Country Wedding in Juniata County, PA

This country wedding had all the right touches. It was held in an adorable old church in the beautiful green rolling  hills of Mifflin, PA.  I added these whimsical wreaths to the front doors to greet guests.

Melisssa's bouquet was concentric circles of all white flowers....tulilps, veronica, Tibet roses and hydrangea. It was so lush and romantic.  Her two bridesmaids had garden style bouquets in shades of purple to match their flirty purple dresses and cowgirl boots! 



The reception centerpiece vases were ordered by the bride from Etsy with "M + M" carved into them. Adorable! I filled them with garden bouquets that looked as if they had been gathered from the field behind the hall. 

Hot Pink on a Sunny April Day

Jen wanted simple, but hot! All hot pinks put together for a bold, but romantic look.
Her bouquet was loaded with Hot Lady roses and Chanel alstromeria with a just a few miniature gerber daisies on the top to create a focal point.  I inserted a few dark plum beads into the centers of the roses to tie in the plum that the bridesmaids would be wearing.  Their bouquets were simple, cheerful clusters of gerber daisies. 

The two flower girls carried sweet pomanders adorned with butterflies that matched the hairclips I made for them...can't wait to see photos of them!

Jen's mother, Kim, was so excited to receive a bangle bracelet style corsage.  And the fathers wore hot pink rose boutonnieres.

 

Congratulations Jen and Dan!

Sentimental Spring Garden Wedding....

2013 Wedding Season started back in January for me, but it seems like the actual wedding season kicked off last weekend (April 20th) with this fun Spring-Garden style wedding. The ceremony was held at the Lutheran Church in New Kingston, PA. The reception followed at the Carlisle Ribbon Mill.  A perfect venue for a garden party theme with the amazing old wooden floors, brick walls, and wide open windows. The bride and her mother wanted to incorporate old furniture, jars and even favorite flowers to recognize the importance of family members.  We added stargazer lilies to the bride's bouquet because that is always what her fiance (now husband) gives her.  And I made a blue thistle corsage and boutonniere for the bride's grandparents because that is their special flower. The grandfather would pick them from the field and give them to his wife. I was told it brought tears to everyone's eyes when they heard the story behind these unique pieces!

 

 My simple tulip arrangements in mason jars were sweet on the colorful bandanas and street sign name markers provided by the bride's family. 
The swag I made for the Ribobn Mill doorway entrance into the cocktail room is probably one of my favorite ever. It looked like it had grown there! It was so much fun working with Brianna and her mom Leah...thanks!

 

Vintage Lace and Brooches

This look hit the wedding scene recently and there is no end in sight. Young women are turning to their grandmothers' jewelry boxes and their mothers' wedding dresses to add thoughtful touches to their wedding days.  This young bride did just that in August of this year.  The modest sized bouquets were just enough for a simple ceremony with lots of meaningful details.

 

 

 

 



Bride's "Birdnest" bouquet with several brooches.

 

 

 

 

 Antique books, jars, teacups and saucers added nostalgic touches to the reception centerpieces.



Purple and Red...a fresh look for fall

Purple and red are often considered to be clashing colors because they are next to one another on the color wheel.  But in this case, they were intense and a fresh break from the traditional fall scheme of red, orange and gold. I softened the combination of bright red gerbers and purple lisianthus in the bouquets by adding in bits of burgandy amaranthus, purple oregano, fuzzy grass heads and delicate Queen Anne's Lace.  The loose wildflower bouquets were anything but understated against the red bridesmaid dresses. 

Fun touches....wild branches in the centerpieces, whispy willow loops in the gazebo swag and cake topper.  Whispering Pines Banquet Hall in Carlisle, PA is the perfect place for an outside wedding where the bridesmaids wear cowgirl boots! 

Boutonnieres

Ribbon Wristlet Corsage

 Gazebo Swag

 

Aisle Decorations

 

 Cake toppers

 

 

 Wild Purple Centerpiece using Monkshood

 

 

Red Gerber Daisy Centerpieces



Wheat Bouquets

Simple bouquets of wheat, sorghum and globe thistle added just enough natural beauty to this joyful day. The bride now has them tucked in an antique crock on her mantle. 

A forever bouquet made of all natural materials!

A Beautiful Outdoor Wedding before Superstorm Sandy

The clouds were rolling in but nothing could have kept this wedding from being beautiful. Located at Limespring Farm in Lancaster, PA, every detail was attended to.  The 300+ year old property was spotless.
Laurie (the bride) requested burnt orange flowers since the setting would be outside with beautiful leaves falling all around.  Burnt orange flowers must mean callas and dahlias.  The orange was enhanced in the bridemaid bouquets with funky blue sea holly (thistle) since they would be wearing navy blue. 
Wheat...who would think such a mundane source of food would look so cool at a wedding?
I tied sheaths of wheat along the aisle end chairs and filled antique bottles and jars with clusters of wheat (all locally grown). And the guys wore simple wheat boutonnieres. I also filled jars and bottles with orange flowers and sprigs of garden foliage like fading birch leaves and seedpods from bluebeard. Jesse (the groom) had personally sliced massive tree "cookies" for the table centerpieces. He and Laurie searched flea markets for all of the cool jars and bottles. The mismatched look was great.  Corn filled mason jars held a single votive candle.

Elegant yet country chic ...and recycling at it's best.  Repurposed jars and bottles, repurposed tree that had fallen, repurposed antique windows as the seating chart.