Roses and Cymbidiums

White polar star roses, green cmbidium orchids and green hypericum berries.

Lavender

 The 2014 Pantone color of the year is "Radiant Orchid" (a slightly pink lavender,) and is a welcome addition to the blush bridal floral trend. Since blue is such a rarity in the floral kingdom, lavender brings a nice "cool down" to our color palette.
 Top - A hand tied bouquet of cool water roses, pink ranunculus, silver brunia and dusty miller.
Middle - An elevated centerpiece of hydrangeas, cool water roses, lavender carnations, phalaenopsis orchids (a great example of the Pantone color I mentioned,) dusty miller and bling.
Bottom - A different take on the centerpiece trio with lavender roses, gems and mokara orchids on green wire to give some movement to the design. A hip look for not a lot of money.

Cat Smart

Here we have lovely Cat and company. Cat carried a flowing dendrobium and Vandela rose cascade with vinca vine for accent and movement. Each attendant (there were 8, I didn't get them all) carried basically single variety bouquets to match their shoes. Red roses, blue delphinium, orange dahlias and green button mums with hypericum berries and oregonia. When doing each bridesmaid's bouquet different I like to keep the bouquets simple, it shows a much clearer intention. The girls, as you can see looked fantastic!

Vicky Groner Buckner

The stylish and stunning Vicky Groner carrying 2 of my favorite flowers eggplant calla lilies and magenta cymbidiums. I featured this bouquet on a previous post "eggplant and magenta," she graciously shared some of her photos by Chris Holloway of Pro Photo.  http://prophotofix.com/

phalaenopsis and roses

When I make bouquets for friends I generally like to hand tie them just like a bridal bouquet, there's just something pure about arranging flowers in your hand. Some magenta stock, orange roses, and green hypericum (yeah even I can't resist a managers special on flowers when shopping sometimes.) The phalaenopsis blooms were from one our plants with the blooms removed from the stem and individually wired in.

eggplant and magenta

Beautiful and surprisingly fragrant magenta cymbidium orchids with the incredible "I'm bringin' sexy back" eggplant mini calla lily. Each cymbidium bloom is removed from a stem boasting 10 or more blooms and then individually wired into the bouquet. The black ribbon wrapped handle is finished with a strand of hand strung beads, a serious and gratifying endeavor.

Sara Schlomann

An absolutely fabulous looking Sara Schlomann. I first made her a silk version of this bouquet of green cymbidiums, purple mini calla lilies and orange roses for her to take to Mexico where she and Weston were married. They had their reception in Columbia upon their return and I created a fresh version of her bouquet, wearable flowers, some serious centerpieces and cake flowers (next post.) This was an all-out affair that I was proud to be a part of. Thank you Sara!

Sarah Hearne

Here we have Sarah Hearne and company. Her bouquet is of blush cymbidiums, hot pink Cherry-oh roses and hypericum berries. The bridesmaids are stargazer lilies, hot pink roses, hypericum and calycina wrapped in black ribbon.

orchids and such

A mock up of a bridal bouquet with orange roses, hypericum berries, purple dendrobiums, green cymbidiums and beronia heather.

hydrangea and cymbids

Green cymbidiums with pink hydrangea and hanging amaranthus

orchids and trachelium

This bouquet is a great example of the use of texture. Smooth cymbidium and hypericum berries, ruffly stock and  fuzzy purple trachelium (a sadly underused flower.) Stressing design principles always makes an effective piece.

callas and cymbidiums

An interesting bouquet of green cymbidiums, eggplant calla lilies, white calla lilies, light green roses and white stock. Finished with a shelter of lily grass and collared with variegated oregonia. Classic elements generally used in a cascade bouquet done in a modern clutch style.