Molly's Blog

Winter at Cafe Lurcat

2011-12-31T16:40:00.000-08:00

It was a beautiful event at Cafe Lurcat recently. The intimate gathering was a festive winter celebration given by a favorite corporate client of mine. White blooms of roses, amaryllis and hydrangea were set off with gorgeous magnolia leaves - my absolute favorite winter green. A table runner of candles in various grey containers - just perfect for the event and venue!

Yellow at Target Field

2011-12-06T11:14:00.000-08:00

Just received these beautiful shots from the September wedding of Jenny and Jake. Jenny was such a fun bride to work with and I loved all her ideas! Our collaboration on her flowers resulted in some very stunning bouquets!

The photos are by Callie V Photography. Wonderful job!!

The reception venue was Target Field - Metropolitan Club. A very fun venue for a very fun couple. Best wishes to Jenny and Jake !

See more shots from the wedding at Callie's blog

Fall favorite

2011-11-29T13:24:00.001-08:00

One of my favorite bouquets of the fall - maybe ever - cymbidium orchids, unripe raspberries, calla lilies, dahlias, feathers, hydrangea and a ton of other beautiful things! More to come from this wedding, just thought I would share these photos!

Fall COLOR

2011-11-01T18:09:00.000-07:00

Check out these dresses from a recent wedding - amazing orange! I love how my flowers look with the color. Bouquets of bronze mums, roses and calla lilies for the girls and a beautiful all white bouquet for beautiful bride. Perfect for a warm fall wedding day! You look great ladies!!!

Anemones

2011-10-12T18:21:00.000-07:00

Sneak peak at a beautiful bouquet from a recent wedding - love anemones!

Country wedding

2011-10-04T16:32:00.000-07:00

Oh I loved this wedding - tons of peonies, layers of orchids, centerpieces dripping with lush flowers. The muted color palette was gorgeous and perfect for relaxed country feel of the day. Loved it! Enjoy these shots by the talented Justin Mark Photography. Crystal candalbra from MBellish rental boutique.

MN Bride - Modern romance

2011-09-21T11:24:00.000-07:00

Check out this wedding on MN Bride Real Weddings.

A modern venue, Cosmos Restaurant meets romantic flowers. The design took into account the venue's lighting, the color of the unique wood tables and the goal of the bride to create softness to venue's sleek lines. These are the stunning results! Thanks to Shuttersmack for capturing the details of the day. Thanks to MN Bride for posting this amazing event on your Real Weddings page.

Best Flower Girl. Ever.

2011-08-29T11:36:00.000-07:00

More to come from this wedding, but I can't help bragging about this cutie! Lucy is my daughter and this was her first time as a flower girl for a family wedding that I also designed for. She did a great job and loved every minute of it - she will remember the day forever!

Pewter colored dresses!

2011-08-02T10:47:00.000-07:00

When Jill came to meet with me, I was in love with her bridesmaids' dress color choice: pewter is my favorite! I was excited to create around her color scheme of white, pewter and muted purple.

I used a mix of white peonies, roses and ranunculus for Jill's bouquet and for the maids, I worked in purple seasonal flowers and a touch of green to compliment their pewter grey dresses.

The centerpieces at Windows on Minnesota were simple and beautiful - orchids in tall silver vases, mixed white flowers in pewter bowl vases and candles everywhere.

Photos by Emma Freeman Photography, www.emmafreemanphotography.com

honeymoon blooms

2011-07-28T14:49:00.000-07:00

Two good signs that my clients love my designs: the mother of the bride hugs me and the bride takes the bouquet with her on the honeymoon! Both things happened during this recent wedding at Mill City Museum. These are just my quick shots that I took when I delivered the bouquets - I will post more when the professional shots come in. I LOVE happy brides and happy mothers!

Arboretum Gorgeous!

2011-06-29T11:39:00.000-07:00

One of my favorite places is the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum in Chanhassen. It is an amazing backdrop for a wedding and I was thrilled to get the opportunity to design there for Rachel and Josh's wedding in May. The talented Spencer Combs took these shots of their gorgeous day. Love, love, love this wedding!

peony season

2011-06-09T13:15:00.000-07:00

I do love peonies and my favorite time of year is when they are all in bloom! These pictures are from Anna and Josh's garden wedding and the peonies were perfect. I paired them with antique pink colored roses and I loved the combination. Best wishes Anna and Josh - enjoy a long life together and always enjoy peony season!

