June is typically a busy month for weddings especially in the midwest since the temperatures are usually moderate and sunshine is abundant. June for As You Wish is full of weddings. I can't wait to start showing off these beautiful brides and the gorgeous blooms that they chose to express their style.
The first wedding of June 2010 was held in Ames, Ia. The second of three for us in Ames this year. I think that I will never forget this couple and especially the brides family. They introduced us as family and I considered that a high compliment. First we delivered the personal flowers to the church and were there in plenty of time for pictures. The church they were married at was one of the older churches in Ames and had no air conditioning. Yikes. The bride and bridesmaids were in a room with just a fan but still the bride looked gorgeous. It takes a lot more than a little heat to bring a girl down on her wedding day.
My husband helped me to deliver the wedding and even helped the grandmother of the bride get her shoes on. What a guy.
The bride Rene only had one thing that she really wanted. An arm bouquet. The picture that she showed me was of large bloosomy flowers in bold colors of wine and rasberry with ivory. The picture that she showed me was all peonies. It is important to share with brides that often they can have the same look with different flowers. Peonies that don't have a water source will wilt quickly and they can easily shatter when not tucked in with other flowers to support it. So we used David Austin Garden roses. I loved the colors and the look. The garden rose will give you that same full romantic look like a peony.
After pinning on everyones boutonnierres and corsages and instructing the bridesmaids how to hold their bouquets (and helping grandma with her shoes, we are a full service florist :) we were off to set up the reception. Rene had wanted centerpieces that would be mixed between the shorter and taller sizes. We used 24 in tall cylinder vases with roped submerged roses and cubes with blue ice crystals, a submerged led and with a pink hydrangea floating. A picture is worth a thousand words and so I will let the pictures do the talking here. I love these colors, dark burgandy, rasberry, soft pink and cream. They made me swoon. Through in a little candle light and it was perfect.
