Pink Wedding Flowers

 I love the shades and textures of these pink flowers we did for a wedding at the Citizen hotel this weekend.
Peony, roses, bouvarida, dahlias, astilbe, and more! 

Fabulous Bouquet Blog

Hi brides, do you need a little help finding the bridal bouquet of your dreams? There is a new blog, the brain child of a couple that couldn't find a great site to browse bridal bouquets. They are gathering bouquets from florists across the nation and blogging them making it easy for you to browse.
Check it out. bouquet-bouquet.com

Monte Verde Inn Forest Hill California

I love the fresh look of this navy and green wedding. Notice the colorful draping at the arbor, it's fun to go beyond white!

All photos by Ford Family Photograpy.

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

Beaded Bouquets

White orchids with hand beaded loops and flowers. The stems are wrapped in satin from the brides gown and then embellished with amber crystals.

The bridesmaids bouquet was made with orchids, bridal blush protea, calla lilies, sword fern, feathers and hand beaded loops and flowers.
The stems were wrapped with embossed fabric. THen embellished with amber and purple crystals.

Blooms signature bouquet Spring version

Blooms is known for their signature bouquet, here is a spring version made with sweet peas,



Nothing says spring like peonies. The are a favorite with brides, and give a full dramatic look to whatever they grace.

Off to Capitola!

Today Blooms is off to the beach, not exactley your typical sunny California day, but hey the beach is the beach!
Happy Wedding Day Nicole.
I leave you with a bridal bouquet from last summer.
Photo by Ford Family Photography

Tropical Summer Wedding with Lady Slipper Orchids

The wedding took place on the brides property the Palm Lake Retreat.
The evening started out with a ceremony under the tent on the lawn and them moved over to the sand area for dinner and dancing. There were Margaritas on the boat dock and boat rides around the lake for guests.
A great way to have a beach wedding without travling to the beach.