When I first spoke with the bride, she wanted to create a fall-colored wedding when they were home for the holidays on Mercer Island.  Though turquoise, orange and brown are not the typical winter holiday colors, they were sure beautiful on a cloudy December day in Seattle.



The day may have been rainy but the view was gorgeous from the Mercer Island Beach Club.



The bride bouquet, featuring tulips, mokara orchids, stephanotis and carnations.  



The mokara orchids always remind me of butterflies, maybe because the petals look like wings. The stephanotis blooms added a nice fragrance to the bouquet.



The bridesmaid bouquets featured tulips, alstromeria, roses and carnations.  The tulips were especially beautiful, showing a range of orange colors.



Aren't they beautiful, all lined up together?  Such a great color combination.



This is not a great photo, but gives you a general idea of the ceremony arch.



Eucalyptus garlands wrapped around the arch. A few flowers were added, but kept mostly natural looking.



Cocktail tables held small groupings of clementine oranges, greens and stephanotis blooms.   A great pop of color against the turquoise tables. They were my favorite part of this wedding. 



The dinning tables were adorned with flowers of orange and cream in turquoise square vases. Oranges and blooms clustered around the base.  Again, the colors were vibrant against the table cloth color.

Congratulations to the bride and groom! Thank you for letting me help make your day so special.

With so many people looking for inspiration for their upcoming fall weddings, I thought it was a good time share some of my favorites.  




This is one of my all time favorite bouquets and color combinations.  Created in late September using garden flowers, it features dahlias, herbs and grasses. The colors this time of year are jewel tones, very saturated purples, oranges and golds.  A great color combination for a bride that loves purple, the orange flowers will pop against deep purple bridesmaid dresses.





Designed for a wedding in October, these bouquets incorporated the best seasonal flowers of fall. The bride wanted burgundy and orange toned flowers, to go with her burgundy bridesmaid dresses. The bouquets are almost monochromatic, but there is so much texture and depth provided by the various flowers and herbs.





Providing a more sophisticated feel, this November wedding featured various fall leaves and the colors cognac and champagne.  Using only roses and leaves, the roses really have a chance to shine. A collar of fall leaves gives the bouquets a nice finish, providing a nod to fall without going too over board.  The brides bouquet also incorporated ivory skeleton leaves, that add a nice airy feel.

Three very different looks for fall. I hope these bouquets give you the inspiration you need to help plan your own wedding!

The Lairmont Manor in Bellingham, WA remains one of my favorite venues for events.  Such beautiful architecture and gardens! And the staff, Tammy and Susan, are amazing to work with.

They hosted an event this week for which I provided a few arrangements.  The first arrangement was for the dinning table. The decor was to be fall harvest theme.  Since I love working with seasonal plant material, this was right up my alley!



Very natural and textural, this arrangement contains locally sourced materials. Except the orange protea.  The kale, purple beautyberry, orange twigs and crabapples are from Jello Mold Farms. The artichokes, blackberries, lavender, grass, rosemary and leaves are from my yard.



Here is a view of the arrangement from the top.  When I delivered the arrangement, the table was already set.  Several of the serving platters were italian majolica pottery, very artistic and colorful.  The flowers looked amazing with them.

I also brought an arrangement for Tammy and Susan, for their front office.  Partially because I love bringing these ladies goodies and partially because I was playing with different fall arrangement styles.



This arrangement is an ode to the beautiful fall leaf colors.  Red roses, orange leaves from my maple tree and crabapples in the vase. Simple and beautiful arrangement.



Closer look at the crabapples.  Aren't they gorgeous!  They are pretty heavy, since they are real apples that are just tiny, and they sink well in water. Think I will play with this arrangement idea for some Thanksgiving arrangements I am creating next week.  Stay tuned!