I love when a bride gives me a few guidelines then lets me create.  The bride wanted a country feel, like the flowers had just been picked from the garden.  Her colors were white for the bridal bouquet and yellow with orange for the bridesmaids.  I had so much fun creating these bouquets, picking beautiful garden flowers and herbs from my garden.  Love how they turned out!


A bridesmaid bouquet is on the left and the brides on the right.  One flower the bride requested was lilies, used in all the bouquets.


Love how delicate and lacy the base flowers of the bouquet looked, letting the lilies shine as the stars. Some of the flowers used were Queen Anne's lace, oregano and salvia.


Side view, showing the stems wrapped in burlap.  Fits the country style nicely.


Bridesmaids bouquets were so cheerful and bright, just a delight to create.  Some of the flowers used were roses, salvia, grasses and helenium.  There stems were wrapped in burlap as well.

Also created for the wedding were boutonnieres and corsages for the bridal party and family.  Using roses and herbs in the three wedding colors, each one was slightly different to make them look unique.  Such a fun wedding to create florals for!

Pamela contacted me this spring, looking for locally grown cut flowers for her daughters summer wedding to be held at the Samson Estate Winery in the Bellingham area.  Her daughter, Shalini, wanted to gather her friends and arrange all the flowers for the wedding.  They also wanted to incorporate marigold garlands, similar to the ones used in hindu weddings.

Fast forward to this weekend and the wedding date is now here!  Yesterday I delivered the flowers to the winery, so the bridal party had time to arrange them.  Flowers include dahlia, snapdragon, phlox, zinnia, white and yellow dill, rudbeckia, lemon balm, grasses, cape fuchsia, calendula, and helenium.  All in the color palette of red, orange and yellow.



The other wedding floral items ordered were marigold garlands in orange. Traditionally used in hindu weddings, the bride and groom wanted to use them to honor and recognize certain family members.  We decided to make them a bit shorter than is common, mostly because they are really heavy!  They turned out gorgeous and smelled great too.  Here is a picture of one, on the statue in my yard.  She makes a nice model.



I have to say the Samson Estate Winery is a beautiful venue for outdoor weddings.  Manicured grounds set amungst the grape and raspberry fields of Everson, below is a picture of the building. Though I did not personally meet the staff, Pamela was very pleased with the service she received.  And they have the coveted chiavari chairs for their tables!