Classic New England Wedding Featured on Elizabeth Anne Designs

So happy to be a part of Amy & Chet's wedding featured on Elizabeth Anne Designs.

• FIND VENDORS
• REAL WEDDINGS
• DIY PROJECTS
• GALLERIES
• COLOR PALETTES
• FLORAL & DECOR

There’s just something effortlessly romantic about the New England coast, and the Blithewold Mansion in Bristol, Rhode Island, didn’t disappoint for Amy and Chet’s wedding festivities. Bridesmaids carried bright pink and yellow wildflower-style bouquets from Allison Phalen Floral Design that played off the natural setting along Narragansett Bay, but the bride held tight to traditional formal elegance with an all-white arrangement and classic silhouette gown. Veronica’s Sweetcakes created a simple two-tier treat that looked too pretty to eat! We can feel the happiness in these sweet photos from Rebecca Arthurs Photography!

Be sure to check out Rebecca Arthurs Photography blog post for more gorgeous pictures from this wedding!

PS - If you have not tried Veronica's Sweetcakes, you are missing out!  Their cupcakes = AMAZING!!

Amee & Travis: Elm Bank

Amee & Travis got married at Elm Bank, which is the home of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, so you can imagine all the gorgeous gardens surrounding this wedding!  Check out that wall of sunflowers behind the buffet table!

This Indian-American wedding was full of color and texture.  Half of the tables were round with gold tablecloths and one large floral arrangement.  The flowers included hydrangea, stock, freesia, lisianthus, orchids, snapdragons, iris, button poms, football mums and carnations.

The rest were long black rectangle tables with bright turquoise runners and multiple groupings of different sized floral arrangements.  The bride and groom didn't want anything too perfectly round or linear, so we used a variety of flowers to give the arrangements depth.

I loved this lounge area just outside the tent!

And last but not least... the elephant!  The bride and groom wanted to incorporate the elephant, as they are an important icon in of Indian culture, so they came up with this idea for the place card table!

Wedding Planner: Paula @ Marrero Events

Sharon & George: Andover Country Club

I am determined to catch my blog up this week, and first up are Sharon and George!  Sharon is actually my aunt, and I am always happy to be a part of friends and family members weddings :)  Sharon and George got married on what I think may have been the hottest day of the summer, with a gorgeous outdoor ceremony at Andover Country Club.  No flowers were needed for the ceremony, as the space was surrounded by blooming gardens and views of the golf course.

 The bride's bouquet was made up of roses, calla lilies and stephanotis.

 The bridesmaid bouquets were made up of roses, dahlias and calla lilies.

 The reception centerpieces were made up of hydrangea, spray roses and gerbera daisies.

Amy & Chet: Blithewold Mansion, Bristol, RI

Amy & Chet got married at Blithewold Mansion in Bristol, RI.  Blithewold is a gorgeous venue made up of lush gardens, a historical mansion, and views of Narragansett Bay.  Amy wanted to use similar flowers in her bouquets and centerpieces to the flowers growing in the garden all around the venue.

Bride's bouquet of dahlias, stock, ranunculus, freesia, and queen anne's lace.

Bridesmaid bouquets of dahlias, roses, stock, freesia, and queen anne's lace.

 Amy collected various sized milk vases to use in the centerpieces.

 Each table had a different mix of vases.  

The bride wanted mirrors in the center of the tables to reflect the candle light.

The centerpieces were made up of dahlias, snapdragons, stock, roses, freesia, ranunculus and queen anne's lace.

 Unfortunately some pretty strong thunderstorms rolled in right before the ceremony, 

so the ceremony and cocktail hour were held inside the mansion.

I really like these pedestal style vases.  It has a very English garden, vintage feel.

Congratulations to Amy & Chet - I hope the rain didn't last long!

Double Wedding Weekend: Barre, MA & Plymouth, MA

A couple weekends ago I had two weddings (one Saturday, one Sunday), and I was a total slacker when it came to taking pictures.

