Mother's Day

After Valentines Day and Prom season, Mothers Day is one of the busiest days of the year for us floral designers.  It was my first year taking orders for Mother's Day and it was a good start.  Here are a few of the designs that I worked on:

One of the other Mother's Day events that I started attending last year was the Filoli Mother's Day Floral Show.  This year, the theme was "The Secret Garden, Discover the Magic".  I had classmates and friends showcasing their designs, and I brought my mother and my mother-in-law to explore the house and the gardens.  For anyone in the area next year, this is a fun event to attend and bring your mother to!  Here are a few of the designs that were on display:

The design below used square pieces of cardboard.  I thought it was very inventive and added an interesting texture and color to the design.

The design below was created by my good friend Brenda Bennet of Botanicals by Brenda

This table design was by Pico Soriano 

The next three pictures are from the students at College of San Mateo.

Hope you enjoyed the photo's as much as I enjoyed making and seeing them!  Happy belated Mother's Day to all my readers!

Bridal Show Part 4: Reception Hall

The final installment in the bridal show is the reception hall.  Groups of students in the other class did the reception centerpieces, cake toppers and an arch way.  They did a fabulous job.  Enjoy!

If you missed the first three posts, check them out here:

Once Upon a Time

Fusion

Not So Shabby Chic

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Bridal Show Part 3: Not So Shabby Chic

The third and final group in the advanced class had decided on the theme Not So Shabby Chic to reflect a wedding that a few of the group members have scheduled for September.  The color scheme was pinks and creams using David Austen garden roses, jasmine, peonies and orchids.  The designs were classic and elegant with a touch of whimsy.

For the bride who wants something different for her flower girl, you can try a moss covered styrofoam ball with a thick stick wrapped in ribbon.  This group added an orchid and tiny rose buds.

The ring bearer pillow was a hand made nest.

The mother of the bride carried a purse that was also styrofoam wrapped in moss with aluminum wire for the handle and orchids and jasmine glued to the purse.  

The grooms boutonniere was an orchid

The father of the bride had an orchid bud, pink spray roses and a petal from the garden rose wrapped in a light pink ribbon with wire accent.

The Bridesmaids bouquet (hey that girl looks familiar!) was a tear drop with the garden roses, pink spray roses and jasmine.

The Brides Bouquet was another cascade with pink spray roses adding movement to the center, peonies, garden roses and jasmine.  This bouquet smelled amazing and was very elegant.

For the "shabby" part of the theme, they used glass jugs with babies breath and 3 orchids.  They also created a chocolate basket with favors for everyone who attended!  Each box had spray roses and jasmine wrapped in ribbon.

The ceremony decor was very pretty.  They took willow branches and cemented them into containers that they spray painted gold and filled with jasmine.  The branches are attached at the top to create an arch way and orchids are positioned throughout the design.

This group had a very clean and classic look to it.  Very fragrant and beautiful.  

Tomorrow will be the final post in the series with photos of the "reception" hall that the other class put together.  

Missed the first two bridal show posts?  Check them out here:

Once Upon a Time

Fusion

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Bridal Show Part 2: Fusion

The second group in the bridal faire decided to reenact one of the group members, daughters weddings.  The wedding was a fusion between Asian culture and Jewish culture.  The colors were red, gold and pink and the ceremony decor was placed on a Chuppah.  Enjoy these photos!

The chuppah decor close up.  Yellow and cream roses with mango calla lilies

The flower girl carrying a pomander ball with yellow and red carnations.  This little girl stole the show!

The Groom wore a red rose with gold ribbon accent

The Bride's bouquet was a cascade using red and white roses, plumosa fern and ivy.

Best Man and Father of the Bride

The bridesmaid's bouquet was cream and pink roses with red accents.

The Mother of the Bride wore a wrist corsage with a red rose and red ranunculus

If you look closely, you can see a golden dragon.  This was the ring bearers "pillow" with a wreath of china berries and plumosa fern around its neck.

Everything was very classy and elegant and well thought out.

Check back in tomorrow for the final group pictures and then on Thursday to see the reception set up by the other class!

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