Flower Perfection

I am in awe of this amazing floral design. I LOVE how vintage bottles are used to hang flowers from the tent structure. Talk about creative and thinking outside of the box! I also love how the table and barrel give a rustic vibe to the decor.

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I've been meaning to start brainstorming on some ideas for the bar at my reception. I mean everyone visits the bar...multiple times... right? So, its got to be impressive! Perhaps I should use this idea as some inspiration ...

Image via 100 Layer Cake

Bright and Bold

I'm usually drawn to neutral colors, but I am LOVING these bright and bold images....makes me want to throw a colorful party this spring!!

I hope everyone has a very Happy Easter Weekend!

Images via Green Wedding Shoes and Style Me Pretty

Spring=Peonies!

I'm so excited its spring because that means peonies are in bloom! If you read my post yesterday, then you know how crazy I am about peonies. I love that they look fabulous in full bloom or even when they are fully closed. You can't go wrong pairing them with other flowers or keeping them in a bunch all their own. Throwing a dinner party this spring? Pick up a few peonies, slip them into a simple vase and you will have yourself the perfect arrangement!

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What is your favorite flower?
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Images via Apartment Therapy, Design Sponge, Snippet and Ink, Grey Likes Weddings, The Bride's Cafe, Olivier Lalin Photography

Flower Round Up

I'm headed home in a couple weeks to have an initial meeting with my florist, so I've been going through my inspiration files and have found several flower arrangements that have me swooning...especially this first image from Eva Longoria's wedding designed by Jeff Leatham. I LOVE the candles, rose petals and the jaw dropping (yet simple) arrangements. I am leaning towards all white flowers for the ceremony, but then experimenting with some warm fall colors for the reception. I'd love to incorporate different textures, greenery, berries, and maybe even some artichokes!
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Jeff Leatham

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Style Me Pretty

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Bloemenbinder via Abigail Seymour Photography
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From Hello to Hitched

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Jessica Claire Photography via Green Wedding Shoes

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Which arrangement do you like best??

Budget Flowers

I'm a huge fan of having fresh flowers at my house whenever I have guests over, but unfortunately flowers aren't cheap! Instead of going to a flower shop, I try to buy my flowers at a local grocery store or Whole Foods. I wish I was talented in floral design, but I'm just a beginner when it comes to arranging flowers. What I have found to be an inexpensive and design friendly way to arrange flowers is to buy an already put together bouquet. This way you are buying flowers that compliment each other, but you can break it apart and arrange the flowers in several different vases around your house, giving you more bang for your buck! Check out the arrangements I put together this past weekend. Another great trick is to use a unique vase that doesn't require a ton of flowers...see below!