Well we are still waiting on Baby Coombs over here.  Mary’s due date is tomorrow and we are so excited!! We can’t wait to meet the new baby and find out whether it is a boy or a girl!  We have been steady working on lots of projects. We have a bridal show coming up, February 12th at Running Deer, so we have been tossing around some ideas for that.  We decided that we wanted to offer a 50% discount on samples for any of our 2012 and 2013 brides that would like to see samples of their bouquets or centerpieces.  Any brides that have already booked with us that would like to see a sample at 50% off please contact me (dawn@agardenpartyllc.com) asap to set up an appointment for Saturday, February 11th.  We will then be taking the samples to the Bridal Show on Sunday.   I am also working on our 2011 album and have come across so many pictures from weddings throughout last year that, at the time, we didn’t have time to blog.  I love going through all the past weddings, it is so much fun looking back at our brides and their flowers.  Kim and Brian were one of your favorite couples of 2011.  They are the sweetest two people and seriously are so much fun and so in love.  Every picture I see of them just makes me smile.  Their wedding took place on 9/10/11, which of course, was one of our biggest wedding weekends of the year.  They were married in a church in Ocean City with their reception following at Greate Bay Country Club in Somers Point. I really loved all the details of this wedding.  The color scheme was great, jade green and yellow, and we got to bring in some of those modern elements that we really love.  Jac & Jules Photography did an amazing job with the photos, so check it out!

How sweet are these two!??!  For Kim’s bouquet we used yellow calla lilies, cymbidium orchids, yellow latina roses, and bupluerum.  I loved all this yellow, it photographed gorgeous!

The bridesmaids wore jade green dresses and held bouquets of all yellow long stem calla lilies.  We wrapped the bouquets with black ribbon and added a beaded jade green accent (I have memories of searching online for a jade green accent for these bouquets…I think it took 3 of us looking for hours before we found something that we all liked, ha!).

What a pretty little flower girl!  She wore a floral halo of yellow spray roses, so sweet!

The couple was flanked by our ivory pedestals with a mound of yellow roses on top and draped crystals.  Love it!

Brian and Kim exited the church with yellow rose petals raining down on them.

They had these adorable table number holders that held a single flower.  We loved them so much that we bought them after the wedding.  Let us know if you would like to rent them for your wedding!

Half of the tables had our smaller black cylinders filled with sandblasted manzanita with yellow roses, hanging crystals, and hanging votives.

The other half of the tables had our tall black cylinders with long stem yellow calla lilies cascading out one side.  We hung crystals from the calla lilies to add some more interest.

Their cake was accented with cymbidium orchids.  I love orchids on a cake, so pretty!

Thank you Kim and Brian for letting us be a part of your day.  We thoroughly enjoyed working with you two and loved how all of your flowers came out.  Best wishes to both of you!

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Hope everyone had a great Christmas!!!  I have been digging my way out…not the snow (that is the hubby’s job), but digging my way out of the sea of presents my two lucky little girls got.  A few days ago one of our sweetest brides of the year e-mailed us these pictures and I couldn’t wait any longer to share them. Casey and Travis were truly such a gorgeous couple and so sweet to boot!  I remember delivering this wedding, it really stood out to me because it was one week after my grandfather passed away and I found so much peace in working on this wedding.  It reminded us both that Poppop was so happy that we were pursuing our dream job. I loved the flowers, I loved working at The Chelsea, and I loved seeing the joy on Casey and her mom’s faces when we delivered the bouquets. Doing this wedding was healing to me…and that is a true testament to how much I love this job. This was the first time we had done a wedding at The Chelsea Hotel in Atlantic City and I was blown away, not only by the beauty of the hotel but by how kind and helpful the staff was. It was a pleasure to work with them and I really look forward to doing more weddings there. I would highly recommend The Chelsea to any bride that is looking for a wedding reception at the Jersey Shore. It was modern, the staff really went above and beyond to make every detail perfect, and you just can’t beat the location and vibe! Ryan Morey of RHM Photography was the photographer for the day and I am in awe of some of the amazing photos he got of the day.

I love a fun color palette like this one. Casey’s bridesmaids wore watermelon pink gowns so we did lots of yellow with accents of the pink, white and black to keep it modern. The bride’s bouquet featured yellow mini calla lilies, anemone, succulents, yellow freesia, white dahlias, craspedia, yellow roses and pink spray roses.

Another close up of Casey’s bouquet.  I loved all the shapes and textures in this bouquet. We accented her bouquet wrap with the lace from her mother’s gown, a very meaningful touch.

