Wedding: Angie & Jimmy – Windermere Manor
I get so excited about all the weddings I do and I love all the special couples I get to plan with! I put my heart and soul into every wedding, but this wedding was especially special and lots of fun to plan. Angie brought her dad to our first consultation and I could really see what a great relationship they had- her dad beamed with pride and love for his daughter. He really wanted the day to be so special for her and Jimmy. I later found out that he’d come to the consultation on no sleep after working all night. What a great dad! (As a side note, he also picked out the wedding dress than Angie ended up choosing!)
Angie wanted her flowers to really be different and unique. She is definitely not a “white wedding” kind of gal. Her and Jimmy are fun and funky and we wanted their wedding flowers to reflect that, but we still wanted to make sure they were elegant. “Funky elegant!” It can be done! Since the bridesmaids wore black, we had free range in terms of colours. Angie had complete trust in me and my vision (thanks Angie!) and was completely on board when I showed her examples using the colour palette of plums, magentas, deep purples, blues, fuchsia with a hit of green! We ended up with stunning, lush flowers that certainly didn’t fade into the background!
The Bouquets were composed of Coolwater roses, hydrangea, local dahlias, callas, phaleanopsis, cymbidium and dendrobium orchids. I really love how they turned out!
We kept the boutonnieres and corsages fairly simple by using callas and orchids for all.
In keeping with the unique, vibrant and lush floral theme, the centerpieces were a combination of amazing large green callas for the tall and a mix similar to the bouquets for the low.
The next series of photos were sent to us from HRM Photography. The very talented Heather did an amazing job capturing the day! You can take a look at her blog for more photos and details about the day. On HRM’s blog, Angie lists the flowers as her favourite detail! That always makes my day!
Angie’s dad surprised her by renting a horse and carriage for the day!
I love the contrast of the bouquets against the black bridesmaids dresses.
I’m always so impressed by the photos from HRM but check out this one, so incredible! And just to bring this back to the flowers- doesn’t her bouquet just look awesome against that stunning blue sky?
- Samirah
Professional photos courtesy of HRM Photography. More photos from this wedding can be seen on their blog here.
1. Designs in Bloom was once again featured in Weddingbells Magazine! Weddingbells selects from some of the top vendors in the area to be featured in their magazine. We are in the Spring/Summer 2011 issue on page 465. It is a great magazine to use as a planning resource and in our feature I’ve given a few tips that will help in planning your wedding flowers!