Royal Wedding

2011-05-04T18:46:00.000-07:00

No, I didn't design Kate's bouquet - I was already booked for Lindsey's gorgeous wedding at Carlson Towers! But Lindsey did have the royal look with all white blooms and crystal vases on every tables. Stunning! The wedding was this weekend and already I have great shots from the photographers at Agape Moments. Check out the super cute flower girl with a head band of flowers in her hair - adorable! Congrats to this wonderful couple - I had so much working on these flowers and I love the final look. Thanks to Agape for these amazing shots that capture all the details of the day!

Sophisticated Garden Party

2011-03-23T10:59:00.000-07:00

A recent client requested "sophisticated spring" for a cocktail reception held before the concert at Orchestra Hall. To create the look, I was inspired by blooming branches, french tulips, clematis and jasmine that made the whole place smell like a garden in bloom. It was lovely!!!

Wine Tasting

2011-03-06T11:10:00.000-08:00

Check out these great shots from a recent executive womens' event that I designed for. The event featured a wine tasting and every table had a circle of wine glasses around each centerpiece. My client wanted the centerpieces to make the guests feel pampered as they sampled each wine. I used white dendrobium orchids, wine colored cymbidium orchids, calla lilies, berries and mums to create captivating arrangements on each table. I loved all the different centerpiece options and the event was beautiful!

Feeling tropical

2011-02-13T12:50:00.000-08:00

These fantastic photos from a wedding I designed last fall have me wishing for warmer weather! Check out the hot colors of the tropical flowers mixed in with a few local favorites. The bride's bouquet was a variety of colorful blooms: peonies, protea, roses, orchids and mums to name a few of them.

The venue was 5 Event Center which was a lot of fun to decorate. The large pots were the focal points of the room and detailed photos showcase the beautiful blooms I used to create their vivid color.

Thank you Dahlseid Photography for the photos!

Red at Calhoun Beach Club

2011-01-26T10:06:00.000-08:00

For a recent winter wedding, the venue was Calhoun Beach Club and the color of the day was red (with a little dash of winter white!). I loved the color scheme and I especially like the great anemones and some fabulous hydrangea I scored for the bouquets and centerpieces. Enjoy!

She throws a good party, too

2011-01-19T10:56:00.000-08:00

Sometimes I get myself into more than just the floral design for events. Recently, I played event planner for a cocktail party reception. My theme was "Cozy Winter" and I designed the floral pieces around that theme. The stunning linens in pewter grey were perfect with birch branches and evergreens from California. Other tables had silver vases with white, grey and dark purple blooms. The warm twinkle from the crystal candles added the glamour and the chair covers blew everyone away as a very unexpected treat!

I need credit some fabulous vendors for helping me pull it off. The table cloths were from Apres and the black satin chair covers were from Lasting Impressions Weddings. The very fancy crystal votive candle holders were from MBellish. It all looked amazing and I had SO many compliments - thanks for the help!

Kate and Brandon

2011-01-10T10:08:00.000-08:00

The professional pictures are in from dream client Kate's wedding. The venue was The Women's Club of Minneapolis for both ceremony and reception. Downstairs for the ceremony it was flower balls in a variety of blooms: gerberas, mums, daisies and carnations.

Upstairs for reception centerpieces, I used a mix of white flowers with accents of grey dusty miller and berries. I also added Kate's favorite craspedia (also know as billy balls) for yellow color

The bouquets were my favorite! Each of the maids carried a bouquet made of mainly one type of flower variety from the bride's mix of flowers. I am predicting new trends after this wedding: yellow is beautiful and grey is the new black!

Congrats to Kate and Brandon - best wishes to you on your marriage!

Thanks to photographer, Kristian Olson for these amazing shots!

Snow flowers

2010-12-14T17:33:00.000-08:00

The weather on Saturday was frightful, but the flowers for the wedding were delightful! Check out the bride's red bouquet with roses, peonies and feathers and her maids' bouquets of champange colored roses with gold berries and feathers. The bride was so happy, she hugged me when she saw the flowers! I heard through the grapevine that they had a wonderful ceremony and that the photographer got some great photos of the bride in the snow...looking forwarding to seeing the pictures!

Favorite pink

2010-12-06T18:23:00.000-08:00

I love this bouquet from a recent wedding. I am tempted to say this is one of my favorite pink bouquets: orchids, calla lilies, roses and a touch of glam with a rhinestone cuff for the stems!

Loved the cake from this wedding, too - black and white with a crown of pink for the top!

spring tulips

2010-11-27T13:51:00.000-08:00

I just got these photos from Becca and Dave's wedding last May. The white tulips are a nice distraction from the snow outside today! Photo credits to their photographer, Matt Porath.

