Nadea & Esat: Hampshire House

When Nadea first contacted me about flowers for her September wedding, she asked me to meet her at a little place called Bread and Chocolate.  Are you kidding me?  There's a place called Bread and Chocolate?  Why didn't they just name the bakery Heaven!?  If you live in Newton - check it out.  Their hot chocolate will knock your socks off!

The bride carried a soft bouquet of hydrangea, roses, ranunculus, dendrobium orchids, and cymbidium orchids.

The bridesmaids carried a bouquet of roses, orchids, calla lilies and ranunculus.

Groom and groomsmen boutonnieres

Wrist corsage of blush cymbidium orchids

Nadea came up with such a great color scheme of white, eggplant, cranberry and blush, and it worked so perfectly with her and Esat's venue, The Hampshire House, a historical mansion in Beacon Hill.

Nadea and Esat were able to use the centerpieces for both the ceremony and the reception.  For the ceremony, the arrangements were placed around the room, on the piano and tucked into the floor to ceiling bookshelves.  The arrangements were made up of hydrangea, orchids, berries, roses, ranunculus, calla lilies and safari sunset greens.

For the ceremony we also decorated the mantle, which is where the ceremony took place.  We wanted to create a soft, elegant look with lots of orchids and candlelight to have a backdrop for the ceremony and pictures.

A close-up of all those orchids!  We used white dendrobium orchids in addition to the white and blush cymbidium orchids.

Nautical Duxbury Wedding Featured on Style Me Pretty

Anyone that knows me knows I love all things nautical.  My wardrobe consists largely of red, white and navy, and I strongly believe topsiders go with almost any outfit.  So obviously Sarah and Matt's wedding was one of my absolute favorites from this summer, and I am so excited to see it featured on Style Me Pretty!  Check out the stunning pictures by Melissa DeSchamp Photography here.

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Duxbury Bay Maritime School Wedding from Melissa DeSchamp Photography

October 3rd. 2012 by Dawn | Filed Under | 3 comments

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There’s nothing quite like a bundle of nautical-inspired goodness to brighten the work week – and this drop-dead gorgeous Duxbury affair?  Well, it’s a smile-inducing masterpiece from start to finish.  Filled to the brim with brightly colored hues, gorgeous blooms by Allison Phalen Floral Design and some seriously fab stylings, it’s maritime chic meets elegant fête all in one sitting.  Melissa DeSchamp Photography snapped up every last fun-filled moment and the gallery is a definite must see.  Click here for more.

Photography By / Melissa DeSchamp Photography
Floral Design By / Allison Phalen Floral Design

Photography By / Melissa DeSchamp Photography
Floral Design By / Allison Phalen Floral Design

Photography By / Melissa DeSchamp Photography
Floral Design By / Allison Phalen Floral Design

Photography By / Melissa DeSchamp Photography
Floral Design By / Allison Phalen Floral Design

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.

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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!!