Never Underestimate the Power of WHITE

A lot of people are afraid to use varying shades of white for their wedding, but an all-white wedding (including shades of off-white) can be incredible!
This cake made by Gateau Fille (see her blog at right), and covered in White Stargazer Lilies, White Hydrangea, White Lisianthus, and White Roses was a show-stopper!!

Spanish Vinyard Wedding

One of the best ways to make your wedding your own is to have a central theme. What is something that describes who you are, as individuals and as a couple, that you could use as a theme for your wedding? This couple, who met in Spain, selected "Spanish Vinyard" as their theme. Everything about their wedding - including their flowers - reflected their theme.

The tables were beautiful! Black lanterns were surrounded with fresh flowers and grapes.

Another great way to personalize your wedding is to have it at a location that is special to you.
The Brides' family estate was the perfect location for their wedding.
Hanging baskets filled with their flowers and both sugar-coated and plain grapes
were placed throughout the yard.

Small bundles of flowers and grapes were hung throughout the trees
to add more color to their late Fall wedding.

My two favorite pieces to build for this wedding were the brides' bouquet and the cake.
The bride gave me free reign on both items to do whatever I thought was best.

When a bride is deciding the shape of her bouquet, her number one consideration should be her body shape. A very close second consideration should be her dress. If your dress is very elaborate, you would want a small, simple bouquet. But if your dress is simply elegant, as was this one, it can support an elaborate bouquet.

Shades of wine, purple, and green were the palette for this wedding.
The bouquet included them all. Sumatra Lilies, Lavonda Roses, Green Hypericum Berries, Stargazer Lilies, Black Bacara Roses, Purple Lisianthus, and faux grapes
filled this long, cascading bouquet.

Then finally the cake. In light of their theme, a basket-weave pattern was the perfect selection for the icing. The cake and table were covered with all of their flowers and colors.
The final touch was a traditional Canrian Knife, a gift from a Spanish Native,
that was used in their cake-cutting ceremony.


Everything you can do to personalize your wedding will not only make it more meaningful to you, but it will be something special to all of your guests. It will be memorable to everyone
because it wasn't a standard, cookie-cutter wedding.
This Spanish Vinyard wedding is a perfect example of that.

C & A Wedding

This beautiful wedding was done in Eggplant, Champagne, and Chocolate
(unless you asked the groom, in which case it was Purple, Off White, and Brown).
Black Calla Lilies (shown below) were the emphasized flower.

On a visit to the local flower wholesaler the bride fell in love with a unique filler that I was told would not be available for their wedding. When I went to pick up the flowers, there it was!
It's always fun when things work out.

The reception hall where they were married provided these candles, wreaths, and stands.
We added the fresh flowers to make them look like they were made just for them.

Mini Black Callas were added to the silverware along with a Champagne bow.
They were so simple and elegant!

The wedding cake was topped with Mini Black Callas and Purple Dahlias.

The Groom's Bout: Mini Black Callas and White Freesia.

Bridesmaid's Bouquets

The Brides' Bouquet: This simple hand-held, stem-showing bouquet was so elegant!
Real peacock feathers were added to the fresh flowers and added such a unique touch.