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Happy Friday Guys....can you believe summer is coming to an end...time sure does fly!!....and about a month ago, my friend and AMAZING photographer, Suzy Clement, was visiting family in VA and she paid me a visit...we had the best time together....I love hanging out with Suzy....not only is she an incredible photographer, she's a wonderful mother and a great friend.
I couldn't let her leave without taking a few photos, so I made a quick trip to the market and picked up a few stems of summer blooms for Suzy to capture.....the wrap on the stems is actually a sash by Vera Bradley.......not only is it a cute handle wrap for the bouquet, but it can also be a gift for the bridesmaids. How cute of a keepsake would this make for the bridesmaids…she is sure to think about the wedding each time she wears it. I love the “paisley” pattern on this scarf….so fun!!
Suzy, thanks so much for a fun day...can't wait to see you "next year" and yes, y'all, that's me holding the bouquet....have a great weekend everyone....xoxoxo
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| Hi guys, today's featured wedding took place right here in Richmond, VA and JM Flora Design, aka..."me"....had the pleasure of providing all the wedding flowers for Laura & Dan....Laura was so much fun to work with it...we had a ball chatting on the phone and I finally got to meet the beautiful bride on her wedding day...(it seems to be the norm for me...my brides are "long distance", so I get to meet them on their wedding day)....Laura & Dan are the cutest couple...their wedding reception took place at the VMFA .......Laura shared with me that she wanted her wedding to be not only about her & Dan, but also about her family and friends....she wanted her bridesmaids to wear the dresses they wanted to wear and she expressed to me that she wanted everyone to be comfortable and enjoy the day....capturing their wedding story, the oh-so-fab and talented, Katie of Katie Stoops Photography...Katie's work is always AMAZING...and always "picture perfect"....Enjoy!!
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"Bouquet Friday" is a little early this week y'all....I wanted to share my "Farmer's Market" flower finds with you...one of my favorite things to do on Saturday mornings during the summer months is go to the Farmer's Market...I love it and it's always fun chatting with the vendors and people watching...of course, I'm always there buying up all the pretty flowers and when I was there a couple of weeks ago, OMG...all of my favorite summer blooms were waiting for me!!.....check out all the lovelies below...and before I go any further, a huge shout out to my friend and she's an AMAZING photographer...the oh-so-beautiful and talented Tori of Marvelous Things Photography captured all of the beautiful images....Tori ROCKS and all of the beautiful flowers are from Amy's Garden (a vendor at the market)...Amy is AMAZING!!
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| Have a great weekend everyone....I'm busy working on pretty summer flowers to share with you next week.....here's a little sneak peek.......xoxo
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Happy Friday Lovelies...and it's bouquet Friday at the cafe!!....a few weeks ago when we were experiencing triple digit temperatures in Virginia, I participated in a wedding event at Pottery Barn...(more on that next week and it was a lovely event)....along with having my "floral and inspiration" table, I thought it would be fun to have a beautiful model walking around during the event holding my bouquets....cute idea, right!!
So, I asked one of my favorite models and honestly, she's like a daughter to me, the oh-so-beautiful and talented Soliel to help me out....and I'm so happy that she did...just check out the gorgeous images captured by my girl Tori of of Marvelous Things Photography...Tori is AMAZING....I love the way she captured Soliel's natural beauty and Tori has my flowers "dancing on the pages"...you know I love that!!
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Today, it's all about decorating with succulents....totally one of my favorite flowers and it's so wonderful to see that brides are incorporating them more into their wedding decor.....I love their organic look and feel and the best part about them...they are very hardy flower and succulents are great as favors for your guests...they can take them home and plant them......an excellent source for purchasing beautiful succulents for your big day, Fifty Flowers.com....they provided all the succulents for our shoot and they were perfect!
So I got together with Amelia of Amelia Johnson Photography, prop stylist, Dana Fitzgerald, makeup artist, Erika Nixon and our beautiful model, Cameron and we had a fun afternoon......Dana and I wanted to share with you a few different ways to incorporate succulents into your wedding day or for a lovely dinner at your home......and as always, Amelia did a fabulous job capturing all the beauty from the shoot....and you can also see images from the shoot over at one of my favorite wedding sites, Green Wedding Shoes....Enjoy!!
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I know what you're thinking....it's not "Bouquet Friday"....yes, I'm a day early...but I know how much you guys love pretty flowers and I just couldn't wait to share and to be perfectly honest.....I was exhausted when I got home from work yesterday and I needed to be able to post something quickly and get to bed!.....no worries, I have a "killer" floral feature for you on tomorrow as well....see how how much I love y'all!
My girl Jennifer and I, designed a few floral pieces for a photo shoot a few weeks ago...after the shoot I brought these pretty blooms home and a few days later, photographer, Emme Wynn and stylist Dana FitzGerald were visiting and we put together a little something just for fun....purple amenones, purple sweet peas, purple lisianthus, viburnum, green hydrangea, black parrot tulips.....still so pretty and lively after 4 days on a style shoot and being moved around a few hudred times....yes, the "flower angels" were truly with us.....Enjoy your day....see ya back at the cafe on tomorrow....xoxo
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