Feathers and flowers

2010-11-19T11:52:00.000-08:00

Thanks to Simply Fabulous for this shot of some pretty glamorous calla lilies with feathers we created and with a special broach added. SO pretty!

blue period

2010-11-05T12:20:00.000-07:00

I like to think of the designs I do as art with flowers. So I was thrilled to work on a recent project for one of my corporate clients who was hosting a dinner party in honor of Yves Klein, an artist known for patenting his own color of blue. Naturally, the centerpieces I created for the event reflected his favorite blue color and my love for texture. Call it my blue period...

so many pretty flowers

2010-11-05T08:27:00.000-07:00

It has been a busy wedding season and there is still so much more to come. Here are some quick photos I have taken of some pretty flowers we have been working on here at the studio. Enjoy!

pink

2010-10-14T10:40:00.000-07:00

I am just getting around to posting these photos from a wedding last summer. It was all about shades of pink. Enjoy!

Photos by Michael B Studios

love, love, love

2010-09-20T08:14:00.000-07:00

This is a sneak peak because the wedding was just last weekend, but I had to share!!! I have been so excited for this wedding since I met bride Kate and she shared her wish for a wedding in white, grey and yellow. I have been longing to do a wedding that scheme forever, so I was thrilled and inspired!

More to come when the professional photos come in...but for now, thank you to Kate for allowing me so much creative freedom with your flowers. I love, love, love them!!! Best wishes to you on your new life together - I am so happy for you both!

Pretty coral

2010-09-10T08:15:00.000-07:00

I love the soft color of coral bridesmaids dresses - the look is so pretty and allows for endless floral options. Here I used a different coral colored flower for each bridesmaid and white flowers for the bride. Kristen Anne Photography did a wonderful job photographing this very pretty color and all the details of the bouquets - thank you!

Heather and Jason

2010-09-10T08:05:00.000-07:00

It was a beautiful July day when Heather and Jason said "I do" at Noerenberg Gardens on Lake Minnetonka and then were off to 413 on Wacouta for their reception. The color scheme was purple and green - so we incorporated elements from orchids to limes to bring in those colors . What a fun wedding and two great venues. Check out these fantastic pictures from Barclay Horner of their beautiful event!!

february roses

2010-08-05T07:44:00.001-07:00

These past hot days made these pictures from Stefanie's February wedding a welcome treat. It was a beautiful winter day for her wedding and I love all the ways we incorporated the red roses into the decor. Thanks to Andrew Vick for these shots.

spring green

2010-08-05T07:30:00.000-07:00

Wedding season is in full bloom, so it is nice to get pictures in from the spring weddings. Here are some gorgeous shots of Katie and Colin's early May wedding. Thanks to Jenn Cress for providing these shots.

pretty, pretty, pretty!

2010-07-01T11:58:00.001-07:00

Oh I loved this wedding and I am thrilled with these photos from photographer Jeannine Marie. This early June wedding took full advantage of the blooming peonies mixed in with some stunning combinations of champagne roses. This is my new favorite color scheme: ivory and champagne - just lovely and goes with any bold accent color. Jeannine did a fantastic job of capturing all the details of the gorgeous day - just check out these shots...

CeremonySt. Catherine University Reception VenueMariott Minneapolis West TransportationStar Transportation FlowersMollys Flower Studio DJInstant Request Hair and MakeupSmart and Chic Bride Wedding CoordinatorLasting Impressions Weddings

Party Flowers

2010-06-17T12:41:00.000-07:00

Just had to share these super cute centerpieces I just did for a graduation party. The school colors were green, blue and white and the style was garden party. How fun!

Lake Wedding

2010-05-25T17:01:00.000-07:00

As you can tell from these photos, Kristi was a very relaxed and fun bride. In fact she was so easy going about the planning that we actually never even met in person. We planned all the details over email and her maid of honor picked up her flowers on the way to the lake for the wedding. I was delighted to see how wonderfully the black and white gerbera daisies fit in with her lake wedding. Check out these shots from the talented Josh Stanz Photography .

Love the boots!

Sneak peeks

2010-05-12T14:38:00.000-07:00

So many flowers, so little time! The wedding season is in full swing and although these aren't professional photographs, I thought I would share a little of what my studio has been turning out these last few months. When the pros send in their shots, I will be sure to post those with more details. For now just enjoy the sneak peek...

