I hope the weekend has treated everyone well!  I am kicking things off with a bit of Floralspiration!  Our good friends Floral Rush have put together a super fun bouquet with a very interesting point to keep in mind!  While its always nice to have an idea of what you want going into your floral meetings, real exposure to a variety of flowers is in truth, hard to have.  Unless your a bit of a closet flower nut, my guess is you know most of the basics, especially considering our exposure in the floral area is pretty repetitive within the wedding world.

When heading into your meetings with your florist, let their superior knowledge & exposure to all things flowers guide you.  During the throws  of summer, there are many unusual and small lot flora are available one would not normally consider or have exposure to for example.  It’s important to have close communication with your florist and if your flexible, they can create a very unique and inspiring bouquet for your wedding!  Many unusual flowers are available for a very limited time which can create a one of a kind bouquet for your wedding.  Its great to remain open and try to love a  ”look” and not just a flower.

Our unique Floral Rush Bouquet today is made of some wonderful limited time available fauna!  Nestled in this warm hued bouquet is Salmon Colored Vanda Orchid, Viburnum Berry, Asclepia, Succulents, Yarrow (Hot Pink), and Smoke Bush.  I dont know about you guys, but this particular arrangement, to me, evokes a sense of warmth, fire, passion & love!  I also love the berries incorporated into the bouquet!  What do you guys think?  Are you a fan of this passion hued arrangement?  Will you be seeking out limitedly available flowers to make your day as unique as it truly can be?!

FloralRush is less like a floral shop and more like a boutique gallery of living art. In addition to being home to some of the freshest selection of flowers flown in from all over the world, we offer an array of designer quality gift items that can be the perfect keepsake to accompany your chosen arrangement. Come visit us. You’ll see what were talking about as soon as you walk in. We are located conveniently on Sunset Boulevard, between Fairfax and La Brea, in West Hollywood.  Follow us on Facebook!

I love flowers.  I love looking at them, planting them, having them in my house, you name it.  I could easily look through floral photography for hours.  I’ll totally out myself, I’ve been known to sit at my Grandmother-In-Laws house and leaf through her bulb catalogs, I’m not kidding either.

I hope to more frequently & consistently bring you guys amazing arrangements & bouquets complete with floral identification as nothing bothers me more then not pointing out what things are.  I am working toward a few great florist partnerships, so hopefully I will get this rolling soon.  If your a florist reading this & are interested, please email me.

So lets get to the goods right?  Today I want to feature a lovely bouquet that showcases soft creams while incorporating deep purples.

The wonderful flowers that make up this bouquet are  garden roses, ranunculus, parrot tulips, cobra lilies, fiddlehead ferns and callas.  The flowers are then wrapped up in layers of silk, raffia, twill and burlap ribbons allowing for long wind swept pieces to flow from the bouquet itself.  This bouquet was created by Soiree Floral via Well Wed.

While the overall look of the arrangement itself has a feel of wonder & enchantment, what I really appreciate here is how well the element of color is handled.  Brides often trap themselves into think, Ok I’m having an X color wedding, EVERYTHING needs to drip that color.  Sometimes that works, often, its too much.  I appreciate the ability here to give voice to the wedding color palette without being incredibly in your face.  The mix of the deep purples callas & fern heads, which give depth & height, are then blended with the cobra lilies to create perfection.  The soft creams are used to defuse the deep strong colors & give life and movement to the overall look and feel.

Remember my brides to be, even if your having a one color wedding, there are ways to incorporate that color without going over the top unintentionally.  Once you’ve selected a florist who’s work you like & appreciate, trust in their commentary & expertise!

I have a pension for petite and simple things.  I know a lot of brides arent a fan of large height seeking centerpieces.  Sometimes centerpieces like that simply dont fit into the budget either.  An adorable option to consider is a cluster versus one stand alone centerpiece.

Oh Happy Day has a great DIY Tutorial on making these wonderful paint dipped baby food jars that can be used for a variety of things, but in this instance as flower holders.  Dip these lil beauties in one of your colors & set up some sweet petite arrangements to fill them.  If you dont want your centerpieces to be one level, one height, consider using 1 or 2 large old books stacked, even a box of some sort, and set some of these around the base as well as on top.

There are all kinds of ways to be creative without spending a ton.  These are a wonderful alternative to large centerpieces.  As well these lil sweeties can be easily used to decorate cocktail hour, your dessert bar, even dress up the bar area of your reception.

Head over to Oh Happy Day for the complete tutorial!

Thanks to the all mighty Pinterest, I came across a completely adore and simple looking DIY for vintage paper flowers.  There are  100′s of potential uses for these puppies & I love the added touch of the ink on the edges.  When I first saw it I actually thought that the edges were burnt, which could also be a very cool spin on these lil flowers.  All the same, head over to Sincerely Yours for complete DIY tutorial!

I’m sad to report I have been under the weather for well over a week now & it doesnt seem to be showing any signs of stopping.  This is also largely problematic as many of my twitter followers know, I am supposed to be in the first phase of my half marathon training.  Needless to say, its going no where right now.  Anywho…  Whilst I am not able to bring the heat on another amazing post, allow me to cast light on those who can today!

Photographer Love! Braedon Photography has an adorable rustic vineyard wedding on his blog featuring one of my favorite colors…orange!!

Get inspired by Ceci with her Art Deco inspiration gallery!  Btw, so loving the Judith Leiber clutch!

You can never go wrong with the perfect cocktail dress!  If your like me, your already racking up your 2012 wedding invites & your going to need stunning dresses for each!  Ashley Nicole Catherine highlights a few of her choice favorites!

More Photographer Love! Katie Stoops features a super fun down home DC wedding complete with record lined backdrop photo opt wall!

I’ve always loved the idea of breakfast weddings & it seems that Colin Cowie Wedding’s loves them too!  Check out this Manhattanite Stunner.

Gorgeous flowers come in all shapes & sizes and thanks to Elizabeth Anne Designs, Astilbe gets it much deserved day in the spotlight!  Feast your eyes on this wonderful collection of Astilbe inspired & complemented bouquets!