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Our pledge
Every wedding or event is unique, but our goal is always the same: to leave your guests raving about the look and you delighted by our service. 
Vicki Sanders, Owner
Spring green and white wedding on a cold January night in Nashville
The photo above was taken by the wonderful team of Leslie and Bill Emmetts of Divine Images..and is just a sneak peek from the wedding of Caitlin McAleese and Robby Franklin. We used two of our 5′ tall iron trees on the rather large head table..and filled the trees with fresh hydrangea, roses, stock, greens and hanging votives. Can’t wait to show the bouquets, ceremony and more from the reception at the Country Music Hall of Fame. It was really refreshing to use whites, creams and greens for this wedding in January…especially after all the reds, gold,etc of the holidays. I think it was almost like a hint of spring. Caitlin’s wedding coordinator, Angela Proffitt, kept everyone right on schedule…and the evening was a great success.
Nashville Bridal Show Season
The season of bridal shows has arrived…these shots above are from our booth on Jan.17th at Nashville Convention Center. One of the hottest color trends for the future is yellow paired with black/white with a hit of bright citrus lime green. Thank you so much to Kristyn Hogan of Kristyn Hogan Photography for taking these photos…love her attention to detail. Pictured above is our popular manzanita branches with crystals this time with black/white feathers…makes a statement don’t you think? Below are photos of some of our designs in our booth….we went with hot, bright, contemporary centerpieces and tablescapes.
We were swamped with brides visiting our booth…and I met so so many of you…and 5 of you have booked your dates with us already! We are so excited to work with you!
Now off to deliver some gorgeous bouquets and centerpieces to our bride Kristen Massey…who’s wedding is this afternoon at Opryland Hotel…hoping to get everything installed before the snow and Nashville traffic gets too bad!
Cream and White Wedding with a Modern Twist
Wow! I am so far behind in posting pictures of the beautiful brides we worked with in 2009..I must apologize. The above photo is of one of our brides, Sarah Miles (now Mrs Sarah Miles Foy). Sarah wanted a modern twist to her bouquet…so tropical leaves surrounded her traditional bouquet of cream roses. Each of her bridesmaids carried bouquets of cream and white roses. Below is a shot of the cake (no, I don’t know who was the designer)..with one of the bridesmaids’ bouquets. Thank you Sarah for the photos!
Cheekwood wedding in lavender and purple
Lavenders and purples were a hit this year in weddings…and our bride, Robin Finelli, loved the colors as you can see! I thought her bridesmaids’ dresses were just stunning..and Robin a gorgeous bride. It was a rainy rainy day all over Nashville and at Cheekwood..but Robin didn’t let that bother her at all…she planned on an outdoor ceremony and as luck would have it….she had one. The rain stopped and the ceremony did go on as planned..what a lucky couple! The reception was in Botanic Hall at Cheekwood, a great place for a Nashville wedding reception.
I love using our glass pedestals…when it is dark and the lights are low, they really reflect the votives.
The flowers that were tied to the chairs as pew markers were moved to the doors of the reception.
Coral Peony wedding Nashville
Jessica Hartness white peony bouquet
I am just catching up and catching my breath…what a wonderful wedding season we have had here at Branching Out. The above photo is a close up of the bouquet chosen by Jessica Hartness for her wedding. Granted, I’m sorry I am so far behind, as her wedding was in the spring. Thanks to David Wright Photography for sending these…David is such a fabulous photographer…a true professional. Jessica chose Alice Hendry as her wedding coordinator…Alice always plans such beautiful events!
Jessica chose coral peonies (can you tell she LOVED peonies?) to use in her bridesmaids’ bouquets..they looked great against the dresses. We also used the coral peonies and stargazer lillies on the guest tables. Jessica and her husband now have a new home..I keep up with her via Facebook!
Tiffany blue and silver wedding at Scarritt Bennett Nashville
Just received these fabulous photos from Angie Gambill of Gambill Photgraphy from the wedding of such a sweet beautiful bride, Bethany Loudermilk. Bethany chose Tiffany blue as her accent color and all white florals, which was so refreshing and perfect for a spring wedding. We always love working with Alice Hendry as a wedding coordinator, and we know Bethany had a wonderful day because of Alice’s help.
The ceremony was held at Scarritt Bennett Wrightman Chapel, so popular with brides. Pictured above are the silver cones used to mark the entrance…and begin the silver and Tiffany blue theme. The reception was held at Maggianos, which is a great venue for a wedding reception.
The brides LOVES feathers, so feathers rather than rose petals were scattered down the aisle. Our silver cones continued the silver them as aisle markers. You must go to Angie’s website blog to see more photos and read the incredible way this couple met.
I will try to post more as more photos come in from our spring/summer weddings. We are truly blessed to have had such a busy season and such wonderful brides and clients to work with.
Shabby chic wedding at The Governor’s Club in Franklin
With the hot summer weather in full swing, having an outdoor wedding can be “chancy”…so keeping your colors soft can give a cooling effect. The bridal couple, Jennifer Miller and Dr. Asa Andrew decided to slightly “dress down” their wedding…first by having us hang mason jars with candles from the tree limbs(the ceremony took place under the large tree rather than the gazebo at Governor’s Club.
Mason jars filled with garden roses were used to hang from the chairs lining the aisle, as well as on half of the guest tables. Jennifer’s bridemaids wore pewter dresses and that color was also used as runners on the guest tables.
Latest addition to Branching Out’s rental items
Pictured above is a photo compliments of the Tennessean of the latest addition to our inventory of party rental inventory here in Nashville. The photo above is from the Swan Ball 2009, and we were fortunate to purchase these after the Swan Ball to use for Branching Out events! These will be used on bars, focal points and event on guest tables. So excited to have 10 of these in stock! The photo below shows another view..the white wooden box is separate (yes we purchased those too)…and can be used without the lamp if you choose. These can be painted any color to match your color scheme. I can picture the lamps in the fall as well, using grapevine, fall colors, berrries,etc. The possibilites are endless. Two of our brides have already reserved these for their upcoming Nashville wedding receptions!
Rooftop rehearsal dinner
Wow…what a ride the month of May was! I am WAY behind on posting and am just now barely coming up for air. This photo above was a wedding rehearsal dinner that we designed in Huntsville, Alabama, using probably my favorite color combination of apple green, black, white and hot pink. The peonies that arrived that week were just fabulous as you can see….the shades of pink just pop off the apple green linens from BBJ Linens. Enjoy the photos…I will post more as they come in…we ended up with 14 weddings in May, so hopefully we will have lots to share.
Sweet cakes for my sweet tooth! No, not my wedding flowers..but
WOW!!! What a treat I had Friday…Susie of Susie’s Sweets came by my workshop with SAMPLES of her fabulous cakes! OMG….when I say fabulous, I mean it! The cake above is BUTTERCREAM icing…not fondant, just look at the artistry. I tasted cheesecake and strawberry and chocolate with raspberry filling and the “plain white” cake was unbelievably moist and rich tasting….and I hate plain white cake!
Susie Dennison moved to Middle Tennessee just recently to be closer to her daughters. She was a caterer and baker for over 17 years in West Tennessee….and was extremely well known. She had only planned on baking about 2 cakes a month when she moved here, but to “keep up with codes”, she is now building a large commercial kitchen….and lucky for Nashville and Middle Tennessee brides…she is now going into full production mode with her cakes….yeah! Below are some more photos I grabbed from her portfolio.