Red and green flowers

2010-04-22T08:48:00.001-07:00

As promised, here are more shots from Amy Anderson Photography of Cindy and Erik's wedding last November.

Cindy wanted a touch of holiday season in her bouquet so I added a few sprigs of cedar and unripe blackberries to mix in with the bright green and deep red flowers.

The centerpiece candles from MBellish filled with cranberries complimented the centerpiece bouquets of cedar, flowers and berries. I wish this couple all the best - thanks for sharing your photos!

Cindy and Erik

2010-04-08T10:24:00.001-07:00

Just a preview of this wedding from last November - Cindy's bouquet in red with hints of lime green and evergreen. More to come!

Corporate Events

2010-04-02T10:44:00.000-07:00

I love designing for my corporate clients - it gives me a creative outlet for new ideas and my clients love the originality. Here are some of my recent designs for corporate events:

Women's Luncheon - 317 on Rice Park, St. Paul

Black and White Cocktail party - Orchestra Hall, Minneapolis

Kelly and Justin

2010-03-21T12:41:00.001-07:00

If you have never been to a winter wedding at Nicollet Island Pavilion, it is such a treat! Kelly and Justin were married a few days before Valentine's Day in a heated tent on the Pavilion patio.

Kelly chose dark red roses for all the bouquets and centerpieces - stunning on the white winter background.

These shots from E Photography capture the warm moments of the wedding day.

As with all my weddings, I incorporated details into the flowers to make them more special for the couple. Note the rhinestone buckles on all the bouquets and corsages - Kelly thought they were the perfect way to add "sparkle" to the black satin ribbon. Also, as a memorial to Justin's mother, I created a large rose arrangement to rest on the first chair at the ceremony - the cutest little ring bearer is standing next to it in the picture.

Congratulations to Kelly and Justin - I loved your winter wedding!!

Jodie and Andy

2010-03-10T12:29:00.001-08:00

One of my absolute favorite events of my career was Jodie and Andy's wedding this past fall. They are an amazing couple and gave me so much creative freedom with their designs. Even the final design for the chuppah was a complete surprise to the couple and I was thrilled to create that for them.

Jodie carried white mini calla lilies and her bridesmaids' held orchids and calla lilies in an upright design to compliment the shape of the flowers.

The reception was at the fabulous Westin in Edina. The look was again orchids and callas lilies in fall colors shown two ways - either submerged in glass vases or in tall designs for height.

Congrats to Jodie and Andy and best wishes to you for an amazing life together. Thank you for allowing me to create for your day!

Thanks to Contiempo for these great photos.

The Knot Magazine Minnesota

2010-02-21T14:46:00.000-08:00

I love when I spot my work in wedding magazines - so fun to see how the million details of planning come together in one special day.

The new issue of The Knot Magazine Minnesota showcased three different weddings of my work.

Heather and Adam's winter wedding in St. Paul was featured. Also, two of my brides were highlighted in the article, Where the money really goes. Congrats to all three couples - your weddings were beautiful and I am honored to have worked for you!!

Michelle and John

2010-01-25T13:04:00.000-08:00

Fall weddings are so much fun and the floral options are endless. This past fall, I did the flowers for the lovely fall wedding of Michelle and John. Michelle's requests were simple - fall feeling and texture without the traditional fall colors. I used dalhias, orchids, hydrangea, callas and tons of other flowers to create texture and all the blooms were shades of plum, purple, brown, green and white.

Also, working on this event was Michelle's sister-in-law, Sarah Trotter of Lasting Impressions Weddings and La Vie Photography. Sarah did a great job planning the amazing event for Michelle!!! La Vie, once again, showed their amazing talents with these photos.

The venue for these photos was the Nicollet Island Pavilion, which is so beautiful in the fall.

My favorite arrangement was the cake -I just got a little instruction that Michelle wanted a base of flowers around the stand...I took my cue from that and loaded it with fall hydrangea, roses, greens and orchids. Loved it!

The tall centerpieces were mix of curly willow, white orchids and purple dalhias (my favorite!)

The girls were stunning in plum dresses - perfect for fall.

Close-up of the bouquet - everything fall except the traditional fall colors. Love the texture!

lynn and sean

2010-01-14T08:27:00.000-08:00

I had so much fun designing the flowers for Lynn and Sean's wedding this past spring and I was so excited when Lynn recently emailed me a link to her photos. Here are some shots that her photographer, Kris Drake, took on their special day.

ana and josh

2010-01-04T18:16:00.000-08:00

One of my favorite venues in Minneapolis is The Mill City Museum and Ana and Josh had a perfect wedding day there last September. Sally from La Vie captured these shots and I love how they turned out!

Ana thought of everything - when I delivered the flowers, she had a little locket photo of her parents' wedding ready for me to attach to her bouquet...so sweet!

Purple Romance

2009-12-15T11:23:00.000-08:00

Purple is such a romantic, sophisticated color and I was thrilled to work with it as the color of the day for Stacy and Mike's recent November wedding. These amazing shots are courtesy of Gene Pease of Geneoh Photography who captured all great moments of their beautiful fall day. Stacy wanted flowers in all shades of purple and her stunning bouquet was made up of five different varieties of calla lilies. Her bridesmaids wore plum dresses and carried anemones, callas and stock bouquets.

Gene is a relatively new photographer with a very talented eye for shots and color - check out his blog for more of Stacy and Mike's day.

Love this shot from the reception - I utilized richly colored purple carnations for a ball a top a tall glass vase.

Close up of the callas - you can see all the texture and color variation in these amazing flowers.

The Knot

2009-11-30T11:34:00.001-08:00

I just got a call from The Knot magazine letting me know that a past client's wedding will be featured in the magazine's Spring/Summer 2010 issue. Here are some of the pictures from that wedding that I hope are in the magazine. Thanks again to Sarah from Agape for these shots!

Classic White

2009-11-29T11:43:00.000-08:00

Recently, I had a great time working with Sarah Trotter from Lasting Impressions Weddings and her client getting married at the Basilica of St. Mary followed by a reception at the Millennium hotel in Minneapolis. The bride loved the look of the white carnation ball centerpieces and Sarah complimented the look with chair sashes. The sun filled ballroom dazzled in white and royal blue - how dramatic!

Special thanks to Ruth at Happily Ever After for these great shots!!!

Falling for Pink

2009-11-19T11:29:00.000-08:00

So pink typically isn't a fall color, but pared with chocolate brown it was a lovely color scheme for the October wedding of Rebecca and Kyle. Jennifer Cress was the fabulous photographer for the couple and shared these shots...love them! Rebecca's bouquet was classic in white with dahlias, hydrangea and a few gerbera daisies. Her maids carried all pink flowers. Just the color mix to brighten a misty day. Thanks to Jennifer Cress for sharing the photos and best wishes to Rebecca and Kyle.

Megan and Ramsey

2009-11-10T14:23:00.000-08:00

I love all the weddings that I have the privilege to be a part of and feel blessed to design flowers for a living. I get so excited to see the process go from vision to reality. One wedding that I was particularly excited to see come together was Megan and Ramsey this past July. Vintage was the theme and all the details were perfect: bow ties for the guys, lace dresses for the girls, St. Paul Hotel...oh so lovely!

For the flowers, our initial inspiration was the lace detail of Megan's dress and the black lace of the bridesmaids' dresses. Megan wanted the flowers to reflect the lacy look and when I suggested hydrangea - she swooned and I knew this was going to be a gorgeous wedding!!

Megan's bouquet was a mix of hydrangea, ranunculus and tuberose...all vintage blooms done in a modern design. Her maids carried three different varieties of hydrangea in green and white.

These photos are courtesy of Erica at Studio 188 Photography . I am so inspired by these shots - Erica captured all the love and romance of the day. Thank you, Erica!

The ballroom at the St. Paul Hotel was adorned with romantic centerpieces in gold vases with hydrangea, roses and seeded eucalyptus. I was once again thrilled to work with MBellish rental company on this wedding with their hurricane pieces simply accented with pink orchids.

A another fun vintage idea, one large orchid with ribbon - just like they did in 1960! The twist is pinning it to a purse which is nice alternative to a pin-on corsage.

heather + brian

2009-10-28T11:42:00.001-07:00

I can never get enough of photography by Kelly Brown Weddings. The detail, the color, the romance... all captured so well in her shots - she is a true artist. These photos took my breath away from Heather and Brain's wedding at Carlson Towers on Labor Day weekend.

Heather was a dream to work with and her style was simple - stunning flowers in rich color. I designed her bouquet with calla lilies and orchids in fall hues. The bridesmaids had similar flowers and with their black cocktail dresses - the colors was even more vivid.

The boutonnieres were a simple, yet unique combination of two types of orchid buds.

I wish this adorable couple all the best!!!

amanda + nick

2009-09-22T13:39:00.000-07:00

Oh, how I love red roses! They are simple and dramatic all at the same time. My very chic bride, Amanda, picked all red roses for her wedding to Nick. Katie Raivala of Katie Raivala Photography graciously shared these amazing photos of Amanda and Nick's day. Katie has a great eye and beautifully captured the dimension created between the light and dark shades in the variety of roses I used. Love that! Best wishes to Amanda and Nick- I know you have an amazing life ahead of you!

stephanie + dale part II

2009-09-17T12:59:00.000-07:00

Newlywed Stephanie just emailed me the professional shots from her wedding to Dale....Steve Brooks from Canada captured these great moments of their day. Enjoy!

Oh the best part - a happy couple starting life together!

meghan + david

2009-09-16T13:22:00.000-07:00

Meghan was the cutest bride ever - so happy and joyful when I saw her on her wedding day. She loved the dark purple mini calla lilies and they were a focal point of the bouquets and boutonnieres. Paired with lime green, they screamed updated elegance! Love it!

Photos by Imagen International and cake by D'Amico - great job to both!

nikki + james

2009-09-14T14:29:00.000-07:00

Nikki just emailed me these fantastic shots (courtesy of
Frozen Music Studios Photography http://www.frozenmusicstudios.com) from her beautiful June wedding to James. Their requests were simple - stunning flowers in yellow, white and orange. Nikki's bouquet was a mix of white peonies, white mini calla lilies and some stunning orange vanda orchids.

For their tall centerpieces, I used rare yellow peonies mixed with virburium and a few orchids.

The low centerpieces were all in orange: gerberas, protea, roses and tulips.

I had so much fun working on the arrangements for Nikki and James - thank you for the opportunity!!

stephanie + dale

2009-08-31T12:29:00.000-07:00

I love this couple - Stephanie is a local gal and Dale is from Canada. They both had a great eye for color and design. Their venue was perfect for them - The McNamara Center at the University of Minnesota. The bridesmaids' dress color was a beautiful shade of green with white sash and we carried that color scheme through all the centerpieces and bouquets. Stephanie loved roses and Dale like calla lilies and together these flowers created the perfect white and green theme for their wedding!!!

Stephanie's all rose bouquet was charming with a vintage broach.

Callas for bridesmaids with ribbon ties like their dresses.

Submerged seeded eucalyptus topped with candle on half the tables and white rose bouquets on the other tables.

Tall callas on the cocktail tables - simple and stunning.

Best wishes to the happy couple - thank you so much for allowing me to design for your day!!!

Classic Elegance at Carlson Towers

2009-08-31T12:10:00.000-07:00

The Carlson Towers are one of my favorite venues and Brian and Angela's picked a classic elegance look for there wedding there. Here are some details shots of the day and venue....

Perfect Dessert

2009-08-25T10:17:00.000-07:00

I recently was introduced to the lovely, Heather Keogh, owner of The Perfect Dessert, through our mutual client. Heather and I met to collaborate on the floral design for the cupcake stand for our client's upcoming September wedding. Heather brought with her a sample of her yummy cake - chocolate - my FAVORITE! My kids, Lucy and Henry, were in my office that day and of course, they had to try the cake, too!! Here are the before and after shots of Heather's cake.

Check out Heather's website and see her amazing desserts. Heather's speciality is custom created desserts and cakes for weddings and events. Her passion for her art translates to beautiful and tasty creations!

hilary + mike

2009-08-21T13:07:00.000-07:00

An amazing couple - Hilary and Mike - got married a few weeks ago and I was thrilled to work with them! They had big venues that needed a personal wedding touch. The ceremony was at Hennipen Ave Methodist and the reception at Nicollet Island Pavilion. Their amazing photographer, Alison Lea Photography, took these romantic shots of their day.

Hilary's bouquet was a mix of light pink and champagne colors - roses, orchids, freesia, tuberose and astilble.

Cute!

The bridesmaids carried roses and orchids in brighter colors - coral and pink.

Nicollet Island at its best!!!

A few garden roses and orchids to the top of their wonderful cake.

All photos except the last one were thanks to Alison Lea Photography. Last shot by Molly's Flower Studio.

katie + dustin

2009-08-21T13:02:00.000-07:00

Katie and Dustin were just the cutest couple - beaming in love on their wedding day! Jodi Ann Photography took this shot of their flowers...to see more of their wedding visit http://jodiannphotography.wordpress.com/2009/08/04/katie-dustin/

nicole + mike

2009-07-28T13:25:00.000-07:00

Oh, I could not wait for these pictures from Jodi Ann Photography of Nicole and Mike's beautiful June wedding!!! I knew Jodi would capture the vintage look that Nicole wanted for her day and she totally delivered!

Nicole's bouquet was study in lush: peonies, orchids, feathers and crystals....I just loved it! Her super cute bridesmaids wore black and held green flowers.

Chic and sweet

2009-07-28T13:09:00.000-07:00

Here are some more amazing shots from Olive Juice Studios of Katie and Josh's chic, yet sweet wedding last fall. I love the way Katie used red accents - shoes, flowers, dresses...so sweet!! This couple was a joy to work with - easygoing and focused on each other and their new life together. Best wishes to Josh and Katie!!

MN Bride

2009-07-21T12:43:00.000-07:00

Check out Jennifer and Brandon's December wedding in MN Bride's July Issue. Sally from La Vie's romantic shots make this winter wedding stand out on the page - just gorgeous!!!

katie + jim

2009-07-10T15:44:00.000-07:00

Kelly Brown from Kelly Brown Weddings just forwarded me the amazing pictures from Katie and Jim's lake wedding a few weeks ago. I didn't get to see the bride and groom that day because their terrific wedding planner Sarah Trotter from Lasting Impressions graciously offered to pick up the flowers for them on her way to the lake. Kelly's pictures make me feel like I was there - just breathtaking!!

For Katie's flowers, I used a mix of seasonal flowers - delphinium, hydrangea, iris, dahlias and others. The designs were to be both colorful and casual to compliment the lake setting - I think it was mission accomplished!!!

Ribbon inspiration

2009-07-08T18:32:00.000-07:00

A small detail on Anna's dress inspired me - it was a patterned ribbon in shades of green on the sash of her eyelet gown. So precious!!! I immediately thought we needed to use those shades of green to inspire the flowers - the end result was flowers in all shades of green (and a few whites ones too!) and all wrapped up with different green ribbons.

Pause...

2009-07-02T11:25:00.001-07:00

We are in the thick of wedding season now, but I wanted to take a minute to pause and reflect on some of the beautiful things created in my studio in the past few months. When things settle down and the professional shots start coming in, I will post more about each one. But for now, just enjoy...

Twisted Callas and Lush Peonies

2009-06-10T11:40:00.001-07:00

Classic design with a twist. Full and lush white peony bouquets and centerpieces of twisted calla lilies. Bella Photography captured these shots from Marie and Tom's recent wedding. Marie was so lovely to work with and I loved the way the bouquets and centerpieces turned out - what a fun wedding!!!

Marie found monogram broaches for each of her maids!

Coral Continued...

2009-06-10T11:28:00.000-07:00

My coral flower bride, Alicia, just sent me more pictures from her fabulous wedding!!! I love all the coral flowers with the blue dresses - I predict that will be a new color trend!!!

Delicate flowers

2009-06-09T12:15:00.000-07:00

For her dream wedding, Lynn wanted unique and delicate blooms. That led us to choose green toned flowers in some of the season's most precious of flowers - anemones, hellebore, ranunculus, parrot tulips and viburnum.

I used a new flower called 'Green Trick' for a unique boutonniere when pared with a green mum and berry.

Lucky Peonies

2009-06-01T11:51:00.000-07:00

My mom always says that brides who get peonies for their wedding day are the luckiest of all! Erica was one such lucky bride and she picked my favorite color combination for peonies - white and pale pink. Just beautiful! To add just a little more over the top, I added white lilac blooms to the mix. This complimented her centerpieces - white blooms with fresh green accents, like a mini garden on the guests' tables.

Best of luck to Erica and Tim!

Soft side of spring

2009-05-21T12:04:00.000-07:00

I love spring flowers and I love soft, subtle color palettes. For Emily and Matt's wedding we used viburnum, tulips and ranunculus in the cutest, little posy bouquets. Love the final look and I love Emily in her dress - just as classy as the bride!

Donna's flowers

2009-05-21T11:48:00.000-07:00

A very dear friend of our family passed away a few weeks ago and I wanted to share the funeral tributes I designed especially for her.

Thank you Donna for all the support and always treating Henry and Lucy like your own. We all will miss you!

Peachy Blooms

2009-05-21T11:26:00.000-07:00

Wedding season is in full bloom and I recently did a beautiful wedding inspired by the color "peach". You can call it orange, apricot, coral, salmon...whatever, just call it beautiful when you match all these colors together!!! I love this palette and it was such a fun wedding to do - thank you Alicia and Nick!

