Floral Fridays

Photography by Blueberry Photography

Florals by Huckleberry Karen Designs

Pink Peonies for the bride

Bridesmaid Bouquet: Roses and spray roses

Floral Fridays

Gotta love the green!  Cymbidium orchids, dendrobium orchids, spider mums, and hanging amaranthys.  Stunning against a fuchsia dress.

Floral design by The Treasured Petal

Floral Fridays

Photo by Jennifer Kloss Photography

Florals by Calla Lily Designs

Flowers include: Dahlias, roses, spray roses, green cymbidium orchids, spider mums, purple vanda orchids, montbretia, and gloriosa

Groom’s Bout: Green cymbidium orchid, coxcomb, montbretia and spray roses

It’s Time to Stop Hating on the Carnation!

These poor abused flowers.  I feel for them.  They are always overlooked and often misunderstood. When I meet with clients I always ask them what their likes and dislikes are in terms of flowers.  Many times the carnation gets listed under the “dislikes” category.

I can see how you might be tempted to dismiss the humble carnation as little more than a cheap and tacky filler for all those pre-made arrangements you know well enough to avoid.  Ugh. “How awful,” you think. “I don’t do carnations. Ever.” After all, it is unlikely that you envision your centerpieces to look like this for your wedding:

I’m here to convince you to give carnations another chance.  If you group these beauties together in a tight cluster you get something stunning. The ruffled edges give a wonderful texture that appears to be lush and rich.

They make beautiful bouquets.

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They are great in pomanders.  You can hang these up for the ceremony and then reuse them for the reception.

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If you like the lush look of flowers and want to avoid greens, carnations are a great flower to use to add texture and fullness without breaking the bank.  Here you see a centerpiece with dahlias and carnations mixed together.  You can barely tell the difference between the two flowers.

If you like cake (like me!), here’s another fun way to use carnations.  Eddie Ross, a very talented and creative designer, shares how to make these arrangements here.

And another huge plus about carnations?  They are ALWAYS in season and come in every color you can imagine–and everything in between.

Floral Fridays

Photo by Jennifer Skog

Florals by Aisel Design

Flowers: Eggplant calla lilies, green cymbidium orchids wrapped with tea leaves.

Floral Fridays

A bride sent this to me and said she loved the colors and texture.  I can see why!!  Gorgeous.  From what I can see this bouquet has roses, dahlias, cymbidium orchids, coxcomb, billy buttons, red berries, cosmos, and green hypericum berries.  That is a lot of flowers.

Krystal Wyman Photography

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