More Wedding Bouquets (Erk and Sara's wedding)

In December 2009 my little brother got married. I got to do their flowers. So fun! The colors were midnight blue and silver (and not just because they are Aggie fans....) so for the bouquet we had a base of white roses, anemones, lisianthus, and lilies; blue accents of delphinium and thistle; and silver incorporated with wire accents. A "collar" of shimmery, delicate-looking bullion wire surrounded the bouquet, and the handle was wrapped with thick silver oasis wire. I really love the dark green aspidistra leaves that form the framework for this bouquet. They give a nice, clean, smooth finishing touch to a traditional hand-tied bouquet.


They were married on one of the (most unexpectedly) coldest and snowiest days of the whole winter, which was very unfortunate for the lilies. The bride's bouquet (which included those beautiful lilies) just couldn't handle being out in the extreme cold for all those photos after the ceremony, so it was replaced with another (hurriedly assembled!) bouquet for the reception. Unfortunately, there were not enough lilies left over to include them in her 2nd bouquet. Lesson learned: always plan for inclement weather when ordering flowers. It's much better to have too many rather than too few! You can always find places to use the extra flowers.



The groom's boutonniere was made with white freesia, blue delphinium, and a few green hypericum berries tied with a silver ribbon. Other boutonnieres and corsages (for moms, dads, etc) used white lisianthus instead of the freesia. Lisianthus is a wonderfully long-lasting flower and looks somewhat like a rose.



Several small arrangements were placed in groupings around photos that were on display at the reception and open house. Using multiple small groupings helps soften up the corners of photos while being small enough to not distract from the portrait. Using the same amount of flowers in one arrangement would have been overpowering, indeed! :)

This is one of my favorite small arrangements. A small decorative glass tumbler with a few lilies (the ones whose stems broke off, rendering them useless for a larger arrangement or bouquet) with a few cut sprigs of lily grass. It is eye-catching with it's clean, bold lines, and would fit wonderfully in with other tropical arrangements.