Bride Blogger Morgan

We have booked musicians for the ceremony, and it is going to be beautiful! We ended up choosing the Summit String Quartet. Every time I listen to any of their music, my heart sinks-- I can just picture everything on the big day! We are narrowing down our selection of song choice, but aren't in a big rush as of now.

Our Save-the-Dates are designed; and they look fabulous--Shane and Sunny do such a good job! We are planning to order them soon and get busy writing addresses on them, so we can get them sent out. Invitations will be our next hurdle, and we plan to get busy on those as well to stay ahead of the game.

For flowers, we are contemplating an arrangement of Hydrangea and Calla lilies, with some other exotic/summer flower, such as Roses or Jatropha integerrima like in these photos. We are headed to the church tonight to show my parents around, figure out flower placements, decoration ideas, and such.

Until next time,

Morgan

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Tablescape Sneak Peek #2

Here are a couple more delicious images for you courtesy of Melenbacker Photography...enjoy!

Flowers and design by Florals Etc.

Flowers and design by Petal Creations

A special thanks to Elite Events Rental, AAA Rents and Charlene's Bridal & Event Rentals for linens, chair covers and table settings; Porridge Papers for the place cards; and the Grand Manse for use of their beautiful venue!

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Bride Blogger Nicole: The Flowers

Hello all! Yesterday I met with Pam, who is the floral manager at HyVee, where we are getting our flowers. She is so nice and has excellent ideas! I'm not much of a green thumb, so I had no ideas, really, on what kind of flowers I wanted, or what would even look good as far as bouquets and boutonnieres. She just guided me right along. I really wanted full-head flowers in my bouquet so we are going with hydrengea, peonies, lilies, and full roses in different shades of purples, some white, and a little bit of deep red.

For centerpieces, my original idea was to have large arrangements on 10-12 of the tables in the Grand Manse. However, the large arrangements that I wanted were going to be around $100 a piece. Our budget didn't really allow for that, so we are going with smaller, purple floral arrangements on 10-12 of the tables , and then on the others, we are going to do floating candles with red petals scattered around them. Here's some photos from theknot.com that will give you an idea of what we're going to do.

I was hesitant about not doing large arrangements, but the more I thought about how much character and beauty the Grand Manse has on its own, the more I was okay with it. That is a huge benefit of having a room that you don't have to decorate from scratch! Now we have more money to spend on other things! :)
-Nicole

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Friday Freebies!

Today's winner will get the awesome opportunity to preserve her wedding day memories forever. Memories Bi-Design is offering the winner a FREE floral preservation for her bridal bouquet AND the groom's boutonniere!* What a perfect way to save your wedding flowers!

To enter, click HERE or leave your email address in the comment section below! (Must enter by Monday, June 28th.)

*Floral preservation does not include purchase of shadow box.

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Trend Alert!

We've been hearing for the last year or two that bridal bouquets were going to become less perfectly round and move towards a more natural, asymmetrical look. I think we can officially say the trend has been perfected by Town & Country Floral, the creative genius behind this gorgeous wedding. You can reach Town & Country at 402.916.9400.This is definitely not like your mother's 1980s cascading bouquet, but it's a unique twist on that idea. How great are these flowers? The color and design are absolutely perfect for a spring/summer wedding!  

*Photos courtesy of Todd Rundstrom with Image Factory Photography.

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Omaha Bridal Showcase: The Floral & Chair Design

Petal Creations did an amazing job with all of the flowers for the OBS Fashion show, and Chair Cover Elegance provided the lovely chair coverings. Check out these gorgeous displays!

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Winter Wedding Bouquets

These winter bouquets from InStyle Weddings are to die for! Loving the use of berries in some of these pieces...take these images for inspiration to any of our NWD floral vendors.

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Bride Blogger!

Bouquets, boutonnieres, centerpieces. Flowers are a very important part of the wedding; they tie everything together. From rose petal aisle runners and altar decorations to centerpieces on the tables and special touches on the buffet and cake, they all complete the look. With all these different elements involved with the flowers, I knew it was important to find the perfect florist. I met with Stacy at Petal Creations and I was very impressed. I showed her all my ideas and she was able to take my ideas, style, and budget and make things even better. She brought up ideas that I had never thought about! I know I can trust that on my wedding day I will be able to show up and everything will be looking exceptional with Stacy in charge. I look forward to working with her.

Here are just a few of the ideas that I took to Stacy!
-Bailey
 

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Harvest Time

This centerpiece is perfect for a fall wedding - made with wheat and other dried grasses, it gets a lot of bang for your buck; it's creative and different; and did we mention it's gorgeous?

*Photo from Martha Stewart Weddings.

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Fall Boutonnieres

Don't want your groom holding a grudge for that pale pink rose you forced him to wear on the big day? Want something for fall that isn't the typical brown, orange, or red? These leaf boutonnieres will pass both of those tests with flying colors - not to mention they're adorable and unique as well. You can pick one design or go for a variety by using all of them - either way, they're sure to be a hit!

*Photo from Martha Stewart Weddings

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Fun new flower trend

The hot new trend is not only different bridesmaids' dresses, but also different bridesmaid bouquets! Choose a color palette and let your floral designer suggest different flowers that would make great bouquets in that shade.

These bouquets feature (clockwise from right): nerine lilies, "Valerie" roses, and calla lilies.

*Bouquet from MarthaStewart.com

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Trends for Flowers in 2009

Trying to decide on the perfect floral scheme for your wedding? There are several fun trends for 2009. There are also certain flowers that never go out of style. According to Kyle Robino of Old Market Habitat in Omaha, roses are always timeless, but there are interesting ways to add a modern twist to their classic elegance. "The hybrid roses today are just amazing colors. Hocus Pocus, which has a dark burgundy rose with a lime yellow zebra stripe running through it, and Nightflash, which has a red and white zebra stripe, are two examples."

Two hot trends in 2009 are hydrangeas and Gerbera daisies. "Gerbera daisies are big right now, as they are kind of a retro-mod seventies flower and come in many colors. They're a whimsical, happy flower, and you only need a few to make a statement," Robino says. Colored calla lilies and pixie calla lilies are also popular, with favorite colors being dark eggplant purple, flame yellow, and rusty orange.

According to Stacy Combs of Lincoln's Petal Creations, hot pink and orange flowers are out and all ivory is in, as are other monochromatic color palettes. She says combos like tiffany blue with chocolate and ivory with lime green are also popular right now, as are several graduated shades of one color, "like the paint strip samples in the paint store." She adds that red is always classic and in style.

Combs also notes that the "roundy moundy" style of bridal bouquet is out, and trailing bouquets are in. "This is not your mother's cascading bouquet of a shield of roses, however," she says. "It's more asymmetrical and off to one side, and has greens you wouldn't normally see, like grasses, hala leaves, or aspidistra leaves."

For contact information on the best florists in the Nebraska region, including those mentioned here, visit NEweddingday.com. You can also pick up the latest issue of Nebraska WeddingDay Magazine for more information on floral tips and trends.

Contributor: Kathryn Bechen

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