"I Do" Flowers

Jamie and Dan were married October 9th in St. Louis Park at the Marriott. When I first met this couple, I knew they were going to be really fun to work with. Jamie knew that she wanted a palette of rich red flowers for both her bouquet and her bridesmaids bouquets.

Her bridesmaids dresses,  which were a beautiful shade of sage green would be complimented nicely by the rich red flowers. Jamie was using lots of candles and different shades of red flowers to create a really romantic feel for her ceremony and reception. The flowers she chose for her bouquets were red dahlias, red carnations, red ‘Freedom’ roses, red ‘Peter Pan’ spray roses, red ranunculus, and fern coils.

Jamie chose two different styles of centerpieces to add interest and depth to the ceremony and reception site. The taller centerpieces, which doubled as decor at the ceremony, were tall cylinder vases filled with curly willow and edged in rich red roses and carnations. These centerpieces were also surrounded by a carpet of red rose petals and votive candles.

The shorter centerpieces were a cluster of different cylinder vases each containing a floating candle and surrounded by a carpet of red rose petals.

Jamie had a fabulous idea for an alternative type guestbook. Rather than having a book for her guests to sign she came up with the idea of a wish tree. Each guest would write a wish for the couple on a piece of paper and hang it from the tree. This tree was constructed from manzanita branches painted gold and secured in a chocolate brown terracotta cube.

Jamie and Dan’s wedding turned out beautifully. I have to give credit to their wonderful day of wedding coordinator Kirsten from Fab.you.lous Event Design. She did a great job of setting up the ceremony and reception site and provided hundreds of candles and cylinder vases that added to the dramatic romantic feel of both rooms. Additionally, Emma Freeman was Dan and Jamie’s photographer and did a fabulous job of catching the special moments of their wedding day.