pink

I've been inspired by all the pretty pink things I keep seeing on good ol' Pinterest so today I made a cheery pink and white bouquet for a friend's birthday with alstroemeria, ranunculus, chrysanthemums, and foxtail fern. Good thing this friend loves pink!

Thanksgiving centerpiece

This year I made a big bowl of color with mums, hydrangea, brussel sprouts, apples, cattails, and radishes. I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving. I'm looking forward to a fun holiday season!

square too: backyard beauty

the wedding: october 1, 2011

There is nothing better than when two people that are so amazing fall in love and get married. Congratulations to two of my favorite friends, Bridgette and Britton! They chose the Humboldt Park Boathouse with its architectural glory as their spot to tie the knot. A crisp October day, the sky coulnd't have been more blue nor a day more perfect. I was honored to create the bouquets, boutonnieres, and table arrangements for them... and it was so fun that orange was their color! They gave away small pots of locally made honey at the reception complete with their BB wedding logo... oh how clever a pair with art and design backgrounds can be! Cheers to the BBs!!

photo credit: Amy Perl for photos 5 and 7

photo credit: Mark Demakas for photos 1 and 4

square

Small square bowls filled with succulents and flowers.

white and green

wedding succulents

When I found out a few months ago that I would be doing the flowers for my good friends' wedding, I started growing a variety of succulents to use for their big day. And that day was yesterday. I had a set of vintage wooden bowls that were perfect for these arrangements. I had so much fun making them! More photos from their beautiful wedding coming soon!