Sweet Pea Floral Design & The Little Flower Soap Co: October 2014

Thursday, October 23, 2014

A favorite from Summer 2014 Jana And Chris at Earhart Manor Ann Arbor

Coral peach and blush organic brides bouquet by Sweet Pea Floral Design Ann Arbor featuring romantic antike garden roses, juliet garden roses, coral charm peonies, ranunculus, viburnum parrot tulips and astlilbe

This bouquet was a favorite one of the first asymmetrical designs of the year and so full of petals including romantic antike garden roses, Juliet garden roses, coral, peach and blush ranunculus, viburnum, sweet peas, astilbe and parrot tulips!! Sigh. Photo by Kat Foley Photography

Monday, October 13, 2014

Fall Flowers for Grosse Pointe Yacht Club Wedding

Bouquet by Sweet Pea Floral Design Detroit Ann Arbor A Fall bridal bouquet featuring garden roses including coral romantic antike dark pink baroness and ivory white david austin patience garden roses. Ranunculus including peach pink coral red and white accented with scabies, plum ball dahlia and camellia foliage for Grosse Pointe Yacht Club wedding

Loved designing this fall bridal bouquet for Charlotte featuring a contrasting mix of plum ball dahlia, and Ivory garden roses including pops of coral and red backed by camellia foliage.

Elevated Centerpiece by Sweet Pea Floral Design Grosse Pointe Ann Arbor featuring extra long white Hawaiian dendrobium orchids and curly willow in a 24" clear vase at the Grosse Pointe Yacht Club

These elevated orchid centerpieces were a perfect fit in the ballroom at the Grosse Pointe Yacht Club.

Guest table centerpiece by Sweet Pea Floral Design Detroit Grosse Pointe featuring romantic antike garden rose baroness garden rose red ball dahlia white narcissus plum and red ranunculus in a gold compote for Grosse Pointe Yacht Club fall wedding

Half the tables featured gold compote centerpieces piled with garden roses in a contrasting red, plum ivory and coral pallet. Those Romantic Antike garden roses and Baroness GRs were SO perfect!!

Monday, October 6, 2014

Attending the Sweet Woodruff Fall Retreat

sweet pea floral design detroit ann arbor fall wild harvest bouquet and centerpieces ivory burgundy blush berries at sweet woodruff fall retreat

When my friend Tracy posted a link to the Sweet Woodruff Fall Retreat announcement I immediately jumped at the opportunity. They had me at "Escape to cottage country" to be honest but I was also enticed by "a flower immersion for flower enthusiasts".

My expectations were already pretty high after seeing the beautiful work of Lisa Collins (read about Lisa here) and her Sweet Woodruff team. I don't know why "cottage country made me think of bunk beds and musty old furniture, happy childhood Michigan memories I guess(#upnorth) but that was NOT AT ALL what awaited.....

It was more like stepping into a cozy Pottery Barn catalog then a drafty Walden log cabin. At some point Lisa said "Luxury is more about comfort then crystals" and I thought that summed it up pretty nicely... I was inspired to greater floral pursuits but almost more inspired by the hospitality the likes of which I have never known.

My brain never got a chance to say " you know what would be prefect right now a cup/glass/pint of _______" because 5 seconds before you could have the thought someone handed you a piping hot cup of same. There is truly an art to entertaining and Lisa and her mom Patty have it down to an effortless science. The company was delightful, the food was phenomenal and THE FLOWERS:

Wild harvested raspberry, currents (maybe not sure what those red berries I found were) virginia creeper with ranunculus, garden roses, hellebore, privet berries and sweet pea within a rose gold bowl from Hofland