Laura's chocolate, green and white wedding

Laura and Schon's outdoor wedding was held at The Lodge at Cathedral Pines. They choose a wonderful palatte of green, chocolate and white. And, the flowers couldn't have been more natural looking in that setting! I was not able to deliver and set up this wedding as I had three on this day. I am fortunate to have a sister who is every bit as detail oriented as I am if not more so! She was the one to deliver and set up for me. I was sad as it is always hard for me not to see my happy couples on their special day, but Lisa reported that the bride was gorgeous and her two bridesmaids couldn't have been any sweeter! Apparently, the entire family was very happy and excited which always makes for a wonderful wedding day. Lisa has some pictures of the centerpieces and cake which I will pass along once I get them. In the meantime, here is a link to their fabulous photographer's blog complete with beautiful pictures! http://blog.beckyyoungphotography.com/blog/

Becky, you rock!!!

One neat and popular detail this season: Laura had a cameo brooch from her grandmother pinned to her bouquet, she also had initial pins, one for each bridesmaid on their bouquets. Wonderful touch! Congratulations to Laura and Schon!!

Colorful Kelly's Garden wedding!

Kelly and Jeremy were all set to get married at City Park Pavillion in the garden when Kelly decided to go check out the ceremony spot with her caterer a few weeks before their June 20 wedding day. Much to her shock and dismay, instead of the lush, colorful garden wedding she thought she was going to have, it was a lot of dirt and newly planted seedlings! They quickly choose a new spot and the emails were on! In the end, she decided on a combination of wildflowers to place in mason jars which would then be hung from shepherd hooks to line the aisle. This wedding is one I truly wish I had more pictures for. Kelly is a detailed, DIY bride who had some of the neatest ideas I have ever seen! Instead of a bunch of bridesmaids, she had her sister be her maid of honor and then she had 5 flower girls! Each of them had a pail which she covered in green moss and silk flowers. I brought a large bag of lavender, yellow and pink roses petals for the buckets. There were plenty for her to use either on the aisle or at the reception itself. Her centerpieces were cupcake stands filled with flower frosted cupcakes! Her dad made each of the stands and she topped them with hand made ribbon flowers that she very valiantly powered through to create. The other detail that I wish I had a picture of was her hair style! She had a beautiful side swept style with curls and fresh white dahlias tucked in. It was one of the prettiest and freshest wedding day styles I have ever seen! My daughter even commented on how beatiful it was. Kelly, if you get the chance, I need the name of your stylist so I can pass that info along. (Not to mention a few pics of the flowers and details for the florist....hee hee...) Congratulations to Kelly and Jeremy!

Chelsey and Brad's Monday wedding

Chelsey and Brad had quite and interesting few days! I learned about this when I arrived at The Lodge at Cathedral Pines to set up the ceremony area and bring by the bouts and corsages. I had already dropped off the bouquets to Chelsey at her hotel room. I did not see her so I did not know what she had been going through! I found out from a family friend that Chelsey had to be rushed to an acute care clinic the night before with a raging fever!! She missed her rehersal and dinner. :o( But, she rallied and was getting ready! The weather was a tad iffy but everyone was determined to get the ceremony set up outside. Their chosen site was across the bridge by the water feature. Her aisle pieces doubled as centerpieces which is a great way to save money. Chosen colors were Espresso brown and hydrangea light blue. Now, I love pretty much all flowers but one of my favorite things is when a bride chooses flowers that not only look great together but smell good! Believe me, Chelsey's bouquet was heavenly smelling!! How could it not?! It had roses, hydrangea, sweet peas, stephanotis and freesia! The stephanotis even had little crystals in them for an added bling. As I was leaving it started to sprinkle. I have not heard as of this blog date what ended up happening but I truly hope that will all the drama going on, it all turned out wonderfully after all! Just think of the great stories they will have to tell their children someday! Congratulations to Chelsey and Bradley!

