I got to play with flowers over the weekend.
It was for a wedding we attended and we had a lovely time. To be clear, the lovely time was had after the flooding and power outages were resolved. Am I dwelling on the natural disasters? I think I might be. I know I've already mentioned them. Twice. But honestly! It was a bit much.
Because as you might imagine, having lights, a working refrigerator and, I don't know, air conditioning when it's 90 degrees out, are all fairly important when designing flowers. Especially wedding flowers, as one likes to manipulate them to peak as if on cue. And I really would have liked having my basement space per usual for flower gigs. But after the flooding, I decided I'd better just work out of the kitchen. Luckily, everything turned out fine. I should really try to remember that things usually do have a way of working out. It would save myself quite a bit of stress.
The bride requested a color scheme of white and blue, which can be a challenge because very few true blue flowers exist--most lean towards violet or lavender. I decided to work with hydrangea, agapanthus, delphinium, and thistle for the blue. For the white, roses, freesia, lilies, and more hydrangea.
I adored how the arrangements turned out. You really cannot go wrong with white and blue; it will always feel fresh. And most importantly, the bride loved them.
Especially her bouquet...she asked for an organic looking bouquet, not round. This seems to be a trend and I'm a fan. A past bride said it best--flowers shouldn't look stressed out. But I find it amusing (and by amusing I mean curse worthy) how hard it is to make something look "natural" but still refined. Maybe I just need more practice. Or maybe I struggle because perfectionism has no place there.
Sandra