Wedding Blog

You have heard me talk and talk about the hot trend of peacock feathers and colors. Well my good friend Lana Pelham-Faulkner from Fairbanks Florist posted a peacock-themed wedding that she recently designed on her Facebook page. When I saw the photos, I knew I knew I had to share them with you. Enjoy!

Lana: The bride came with an open mind regarding her flowers, but she knew one thing that would be certain for her wedding, Peacock feathers would be used to accent everything! However, she liked the look of the feather without the fringe; she only wanted the amazing color and clean look of just the eye.

Lana: I took a design concept where I had layered individual eucalyptus leaves in rows to cover a surface, so I suggested a two sided fan covered with the peacock feather eyes. I would then use paphiopedilum orchids, fiddle fern and colored wire coming up out of the slit between the fans in an architectural row along the top creating a truly fun and funky look for her special day.

Lana: We implemented other types of orchids and flowers to pull the colors of lime green and dark blue for her Maid of Honor bouquet and throughout the remainder of the floral decor for her ceremony and reception.

Lana: I came up with the idea for a funky architectural cake top implementing the paphiopedilum orchids and fiddle ferns. She and I had a great collaboration and the end result was a one of a kind cake that really depicted the look and feel that the couple wanted to share with their guests on their wedding day.

Thank you to Val Becker for the beautiful images.

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Your partner in perfect planning,

Susan

I can’t recall the last time I put an exclamation point in a headline. That should tell you how enthusiastic I am about these boutonnieres.

Many, many times throughout the years, I have walked up to a groom or groomsman to pin a boutonniere on their lapel only to be met with a wrinkled facial expression and a smart comment about not wanting to wear a corsage. A lot of men don’t like to wear flowers! I have always been in search of really cool, non-floral boutonnieres. A few weeks ago, I stumbled on a website that made me dance in my seat. Check these boutonnieres out.

I spoke with Erin Rosenow, the creative mind behind these gorgeous boutonnieres. She said that she was inspired to create these unusual boutonnieres because she felt that the boys and some girls too, didn’t want to always wear a rose or an orchid. “Weddings always seem so geared towards the bride and I thought something personal for the groom would be really sweet.” Rosenow said.

The price ranges for the boutonnieres vary between $30-$125 depending on the materials needed and Rosenow says she loves custom requests.

“That is pretty much what most of this business is all about,” Rosenow said. “I just finished a wedding where the groom loved this certain cartoon from Japan in the early 80’s so I had to track down something that would work for him. It was tough but in the end they were really happy.”

You can check out more of these cool boutonnieres at http://www.rosenowfloral.com/frittsrosenow/

If you have questions or comments on this or any other wedding related topic, please leave a post for me here or email me directly at susan.southerland@pwg.com.

Your partner in perfect planning,

Susan

I enjoyed researching this throw back immensely! I got such a chuckle looking at the hairstyles and the attire. I totally rocked one of the bridesmaid’s hairstyles (second one from the left, top photo). I found these fabulous photos on www.willyoubemybridesmaidblog.com/. Check them out an see what brides of decades past made their closest friends wear.

A teal dress with puffy sleeves was the height of fashion. Anyone out there remember shoulder pads?

I remember multi-colored bridesmaids as well. Is this a trend that should come back?

If you want more information on selecting bridesmaids’ dresses, check out this article on PerfectWeddingGuide.com. As always, if you have comments or questions about this topic or any other wedding-related topic, leave a post for me here or email me at susan.southerland@pwg.com.

Your partner in perfect planning,

Susan

Happy Friday everyone. I hope you plan to take a bit of a wedding planning break this weekend.

I have a great photo to share with you from a wedding I did a couple of weeks ago. My bride wanted to have something pretty, but cost effective. I think she succeeded!

This arrangement was done by a professional florist here in Orlando for a really great price (this took a lot of stress off of the bride) If you are a do-it-yourself bride, this centerpiece can done relatively easily. You can find grass at a home improvement store, lanterns and candles at a craft store and Gerber Daisies at the grocery store. Just find a crafty assistant to assemble them on the wedding day.

For a great article on reception decorations, click here for PerfectWeddingGuide.com

If you have questions or comments on table centerpieces or any other wedding planning topics, post a message for me here, or email me directly at susan.southerland@pwg.com.

Your partner in perfect planning,

Susan

The Susan Southerland Secret Workshop was fantastic! Brides came from all over Central Florida in spite of the horrible rain storm. Here is what some of the attendees said:

“Great way to get started planning. Loved the inspiration boards and mingling with other brides. The table setups at different price points was great.” S. Hawkins

“Great everything! Everyone was wonderful and knowledgeable. Loved the activities and feedback!” A. Lockhart

“Loved everything! The food exceeded my expectations and the seminar was great. I would love to attend again.” R. Wright

“I had a lot of fun and learned so much. The food was amazing and Susan was so easy to talk to.” H. Morht

Our goal was to create an intimate setting where I could work closely with the brides and where they could mingle and learn from each other. This workshop covered setting priorities and defining their styles. We all worked together laying the groundwork for creating a budget then we made inspiration boards so that the brides could share their wedding vision with their vendors. We all had a great time.

A million thank yous to the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin for some fantastic food and mocktails, to Tommy Murphy from Greenery Productions for the beautiful table decor (I will post those in the coming days), to Amy Morelli from the 2U Collection for the stunning invitations, to Ginger Midgett for photographing the event, and to Cinemedia and Elegante Films for video taping the event.

We will be doing more of these workshops soon. Please contact me at susan.southerland@pwg.com if you would like to join us.

As always if you have comments or questions about your wedding, just leave a post here.

Your partner in perfect planning,

Susan