Juicy boutonnieres will have the girls drooling over you

These Juicy bouts were designed for Meghan and Greg Hart (CONGRATS NEWLY WEDS!!) these are actually the fathers and grandfathers boutonnieres the groomsmen wore button bouts like this one:

The button boutonnieres were so fun to make I just love being crafty and finding ways to reuse all these odds and ends from sewing days gone by.  I stopped into FOUND the vintage finds shop in Kerrytown to scoop up some extra buttons for the project.  Mary the owner of that shop is so helpful I always "find" more than I should there and she gives me a great deal for being such a spendy customer. Thanks Mary!

Recap the Amazing Botanical Gardens Wedding

Sweet Pea designed the bouquets and boutonnieres for this amazing DIY botanical gardens wedding.  I am blogging about it for a second time because the pro photos appeared and they are so good.  I just love the way the chartreuse maids dresses were a perfect match to the bulplerum in the bouquet and the mini green leucadendron in the boutonnieres.  Ann Arbor's Botanical Gardens is luscious I am looking forward to visiting this winter when I get a case of the grays and blues.

Photographs by: Melissa Squires A Girl In Love Photography of Ann Arbor the girl is good!!

Cobblestone Farms Ann Arbor Wedding GO LONG!

Do not let your florist catch you doing this!!! Just Kidding very funny great idea love it ~Holly

Angela and Mark were married on the grounds at Cobblestone Farms in Ann Arbor.  Special thanks to their long time friend and utterly amazing photographer Adam Czap (who also did my wedding) for allowing me to share these photos on my blog.  the maids bouquets are composed of antique hydrangea, the brides bouquet includes white hydrangea, mini green leucadendron, seeded eucalyptus, ivory roses, and freesia.

Ypsilanti District Library Get out the Vote Flowers!!

Vote Vote Vote

VOTE VOTE VOTE!! Inspired by the Ypsi Library Millage This arrangement in a pumpkin graced the table at Angie's Friend and Fundraiser last Friday.  The library depends on property tax dollars to pay for its day to day operations and with property values down they have taken a blow to the bottom line.  I'm headed out to vote for the millage after work today and to vote for ANGELA MOLONEY for library board.  She is young energetic creative and AWESOME!! Vote with me ~Pea

Bridal Bouquet gone WILD!! Who says fall colors are drab...

Designed this WILD bouquet for Megan's cobblestone farms wedding.  It was inspired by CSA flowers from earlier this season.  Thank's to Meg's relaxed vision I was free to go snag all of the most perky and charismatic flowers from the market.  Orange dahlia, coral zinnia, fuchsia anemone, purple sweet pea, red cockscomb, red and green ranunculus, scabiosa pods, english lavender, and veronica...gasp.

Really Really fun to make!! I love being an Ann Arbor florist I get the most free and creative brides who let me design some seriously outrageous bouquets.  This is the same wedding that gave rise the herb boutonnieres that I blogged last week: here 

DIYpsi a handmade holiday fair

Submitted this photo of our soap and botanical pressings to the talented jury of a new Indie craft show DIYpsi...... And was accepted!! So mark your calendars if you want some of this organic action.  December 11th at the Savoy on Washington st. Down Town Ypsilanti.  Like DIYpsi on facebook

Everlasting Arrangement for the U of M Chapter of Tri Delta

 I had the rare opportunity to create an everlasting arrangement for the Delta Delta Delta house on campus at U of M.   Their place is gorgeous!! I am looking forward to designing for their founders day celebration in November as well.  Parking is a little nutty here otherwise what an amazing place to live while away at school!! All of the girls are super sweet and fun to work with, I am so glad to know them.

An Arbor of Flowers for Allison and Chet's Fall Wedding

I just adore the color choices that Allison made for her fall wedding.  My favorite of all the designs we prepared for their big day was this arbor.  It was pretty chilly while we were arranging it and honestly my hands were numb when I finished but it was worth it!! Arbor decor includes trachillium, dahlia, smokebush, roses and ruscus.  ~Congrats Allison and Chet best wishes for an awesome life toghether!!

Congratulations Julia and Sam!!

What an Event! Seriously one of my favorite bridal bouquets of all time (so much color!!) It was a blast to design for this wedding at Sharon Mills.  The Mills is a gorgeous place for a wedding it was build in 1835 and restored by Henry Ford in the 1930s!! All six of the above photographs are by Dustin Francis It was really fun getting to know Julia and her mom what delightful clients (all of mine are of course)  If you are planning your wedding in the Ann Arbor area for next season and relish and outdoor affair  check out Sharon Mills.

Brides bouquet features cymbidium orchids (orange) celosia (burgundy) scabiosa pods, lisianthus, rununculus, buplerum and seeded eucalyptus.

Herb Boutonnieres for a Cobblestone Farms Wedding

Herb boutonniere  for Meg and Bob's wedding at Cobblestone Farms in Ann Arbor. The bout is composed of fresh organic Michigan grown Rosemary, Thyme, and Lavender in addition to veronica and seeded eucalyptus. Just wait until you see her wildflower bouquet I hope you are holding your breath :)

Thanks to my handsome husband and boutonniere model for having such a great chest when I needed it most Go Team Blissful Love!!

Lauren and Eric's Botanical Gardens Wedding

Congratulations Lauren and Eric, Loved creating your Bouquet and Boutonnieres this fall and seeing all your great photos what a unique wedding! Lauren and Eric were married on September 11th at the University of Michigan Matthaei Botanical Gardens in Ann Arbor.  The brides bouquet features sunflowers, white scabiosa, yellow ranunculus, seeded eucalyptus, scabiosa pods, and craspedia.  

Caroline and Matt Barton Hill's Ann Arbor Wedding

Caroline and Matt's Wedding at Barton Hill's Country Club in Ann Arbor. The ivory roses helped make a cement stairway fit the rest of the day everything looked fit for a queen.  

At Right: Caroline and her Mom share a moment Caroline's Bouquet was composed of Cymbidium orchids, ivory roses, green hydrangea, seeded eucalyptus, calla lilies and white astilbe.

My Wedding to Justin at Misty Farms Ann Arbor, Michigan

Justin and I were married at Holy Trinity Student Parish in Ypsilanti by Father Sergio Fossati  and Deacon Stan Kukla

I can not believe what an amazing day our wedding turned out to be.  All of the planning upon planning that took over my life for months before was completely worth it!! Here are some details about what you see 

Moss letters and all flowers by Sweet Pea Floral Design of course

Bridesmaids dresses were $40 now $20 at Target!!

Flower girl dress Macy's

Bridal Gown $300 after coupon from David's

Groom and Groomsmen digs (pants&vest) $70 to own from JCPenny
All of the signs were made by my loving father
The cakes were both made by my darling mother
Photography by Joey Hansen of AdamCzap photography
Our amazing live Motown band which I highly recommend: The 1's and 2's
(Seriously this band got down and everyone was literally begging for more)
and of course the Venue drum roll please..... Misty Farms Barn Ann Arbor

All my love and gratitude to Melissa of Sweet Pea Floral for slaving over the flowers from dawn until dusk, to my mother (Momtha Stewart) for all of the amazing  details that she contributed especially the delicious cakes that everyone is still talking about.  Thank you thank you thank you to Brigit Cook and family for coordinating and directing and last minute life saving and other awesomeness you are the wedding planner I didn't know that I needed (and man did I need you!!) Thanks to all our friends and family that helped with set up and clean up.  Justin and I are so surrounded by generous and creative people that this list could go on  and on ~Love Holly