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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
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.
Using your wedding flowers for your Bridal Portrait in Nashville
For those brides who might have a portrait session scheduled…have you considered what bouquet you will use for the photos? A lot of savvy brides today are scheduling with their florist to have them design THE bouquet using the wedding flowers they have chosen that they will be carrying in the wedding, as Christine Pope, one of my April brides did…above is a photo from that session (taken by the very talented team of Lesli and Bill Emmets of Divine Images). Well, ok, this is going to cost you some money…however…it is a fantastic way to see the weddingflowers you have chosen and see if there is anything you don’t like about it. Better to find out during your photo shoot than your wedding!
Thanks to Divine Images for these photos…below is a preview of the wedding photos…as you can see, we did change the color of the hydrangea for the Big Day. The wedding was beautiful and well planned by Alice Hendry. The reception at the Governor’s Club in Franklin, TN couldn’t have had better weather.
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.
Wedding flowers in Nashville
The 2009 season is beginning…and I just wanted to give a “toast” to some of the brides from the past! Thank you David Wright Photography for all the great work you do!
Candlelight and Roses at the Hermitage Hotel Nashville
Doesn’t everyone look better in candlelight in Nashville? I love candlelight, and feel no guest table is complete without LOTS of candles (unless it is early afternoon on a bright sunny day). This photo was taken by Scott Douglas,a designer here in Nashville, who was part of the crew for that day… thanks Scott! The bride, Summer Black, was so much fun to work with….she is a professional ballroom dancer and loves the romantic, yet contemporary look for her wedding flowers. Note that at the base of each design are the petals from 2 dozen roses! She chose to have her ceremony and reception at Nashville’s Hermitage Hotel and our job was to combine the elegance of the hotel with the contemporary tastes of the bride. Can’t wait to see her photos from the wedding….her bouquet was rather unique…..30 stems of white dendrobium orchids!
Sometimes Nashville brides and hostesses come to me and say “I just want candles” on the table, thinking that this might save them money. Granted a couple of candles and nothing else might do just that….but look at the difference having 7 pieces of glass with massed rose petals does for the table and the look. SO, this look does cost as much as some centerpieces….but well worth it!