Casey and her bridesmaids on the boardwalk.  I have no idea how the photographer did it but I love colors in this photo.

Such a beautiful group of girls!

Casey and Travis, aren’t they a cute couple!

Close up of Travis’s boutonniere.  Craspedia, freesia, and a small succulent made the perfect bout.

On the beach…this looks like a painting!  LOVE.

Pictures like this would make any bride want a beach wedding.

Casey and Travis were married in a church but wanted to bring in some of the fun color aspects of their day.  We did these pomanders of yellow button mums and pink pearl pins to hang on every other pew.

Look how cute it turned out!!!

At the reception we were so excited to use these tall black vases.  We added a crystal chandelier and dozens of yellow oncidium orchids…the final look was stunning!

Love these orchids in this room!

For the other centerpiece style we used our shorter black vases filled with yellow roses and yellow spider mums.  We linked the vases together with bear grass and added some watermelon pink ribbon and of course a touch of bling.  I love spider mums, they are not often thought of for wedding flowers but they can looking so modern when used in mass like this.

Here is a shot of the yellow roses showing the vase accented with the pink ribbon and a rhinestone.

The pomanders from the church were brought back to the reception and placed on these silver platters to decorate the bar and cocktail tables.

One final shot off the overall room. Again I can not say enough good things about The Chelsea, this hotel really is stunning!

Casey and Travis – thank you so much for letting us be a part of your wedding day.  We truly enjoyed every aspect of your wedding and wish the both of you all the best in your future together.  We are so grateful for all of the kind recommendations you are sending our way too, keep ‘em coming! High fives to Ryan from RHM Photography for a job well done too!

Mary and I are so excited about the New Year and everything to come….2010 has been an awesome year for us, a year of great professional and personal growth, but I can’t help but wonder what 2011 will bring us?!?!?! Stay tuned to see what the future holds….we wish all of our readers a bountiful, beautiful and blooming 2011.

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Hope everyone had a great Christmas!!!  I have been digging my way out…not the snow (that is the hubby’s job), but digging my way out of the sea of presents my two lucky little girls got.  A few days ago one of our sweetest brides of the year e-mailed us these pictures and I couldn’t wait any longer to share them. Casey and Travis were truly such a gorgeous couple and so sweet to boot!  I remember delivering this wedding, it really stood out to me because it was one week after my grandfather passed away and I found so much peace in working on this wedding.  It reminded us both that Poppop was so happy that we were pursuing our dream job. I loved the flowers, I loved working at The Chelsea, and I loved seeing the joy on Casey and her mom’s faces when we delivered the bouquets. Doing this wedding was healing to me…and that is a true testament to how much I love this job. This was the first time we had done a wedding at The Chelsea Hotel in Atlantic City and I was blown away, not only by the beauty of the hotel but by how kind and helpful the staff was. It was a pleasure to work with them and I really look forward to doing more weddings there. I would highly recommend The Chelsea to any bride that is looking for a wedding reception at the Jersey Shore. It was modern, the staff really went above and beyond to make every detail perfect, and you just can’t beat the location and vibe! Ryan Morey of RHM Photography was the photographer for the day and I am in awe of some of the amazing photos he got of the day.

I love a fun color palette like this one. Casey’s bridesmaids wore watermelon pink gowns so we did lots of yellow with accents of the pink, white and black to keep it modern. The bride’s bouquet featured yellow mini calla lilies, anemone, succulents, yellow freesia, white dahlias, craspedia, yellow roses and pink spray roses.

Another close up of Casey’s bouquet.  I loved all the shapes and textures in this bouquet. We accented her bouquet wrap with the lace from her mother’s gown, a very meaningful touch.

Casey and her bridesmaids on the boardwalk.  I have no idea how the photographer did it but I love colors in this photo.

Such a beautiful group of girls!

Casey and Travis, aren’t they a cute couple!

Close up of Travis’s boutonniere.  Craspedia, freesia, and a small succulent made the perfect bout.

On the beach…this looks like a painting!  LOVE.

Pictures like this would make any bride want a beach wedding.

Casey and Travis were married in a church but wanted to bring in some of the fun color aspects of their day.  We did these pomanders of yellow button mums and pink pearl pins to hang on every other pew.

Look how cute it turned out!!!

At the reception we were so excited to use these tall black vases.  We added a crystal chandelier and dozens of yellow oncidium orchids…the final look was stunning!