Clarissa and David's June 6 Wedding

Finally! We got a sunny, gorgeous Colorado day! Perfect for a wedding! Clarissa and David were married at Shove Chapel. Truly one of my favorite chapels with its Gothic architecture and painted ceiling. How can you not love all those fabulous gargoyle downspouts!? Clarissa and David chose a palette of berry and champagne. Even the names of the colors sound good don't they!? They loved a more modern look so we went with calla lilies for Clarissa and peonies with green orchids for her bridesmaids. We did not decorate the chapel as I truly feel it is one place that really does not need any floral "help". Reception was held at the Cheyenne Mountain Resort. I love delivering to the resort as I have always found the staff to be very helpful and fun. Some places can be stuffy to say the least. Not so with CMR. Clarissa and David had the entire Grand Rivers ballroom. Clarissa loves twigs and branches so we did a super tall curly willow centerpiece with sunken white orchids inside my three foot tall vases. I got a kick out of one of the event staff when I set it on the table. His eyes popped open wide and said, "Whoa....that is the tallest centerpiece I have ever seen!" LOL I love a good shock factor in a good way of course. For the parent's tables, we stepped it up a bit and did my three foot tall vases with sunken white dendrobium orchids topped with a lush ring of white hydrangea, white roses, vendella roses, sahara roses, and white dendrobium orchids. From the middle sprayed an array of curly willow branches onto which I hand glued white dendrobium orchid blossoms. It is truly one of my top favorite pieces! It just screamed elegance, whimsy and class all at once! I could not help but snap a few fun pictures from their reception as they had some great details! The menu cards had their picture on the front and the menu on back. Each guest had a rock with their name in both English and Chinese characters. Their wedding coordinator, Danielle O'Dill, with Something Classic Events, http://www.somethingclassicevents.com/ told me that each rock also had the guests' choice of meal on them. What a clever idea!! And I loved the fact that the menu card was a laminated picture so that each guest could have a nice photo of the couple. Since I had a few extra orchids. I decided to place one on each plate at the head table and on the two parent's tables. I frequently do extra touches like this as I always love the idea of surprising the couple with something fun that they weren't expecting. Congratulations to David and Clarissa!

Melissa and J.D.'s Wedding

I got to say, WOW!!! What amazing purple hydrangea!! It was truly some of the most gorgeous purple hydrangea I have seen and I have seen a lot of flowers over the last 20 years! Melissa chose a color scheme of black, purple and white. Her bridesmaids were in floor length black gowns with lavander sashes. Melissa's gown was white, strapless with ruching at the waist and lace around the bottom edge. Their ceremony was held in Woodland Park on a rainy, but beautiful day! The dramatic views with the clouds racing throughout the mountains and all the lush green everywhere was breathtaking.

One of Melissa's requests was to make the flower girl halo as narrow as possible. No problem as I know some bride's prefer the petite look. Then, I saw her precious daughter, aka, the flower girl. She came running up the aisle, sippy cup in hand asking me, "Where is my mommy?" I led her to where Melissa and her girls' were getting ready where grandma very happily greeted her. The sweetheart had fine, blonde curly hair and I just know that halo looked precious on her little head!

A great tip for the budget: Melissa chose hydrangea clusters to adorn her chairs. These clusters were then taken off and placed in vases on her guests' tables for an instant centerpiece. Double duty is always a good thing I say!

Once again, I truly hope I get pictures of this happy couple and their wedding from their photographer Megan Hardre'. http://www.meganhardrephotography.com/

Congratulations to this wonderful family and Melissa, I am going to miss you. :o)

Added on June 8, 2009:

I just got an email with these pictures from professional photographer Megan Hadre'. http://www.meganhardrephotography.com/ I am always THRILLED to get professional pictures of my work as I am a lousy photographer. Thank you so much Megan!!! The first three are her work, obviously!

Angelica and Adam's May 30 wedding

What a sweet couple!! When I first met with them to discuss their wedding flowers it was very evident to me that this was a couple that was very much in love and in tune with each other. Angelica, not pronounced with the "g" but prounounced with an "h" as in Anhelica, is from Columbia. Can you say exotic beauty!? Not only sweet but beautiful as well. I am hoping to get a good professional picture of this couple for my photo albums! They chose yellow and blue with white accents for their colors. I have found that most couples marrying at the Air Force Chapel usually have some shade of blue which I feel is very appropriate. I used blue bachelor buttons for the blue in this wedding. I love those little flowers. For some reason I love the idea of them in bouts. "Bachelor Buttons=guys"

I wish I had gotten a photo of the entire table. Not only were there these amazing cookies on each napkin, but also beaded wine glass charms and napkin rings. I later found out from their coordinator, Taylor Fry, that Angelica's mother had made all three! WOW!! They were really amazing to say the least. I am also sad that I did not get the chance to meet Adam's mother. We had several communications over the planning process and she was a very organized and friendly person. Congratulations to Adam and Angelica!

Nicole and Mario's Pinecrest Wedding

Nicole and Mario's May 30th wedding at The Historic Pinecrest in Monument Park was a great mix between Colorado country and traditional elegance. The Pinecrest has a chapel and an event center so that you can have your ceremony and reception in one place. They chose traditional red roses with white accents as their flowers. Her bridesmaids all wore red and her chosen gown was strapless, beaded and in her words, "pouffy". To compliment her gown she decided on a cascade style bouquet heavy on the red roses with white dendrobium accents throughout. I always warn my cascade brides, "Beware!! Cascades, while dramatic, are heavy!! Not only your arms, but your maid of honor's will get a work out!" Congratulations!!