The first wedding was Bob & Amanda who got married at Harding Allen Estate in Barre, MA.  I only did bouquets for this wedding, and I did not take one.single.picture.  Their flowers were white and blue, but a little on the funkier side with some electric blue orchids.  Congrats to Bob and Amanda & please send me pictures if you have some!!

The second wedding was Katelyn & Greg, who had their reception at my favorite restaurant in Plymouth, East Bay Grille.  Seriously - the food is amazing, the view is amazing, and they have Oyster Bay wine - enough said!  The main colors for the wedding were white and turquoise, with fun pops of yellow and pink.

The Bride's bouquet of all white calla lilies with bear grass accents over the top.

The bridesmaids had simple bouquets of yellow and hot pink mokara orchids.

The ceremony flowers were tall sprays of curly willow branches with lots of pink calla lilies in tall tapered vases.  I have to say I met the nicest women when I was setting up the flowers in the church.  She told me she had recently lost her husband and was just praying while I set up.  When I was almost finished she came up to me and said how lovely they looked and how happy she was just to have someone to talk to for a while.  She made my day :)

The centerpieces were a mix of white and yellow cymbidium orchids submerged in a tall cylinder vase with turquoise gems at the bottom... this is where my slacking kicked in again, and I forgot to take pictures!  They did look very similar to the centerpieces at Katelyn and Kyle's wedding, which you can check out here.  Congrats to Katelyn & Greg!!

Jess & Joe: Ridge Club, Cape Cod Wedding

I met Jess and Joe at a St Patty's day party in Southie a couple years ago, and was so excited they asked me to do the flowers for their wedding.  I've been friends with Jess' sister Heidi for several years now, and I just love the whole Miller family!  Jess' favorite flowers are daisies and gerbera daisies, so those were definitely the main flowers for this wedding, mixed with lots of blue hydrangea to bring in that Cape Cod wedding feel!

Bride's bouquet of hydrangea, daisies, and gerbera daisies.

MOH Bouquet of hydrangea and gerbera daisies.

Bridesmaid bouquets of gerbera daisies.

The centerpieces were a mix of two styles.  Half were a mix of hydrangea, sunflowers, gerberas, daisies and dahlias, while the others were a trio of vases of hydrangea, daisies and gerbera daisies.

Of course I forgot my camera so these are the only pictures I have of the centerpieces.

Ceremony arrangements made up of delphinium, hydrangea, gerberas, sunflowers, daisies, and dahlias.

Congrats Jess & Joe!

Molly & Dave: Backyard Duxbury Wedding

Molly and Dave got married at St. John's, followed by a back yard reception in Duxbury, MA.  Molly and Dave stayed in China for a period of time, and wanted to incorporate that into their wedding, but also keep with the back yard, home-town wedding feel.  They collected a variety of Chinese vases, urns and small containers to use for the ceremony and reception flowers.

I had to post two pictures of Molly's bouquet because I was SO EXCITED we were able to get peonies  in July!  Her bouquet was made up of peonies, garden roses, hydrangea, berries and thistle.  The bouquet was wrapped in a an embroidered piece of the bride's dress, and an old piece of lace from the groom's family was pinned on the back.

The bridesmaids carried bouquets of blue, white, and green hydrangea with hypericum berries.

The ceremony flowers included blue, white, and green hydrangea, bells of Ireland, delphinium, and queen anne's lace.

The centerpieces were made up of hydrangea, roses, lisianthus, hypericum berries, queen anne's lace, and accent greens.

The reception was made up of a mix of round and rectangle tables.  The round tables had one larger arrangement, while the rectangle tables had multiple arrangements.

I loved these rustic tables mixed with the weathered chiavari chairs from

  New England Country Rentals!

Jessica Tyler from Lavishly Dunn did a fabulous job coordinating this beautiful wedding, regardless of the fact that it was 95 degrees out the day of this wedding!!  

I recently received a thank you note from Molly, and just want to say how much I appreciate her kind words and what a pleasure it was to work with her and her mom over the past few months.  It is such a joy to be able to do something I love to do, but to also know how happy I made someone by doing what I love, is amazing!   Thank you and best wishes Molly & Dave!