Everyone is Irish on St. Patrick's Day

Is green playing a part in your wedding colors?  Lucky(get it ) for you green is a great choice to use in your flowers.  Either as the main color or as an accent.  There are so many flowers that come in green.  I have listed several that are readily available for you to use and of course some pictures of some green weddings I have done.  

                                            Happy St. Patrick's Day Everyone.  

Pomander Ball for the Flower Girl with Green Poms and Pearls in the centers
Photo by Katie McDonald

Green Hydrangea, Green Roses, Green Hypericum Berries and Green Poms
Photo by Katie McDonald

Vendella Roses with Green Fuji's, Green Poms and
Hypericum Berries

Green Fuji, Green Poms, Green Alstromeria
and green Gladiola blooms

There are many, many flowers available in green.  Here is a short list of green flowers available for your wedding. 

I couldn't leave out this photo.  One of my favorite models

Amaranthus                             Green Roses
Anthurium                                Helleboros
Bells of Ireland                         Hydrangea
Berzellia                                   Hypericum Berries
Brunia                                      Kale
Bupleurum                               Leucadendrons    
Calla Lilly                                Lotus Pods
Carnations                               Parrot Tulips
Cymbidiums                            Vibunum
 Poms
Dendrobiums                        
 Ranunculus
Green Fuji                          
Gladiola
Green Ball Dianthus

Lining The Sides Of Your Aisle With Rose Petals

Rose petals lining the sides of your wedding aisle is a beautiful look.  Very romantic.  It is lovely for any wedding, inside or out.  

You have seen it on blogs, in magazines and on pinterest and you want that same look for your wedding.  Now the big question.  How many roses do I need to line the sides of my aisle?  Answering that is tricky.  Through the process of asking questions and using words like slight coverage, thin layer, medium coverage, thick, dense etc.  to get an idea of how the bride wants it to look

I have been asked that question and I have to admit that I always felt like I was taking a stab in the dark when I answered.  Not being certain of the formula to use to figure that out.  And most people are visual.  It is hard to imaging how something is going to look.                

 So I order the flowers, they arrive and the day of the wedding comes.  What if I really don't have enough to accomplish the look that I am going for.  

Well I have found a great visual for brides and I to look at together that will help us to answer that question. 

Alicia at Flirty Fluers has a wonderful blog that I look at and have used many times for reference on specific things and for a great floral pic me up.  She has put together a visual by simulating an the side of an aisle that she has made in sections that are 10x12 and showed us what 1 rose per foot looks like and then goes on by adding another rose and another rose until you can see what 8 roses per foot looks like.  

I found this to be so helpful and a great tool to use when working with brides that like this look.  Right away we have an idea of the look and the cost that will go into having this at her wedding.  

If this is a look you want go to Flirty Fleurs site to see which of the looks you like best and see approximately how many roses you will need for your wedding aisle.    

Flirty Fleurs: http://flirtyfleurs.com/measuring-aisle-petals/

Dane and Madelyn's Winter Wedding

Love!!

Winter in Iowa is not the season most people would choose to get married.  Often the weather is unpredictable and taking outdoor pictures to use the beautiful natural light can be a little chilly. Brrr!! 

But I am seeing more and more winter weddings in the midwest.  Couples are choosing to embrace the season and use the beauty of the winter season to there advantage and the pictures from Dane and Madelyn's wedding are proof that it works.  I wonder if the fact that venues are filling up so far in advance has been a factor in seeing more winter weddings here in the heartland.  

Dane and Maddie were married on a beautiful winter day in January.  There first meet and photos were taken at the historic and warm setting of the Rollins Mansion.  Expressions Photography took all of these sweet and beautiful photos that I am sharing.  

Enjoy!!

The beautiful couple at the Rollins Mansion in Des Moines, IA

See what I mean about pictures outside in the winter.  Awesome

For Maddies bouquet we used white Anemones with black centers, white garden roses, white roses, pink majolicas spray roses, winter greens and pine cones.

What is more seasonal than pine cones. 

Love this photo.  Thank you Expressions Photography

And this!!

Bridesmaids bouquets were White Hydrangea, White Roses, Pink Majolica Spray Roses White Anemones (with their cute black centers), Brunia, Dusty Miller, Evergreen and of course Pine Cones.

Groomsman's Boutonnieres

Grooms Boutonneire

Sweet details for the bridesmaids shawls and gloves.

Maddie chose to have several different centerpieces that all had the same theme. Here she used wood slices, lanterns and dried hydrangea flowers.  And chocolates, YUM!

Some of the tables had these centerpieces with a trio of cylinder vases filled with White Hydrangea, Pine Cones and candles set in epsom salt for a snow effect. 

Another centerpiece option.  So much warmth with the candles, wood and pine cones.

Love lanterns for any season

More candles and wood slices

Photography courtesy of Expressions Photography. They did a wonderful job.
http://www.expressionsphotog.net/

Wedding Venues:
Rollins Mansion
http://www.rollinsmansion.com/
The Tuscany Event Center
http://www.tuscanyeventscenter.com/

Wedding Planner:
Mostly Becky
http://mostlybecky.com/

John and Rachel

Molly and Jesse December 2014 Wedding

Mollies beautiful dress

A top view of Mollies bouquet made of white roses and white and green parrot tulips.

Justin always gets a picture of the bouquets in there delivery boxes.  Nothing fancy this week just protection from the chilly weather.  Bridesmaids bouquets were made of green mini hydrangea, freedome roses, heart roses and red hypericum berries.

Happy couple

Beautiful bride

Mollies mother asked if it would be possible to have a Mollies grandmothers prayer book that she and her sister had carried at their wedding be included in Mollies bouquet. It was a little bulky so we figured out a way for Mollies aunt to attach it just before the ceremony along with one of Mollies grandmothers hankies.  Very sweet. 

Table centerpieces.

Sweet junior bridesmaids

All photos courtesy of Justin Salem Meyer Photography