Simple and elegant with tulips

2009-04-19T10:48:00.000-07:00

I couldn't have asked for a better clients than Elizabeth and Rob, so sweet and thoughtful, I was thrilled to design for them. Elizabeth loves tulips and picked the right month to get married for great tulips. April is really the best time for tulips because you can count on it being cool enough to keep them in their beautiful bud stage for a while. Elizabeth also had a great color scheme - black and white with a little splash of classic red.

I also loved the venues - Harriet Island and the McNamara Center on the U of M campus are amazing spaces!!!

The centerpieces were my favorite part of the day - the large glass bowls showcased the tulips' natural way of bending while adding candlelight from a floating candle

For the professional photos from Elizabeth and Rob's amazing day, check out Ali's blog at http://alisonleaweddings.blogspot.com/2009/04/april-4-2009-party.html

Ali (as usual) did an outstanding job of capturing this couple on their first day of what is sure to be an amazing life together!! Best wishes to the happy couple!

Have your cake

2009-03-27T12:23:00.000-07:00

Cake stands can be the hardest part of doing cake centerpieces - what to use, how will it look after the cake has been enjoyed, etc. My solution is to invert a glass cylinder vase filled with flowers to use as the cake base.

Add more glass containers and blooms and you have a complete look...cake, flowers, height and candle light. I used red orchids for this look along with containers I have available for rental. The best cake vendor out there, Queen of Cakes, provided the gorgeous (and tasty) cake. Thanks to Terri for her creation!!!

With so many containers available, you can mix and match the options to suit your centerpiece vision. Piece of cake!

A vision of beauty

2009-03-04T17:47:00.000-08:00

A bride with a vision is a beautiful thing. My client, Jen, came to meet me about one year to day in advance of her winter wedding at the Landmark Center with a wonderful idea of a bare tree covered with crystals and red roses. My contribution was to be the flowers and Jen was determined to take care of everything else despite living out of state - such devotion to the vision!!!

Here is the final look - breathtaking...

The bridal bouquet took cue from the centerpieces and was monochromatic study of texture - roses mixed with mini calla lilies and fern shoots.

Sally Jorgensen from La Vie took these amazing shots and I hear that Minnesota Bride thought it was a beautiful vision as well. Look for these shots to appear in their July 2009 issue.

Inspired by Tiffany

2009-02-27T06:33:00.000-08:00

What could be better than a present in a Tiffany blue box? This centerpiece was a fun idea my bride, Mara Lee and I came up with for Mara Lee's Tiffany inspired wedding. The "Tiffany" blue ribbon was tied like a present around a square vase that held something more colorful than diamonds...a green cymbidium orchid. Mara Lee's bouquet also included cymbidium orchids.

Peonies in the fall

2009-01-22T10:33:00.000-08:00

Peonies are my most favorite flower and I have enjoyed designing with them since I was a child in my mother's garden. Nothing compares to them for size, fragrance and over the top lush. June is typically THE month for peonies and I always suggest to my June brides that they use them somewhere in their wedding decor. I had one special bride this past fall that was eager to have dark red peonies in her bouquet. I mixed them in with red calla lilies, dark red roses and orchids and a few lime green mini orchids for contrast. The peonies opened perfectly and the bouquets were stunning.

Special thank you to Sarah Rolf at Agape Moments (http://www.agapemoments.net/) for sharing these pictures.

Chocolate brown and green

2009-01-13T17:36:00.000-08:00

It is truly an treat for me to be asked to design for a friend's wedding. Sara and Aaron are two dear friends of mine and their wedding was so much fun this past summer at Nicollet Island. Aaron likes all things natural and relaxed and Sara's style is totally chic. The end result was very fun and unique arrangements...all within a chocolate brown and lime green theme.

As an extra special bonus Alison Lea was the photographer for their day. See her blog: http://www.alisonleaweddings.blogspot.com/

She is an amazing photographer with a talent for catching all the moments that make a wedding day so special. Enjoy these great shots!!!

A princess meets groom for wedding in the country

2009-01-07T18:08:00.000-08:00

One of my favorite couples of 2008 were Natalie and Collin. They are an adorable couple who requested that the flowers at their very intimate reception (6 tables!) be both artistic and romantic for their country wedding...

A classic fairy tale wedding...

2009-01-07T17:47:00.000-08:00

Red roses at the Lafayette Club - could anything be more fabulous? My bride, Lindsey, had a vision of all red roses for her day...and it was stunning!

Special thanks to Mari Bern from M Bellish http://www.mbellish.com/ for providing these wonderful crystal hurricanes. They complimented the look wonderfully!