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| A silk arrangement, done for a friend. Details below. |
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| I had saved some real bird nests from ones we used last Christmas at the history Museum, and put two of them into this arrangement. (Thanks, Mel, for letting me keep them.) |
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| I did the flowers for these four tall candelabra yesterday. They are packed in buckets, for easy transport. |
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| Another detail from the birdcage arrangement. |
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| Candelabra flowers - detail. |
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| Front (last week) |
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| Back (last week) |
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| Wreaths (today), and I am still trying to figure out why they wanted blue and white ribbons on something that is white and pink. I worked both last weekend (for Mel) and this one (for English Garden); two weddings last week and seven (count 'em) seven this weekend. Makes me tired to think about having that many - but it was fun! We went out to dinner tonight with our next-door neighbors, to our favorite Italian place. I had farfalle alla Nina (the chef and owner) with bowtie pasta, scallops and shrimp and a really tasty sauce - very buttery - of course. Since I had a plate of Thai food about 2pm, I didn't want an appetizer or salad and wonder of wonders - I didn't eat any dessert, although mr. kenju's tiramisu surely looked good. We ran into my very good friend Pam, with her husband and their next-door neighbors. It must have been the weekend for getting together with neighbors.... Monday night, some of the women in my neighborhood are going to Wine and Design. I am really looking forward to it. I have done a few drawings, but I haven't had a paintbrush in my hand for about 33 years. We have chosen to do a beach scene and it could get interesting. If mine turns out well, I'll post it. |
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| White rose boutonniere with a James Storeii orchid, gardenia leaves and seeded eucalyptus. |
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| Corsage: a white calla and rose, with wax flower, rosemary and lily grass. |
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| Wrist corsage: two miniature cymbidium orchids with wax flower. |
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| The bouquets that Mel made, sitting in the cooler. |
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| One of my pair of sprays that will hang on the stair railings at a country club. | I'll get to the post about the concert either tonight or tomorrow. |
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| This photo is supposed to be at the bottom!! The cake topper was too heavy for the cake, and so it had to be placed on the corner of the base tier. Had the bride told her baker that she had a heavy topper, the baker would have placed dowels in the cake to hold the weight. I think it is a really cute topper, though. |
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| At Highgrove in Fuquay Varina, NC |
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| The bride's mom provided these pretty lanterns. |
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| Check out this fancy cloth on the Sweetheart Table! The empty vase will receive the bridal bouquet after the ceremony. |
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| At Brier Creek Country Club in Raleigh. |
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| Click to enlarge all photos. I didn't do any of this work; Mel did it all. |
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| A calla boutonniere (gorgeous color). |
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| Mel's Centerpieces |
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| A "Circus" rose |
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| Mel made this one and the one below. |
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| While all the arranging was going on, I was making 44 boutonnieres, 23 corsages (20 of them wristlets), 1 halo (head piece) and 1 kissing ball! Three weddings are a lot of work. |
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| I made the pew markers and bows. |
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| Chester was caught drinking out of the pitcher, and from the position of his ears I can see that he was not happy about being interrupted. He's saying "Yep, I drank out of it - what of it?" |
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| Prestonwood Country Club ballroom. |
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| A gorgeous peony. This arrangement of peonies and allium was in the lobby of the country club. Allium below. |
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| Rose Hill, near Rocky Mount, NC. Check out the links; this place is gorgeous!! |
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| In a grove of ancient pecan trees - the ceremony site. It was sunny with light breezes when we were setting up. Shortly after we left the premises, the skies opened up and rain fell as if it were being poured from buckets. It was the kind of rainstorm that makes car drivers stop under overpasses - but we couldn't stop because we had to get back to Raleigh to deliver another wedding. |
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| Blue and white hydrangea with delphinium. Navy linens to match the carpet - with burlap runners. |
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| It might not look like it here, but this tree trunk was about 3 feet in diameter. |
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| On a clear day, you can see [almost] forever...... |
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| One of our Saturday weddings.....the guest book table |
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| One of the centerpieces... |
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| Luscious parrot tulips look good enough to eat! |
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| PINK! |
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| Chester...our shop mascot and chief overseer. Twenty pounds of sweetness. I had another photo, but it disappeared. I'll try it tomorrow. |
