Spring is finally here….can you believe this weather!!!  Mary and I were so excited about this weather that we both decided to work from home today…which means we can squeeze in some play time with Lee and Leah!  We have a fabulous wedding this coming weekend (can’t wait to see how it all comes out and share that one with you all!), so we decided to enjoy the weather and some time with our little ones today.  I had to take some time to share this wedding from this past December with you though.  I LOVED this couple, their flowers, and everything about their wedding.  When I heard Mary was meeting with Nick, a friend of her’s from way back, and his fiance Jessica, I was excited.  Then Mary told me they were getting married in December and wanted to use lots of cranberry accents and I was ecstatic.  I love a bride that is willing to think outside the box of just using flowers for her wedding.  This wedding was full of vivid red, with touches of black and ivory.  For a December wedding this color scheme is perfect…and it doesn’t come off as Christmasy if done right.  Jess and Nick were married at Running Deer Golf Club in Pittsgrove, NJ on December 10th, 2010.  I love meeting new photographers and Kim and Ray with KGM Expressions did not disappoint…the photos were simply stunning.

Jessica’s bouquet was gorgeous. We used red anemone, red gerber daisies, red peonies (LOVE), red intuition roses, hypericum, and a touch of seeded eucalyptus.  Of course we had to add just a touch of bling with some rhinestone pins.

Jessica was a beautiful bride.  The flower girl carried a pomander of red spray roses accented with some black satin ribbon and a few crystals.

The bridesmaids carried bouquets of coordinating flowers.  The red bouquets photographed amazing against their black gowns.  I love their pearl necklaces!

Running Deer has this firepit outside now and it is the perfect spot for a picture.  I am so glad that Nick and Jessica weren’t afraid to venture outside for this photo…even if it was December!

I love everything about this picture!

For the centerpieces we filled our tall chic vases with cranberries. To the top we added winterberry branches that we hung strands of crystals and hanging votives from. We added small cylinders around the bottom of the vase with floating candles, cranberries, and holly leaves submerged in the water. Everyone said the room looked like a wedding magazine!

I love all the candlelight in this room…so pretty!

These centerpieces were really eyecatching…I loved them!

For the sweetheart table we used a mirrored vase filled with the gerbers, roses, and candles.  A few of our luminaries flanked the centerpiece.  The room looked gorgeous.

The cake was so pretty.  It was accented with black velvet ribbon, gerber daisies, and winterberry.

To Nick and Jess, we wish you all the best! You two are a perfect match <3 Nick, you better pinch yourself daily because you found someone that always laughs withyou, not at you Love you both! xoxo-Mary

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Spring is finally here….can you believe this weather!!!  Mary and I were so excited about this weather that we both decided to work from home today…which means we can squeeze in some play time with Lee and Leah!  We have a fabulous wedding this coming weekend (can’t wait to see how it all comes out and share that one with you all!), so we decided to enjoy the weather and some time with our little ones today.  I had to take some time to share this wedding from this past December with you though.  I LOVED this couple, their flowers, and everything about their wedding.  When I heard Mary was meeting with Nick, a friend of her’s from way back, and his fiance Jessica, I was excited.  Then Mary told me they were getting married in December and wanted to use lots of cranberry accents and I was ecstatic.  I love a bride that is willing to think outside the box of just using flowers for her wedding.  This wedding was full of vivid red, with touches of black and ivory.  For a December wedding this color scheme is perfect…and it doesn’t come off as Christmasy if done right.  Jess and Nick were married at Running Deer Golf Club in Pittsgrove, NJ on December 10th, 2010.  I love meeting new photographers and Kim and Ray with KGM Expressions did not disappoint…the photos were simply stunning.

Jessica’s bouquet was gorgeous. We used red anemone, red gerber daisies, red peonies (LOVE), red intuition roses, hypericum, and a touch of seeded eucalyptus.  Of course we had to add just a touch of bling with some rhinestone pins.

Jessica was a beautiful bride.  The flower girl carried a pomander of red spray roses accented with some black satin ribbon and a few crystals.

The bridesmaids carried bouquets of coordinating flowers.  The red bouquets photographed amazing against their black gowns.  I love their pearl necklaces!

Running Deer has this firepit outside now and it is the perfect spot for a picture.  I am so glad that Nick and Jessica weren’t afraid to venture outside for this photo…even if it was December!

I love everything about this picture!

For the centerpieces we filled our tall chic vases with cranberries. To the top we added winterberry branches that we hung strands of crystals and hanging votives from. We added small cylinders around the bottom of the vase with floating candles, cranberries, and holly leaves submerged in the water. Everyone said the room looked like a wedding magazine!

