Vibrant, Tropical Destination Wedding Bouquet... Oranges, Yellows and Pinks

I have a client who is getting married in Jamaica who initially had a blue, turquoise and white color palette, but later changed her colors to pinks, yellows and oranges. We finally nailed down her flowers and this is how her bouquet and the groom's boutonniere turned out.The flowers in the order consisted of cymbidium orchids, callas, ranunculus, Asiatic lilies and roses.

Just so happens their wedding got pushed out a year so she may just order bridal party flowers to match along with centerpieces.Vibrant and definitely has a tropical feel!

Boutonnieres for my Destination Jamaica Bride

All geared up to finish my destination Jamaica bride's order today. Talk about a lot of work, 2 bouquets, 6 centerpieces, 4 corsages, 7 boutonnieres, 2 hair flowers, 5 cake flowers and 24 place setting flowers. Last night I just finished painting all the orchids and had enough energy to put together the boutonnieres. Here are some of the images I shot last night of those.More pictures to follow once I finish the corsages. :) Lots to do today... I have to finish this order and then get cracking on all the flowers I need to make for next week's "Garden Party" event with my dear friend and colleague Debbie Friedrich of Debbie Friedrich Photography and zenatona!

Clay Flowers for a Destination Wedding in Jamaica

To date, I have had to clients who had or are getting married in Jamaica. My current client, Crystal asked me to create her bouquets, boutonnieres, corsages, hair flowers, cake flowers, place setting flowers and her centerpieces. I've managed to finish the bridal bouquets and centerpieces today and wanted to share them with you.Crystal wanted light green cymbidium orchids and fuchsia pink roses with tuberose buds. She had initially sent me my bridal bouquet as an example of what she would like. So I guess in a way this bouquet meant something to me. I almost wish I could redo my bouquets because I'm SO much better now than I was in 2005! LOL.I love the centerpieces especially. So simple yet so tropical and elegant.

Congratulations and Best Wishes Crystal!

Cake Flowers - Artistic Style Magnolia Flower

My client Jennifer contacted me last month to see if I could recreate a cake flower that she had fell in love with online. The picture of what she fell in love with is the one to the left. At first I thought maybe it was a peony, but this flower has been done in other colors and it really looks more like an artistic version of a magnolia flower.Jennifer's colors are golds, yellows, pinks, oranges and blues. That's kind of a broad color palette, but she's getting married in Jamaica and didn't trust her pastry chef at her venue to recreate it for her. So that's when she contacted me. I was a bit nervous and I think I was somewhat procrastinating working on it, but I realized I had to do it today and so I sat down and tried to figure it out. Luckily I think I came pretty close.
You can be the judge. I had originally quoted her for one large 6" cake flower, but because the petals are so hard to anchor at the base, the flower ended up being 5" and I threw in a slightly smaller one at no charge. I think it will look stunning and be a perfect touch to her destination Jamaica wedding!