I was intrigued when I met with a client about her upcoming wedding and she revealed to me that she would not like to have a bridal bouquet for her wedding! In ten years of meeting with brides, this was a new one for me! She proceeded to tell me that she would not be having any bridesmaids and, thus, would not need any bridesmaid bouquets. She went on to say no corsages, no boutonnieres, no flower girl, no ring bearer.
I put my pen down on the table absolutely amazed at what was taking place. As it turned out, this bride only needed flowers for the ceremony, reception, and guestbook table. BUT, she knew exactly what flowers she wanted: paperwhites and orchids.
Jennifer's wedding took place on Saturday, March 21 at the Ritz Carlton in downtown Atlanta. It was an intimate gathering of only about 40 guests attending. I designed this arrangement for the firelplace which incorporates white and green dendrobium orchids, cymbidium orchids, paperwhites, and lily grass. The vases had a flowing feel although they were actually three separate designs.
For the cockail hour, we kept the theme of the orchids and placed oversized votives on each table with a submerged cymbidium orchid surrounded by small river rocks. There was also a miniature version of the larger firelplace arrangment (above) done on a smaller fireplace in this room as well. Jennifer loved the idea of having an Asian feel for her wedding with also a rustic and natural presence in her decor. For the reception centerpieces, she chose to maintain the continuity of using a glass container, but we filled it with polished river rocks. She wanted a very airy design of curly willow with just some blooms of dendrobium orchids in green and white. These were a great design which added a great amount of height to the room, but were airy enough for the guests to easily communicate with one another during the reception.
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