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Salem County NJ Wedding Florist: Aimee & Dan, Pratt Gardens

admin — Mon, 31 May 2010 22:45:00 +0000

I love to be surprised, who doesn’t? This wedding handed me a lovely little surprise, I had NO IDEA that Pratt Gardens on County Home Road in Pilesgrove NJ even existed! And I grew up on a farm just down the road! From the looks of Aimee’s wedding photos, it was a perfect location for their outdoor ceremony and tented reception. Aimee’s wedding was a casual family affair, full of many personal touches that I just adored….I can’t even take credit for them, Aimee did all the planning! However, during our first consultation when I discovered that her fiance was a glass blower, I quickly expressed my excitement (and jealousy – I took a glass blowing class in college and phew, that stuff is harder than it looks!). I asked Dan to make some glass beads to add to our floral designs and I just LOVE what he came up with. I knew I would, so that wasn’t really a surprise haha. I was happy to design the bridal party flowers for their special day and I hope that Aimee doesn’t mind me showcasing some of her other creative gardeny ideas for all of our other brides out there. Thanks for the inspiration Aimee!

Aimee and her father heading down the "aisle". I love the natural cascade design that she selected, a perfect fit for her natural and casual theme!

Dan's glass teardrop beads were added to her bouquet for the perfect amount of sparkle and movement. So sweet.

Aimee is really into lady bugs and I just had to put Dan's glass lady bugs on display in her bouquet, love love love them!

I like how his light blue shirt matches the hydrangea we used.

He gets a lady bug too!

I think Aimee's friends were the photographers and for non-professional work, she got some great shots!!

They decorated the gazebo themselves and look how pretty it is!

Hanging baskets and ribbon add color to the ceremony background.

Instead of a unity candle, they planted a tree. Ok, you totally won me over here kids.

Dan's mom admiring her glass beads too! I love when all of our little details are noticed!

Her set up for a wishing tree!

What a cute idea! The cards were hung on those trees for all to admire, especially Aimee and Dan.

They get a personalized brick installed at Pratt Gardens! I hope they go back every spring to admire it.

Place cards were actually pinwheels!

Dan also made the favors, beautiful and simple hand-blown glass drops. Perfect for a Christmas tree or hung from a chandelier!

It sure is.

Many congrats to Aimee and Dan, we will always adore your personal touches that you added to your wedding day. Thanks for the delightful surprises!!

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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Salem County NJ Wedding Florist: Aimee & Dan, Pratt Gardens

admin — Mon, 31 May 2010 22:45:00 +0000

Aimee and her father heading down the "aisle". I love the natural cascade design that she selected, a perfect fit for her natural and casual theme!

Dan's glass teardrop beads were added to her bouquet for the perfect amount of sparkle and movement. So sweet.

Aimee is really into lady bugs and I just had to put Dan's glass lady bugs on display in her bouquet, love love love them!

I like how his light blue shirt matches the hydrangea we used.

He gets a lady bug too!

I think Aimee's friends were the photographers and for non-professional work, she got some great shots!!

They decorated the gazebo themselves and look how pretty it is!

Hanging baskets and ribbon add color to the ceremony background.

Instead of a unity candle, they planted a tree. Ok, you totally won me over here kids.

Dan's mom admiring her glass beads too! I love when all of our little details are noticed!

Her set up for a wishing tree!

What a cute idea! The cards were hung on those trees for all to admire, especially Aimee and Dan.

They get a personalized brick installed at Pratt Gardens! I hope they go back every spring to admire it.

Place cards were actually pinwheels!

Dan also made the favors, beautiful and simple hand-blown glass drops. Perfect for a Christmas tree or hung from a chandelier!

It sure is.

Many congrats to Aimee and Dan, we will always adore your personal touches that you added to your wedding day. Thanks for the delightful surprises!!

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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Flowers….and Fruit!

admin — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 03:28:24 +0000

We recently met with a bride who is going to use limes in her centerpieces, and I am so excited! For the last few years I have been hoping we would come across a bride who was willing to venture out and do something with fruits. One of Mary’s best friends grew up on an apple orchard and her wedding featured apple blossoms and apples, it was so romantic and pretty; we have just been waiting for a bride to give us the freedom to go ahead and use some fruit in a wedding again. She is going with a pink and lime green theme, and I just know it is going to be stunning. I was inspired and began hunting down some of the saved photos I have of designs featuring fruit….maybe this blog will help to convince other brides to consider using fruit.

This centerpiece would be perfect for a wedding at a winery or vineyard. The hanging grapes are the perfect accent.

Picture this centerpiece for a fall wedding. If you look closely you can see apples, pears, and bittersweet branches tucked in there.

This is a modern take on using apples as a ‘theme’ to the wedding. The green apples and roses look fabulous together, and the apples as placecards adds that extra little touch to the table.

I LOVE this idea. The white pumpkins are gorgeous for fall weddings. The textures and interest in this centerpiece are amazing, everytime I look at it I find something else to love.

Pears, light pink roses, and twigs….what a gorgeous combination!

Sliced limes and yellow tulips make for a beautiful spring centerpiece. The fresh limes and bright yellow tulips really work well together for a clean modern look.

This centerpiece immediately makes me think of summer. Guests would love sitting at tables featuring a centerpiece such as this, just imagine the conversation it would generate!

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:

Philadelphia Wedding Florist: Hydrangea season is here!

admin — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 08:01:28 +0000

About a month ago Mary and I had the pleasure of collaborating with Josie from JP Event Design, http://www.jpeventdesign.com, for their July ‘Event Inspiration’. JP Event Design is an event planning company out of Philadelphia. They stage weddings to showcase vendors so that potential brides can get a feel for what we have to offer. We had the honor of suppying florals for the event. Josie was great to work with and our good friend Tina over at Tina Jay Photography, http://www.tinajayphotography.com, photographed the event…it turned out gorgeous. Mary and I were excited, and took this opportunity to harvest hydrangeas off of Mary’s bushes….they have been in full bloom and were just begging to be cut and used. We made great use of them for this event; nothing makes more of a statement then hydrangeas, roses, and peonies. Here are some photos, courtesy of Tina (http://www.tinajayphotography.com) of course!

The bouquet turned out gorgeous. Check out the pearls wired over the bouquet. Little touches like this can add so much.

The green amaranthus really brings movement and elegance to the bouquet.

The coordinating centerpiece was done in one of our bell vases. The effect it creates is stunning.

What a great idea! Hanging the table number in the bottom portion of the vase is something we had never done before. There are so many options with this vase, everytime we use it we come up with something else.

Thanks to everyone involved and many thanks to Josie for inviting us to participate!

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: