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The Royal Treatment

The Royal Treatment

I just loved everything about this wedding! The bride and groom are a great couple who had a beautiful vision for their wedding day that included using shades of blue and purple fit for a king a queen.
Large arrangements of purple larkspur, hydrangeas, stock, calla lilies and dendrobium orchids stood tall in the front of the church, making a great backdrop for the ceremony and for formal photos. The bride and her matron of honor carried matching bouquets of the same flowers, while the little flower girl carried a pomander of purple daisies.

Their reception took place at one of my favorite Pittsburgh venues, the Edgewood Country Club. Their tables were covered with exquisite linens from Connie Duglin Linens and topped with one of two centerpieces. Half of the tables featured a large cylinder glass vase filled with blue dendrobium orchids submerged in water and tall sprays of willow branches, purple hydrangeas and more orchids. The other tables had a coordinating look of shorter cylinder vases filled with blue dendrobium orchids submerged in water and topped with a floating candle.

While the large centerpieces definitely made an impact, the smaller details really finished off the super swanky look. The room was surrounded in candles and purple up lighting. All of the tables had hand made table numbers adorned with purple crystals. The cake, from Signature Desserts, was topped with orchids as were the cocktail tables. And the sweetheart table had flowers to match as the new couple enjoyed their first meal together before hitting the monogrammed dance floor.

Spring Tulips

Thank goodness for those April showers, because I love the May flowers! No flower makes you think of spring more than the tulip. Tulips are one of the world’s most popular flowers, with most being exported from Holland. They come in wide array of vibrant colors, like red, yellow, orange, purple, pink and many more. The variety of color, their beauty and their meaning of perfect love, make tulips a popular and perfect choice for weddings.



For this intimate spring wedding I created a mixed bouquet of yellow, orange and white tulips for the bride. While her attendants carried smaller bouquets of all white tulips that set off their tea-length orange gowns. A few vases of tulips at the ceremony and reception were all that was needed to top off a simple and elegant event. The bride, Lisa, was really on top of one of the year’s biggest trends, keeping it simple and chic! By picking one type of flower, she keep her costs down and added instant class and elegance to her big day. You can have the same look year round by picking one seasonal flower to work with, go monochromatic or mix up the color. Or use different shades of a single hue or several different flowers in the same color. Either way, keeping it simple will give you a timeless, sophisticated look.

Something Bright Blue

I'm a sucker for color, the brighter, the bolder, the better. So I obviously fell in love with these blue dendrobium orchids the first time I saw them. And I knew that brides to be would go crazy for them too, if they only knew about them. I decided to order a few bunches and make a big impact at my booth at an upcoming bridal show. It was a huge success! They attracted a lot of attention and helped me book quite a few weddings.

This past weekend was my first wedding of the season and the first of several weddings that will be using blue orchids. Stephanie's colors were "Aruba" blue and "Azalea" pink from David's Bridal. And she wanted her bouquets to have those same bold colors. For the bride I created a large cascading bouquet of stargazer lilies, stephanotis, white, pink and (of course) blue dendrobium orchids. These intense colors provide great contrast against her white gown that will look stunning in photos.
Her bridesmaids carried hand tied bouquets of white Casablanca lilies with pink and blue orchids.

Dendrobiums are one of the most commonly used orchids in wedding designs. This is due to their beauty, durability and affordable elegance. These sturdy blooms work great for corsages, boutonnières and bouquets. Versatility is another reason for their popularity. Whether submerged in water or loose blooms scattered across your tabletops they will provide an elegant look to your reception that will last all night. The dendrobium blooms are slightly smaller than other orchids. However, they are more affordable and come in bolder colors than other orchids. They are available year round and come in shades of white, pink, purple, green and blue.