Love these orchids in this room!

For the other centerpiece style we used our shorter black vases filled with yellow roses and yellow spider mums.  We linked the vases together with bear grass and added some watermelon pink ribbon and of course a touch of bling.  I love spider mums, they are not often thought of for wedding flowers but they can looking so modern when used in mass like this.

Here is a shot of the yellow roses showing the vase accented with the pink ribbon and a rhinestone.

The pomanders from the church were brought back to the reception and placed on these silver platters to decorate the bar and cocktail tables.

One final shot off the overall room. Again I can not say enough good things about The Chelsea, this hotel really is stunning!

Casey and Travis – thank you so much for letting us be a part of your wedding day.  We truly enjoyed every aspect of your wedding and wish the both of you all the best in your future together.  We are so grateful for all of the kind recommendations you are sending our way too, keep ‘em coming! High fives to Ryan from RHM Photography for a job well done too!

Mary and I are so excited about the New Year and everything to come….2010 has been an awesome year for us, a year of great professional and personal growth, but I can’t help but wonder what 2011 will bring us?!?!?! Stay tuned to see what the future holds….we wish all of our readers a bountiful, beautiful and blooming 2011.

If you are interested in our floral design services in South Jersey, the greater Philadelphia area or Northern Delaware please contact Mary by filling out the form below:

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Danielle and Dan were one of those couples that bring a smile to your face just to see them together.  They got married on in Avalon at The Golden Inn(gorgeous venue for a wedding, especially if you are looking to have a beach ceremony). Unfortunately their beach ceremony got rained out at the very last minute, but these two just went with the flow….all they wanted was to get married, and moving the ceremony inside was fine with them. It was refreshing to see a couple that was so laid back, fun, and full of love for one another. Not only were the two of them super sweet, but their family was the best. Danielle’s dad was trying to keep the flower girl busy prior to the ceremony so he brought her into the reception room so she could watch us set up. She was the sweetest little girl, and while he was watching us he said ‘you sure do have a gratifying job, watching this all come together’. Those words really stood out to me, because he is absolutely right…we are lucky to have a job that we love. I was beyond thrilled when Langdon Photography sent us these photos. I was really impressed with their work, check out how amazing these colors look!

Danielle and Dan – aren’t they a cute couple! And her dress was so unique and perfect for her!

Danielle’s bouquet featured lavender roses, lavender sweetpea, asters, dark purple callas, scabiosa, freesia and brunia berries.  I will never get tired of working with purple, it is definitely my favorite color.

Her bridesmaids carried the same flowers used to make a smaller bouquet.  They looked amazing against their blue dresses.

I loved the stem wrap that we did.  We wrapped the stems with navy ribbon and accented with criss-crossed narrow purple ribbon and purple pearl pins.

All the beautiful women of the day! Notice their cute purple floral pins that Danielle had made for them, L.O.V.E.

The flower girl carried a pomander of purple carnations, cute!

For Dan’s bout we used a scabiosa, brunia berries, and wrapped it with ribbon.

We accented the bar with this large martini glass filled with a modern dome of carnations and bear grass.  We have 3 sizes of these martini glasses available for rent, you KNOW you want to add them to your wedding order now ladies!

We dressed up our silver birdcage with carnations and purple ribbon.

On half of the rectangular tables we used our Diana Candleholder Trio.  We swirled bear grass in the vase, and floated a candle on top.  These candleholders look amazing, and are one of our most popular rental items.

On the other half of the tables we used our Diana Pedestal Vase.  We used more of the bear grass in the vase, and topped it with a dome of asters, lavander roses, carnations, and scabiosa.

Their cake was so cute, check out the surfboarding couple on the top!

Thank you Danielle and Dan for letting us be a part of your day.  We had tons of fun working with you and loved doing your wedding flowers! We wish you all the best – xoxo

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Danielle and Dan were one of those couples that bring a smile to your face just to see them together.  They got married on in Avalon at The Golden Inn(gorgeous venue for a wedding, especially if you are looking to have a beach ceremony). Unfortunately their beach ceremony got rained out at the very last minute, but these two just went with the flow….all they wanted was to get married, and moving the ceremony inside was fine with them. It was refreshing to see a couple that was so laid back, fun, and full of love for one another. Not only were the two of them super sweet, but their family was the best. Danielle’s dad was trying to keep the flower girl busy prior to the ceremony so he brought her into the reception room so she could watch us set up. She was the sweetest little girl, and while he was watching us he said ‘you sure do have a gratifying job, watching this all come together’. Those words really stood out to me, because he is absolutely right…we are lucky to have a job that we love. I was beyond thrilled when Langdon Photography sent us these photos. I was really impressed with their work, check out how amazing these colors look!

