Wednesday Wedding-Magic Gardens..
Today’s wedding is a definite departure from the usual wedding inspiration. The bride Adriene is a floral designer here at Sullivan Owen and really challenged me to create something completely new. You might remember this “Sneak Peek” post from a few weeks ago where we showed the design process for Adriene’s Leap Day wedding. Adriene left her bouquet completely up to me (no pressure). Fortunately I knew her floral faves so I got it right. This is by far my favorite bouquet I’ve ever made and it was also one of the most difficult, I had to make it backwards in a mirror! It was totally worth it because I knew how much Adriene loved it as soon as she saw it. I’m so happy that I was able to participate in this awesome day for such a great couple. A million congratulations to Adriene & Kyle.
Floral & Event Design: Sullivan Owen / Photos: Jillian McGrath Photography / Cinematography: Birdhouse Productions / Venues: Hotel Palomar, Magic Gardens, El Vez / Makeup & Cake: April Chatman Royce / Hair: Brianna Adams / Invites: The Butcher Press
Since it was a small crowd who didn’t really know each other Adriene made Shrinky Dink name tags for all of us, they were cute and super helpful actually.
First looks
During a slight pause before the ceremony, Kyle entertained the crowd with tricks and good humor.
Everyone enjoyed champagne before heading to El Vez for lunch
New rule, always get an awesome photo of the groom with the bouquet
Everyone grabbed umbrellas and explored the gardens despite the rain
Adriene’s BFF and Makeup Artist made her this amazing cake!
Floral & Event Design: Sullivan Owen / Photos: Jillian McGrath Photography / Cinematography: Birdhouse Productions / Venues: Hotel Palomar, Magic Gardens, El Vez / Makeup & Cake: April Chatman Royce / Hair: Brianna Adams / Invites: The Butcher Press
Friday Photos..
Recently on Instagram:
A super sweet mini bridal bouquet for a blessing ceremony
Soft peach and pink shades
When you turn 100 you really ought to have an awesome party, these are all the birthday girl’s favorite flowers
A giant welcome to the world first granddaughter design from her proud new Grandpa
Our Saturday wedding ceremony at The Arts Ballroom…
followed by the reception, the colors of this wedding were so awesome with the fabulous linens the couple selected
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Sneak Peek: A Date with a Plate..
A Date with a Plate is an annual event to raise funds for various charitable initiatives. About 20 designers each set up a tablescape to showcase our talents and the variety of different concepts was fantastic. As is my style, I went for lush florals in just two large statement pieces. With table, chairs and place settings from Maggpie and warm cafe lighting our space was very “me”. One designer told me it was “very Hamptons dinner party”. Yellow is not a color that I have gravitated towards in the past but after discovering all these pale yellow, candlelight and amber varieties I think we’ll be seeing more of them. It was also fun to come up with another way to decorate my new favorite prop, the fireplace. What do you think?
Floral Inspiration-Pastels..
These soft shades of Spring are perfect with the first pretty Peony of the season.
Jumpsuit, Minaudiere, Earrings, Rug, Bracelet, Wallpaper & Shoes
Friday Photos..
Recently on Instagram:
My “thank you” flowers to Braydon & Nadine Coburn! Plus, I took Adriene to the practice when we delivered them and she was SOOO excited!
I like experimenting with very “modern” flowers like this Phalaenopsis Orchid
I foraged this lovely copper-y foliage from our yard…
and then made this pale pink & copper design which was very popular
The cut clematis we’ve been getting lately is so very beautiful, a new favorite around here
A peek at the hundreds of roses we’ll be using in our Arts Ballroom wedding tomorrow
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Wednesday Wedding-Cairnwood..
Remember when it snowed in October? We do because our awesome couple R & J celebrated their wedding the following day so they got to have Fall & Winter photos all in one! They celebrated at Cairnwood and we provided a few spectacular floral pieces and a bannister installation. They LOVED everything! See what the bride had to say here and take a peek at these lovely images by Wren & Field…
Floral Inspiration-Coral..
Coral is a total favorite around here, we can’t get enough!
Dress, Shoe, Ring, Bracelet, Wallpaper & Bag
Friday Photos..
Recently on Instagram:
Totally enjoying coral & peach shades this week
Loving our new cork & glass vases
Fancy safety shades while making a new chuppah
A lovely embroidered fabric for the new chuppah cover
Picking up Flyers playoff tickets at PAWS, we won them in their raffle. You can enter for Round 2 here and support a great cause!
Watching the Flyers win their series in spectacular fashion in awesome seats donated by Braydon & Nadine Coburn to PAWS! Go Flyers!!
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Sneak Peek: Floral Collage..
Today’s post is a true sneak peek. We’re eagerly awaiting the professional photos of S.O. designer Adriene’s wedding from pal Jillian McGrath but in the meantime we thought we’d share the process of creating the striking floral collage backdrops that were used in Adriene’s ceremony at the Magic Gardens.
Since Adriene has been working with flowers and weddings for a while, she was probably one of the more difficult brides to pin down to a concept or color palette. For months every time I would make a new bridal bouquet, she’d say “I want that to be my bouquet” and each time it would be new colors, flowers and ideas. Finally, when she had a date, a venue and a plan she hit me with this one “Make my wedding look just like this print I love”
In the course of several conversations and a visit or two to the Gardens, we discovered that it would look best if we concealed the door and window in the gallery room where her ceremony was to take place. We didn’t want to pipe and drape, that would cover up the lovely mosaic that makes the room special. My solution, create custom canvases that would have areas of fresh flowers as part of the art. Adriene cleared it with Yellena first to make sure she was ok with being the inspiration.
We worked on them over the course of a month or so. There are layers of paint, fabric, ribbon and trim with the fresh flower panels added the night before the wedding. Stay tuned for much more on this very special wedding coming soon!
