Last September my sister Suzanna married her sweet and hilarious guy David in a beautiful barn wedding. It was one of my favorite weekends of all time, and it showed me once and for all that I loved being a wedding coordinator. One of my favorite tasks was assembling all of the flowers. In the past I had only worked with fabric flowers, but after working with these real beauties, I'm never going back!
For the bridal bouquet I used three shades of roses, baby's breath and dusty miller. At the last minute Suz and I decided to add some rosemary sprigs from her garden. I like that the rosemary and dusty miller gave the bouquet a succulent look.
The bridesmaids' bouquets were made of baby's breath and dusty miller - so simple and elegant! Sadly, the dusty miller lost its oomph as the day wore on. I realized that I should've given them an extra day soaking up plant food and sun before the wedding.
The men's boutonnieres were assembled with hypericum berries and rose leaves, tied with twine. I love hypericum berries for this purpose - they are sturdy and look great all day long.
I also created several simple arrangements to spruce up the decor where needed, like picnic tables and the dessert table. This little bunch ended up on the crates we used as a table to serve communion during the ceremony.
The reception centerpieces featured a variety of vases which my sister spray painted and antiqued. My dad cut and etched all of the small wooden table numbers, and little packets of chocolate covered espresso beans were sent home with guests as favors. We hand-cut the strips of burlap for table runners, and a word to the wise, have a vacuum handy! We ended up with burlap lint all over the living room. But you know what? It was totally worth it.
I loved executing my sister's vision for her flowers. That girl has good taste.
All photos courtesy of Jonathan Daniel Frey.
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