Danielle and Dan – aren’t they a cute couple! And her dress was so unique and perfect for her!

Danielle’s bouquet featured lavender roses, lavender sweetpea, asters, dark purple callas, scabiosa, freesia and brunia berries.  I will never get tired of working with purple, it is definitely my favorite color.

Her bridesmaids carried the same flowers used to make a smaller bouquet.  They looked amazing against their blue dresses.

I loved the stem wrap that we did.  We wrapped the stems with navy ribbon and accented with criss-crossed narrow purple ribbon and purple pearl pins.

All the beautiful women of the day! Notice their cute purple floral pins that Danielle had made for them, L.O.V.E.

The flower girl carried a pomander of purple carnations, cute!

For Dan’s bout we used a scabiosa, brunia berries, and wrapped it with ribbon.

We accented the bar with this large martini glass filled with a modern dome of carnations and bear grass.  We have 3 sizes of these martini glasses available for rent, you KNOW you want to add them to your wedding order now ladies!

We dressed up our silver birdcage with carnations and purple ribbon.

On half of the rectangular tables we used our Diana Candleholder Trio.  We swirled bear grass in the vase, and floated a candle on top.  These candleholders look amazing, and are one of our most popular rental items.

On the other half of the tables we used our Diana Pedestal Vase.  We used more of the bear grass in the vase, and topped it with a dome of asters, lavander roses, carnations, and scabiosa.

Their cake was so cute, check out the surfboarding couple on the top!

Thank you Danielle and Dan for letting us be a part of your day.  We had tons of fun working with you and loved doing your wedding flowers! We wish you all the best – xoxo

If you are interested in our floral design services in South Jersey, the greater Philadelphia area or Northern Delaware please contact Mary by filling out the form below:

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Mary and I grew up spending basically every single weekend down at the shore, so to this day we love a trip down to the beach.  When Jessie came to us with her ideas for her wedding day, we got really excited.  Jessie was such a sweet bride, with tons of DIY projects and attention to detail that we love.  She was a bride that genuinely seemed to be enjoying every minute of planning her wedding, and of course we loved coming up with the florals for her big day. The ceremony and reception both took place at The Southern Mansion in Cape May, NJ on a gorgeous sunny day in September.  Mary and I were sooo impressed with The Southern Mansion.  It is gorgeous there and the staff was so helpful and accommodating, we would definitely recommend any bride to be that is looking for a location at the Jersey shore to check them out.  We can’t wait to do another wedding there.  Lucky for us T Alimario got some AMAZING shots of their wedding day (another vendor we love to recommend – he is an awesome photographer!). 

Jessie’s bouquet featured callas, dahlias, orchids, circus roses, bupleurum, bear grass, and (one of my favorite details of all) white ostrich feather trim.  Her bridesmaids carried coordinating bouquets of tiger lilies, circus roses, and dahlias – all wrapped up with a pretty turquoise bow.

I LOVED her bridesmaids dresses – gorgeous!

For the groomsmen bouts we used a simple calla lily accented with the same turquoise ribbon and orange pins.

Great picture, what a fun looking bridal party!

For the ceremony we used two of our pillars (rental items) to stand these vase arrangements on, which were later moved inside to be used as reception decor.

We had some extra dahlias so came up with these impromptu to hang on the doors behind the couple.  We always try to use up every flower we order for our brides and pride ourselves on adding extra details like this to each wedding we do.

Jessie asked if we could use rosemary, which symbolizes remembrance, during her ceremony.  We tied rosemary and an orange lily to each chair to line her aisle.

As guests entered the reception room there was a small table set up with these little note cards, so that guests could leave their marriage advise for the new couple.  We added these vases of submerged orchids and floating candles to dress up the table.

In the reception room there are two fireplace mantels.  Jessie had framed pictures of their parents on their wedding day (another great detail!) and we just used fresh flowers and candles to accent the mantle.

Jessie made these to hang on the backs of the chairs – amazing!

She had given us these small paper orchids to use however we wanted…we decided to add one to each seating place.  Adding a single flower for each guest is one of those touches that really makes your guests feel special.

Half of their centerpieces were done in our Diana Pedestal, which could be rented or given to guests to take home. We filled them with circus roses, dahlias, and lilies.

