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Chic Contemporary Summer Wedding at Cheekwood

I recently had the pleasure of designing the florals for Krista and Jevon’s wedding, which was held on the grounds of Cheekwood. Krista loves loves loves purple orchids..and as you can see, I used lots of purple vanda orchids for her bouquet. She wanted the bridesmaids to have a loose, garden feel and to bring in the yellow..freesia was used to accomplish that…and they smell so wonderful as well.

The centerpieces were a mix of purple vanda orchids and green goddess calla lillies….all in clear glass vases, which brought a cooling effect to the table. Krista had purchased fabulous chargers for the dinner plates, some in purple and some in fern green. To honor the Chihuly exhibit on the grounds, she also had purchased votive holders that mimicked the blown glass effect of the exhibit.

Thanks so much to the wonderful photos from Meishach Moore, who not only is a fabulous photographer, but a delightful vendor to work with!

Mixing shabby chic, rustic country and silver wedding…it works!

What to do when the bride likes silver, rather formal..but has to move her ceremony from an inside, elegant location to a farm? Well, you mix the look….after all, it is a farm…so we brought in our twig cones as aisle markers, used our iron columns to mark the “altar”..and placed elegant floral designs on top.

The cocktail hour was to be held in the barn…pictured above…we hung one of our iron chandeliers here and loaded it with hydrangea, roses, lillies and greens…and oh yes…those are our battery operated wax pillar candles…not to take any chances with flames in a barn! As ceremony time drew near…the clouds opened up…and the ceremony was moved inside…the chairs, the iron columns, flowers,etc…and the bride and groom stood underneath this chandelier….very romantic, very shabby chic!

So then…what do you do with the centerpieces? Well, you go right on and use the silver trumpet vases, wine coolers, compotes,etc….and fill them with a loose, garden look…mixing the shabby chic with the traditional, elegant container….it works!