideas for your own wedding from this photos and descriptions.
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Leave a commentStock- A Fragrant Favorite Flower
Published August 8, 2010 | Hi There,
Stocks are members of the mustard family….some people call them “gillyflowers”. Their botanical name is Matthiola, and I have to admit I’ve never heard anyone call Stock by any other name than stock!
Stock comes in a variety of colors including white, pale yellow, lavender, purple, fuscia, pale pink and peach. They have a spicy, cloverlike scent.
Stock is not a flower I use a lot of in bouquets. When I do, it is normally just the tips that I am using. I do use a lot of stock in centerpieces though.Here are a couple of pictures of stock used in bridal bouquets that I found on the internet.
Both of these bouquets have used white stock in them combined with other flowers and accents.
Stock is available year round, but peak season spans from February through August.
When you buy stock, make sure they have at least six, but no more than half open florets per stem. Avoid bunches with smashed, flattened, bruised, brown, molded, rotted or otherwise infected florets. Soft, limp flower spikes, leaves or stems should also be avoided. And, if the stems are slimey and/or the leaves have yellowed don’t buy them!
When you get them home, as with ALL flowers, give them a fresh cut (about one inch cut off bottom at a sharp angle) and strip any foliage that will fall below the water line fo the vase or bucket you will be storing the flowers in. Sometimes these flowers come with roots attached! If yours came that way, cut the entire root off or any white portion of the stem. It is always best to dip the flowers in a hydrating solution before putting them into the bucket of water. Store them in buckets/vases with flower food and lukewarm water. Then, after a couple of hours, put them into refrigeration until you are ready to use them.
Change the water and flower food and recut the stems every day or two. These flowers should last you 5-8 days, depending upon how fresh they are when you buy them.
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Published July 28, 2010 | Hi There,
We’re having another Recessionista Bridal Workshop….if you are looking for ways to save money on your wedding, this is the place for you to be. We’re giving out Swag Bags filled with all kinds of goodies for you, door prizes, great hands-on experiences, food sampling and so much more.
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When: August 15, 2010
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