The other half of the centerpieces we used our Diana Candleholders (rental item) with submerged orchids, turquoise crystals, and floating candles.  Check out the favors, salt water taffy…yum!

This vase arrangement is the same one that was outside at the ceremony site, it was moved inside to decorate the gift table.  Check out the gift box that Jessie made!

We added more vases of submerged flowers, candles, and calla lilies to the bar.  Literally every spare surface of this room had flowers (my favorite kind of wedding!).

This really had nothing to do with us (except we were drooling over these cupcakes), but check out these cupcakes from The Sweet Life Bakery!

Thank you Jessie and Scott for choosing A Garden Party for your wedding day!  We loved working with you and wish you all the best on your future together!!!

If you are interested in our floral design services in South Jersey, the greater Philadelphia area or Northern Delaware please contact Mary by filling out the form below:

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We are back to work this week! Thanks for bearing with us as we dealt with the passing of our dearest Poppop. He was a huge fan of A Garden Party and loved to see what we created for our lovely brides…we will all miss him.

Back to business…we love to hear feedback from our brides and have had a little dilemma recently, so we are asking for your advice. A lot of what we do features rental items, vases, crystals, lanterns, etc.  We like to suggest rental items for potential brides because it is such a money saver.  You can get a lot more bang for your buck if we design an arrangement in a container that is returned back to us for future use.  Unfortunately we have had some problems over the last few months…not with our brides (we love you all!) but with reception halls.  We have had quite a few vases broken / missing when we go back to pick up the rental items.  This leaves us in quite an awkward situation because of course we don’t want to bill the bride, yet the reception halls aren’t really willing to take responsibility for the situation.  We have recently started adding a security deposit to any weddings that have rental items….what is your opinion on this?  The deposit is 100% refundable, as long as all rental items are returned to us in good condition.  So say the security deposit is $100 and everything is picked up in perfect condition except for one broken vase valued at $20. A Garden Party will refund the bride $80. Of course we hate taking more of your hard earned money (we know what it is like to work for a buck!) but we are hoping that our brides will stress the value of the rental items onto the on-site coordinators. Recently, we have also started to leave a detailed list of items that we expect to pick up with the on-site coordinator, which has been a great help. We always want to be fair to our brides (and keep our prices down as much as possible!) so we want your opinion…..would you be willing to agree to a security deposit?  Help us find a solution!  And of course there is no way we can do a blog without adding some photos, so here are some ideas using some of our popular rental items. 

These lanterns have been a huge hit lately.  We have used them in centerpieces, lined them down aisles, and hung them from arbors.

This centerpiece was done in our Diana Pedestal Vase.  We have coordinating Diana Candleholders that match this vase – see the next picture.

This is our Bell Vase – here it is used with a centerpiece that is done a seperate dish, so it can be removed and taken home by guests.  This vase can also be flipped over and used the opposite way.  Very versatile!

This chandelier is fairly new – imagine this hanging over you as you stand outside saying your vows!

Be sure to leave us a comment and let us know your thoughts on the security deposit. Thank you in advance!

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We love meeting with our brides – sitting down with them, bouncing ideas around, looking through our albums and books…and we started to feel as if our brides were getting bogged down in too much paperwork.  Soooo to make things a little simpler, and to give us more time to look at the pretty pictures, Mary came up with an online pre-consultation form that can be filled out and sent to us prior to that first consultation.  No more papers to fill out during the meeting and lots more time to talk about flowers, cool! So for all you brides out there that haven’t had your first consultation yet, you can find a link to it on our contact info page. Next on the horizon – an online contract that can be signed with an electronic signature (give us a week or two to get it set up).

Also – we have been busy, busy, busy with weddings and it shows in the positive feedback we have been getting! Read our reviews and leave your own on The Wedding Channel /The Knot and Wedding Wire. We love hearing from our brides so if you haven’t left us a review yet, please do! 

Now – back to work, we have 3 weddings this weekend and lots of flowers out in our studio waiting for us….you can barely walk through there with the hundreds and hundreds of roses (I think 700+ this weekend!), hydrangea, lilies, gerbers, callas, dahlias, and I could go on and on. Stay tuned for more of our bridal blogs, we have some amazing professional pictures on the way!And just because I couldn’t wait to share this beautiful picture from Douglas Photographics…..

