Alli and John's Wedding 6/16

This wedding was another super special one as it was my good friend Molly's sister Allison. The ceremony was at St. Gail Catholic Church in Colton, WA and the reception was at Red Barn Farms (which is a great venue, check it out www.redbarnfarms.com) Alli loves peonies and fresh, organic natural looking flowers with pops of color. The main colors were blue, green and white but there were a few hints of yellow in there too. I think the flowers turned out great and captured Allison and John's personalities. Photos by www.lalukephoto.com

Design Class

I attended a floral design class hosted by Tereflora at NW Wholesale in Seattle a few weeks ago and wanted to share some pictures. The workshop was presented by Joyce Mason Monheim and the theme was "Everyday and More." The four design themes were ocean, gen-x, natural elements, and updated victorian. I found her designs inspiring and creative while keeping cost and time savings in mind.

Ashley and Curtis 8/11

This beautiful wedding was held at the Tacoma Glass Museum.

Photography by Kristen Marie Photography http://www.iamkristenmarie.com/

Dahlias

Dahlias are one of my favorite flowers and I was preparing for an upcoming wedding and found these pictures from a few years ago. I just love the colors, shape, and texture.

flowers

Found a cool website www.wordle.net

Royal Wedding Flowers

Much has already been said about the wedding flowers but I had a few things to say too.

Ceremony:



http://www.flickr.com/photos/britishmonarchy/5660486493/in/set-72157626465589707/

I thought all the trees, greenery and natural elements helped the decor in the Abbey significantly. This venue looks old and somber (must be all the funerals they have had there) and to use greenery is this way was a great trick to "liven up" the place.

Bouquet:



















Hand wired shield of Lily of the Valley, Sweet William, Hyacinth and Myrtle

As tradition dictates for royal weddings, the bride's bouquet contains a sprig of myrtle from the original myrtle bush planted by Queen Victoria at Osborne House, Isle of Wight in 1845.

Miss Middleton chose her flowers for their significance to the Royal Family, the Middletons and the language of flowers.

Sweet William means gallantry, lily-of-the-valley means return of happiness, hyacinth symbolises constancy of love, while myrtle is the emblem of marriage and love. There is also ivy for fidelity; marriage; wedded love; friendship and affection.

I would have liked to seen something more romantic. Since Kate (correction Catherine) is into symbolism then why not roses as a symbol of love? The dress was so delicate and vintage feeling the fresh boquet of mainly lily of the valley looked a bit off.

Hopefully this day was everything the couple wanted and they were happy, which is most important afterall.

Christine and Marvell's Wedding

The Wild Rose in Arlington was a great venue for this wonderful wedding in mid August.