Oh Summer

Look how sunny it was for Elizabeth and Kellison's wedding, if only it was that sunny right now hrumpf

I was so surprised and delighted when Elizabeth, a former co worker from the flower shop at Plum Market, contacted me to design for her wedding.  The event was spectacular by design (thanks to Courtney McDonald of Petals Planning Co)

Love Love Love these amazing photographs by Alli Mcwhinney Photography

The wedding and reception were both at the Ann Arbor Polo Fields, just look how much natural sunlight pours in those windows!

Elizabeth looked so beautiful with perfect hair adorned with a single dendro orchid. Her bouquet included viburnum berry, white freesia, green trick dianthus, purple hydrangea, and ranunculus.

Misty Farms Herb Bouquet . Congrats Audrey and Paul!

It was such a delight to put Audrey's herb bouquet together featuring white Anemone with black centers, Mint, lavender, nigella, ranunculus, stock, and privet berries in a base of antique green hydrangea.  The mint and lavender and stock made this design smell so sweet, yum.

after wrapping the stems we created lush ribbon loops in several widths for added elegance.  If I could go back in time to my own wedding I would totally carry this!

 Hops Boutonnieres Y'all!! So super fun to make and double fun because it was a great excuse to visit my favorite pub The Corner Brewery in Ypsi the home of my heart (Ypsi not the pub)

Of course the wedding was at Misty Farms (where Justin and I were married too see our wedding blog post here!!) look how gorgeous this preview photo is from Nicole Hayley Photography 
Everything about this wedding just melts me probably because it was planned by my girl Courtney of Petals Planning Company.  Courtney has such an eye for detail and refined sense of design, love her!

For Brittany and Rick's Weller's Carriage House wedding in Saline Michigan :
A silver Grecian urn vase filled with coral, yellow, pink, and ivory flowers
and a 24" tall 8" diameter glass cylinder vase with yellow chrysanthemum pomander hanging from crystal strands and topped with a similar mix of ranunculus, garden roses, zinnia, craspedia, seeded eucalyptus and anemone.

 

I love the rustic feel of the wood walls inside the carriage house at Weller's and they were a perfect fit with the moss table runners and river rocks.  

 

I loved the playfulness of the yellow pomander and the chrysanthemums smelled amazing

Brittany's bouquet was a summery elegant coral design featuring coral zinnia and ranunculus with yellow craspedia, pink anemone and hydrangea, and ivory garden roses.  I took a separate photo of just the coral ranunculus before designing the bouquet because they were so juicy :)

The couple were married under a 10 ft. garland composed of yellow roses.  Two 36" tall black urns were filled with white hydrangea at the back of the aisle.  Just love the long walk under the fall leaves between the carriage house and the pergola.

 

Cocktail tables featured these sweet little moss cylinders filled with yellow ranunculus, and craspedia.  So honored to be part of Brittany and Rick's big day!! ~Sweet Pea

Congratulatons Trisha and Kevin!

Centerpieces from Trisha and Kevin's Travis Point Country Club wedding this weekend.  Trisha is the darling sister of Courtney McDonald of Petals Planning co. One of the fabulous event specialists that make up Ann Arbor Event Studio.  I can not wait for the professional photos of this wedding, Courtney and her team of planners made every detail of Trisha and Kevin's wedding unique and beautiful!!

The centerpieces included succulent roses (echeveria) dahlia, lisianthus, seeded eucalyptus, dendrobium orchids, trachillium, and stock in a silver grecian urn vase.

Elizabeth and Kellison's Polo Fields Wedding Flowers

 Congrats Elizabeth and Kellison, Married Saturday September 19th at Polo Fields Ann Arbor! 

It was such an honor to design for a friend and former co-worker Elizabeth.  Elizabeth and I opened the flower shop at Plum Market in Ann Arbor together in 2008 and now 3 years later we are both married to the boys we were dating at the time :) 

Bouquet included purple hydrangea, orchids, and ranunculus, green trick dianthus, white freesia and blue privet berries. 

It was so great to work with Petals Planning co. on this event, if you are not familiar with Courtney's work check it

The DIY Pallet Coffee table with 6" diameter cast iron wheels

 

Our stylish bride Elyse Carried this unique feminine bouquet at the Matthaei Botanical Gardens Saturday. After delivering Justin and I took some time out to relax in the atrium and wander the grounds.  Everything is in bloom and I'm kicking myself for not getting photos to share here but if you can make a trip out there this fall DO IT!! The outdoor gardens are free of charge including the most amazing (and biggest) children's garden that has 10 or so activities available all the time.  

Bouquet is composed of the officially in season DAHLIA! Just look at it and drool surrounded by white scabiosa, craspedia (or billy balls) scabiosa pods, yellow and pink ranunculus, the infamous dusty miller foliage and seeds from seeded eucalyptus.

And this is a sneak peek at our new living room with blue tufted sofa a $250 craigslist find and the above homemade pallet coffee table with industrial casters that could support the weight of an elephant! Under that drum roll..........Shag Carpet from Ikea Yippee!

Special thanks to Daddy for building the coffee table it will be my favorite family heirloom and the grand kids can fight over it when I'm gone (or just bury me under it). xo

Here is the caster:

Available from Amazon we used a 

Albion 16 Series 5" Diameter Cast Iron Wheel Medium Heavy Duty Zinc Plate Swivel Caster 

Kiran and Kris's Waldenwoods Wedding Hartland, MI

 

Kiran and Kris were married last Saturday at my new favorite venue of all time Waldenwoods Resort and conference center, in Hartland, MI I just love how the banquet hall is rustic with wood siding and huge french windows that look out over a lake.  There is a cobblestone fireplace at the each end and the faint smell of cedar smoke that is so comforting and brings back memories of every cabin and lodge I've ever vacationed in.  