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Mary and I love browsing wedding blogs as a way to find inspiration for new ideas and one of our favorite blogs is Style Me Pretty They always have the most gorgeous weddings featured on their blog and I know I have spent many an hour drooling over their photos….that counts as job research right? Recently we decided to submit A Garden Party and see if they would be willing to add us to their Little Black Book of preferred vendors. We were thrilled when we were contacted (right in the middle of a crazy busy wedding weekend) that we had been selected. We got the sweetest e-mail from them and were again reminded of why we love our jobs so much. The e-mail said that we had been selected because of our “exceptional customer care, superior design style, the continual honing of one’s craft, a genuine interest in fostering a relationship with the client, and being highly recommended by colleagues and clients”. Both of us were so honored and thrilled….I think tears may have snuck up on us both when we read the e-mail. Check out our Portfolio on The Little Black Book when you get a chance!

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I often think back to where I was or what I was doing a year ago, do you ever do that? I can’t believe how much life has changed for me in the last year; Lee is already a year old, John and I have been married over 3 years and my business is booming! Pinch pinch, is it real? Dawn and I have been a part of so many beautiful weddings, all of them memorable for different reasons. Every time we add a new bride to the schedule I feel like we have made a new friend! I love the feeling I get welcoming blushing brides and families into our new consultation space, the ideas start flowing right away for everyone. With this new space pretty much finished up, we just had to plan a big party to celebrate and what better way to do it than invite some other great local professionals and tons of brides?!?! A ginormous thank you to all of the talented and friendly vendors and all of the excited and supportive brides/friends/family that came out for the big night! If you missed the fun, let me fill you in…

Rental City provided the beautiful tent, linens, tables, chairs, china – the works for us! They have EVERYTHING you could ever want for your event, be sure to give Nandi a call!

Inside the shop we had our consult space all done up with many bouquets, centerpiece rentals and albums for inspiration.

All of our ladies lined up ready for the party…

I am thinking that our centerpiece inspiration table is going to need another table, there are just too many options!

The bride wall of fame gets lots of rave reviews!

These chairs are the perfect place to sit and relax while we help you with your flower order!

The beautiful and talented ladies of Salon Nicole were busy doing hair and makeup most of the night!

Bella Limo of Elmer came too!

Rental City with their impressive array of rentals!

Stephen from The Sweet Life Bakery showed off some tasty and trendy sweets!

Sarah had lots of lia sophia jewelry for all to admire.

An overflowing gift basket from Auburn Road Vineyards for a lucky winner!

Auburn Road Vineyards provided samples of their sparkling wine. Located in Pilesgrove, they host many events including showers and receptions!

Maria from Designed by M.E. stationary had an amazing collection of stationary samples! Her work is detailed, classy, thoughtful and of course she was the sweetest person to work with. I am so happy Irene sent me to her!

And of course the lovely Tina of Tina Jay Photography came too! Her new albums were a hit!

In the center of the tent, we hung our own vintage chandelier dripping with roses and crystals, I fell in love!! I can just see someone getting married under it, hanging so romantic in a tree or something. LOVE.

The hot centerpiece of the show was our peacock inspired creation in our bell vase. Hydrangeas, dahlias, callas and dendrobium orchids complimented the hues of the feather perfectly!

Just loved the shimmer of this tablecloth from Rental City! And you can kinda see the hanging feather in the bottom of the bell vase too…

More brides should do napkin details, it ties it all together!

Ohhh Casey, this one is for you!

Again, the linen makes this black and white tablescape complete! And who says yellow football mums are old news?

Our new black vases popped with yellow flowers and feather accents.

LOVE the linen!

Our new lanterns (rental) with a lush floral ring of coffee break and quick sand roses…I want to get married again (same guy) and do this! I also think these would be cute hanging in a tent with LED pillar candles!

Loved the color combo of this one!

Dear Free Spirit Rose, you make my job so easy and fun. Love, Mary

Pink tinted water in our chic vase with gold manzanita, pink crystals and orchids….pretty!!

A close up…

Another cute cocktail table arrangement featuring our picture vase with a moody mix of purple carns and roses. Vintage mercury glass votives hold a few candles and a few roses to extend the design.

Every time I walk by our new sign, I feel so proud!

 Again, thank you to everyone who helped make this event a success (and thanks to Tina for sending me these pics)! It sure was a family affair, Mom, Dad and our other sister all came to help us out too. Maybe next year we will have Michelle from All Things Beautiful do most of the planning….and we can just show up  We are thinking of adding a bridal salon and live music next year, so that will be something else to look forward to. Now, I better get back to my brides…the phone has been ringing off the hook the whole time I have been blogging!

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