I love all the candlelight in this room…so pretty!

These centerpieces were really eyecatching…I loved them!

For the sweetheart table we used a mirrored vase filled with the gerbers, roses, and candles.  A few of our luminaries flanked the centerpiece.  The room looked gorgeous.

The cake was so pretty.  It was accented with black velvet ribbon, gerber daisies, and winterberry.

To Nick and Jess, we wish you all the best! You two are a perfect match <3 Nick, you better pinch yourself daily because you found someone that always laughs withyou, not at you Love you both! xoxo-Mary

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Yesterday Mary and I attended Delaware Valley Wholesale Florists Florapalooza.  We had such a good time and came back really excited and energized about 2011.  It was amazing to be there with approximately 800 people that loved flowers just as much as we do.  We got to check out some of the newest up and coming flowers from all over the world…and of course we made sure to take detailed notes and lots of photos.  Our 2011 brides are in for some really amazing stuff!!!  Last week I got a photo CD sent over from one of our October brides, Kerry.  This girl is GORGEOUS so I knew her photos would rock…and I wasn’t disappointed.  Kerry and Garrett had their reception at Running Deer and, as usual, the room looked beautiful.  We really love working at Running Deer, the wedding coordinator, Heather, is a dream to work with and the staff there always has everything set up and running so smoothly.  Kerry loved purple, so we used purple tulips and purple callas…sometimes using just one or two kinds of flowers, done right, really makes the boldest statement.  Sarah Schulte Photography really caught some amazing shots of the flowers….check them out for yourself!

LOVED her dress, her hair, her veil….well basically I loved it all!

Kerry carried a bouquet of calla lilies in two shades of purple. We accented the bouquet with bear grass loops and a rhinestone studded brooch.

Gorgeous photo – love the lighting!

Good looking bridal party!!!

The bridesmaids dresses were adorable.  I loved the length, the sweetheart neckline and the deep eggplant color.

The back of Kerry’s dress was just as amazing as the front!  The bridesmaids carried bouquets of purple tulips and purple callas wrapped with black satin ribbon, a perfect match for their dresses!

I like how the callas are different shades of purple.  Monochromatic bouquets can be so sophisticated.

Tulips are perfect for dressing up the place card table.  We used flats of wheat grass and picked the tulips in among the cards.  LOVE.

Half of the tables were done with our Diana candle holders and pedestal vase.  We swirled in bear grass, filled them with water and river rocks, and floated ivory candles in them.  A handful of lavender rose petals finished the table.

The other half of the tables were done with manzanita centerpieces.  We used a cylinder with some river rocks, a single picasso calla lily and added manzanita branches.  On the branches we hung hanging votives and crystal garland.

Thank you so much Kerry and Garrett for sharing these photos with us. You were gorgeous and we loved being a part of your day. XOXO!

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Yesterday Mary and I attended Delaware Valley Wholesale Florists Florapalooza.  We had such a good time and came back really excited and energized about 2011.  It was amazing to be there with approximately 800 people that loved flowers just as much as we do.  We got to check out some of the newest up and coming flowers from all over the world…and of course we made sure to take detailed notes and lots of photos.  Our 2011 brides are in for some really amazing stuff!!!  Last week I got a photo CD sent over from one of our October brides, Kerry.  This girl is GORGEOUS so I knew her photos would rock…and I wasn’t disappointed.  Kerry and Garrett had their reception at Running Deer and, as usual, the room looked beautiful.  We really love working at Running Deer, the wedding coordinator, Heather, is a dream to work with and the staff there always has everything set up and running so smoothly.  Kerry loved purple, so we used purple tulips and purple callas…sometimes using just one or two kinds of flowers, done right, really makes the boldest statement.  Sarah Schulte Photography really caught some amazing shots of the flowers….check them out for yourself!

LOVED her dress, her hair, her veil….well basically I loved it all!

Kerry carried a bouquet of calla lilies in two shades of purple. We accented the bouquet with bear grass loops and a rhinestone studded brooch.

Gorgeous photo – love the lighting!

Good looking bridal party!!!

The bridesmaids dresses were adorable.  I loved the length, the sweetheart neckline and the deep eggplant color.

The back of Kerry’s dress was just as amazing as the front!  The bridesmaids carried bouquets of purple tulips and purple callas wrapped with black satin ribbon, a perfect match for their dresses!

I like how the callas are different shades of purple.  Monochromatic bouquets can be so sophisticated.

Tulips are perfect for dressing up the place card table.  We used flats of wheat grass and picked the tulips in among the cards.  LOVE.

