Joe and Millie

Yes I know there is not a single flower in this picture but I just had to use it.  Isn't it adorable.  Love it. 

I love this picture

Polo Roses, Pink Majolica Roses, Pink Stock and Craspedia.

Millie called me with a special request for her bridal bouquet.  The Bible that you see pictured above is a family bible that has been carried by many of the brides in her family.  She wanted to carry on that tradition.  Most often a heirloom like this is held flat and the flowers are placed on top of the bible.  But Millie wanted a round hand tied bouquet and asked if I could think of a creative way to include their family Bible in a round bouquet and the picture above shows how it worked out.  Beautiful Polo Roses, Pink Stock, Pink Majolica Roses and Craspedia. The lace and the button were elements that she used in her bridesmaids bouquets which she made out of fabric flowers.  I incorporated them with the bible to help cover the mechanics that held the bible in the bouquet. 

Photos in the rain are so sweet.

This is the expression that you want to see on a brides face when she first sees her bouquet.  Day made!!

Such cute centerpieces.  Millie did these herself but I couldn't resist showing you a picture of them. 

Cream, Pink and Gold

The cutest couple!!

Photos courtesy of Justin Salem Meyer Photography.  Thank you Justin.

Coral and Rasberry For a Late Summer Wedding



Brides Boquet with rasberry gerbera daisies, scabiosa pods, orange ranunculus, peach roses, Coral roses, craspedia, queen annes lace, majolica spray roses.





 


Beautiful bride and all her maids.



Grooms boutonierre included a peach rose and orange ranunculus with queen annes lace and twine wrap on the stem.






 


Briedesmaids bouquets





Centerpieces included rasberry roses, coral carnations, peach spray roses, scabiosa pods, stock, queen annes lace and babies breath.



Super Sweet!!



Early Spring Wedding at the Hy-Vee Conference Center

This wedding had the most amazing details.  Where ever you looked Cindi's theme and colors were carried out to perfection.  It was truly a feast for your eyes.

When I deliver a wedding I am looking for that look on a brides face.  You know the one where her eyes are taking it in and she get that smile on her face that says "You heard me, you knew exactly what I wanted and more."
Absolutely my favorite part of the day.  

Cindi held the ceremony and the reception in the same room.  Beautiful, right.

Tall centerpieces with white hydrangea and purple carnations.  The long hanging pieced are white demdrobiums that we strung and attached to ribbon that was used through out the room and added a single glass tear drop to for just a little something special.

Brides bouquet with brooches.

Cindi and her bridesmaids being cute.

Alter flowers

Bridesmaids bouquet of purple hydrangea and some fabric flowers to carry out the theme in the girls sashes hand made by me. 

All photos courtesy of Amanda Basteen at Professional Wedding & Portrait Photographer.

More Prom 2013

I love seeing pictures of the prom couples waring my flowers.  Love the second picture.  Made my day.



Yellow Phaleonopsis Orchids are so BEAUTIFUL!!

One of the beautiful Fitz Design Bracelets I used for prom this year.



Pink and Pearls.  Yes, please.

Pretty in Pink

It has been awhile so we have a lot of catching up to do.  The 2012 wedding season is winding down so I am going to try to catch up on all of the beautiful couples that let us be a part of their amazing day.  I have some of the pro shots from some of the talented  photographers that I have worked with this summer and I will be sharing those along with some of my own.  And as soon as the professional shots come in I will post those because if your like me you never get tired of looking at beautiful wedding photos. 

Vintage, the look of dating from the past. 

Here are some photos from a vintage wedding from this summer. Pink is such a great color and pink ranunculus are amazing. Photos by Justin Salem Meyer Photography.

Beautiful Brides Bouquet of white roses, white china mums, scabiosa pods, pink carnations, mini antique carnations, queen annes lace, dark pink ranunculus.

Scabiosa Pods and Queen Anne's Lace combined with Ranunculus and White China Mums. What's not to love. The Pink Carnations are not to be overlooked.  Carnations are so versatile and colorful. They are floral tutu's and when you mix them with some of the more premium flowers you can't go wrong using them.  

Shades of Coral

Wedding season is in full swing in Iowa and for As You Wish Floral.  Looking at the calendar last night I saw there  was just a short time before the wild ride of April, May and June takes off.  April holds weddings and proms.  May maintains that pace with weddings and graduations.  I have a graduation and open house of my own to plan for this may.  Our youngest son Brendon is graduating.  Such an exciting time for him.  And a time of many changes for us as we have had children at home for 32 years now.  But there are new things to try and more challenges to come.  I am ready for this new era.  Now back on track with June which is jam packed with weddings.  Amazing colors like hot pink, yellow and grey, blue, purple, green, the colors in peacock feathers are just a few of the hues we are working with this season.  And there is one color coming on strong, the color coral.

                         Some pictures of coral from the As You Wish photo archives