It's amazing to me how the internet can connect people. A good friend of mine responded to a Craigs List advertisement for a work-out buddy. The two of them started working out together and became good friends. A few months ago my friend introduced me to Taylor and her fiancé. When she discovered that I was a florist, she asked me if I would drive up to Yuba City and do bouquets and boutonnieres for her wedding. I agreed and we started the planning.
For the fathers, I rolled petals from the Cabaret roses and used the cream garden rose buds.
The groomsmen boutonnieres had a cream bud with purple accents and monkey tail fern.
The grooms boutonniere was a mixture of the first two with a rolled Cabaret rose petal, monkey tail fern and cream garden rose. For an added touch, Taylor had me put a locket on the boutonniere that belonged to Bryce's mother
The bridesmaids bouquet had mostly creams with hints of peach and a bright coral peony that really made the bouquet pop. In each of the bouquets, there was a small photo frame of each girl with her spouse on their wedding day. A very special touch for the special girls in Taylors life.
In the brides bouquet, I used peach garden roses, peach hydrangea, a white peony's and the beautiful Cabaret rose. A collar of Dusty Miller surrounded the bouquet and gave it an antique feel. There were small clusters of purple statice as a remembrance for the grooms mother who passed away.
It was definitely a challenge to get all the flowers up to Yuba City. A few of them didn't make it and I had to take the bouquets apart in my car and fix them up a bit. I think they turned out nicely and I loved the colors! I did learn a lot, and have since learned some techniques I could have used from the great Rene van Rems which I will share with all you brides to be in next weeks blog post! Until then, a big congratulations to newly-weds Taylor and Bryce Barrow!
*A big thank you to Kim Wodarczyk for her help!*