Half of the tables were done with our Diana candle holders and pedestal vase.  We swirled in bear grass, filled them with water and river rocks, and floated ivory candles in them.  A handful of lavender rose petals finished the table.

The other half of the tables were done with manzanita centerpieces.  We used a cylinder with some river rocks, a single picasso calla lily and added manzanita branches.  On the branches we hung hanging votives and crystal garland.

Thank you so much Kerry and Garrett for sharing these photos with us. You were gorgeous and we loved being a part of your day. XOXO!

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Baby showers…everything about them is cute! The mother to be, the itty bitty clothes, the adorable books, even the mountain of diapers turns out to be exciting. But, I gotta tell ya, these decorations just put it over the edge. To quote Marguerite (the host of Jessica’s shower), “these girls are going to faint from the cute factor!” and I bet she was right. Held at Running Deer Golf Club in Pittsgrove NJ, Jessica’s shower was a “Two Peas in a Pod” theme to celebrate the arrival of her soon to ripen TWINS! That’s right, twins…one boy (Mason), one girl (Olivia). Like I said before, this shower couldn’t have been cuter! Even thought the idea of twins frightens me, it is still such an overwhelming blessing and should be double the fun, let’s ask Jessica 4 weeks after their arrival haha.

Anyway, back to the shower….Marguerite wanted to host an elegant shower for her dearest friend, with lots of personal touches, what a joy it was to be a part of! She just loved these antique hydrangea that I had in my cooler, so we incorporated them into the centerpieces (using Running Deer’s house vase trio).  She ordered all of these adorable personalized tags online, the staff at Running Deer was drooling over them! Of course the favors were 2 peas in a pod salt and pepper shakers to tie it all together.

She also ordered die cut butterflies that we attached to the rim of the glasses, just for a touch of whimsy.

In the chocolate room, she set up a miniature candy buffet that was a hit!

All of the candies had little tags on them saying "Jessica's Sweet Peas, Due August 2010, 2 Peas" etc etc, it was almost too pretty to eat!

Sorry for the bad picture, but she had these personalized shower games printed and even made the cartoon mom look like Jessica!

Our wishing tree (the perfect rental) with pink and blue crystals and the simple yet elegant hydrangea.

Personalized tags for the guests to write their motherly advice on.

Oh Marguerite, that was just too much fun! I had a great time brainstorming ideas with you, maybe I should follow your advice and branch out into party planning haha!  Best wishes to Jessica and here is my advice for her, “Pack away the dumbbells and get a refund on the gym membership, your babies will tone up those arms like you won’t believe! At least you save some money there! Oh and be thankful for every crazy day.” Thanks again Marguerite for letting me be a part of all the sweetness.

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A few weeks ago Mary and I had the pleasure of designing and setting up the wedding flowers for Jenna and Mark at Running Deer Golf Club in Pittsgrove, NJ. The wedding planning started months in advance as Mary searched high and low for the perfect turquoise glass beads to use as an accent for Jenna. We really love how it all came together and are so excited to share the pictures with you. Issy Schmid was kind of enough to send us these fabulous shots. Definitely check out her website and blog, she does some amazing work!

The bridesmaids wore these cute little black dresses (love these!) and carried bouquets of yellow calla lilies. The yellow really popped against the black! Jenna carried an all white bouquet of roses, lilacs, calla lilies, tulips and stephanotis….and of course we accented with some turquoise bling.

Here is a close up of Jenna's bouquet. The rhinestones in the stephanotis were gorgeous. We also wrapped her bouquet with a handkerchief that had been handed down in her family, these are the kind of little touches that we love to add.

I had to add this picture because they both looked so awesome in it. You can also see how the handkerchief was wrapped around the stems of her bouquet.

Look at this gorgeous bride!!!

As usual the set up at Running Deer went perfectly. We used our tall bell vases with a stem of yellow orchids in the bottom and a mound of white hydrangea on top. We hung the turquoise beads from the top of the centerpiece and of course sprinkled some on the table.

For the low centerpieces we used this coordinating bowl with floating orchids and candles. Look at how pretty the glass beads are on that mirror.

Jenna and Mark were married outside at Running Deer underneath their new pergola. We hung these cute little bubble vases with hydrangea from the pergola. We had some strands of the beads left and didn't want any to go to waste so we decided last minute to add them to the pergola – I think this really made it all come together.

To line the aisle we hung these adorable little daisy pomanders from shepherds hooks.

Thanks to Issy for all of the great photos.  And congrats to Jenna and Mark – we had so much fun doing this wedding!

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