Incorporating Blue into Weddings

When a bride tells me they want to have blue in their wedding, I admit it makes me feel a little anxious. The reason being–there are hardly any blue flowers. Thistle, delphinium, and hydrangea–that’s it. If one of those flowers doesn’t fit your look, well… You are out of luck. Luckily, delphinium fit Austyn’s look […]
Modern+Vintage+Love, Revisited

I am happy to share these beautiful photos with you today from our late May wedding at 20 West. If you would like more details about this wedding, you can see my earlier post my clicking here. Today though, it’s all about the pictures. All of these are courtesy of Shillawna Ruffner Photography. Enjoy. Congratulations […]
Modern + Vintage + Love

The tagline for 20 West is Modern + Vintage + Love. This venue is one of the best in the area and appeals to modern, vintage, rustic, traditional, and really any type of design. The space is beautifully curated with gorgeous pieces without feeling cluttered. This particular wedding fit perfectly in the space. The bride […]
Fall Wedding Featuring Cool Blues

When you ask someone to name fall colors, they will probably list the traditional warm tones of reds, oranges, and yellows. Think beyond that though and there is another palette we often see this time of year with cool blues, grays, and brown wood tones. This is the palette we used for Christine and Adam’s […]
Blue Floral Inspiration

Blue is one of the most popular colors in wedding design. I’m hoping today’s post will inspire you if you are considering using blue in your event. Light blue is the easiest blue hue to translate into flowers. This spring bouquet featured just a subtle hint of blue with delphinium. This table arrangement also uses […]
A Blue and White Summer Wedding

Blue and white is a classic wedding palette and this design uses several classic wedding flowers. To be honest, I didn’t plan the design to look like this. I was going to use thistle as a blue accent. But, the thistle did not come in. That happens sometimes and I have to improvise. So, I […]
New Ideas for Floral Jewelry

Corsages have come a long way from those uncomfortable elastic band bracelets we wore to prom. Flowers can be worn in many ways beyond the traditional wrist or pinned corsages. The creative ideas in the design world show that floral jewelry has no boundaries. Our wrist corsages are created on gold or silver cuff bracelets […]