 

 

 

Two types of centerpieces low mounded textured apple centerpieces that featured green zinnia, white garden roses (variety alabaster) mini green hydrangea, green ranunculus, white ranunculus, and white ball dahlia in a white designer dish "lotus by syndicate sales"

The tall centerpieces stared bells of Ireland and curly willow branches with 5 hanging tea lights dangling in every direction.  All of the above photos are by yours truely and very amature but I had the great pleasure of working with Melissa Squires of A Girl in Love Photography on this event and I am looking so forward to posting some of her photos next month, Melissa is wildly talented.

Sarah and Mike Botanical Gardens/Weber's Wedding

Did you know there is a full sized bronze elk in the lobby at Weber's Inn? Me either.  But it was love at first site :) Congratulations Sarah and Mike, married last Saturday at Mattaei Botanical Gardens.  The brides bouquet featured some unbelievable blue hydrangea, white garden roses, white ball dahlia, white freesia (smelled so peppery and delicious) and blue delphinium (hybrid to be awesome).

Updated silks for the Tri Delta house

I'm kicking myself for not taking a before photo.  The job was to bring an everlasting arrangement from the Tri Delta Sorority House up to date. 

Foliage:
Dusty Miller
Hydrangea

Feature silks:
Vintage Hydrangea
White Peony
White Ranunculus
White Freesia

Filler:
Green Allchemilla
Purple Bachelor Button

Side note: The arrangement is pictured on my brand new mid century modern danish bench.  I picked it up at an antique shop that borders Eastern Market for........ $35!

Also very excited about our new living room wall color by Sherwin Williams "Comfort Grey"

Erin and Steven's Polo Fields Ann Arbor Wedding

 

Congratulations Erin and Steven married today at Polo Fields of Ann Arbor 

Erin's Ivory bouquet was mounded but textured and featured  nerine lilies, siberia lilies, button dahlia, garden roses, freesia, alchemilla, and silver brunea. 

 

Not pictured is the adorable vintage pansy broach that we snagged off of Etsy and pinned to the handle of the bouquet.  Erin's grandmother loved pansies so although they are not in season we wanted to find a way to include them in her honor.

 

 The Centerpieces featured floating Gardenia which smelled amazing my whole delivery van smells amazing hours later.  My favorite thing about this move is the smell/memory connection.  For the rest of their lives whenever they smell a real gardenia images of their wedding will come flooding back!

Although this photo came out fuzzy I just had to share these flower girl wands made from 3 stems nerine lilies and yards of ribbon for twirling.  I reinforced the handle with a dowel so that they can take a good licking which I'm sure they will :)

Earhart Manor Ann Arbor Wedding: Secret Garden

For the reception centerpieces were designed in silver Grecian urn vases featuring white hydrangea, Garden Roses, yellow ranunculus, calendula and dahlia with sprigs of fern and ivy for that secret garden look.  Each napkin had a canary yellow ranunculus tucked into the pocket

The bride (Hayley) had a bouquet featuring yellow freesia, white nerine lilies, seeded eucalyptus, yellow ranunculus, ivory roses, scented geranium leaf and dahlia.  We used lace from her mother's wedding gown on the handle of her bouquet.

Boutonnieres featured lisianthus, and freesia the grooms boutonniere had a heart shaped silver dollar eucalyptus leaf.  Stem wrapped in gray grosgrain ribbon to blend with suits.

A rose petal aisle with a fancy swirl pattern was roped off and ready for the big walk!

 

The place card table featured a pilsner vase full of mounded soft white and yellow blooms hydrangea, roses, and ranunculus, Cocktail tables featured a mercury glass vase of mini green hydrangea and yellow ranunculus

At the back of the aisle on either side stood a 30" tall Grecian urn filled with the flowers of the day, ivy roses, hydrangea, dahlia.  The card box bird cage included a floral accent as well!

Congratulations Josh and Hayley it was an honor to be part of your big day!

Northville Mill Race Village Wedding

 

 Lovely Mill Race Village wedding in Northville last weekend.  I didn't get many photos but couldn't resist this one of the church steps.  Arrangement features mini green hydrangea, fuji mums, ivory roses, fern tips, and ruscus.   The church is air conditioned in spite of being historical and makes a great venue!! The gazebo below is across the road from the little chapel...very pretty :)

Remembering Sarah's Botanical Garden's Vintage Linen Wedding

I loved this wedding so. The little boys in bow ties and seersucker suits the vintage linen table runners made by Sarah's grandmother.  The bouquet was designed to match the vintage linens  in whites and pastels with pops of red.  University of Michigan Matthaei Botanical Gardens in July with everything in full bloom. What an ideal way to get hitched!

If I remember correctly catering was done by the amazing team at Zingerman's Catering of Ann Arbor (best in the biz!)

Congratulations Emily and Andy a.k.a. Mr. and Mrs. Foster

fern backed ranunculus boutonnieres were accented with a sprig of seeded eucalyptus, so woodsy!

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So happy to create these pink and ivory peony bouquets for Emily and her darling bridesmaids.  Also in these bouquets: ivory ranunculus, dusty miller foliage, green and white parrot tulips, pink sweet peas blossoms, and white sweet pea blossoms.

 

The head table was in the center of the Michigan League Ball room and featured 3 of these 40+ inches tall branch arrangements with flowers at the base including purple roses, pink tulips, pruple sweet peas, dusty miller foliage, and the branches are blooming cherry.

Each centerpiece featured coral peony with bright yellow centers, and KALE!! along with the other flowers form the day, all neatly mounded atop a crystal cake plate for height and elegance.  The event was so beautiful thanks to Alison of Viva La Diva Events who did the planning and event design.  Check out more from Alison here: Viva La Diva Site