Pink Peonies and Green Spider Mums...

I've been busy working on a large order for my client who is getting married in Canada in November. She wanted to get her flowers in plenty of time. It was a good thing she planned so far ahead because as the end of her order was approaching, she asked if she could add a couple of things.

Her order consisted of a bridal bouquet, 3 bridesmaids bouquets, 9 boutonnieres, 4 corsages and 2 custom arrangements which are thank you gifts to the parents of the bride and groom.
Nicole came to me by way of one of my previous Canadian brides. I always love referrals. It's the highest compliment when a bride refers her newly engaged friends to me. Nicole's colors are pink and green. She specifically wanted deep pink peonies, green spider mums, and stephanotis flowers with pearl centers for her bouquet with a matching boutonniere for her groom.
To contrast her bouquet with her bridal party, she requested the bridesmaids bouquets to be light pink peonies with green spider mums in silver plated tussie mussie holders. She plans to have someone handstamp each bridesmaid's initials on the keepsake charm that is attached to the tussie mussie. A very sweet gesture and personal touch.
The groomsmen have a green spider mum with a pink ribbon.The fathers and brothers of the bride and groom will be wearing a light pink peony bud with green filler. The little boys and ring bearers will be wearing a light pink ranunculus with stephanotis flower.
I will have more pictures later with the corsages and the custom teapot arrangements, but for now I wanted to share these photos with you.

There's a lot going on in the studio with multiple orders going on at the same time. Lots of exciting things for me on the horizon and I'm super excited at what the future holds for DK Designs!

Bridal Bouquet Order of ivories, blues and purples - Part II

This is the 2nd part and continuation of yesterday's blog post. I just finished Paulette's tussie mussie bridesmaid bouquets. We first started out with 3 of them, but she recently emailed to let me know that her maid of honor could not attend so she's having a guy friend be her man of honor. :)
Anyway, just wanted to share the completed bouquets. Paulette wanted champagne ivory roses with the light blue hydrangeas and hints of greenery and purple. I like the silver tussie mussie against the soft color palette of the flowers. Very romantic!

Tussie Mussie Bridesmaid Bouquets - Green Hydrangeas and Ivory Roses

This particular client found me via my Etsy site and was interested in bouquets for her wedding. I honestly almost forgot her order (embarrassingly enough), but I caught it on Monday and have been working on it this whole week... Her bouquet pictures will be posted tomorrow once I finish assembling her bouquet. She's doing a really vibrant and deep color bridal bouquet and her bridesmaids bouquets are more subtle and muted tones of ivory roses and green hydrangeas. To tie back the red color of her bouquet, I added these little red bud fillers. We also did tussie mussies which are a favorite of mine. Amy has a vintage kind of retro theme going.

All the groomsmen and father, mothers of the bride and groom and grandmother will be wearing boutonnieres and corsages with ivory roses and green hydrangeas. The picture below is the corsage.

Stay tuned for tomorrow's post to see Amy's beautifully bold and rich bouquet! Reds and merlot/burgandy colors..

The Bridal Bouquet to Match the Tussie Mussie Bouquets

A lot to accomplish today before my podcast interview. This morning I managed to finish the bride's bouquet that matches the tussie mussie bouquets I blogged about earlier in the week. This one is a handtied bouquet. The tussie mussie holder is a little small to create a larger bridal bouquet in, so I thought it best to do a handtied version. Again, I used the light pink peonies, but this time I created the open peonies where you can see the beautiful yellow centers to add a little more texture and dimension. Lots of pearl stephanotis and medium pink roses and green fillers to fill in and make the bouquet fullers. The bouquet stems are wrapped in ivory ribbon and accented with a beautiful pink silk ribbon secured with pearl pins.

More to come from this wedding as I plan on finishing the boutonnieres and corsage.. Stay tuned....

Tussie Mussie Bouquets...

I have always loved the look of a tussie mussie bouquet. The holders offer a Victorian, vintage and touch of elegance to a bouquet of flowers. I have a dear friend who wanted one so she could put fresh flowers in them wherever she was going out to a nice place instead of wearing a corsage or a lei. Everyone commented on how lovely the tussie mussie holder was and what a great idea it was as an accessory.

This particular client of mine really didn't have any idea of what flowers she wanted. Her only recommendation was that she wanted pink and white. So I suggested the tussie mussie idea to her and she was game. She was on a limited budget so we worked within her budget to create something I hope she will like. She's having a small backyard style wedding with her closest friends and family.

I recommended light pink peonies, medium pink roses and stephanotis flowers with pearl centers with some green fillers. This is a sneak peek on how the tussie mussie bouquets came out. Even my husband commented that these are my best bouquets (the ones in the tussie mussie holder).

So if you're thinking of getting married, consider a tussie mussie. Many of them have an engraveable tag so you could put your monogram or maybe a special short message to your bridal attendants.