Wedding at The Lodge at Sonoma

This wedding took place at the Lodge at Sonoma in Sonoma California. Our bride wanted a soft vintage feeling. For the bouquets we used soft blushes and ivory. Cabbage roses, peonies, spray roses made up the bridal party flowers.
For the ceremony we kept it soft and simple using babies breath on the chairs with large satin ribbon, and lanterns with candles to add a lovely glow.
Each table at the reception had an eclectic mix of containers, Mercury glass, birch vases, vintage bottles, etc... We used dinner plate dahlias, cabbage roses, antique roses, scabiosa pods, veronica etc..
The beautiful images were taken by the fabulous Sonia Savio www.soniasavio.com/WWeddings/

Succulent fun for weddings

Succulents are very big in wedding flowers this season. Rather than go with the natural, earthy look, I thought it would be fun to mix it up and add bright colors. Bringing together, craspedia, succulents, and green Kermit mums. Then wrapping it all in fabulous polka dots and green buttons.
For centerpieces apothecary jars filled with succulents and flowers, with little floral balls to accent.
Then for the wedding guest table a potted topiary of green Kermit mums and Billy balls.

Organic herbal bridal bouquet

We all know there is a huge trend toward eco-friendly and environmentally sustainable products, and the wedding industry is no exception. Most people are putting their money where there mouth is and are fully embracing a lifestyle that will be better for our planet. So when I bride starts looking for a florist it is becoming more common that she wants to know where her flowers are coming from.

Thankfully Blooms is located in a place that allows for purchasing many of our flowers right from the grower, or even using flowers and greens that we grow ourselves. Being in the central valley of California, farmers markets are everywhere and having our workshop in the country, we are near many local growers of flowers, vegetables and herbs.

The bouquet shown was made up of herbs grown by Blooms just for putting in bouquets, oregano, sage, rosemary and kale. The flowers featured are roses, bouvardia and celosia.

Another wonderful thing about using locally grown flowers is you actually have fragrance. Many wholesale grown flowers have been so genetically altered that the fragrance is diminished or gone altogether.

Photo by Paul Estebrook for Our Weddings Magazine