Vintage Pastel and Turquoise Wedding

Last I checked, flowers didn't exist in turquoise, teal or Tiffany blue, so it's always a challenge to incorporate this ever-so-popular color into floral design.  This magnificent color that is not quite blue and not quite green is undeniably one of the hues of the decade, thanks to a popular jewelry retailer.  I decided to incorporate my love of turquoise, with my other faves--vintage lace, pastels, garden roses, ranunculus and anemonies.  Voila! 

The Daily Petal Featured on Style Me Pretty!

Happy New Year!  I wanted to start the new year by blogging about one of the highlights of 2011--being featured on Style Me Pretty's Little Black Book.  You can check out the full feature here.

Thank you to Kristeen of Kristeen LaBrot Events for coordinating such a wonderful event and submitting the beautiful photographs captured by Phoebe Joy Photography.

I Have the Blues (and Yellows)

Blue flowers are the black diamonds of florals...very few and far between.  If you happen to have a blue wedding around Spring, Fall or Winter, try blue anemones on for size!  They definitely pop nicely against the yellow ranunculus and craspedia (billy balls!)--an exquisite combo of structure and femininity and a touch of modern whimsy.

Doesn't this combination of color take the blues out of your life?? 

THE Purple Wedding Bouquet

Being that flowers are like my children, it's hard for me to pick favorites.  So, it's our little secret that  anemones and lilacs are crawling to top of the list.  (Sorry "my little" peony and orchid, you now have competition!).  

My purple Winter/Spring bouquet of anemones, lilacs, hyacinth and viburnum display these two favorites quite nicely.  Anemones exhibit an understated elegance that I'm naturally drawn toward.  The dark centers command attention, while the petals add softness and a touch of femininity.  They are quite versatile and can easily be dressed up or down...although, even in the most casual of bouquets, they still uphold a certain level of elegance and polish.  Anemones are major players in filling the rare blue and purple color category (which wins them extra Brownie points in my book) and they also exist in red and white.

 

Lilacs are equally stunning and offer the bonus of a lovely fragrance.  They do have a larger price tag, but even the best impersonators [of these flowers] cannot match their effortless beauty.  They have an abundance of random florets, but they don't appear to be clutter in a bouquet, which completely intrigues me.

If you happen to have a purple wedding at the beginning or end of the year, adopt these two extraordinary flowers into your family of wedding flowers and you won't be disappointed.  I won't tell Little Miss Lisianthus,  Hydrangea, or Roses that you have found their replacements.  It's our little secret!