Here we have something for the fall bride or groom with this cute escort card display complete with oranges, mini pumpkins, bamboo and little bit of gerbera daisy accents!

Another very popular design from a wedding we did several years ago.  Our cute little mum box display with limes!

A fun and funky escort card display with submerged pears, artichokes and limes.   Beautiful peach French tulips and calla lilies burst from the tops of the vases.

Another one of our favorite escort card displays with various hues of pink gerbera daisies and pink hydrangea with a fun vase filled with blueberries!

I will end with something simple for the weekend!  A super summery arrangement with Antique Dutch hydrangea with pink peonies with yellow apples submerged in the vase.

Have a wonderful weekend and we will see you next week!

(Photo credits – Photos #1 & 5 by Katie Martin (me) and photos 2-4 by Documentary Associates)

Congrats to Jeannete and Joey!

Their wedding was in July at St. John’s followed by their reception at the Decatur House!

I just loved her dress with those fantastic ruffles!

We made some pretty traditional bouquets comprised of  roses, lisianthus, and stargazer lilies…along with the adorable carnation pomander below:

Then came the reception!

Jeannette opted for three different centerpieces:

1) Tall Peach Gladioli mixed with white dendrobium orchids

2) Low pink Dutch hydrangea centerpieces

3) Tall simple arrangements with pink hydrangea

(Love the combination with the blue linens)

She also had a special guest!  Michael Steele!!

A big thank you to Odell Photos for these images and again – many congrats to our happy couple!

Cheers,

Oh how we love it when wedding professionals get married and ask us to be a part of their day!  As company policy – we will help give our friends in the biz some tips – but most of the time – they don’t need it.  Sure – I will point them in the right direction if they want it, but we will not coordinate the day of the wedding – too much pressure!  Amen for Laura Auer from Wish Special Events for taking care of the details the day of the wedding. Most wedding professionals get pretty darn creative for their wedding day – as they have seen so many details that they have loved along their career path.  Mary Kate McKenna‘s wedding was no exception.

We just loved how she gathered bottles and mason jars from all over the DC, Frederick and Baltimore area to create a unique mix of local flair.  Not only that – she made these adorable boxes with the numbers of the tables on them herself!  Yes – she went to a carpentry class to learn how!  We could have made them for her – but what a great DIY project!  So adorable!  We simply provided the flowers!

Thanks to The Blonde Photographer for taking these photos and getting them back to Mary Kate so quickly!  Keya did such an amazing job on this bouquet.  She used a beautiful coral toned peony, purple delphinium, peach lisianthus and fresh lavender to create her beautiful hand-tied bouquet.  Take a look at the first post to see the cute arch we made.  We will post more as soon as their photographer has them ready!

Cheers!

Here are a few more photos from the wedding we did in the spring with Sara from Bella Notte at the Willard.  Rodney Bailey always does such a fantastic job at capturing these moments and the details.

I love this photo of the bridal bouquet.  Classic wedding with a classic bridal bouquet comprised of white cymbidium orchids, white lisianthus, white roses, stephanotis and white mini calla lilies.

These tall centerpieces in trumpet glass vases were comprised of white hydrangea, peach and pink roses, peach lisianthus, white and light pink dendrobium orchids, yellow mini calla lilies along with curly willow and cherry blossom branches (with a few orchids submerged inside the vases as an accent).

Click on all images to see larger versions with more details!

Another set of floral designs from the spring from a wedding that Rodney Bailey and I did at the Decatur House is coming up next!  Stay tuned!

This week is our Summer Orchard Inspiration Board

Invitation: White Thread
Fruit Escort Card: Joy de Vivre
Dress: Atelier Aimee
Cake: Project Wedding
Bouquet: Grant Riley Weddings
Tablescape: Style Me Pretty

Happy Planning!

~Katie Martin