Lavender & Celedon Wedding on a Late Summer’s Night

This weekend, August 23rd, we worked to design a wedding reception for such a nice bride, Joann Pulles.

The weather was cooler than normal for August and the first winds from a tropical storm in the Gulf were just reaching the Middle Tennessee area. Great for the comfort level of guests, not too great for keeping candles lit outdoors! Joann chose lavender and celedon green for her main colors.

The event was held The Governor’s Club, Pleasant Hill Mansion. In keeping with the mansion, the florals inside the venue had a rather old garden, antique look. The green Depression glass containers are a new find here at Branching Out. I love the look.

The outside was a different story ,with the lounge furniture, tables, chairs and linens from our friends at Music City Tents & Events…definitely a more modern, contemporary look.Lounge look cocktail reception

I can’t wait to see the photos from Shannon Jenkins Photography

Hot Colors Contemporary Wedding Reception

Contemporary Floral Focal pointThis past Saturday, Aug.18th the design team at Branching Out had so much fun working with our bridal couple, Dana and Josh! What a good looking, fun couple they are, which is reflected in the decor colors they chose. The wedding itself was very traditional at Woodmont Christian Church in Green Hills (Nashville), with the bridesmaids dressed in hot coral satin gowns. Floral bouquets were green hydrangea, hot coral roses and green hypericum berries. But boy oh boy did the “traditional” fly out the window when guests arrived at the Musicians’ Hall of Fame, one of the unique venues Nashville has to offer. Below is a sneak peek at the reception decor, with the large display that greeted guests as they walked into the outside courtyard. Dana gave me full reign to do whatever I would like in that space….so for height we went with orange and yellow gladiolas…and the rest just fell into place. (We had a great time going through our extensive supply of containers, etc. trying out different looks to get that WOW factor). The other photo is one of the guest tables with the battery operated “lamps”. Some tables floral designs were uplit from the base, some were yellow wispy oncinium orchids, etc. FUN FUN FUN. The food display was scrumptious (bet it tasted good too), as the catering was supplied by Chef’s Market, who always do a fantastic job. Can’t wait for the photos from Dana and Josh’s photographer…Paul WhartonAn orchid lamp

Preview of Hansen wedding in Nashville

Orchid chandelierThis past Friday night Branching Out had the pleasure of working with a lovely bride, Ashley Hansen to design the floral decor for her wedding. I just took a few shots of the setup as we were working. This event was held at Radius 10, a great hot new restaurant in Nashville in the “Gulch” area. The reception was not only inside the entire restaurant, but a tent was added to the patio area as well.

One photo is of the cocktail area as the guest arrived…note that this photo was taken in daylight..and as it turned dark and the house lights were down, these cylinders are uplit from the base with battery operated halogen spotlights.

On the guest tables, we used various glass containers (beakers, bulb vases, squares, rounds,etc) with stems of purple denrobium orchids, green cymbidium orchids, purple freesia…for a clean, cool, refreshing look.

In the center of the tent, a “chandelier” of hand strung orchids, each with lavender or green crystals.(Thanks to Jodi & Christine..my design team) The weather was delightful, not hot at all..and a nice breeze was blowing, so this slowly turned..as if by magic!

Can’t wait to see the real pro’s photo…David Wright Photography..we’ll let you know when those are up!

Purple orchids submerged in waterContemporary glass vases, minimalistic