Posts Tagged ‘Wedding’

I have had countless brides try to describe to me the perfect color they are searching for….and I can only begin to tell you how many times that most amazing shade of purple is still really just purple! No matter what you call it, it’s purple!!

So, I always share with my brides this tip:  Bring me a sample….it can be a purple crayon, a purple piece of paper, ribbon, or a paint chip from a home improvement store. Whatever it is, find something in that color and we will do our very best to make sure we match it.

Often times we have brides call and are unsure what they need to bring to their wedding flower consultation.  Here is a list to hep get you organized and help insure your wedding consultation be productive.  Remember, it is always better to bring too much than not enough!

~Brides Name, phone number, and email

~Grooms Name, phone number, and email

~Date/time of events.

~Address and directions to event locations.

~Number participating in wedding party (how many mothers? fathers? groomsmen? bridesmaids? grandparents?)

~Numbers of pews in church

~Numbers of arrangements needed at ceremony site

~Numbers of tables for centerpieces

~Numbers of misc. arrangements for sign in tables, entry, bathroom counters, bar

~Pictures!! Swatches!!

~A list of questions for your florist

~A deposit to hold your date and retain services.

Rachel,

The flowers were absolutely beautiful! Exactly what i’d envisioned for our wedding; romantic and bright but with a quirky edge. I couldn’t have asked for more. Everyone on our end also commented that the flowers as well as decorations were gorgeous; and many said that even with the rain our wedding was very “us”.  So at the very least I know it was memorable!

Thank you so much, you were an integral part of our evening and it’s memories. I’ll be sure to post a glowing review when we return from Charleston.

Thanks again.

There are many different pieces to put together for a wedding day and one of them happens to be the actual design of the wedding cake. Recently there has been a rising popularity in having flowers on the wedding cake. The addition of fresh flowers on a wedding cake adds color and beauty. They truly can be the “icing on the cake!”

Often times brides are unsure if fresh flowers are safe.  Yes, they are and a good florist will have purchased flowers from a greenhouse or farm that will eliminate any unwanted “friends” or other problems. A good florist will know how to properly place them on a cake as well.  Often times flowers can be placed on the cake and not in the cake.

When first beginning the designs for wedding cakes take the time to look through all the design options that are available. The best way to get the cake of your dreams is to keep a good open relationship with your florist and your cake baker. On occasion the baker will want to place the fresh flowers on the cake, but usually the florist does it.  If you are nervous, talk to your florist and find out how many cakes they have placed flowers on and you can always request to see pictures.

For those located in North Carolina there happens to be a Hickory NC florist that has taken the time to master the elegance of combining the wedding cake and the wedding flowers together. This florist will have the ability to combine various floral arrangements surrounding the cake while also if chosen design a top piece for the cake that holds all the colors of the wedding.

Rachael West Designs has been working within the wedding market for several years now and has expanded her abilities quite drastically. Rachael and her staff  can provide you with a vast amount of options as well as help pull together all the custom floral designs for the entire wedding.

Weddings can take a lot of effort but in the end it will be a blissful adventure that both the bride and the groom should love taking part in. A wedding is something every women dreams of for many years and having the right wedding florist can really help get there.

Rachael West is perfect for helping you do just that…. making your fairy-tale dream come true!
828.326.7100

A beautiful place for any wedding in and around Hickory, NC is of course the Mosteller Mansion. Once again I had the joy of having a wedding at the Mosteller Mansion and I’d like to share it with you.

Throughout this event at Mosteller Mansion there was a large variety of flowers used with arrangements appearing everywhere you looked.

Beautiful reds...

Throughout this wedding the use of some beautiful reds and whites in some tall elegant flower arrangements help set the romantic mood. The taller vases helped accent the final arrangements with the miniature vases placed throughout the reception hall. The contrasts in size between the two was just right.

With this wedding being held at the Mosteller Mansion there was a lot of space to fill up, so I enjoyed having some fun placing the arrangements throughout the rooms allowing a little touch of elegance appear everywhere you looked. If you are planning a North Carolina wedding then you may want to try getting your wedding booked at the Mosteller Mansion.

The cake for this wedding was extremely simple, which is what made it wonderful.  Simple clusters of coordinating flowers adorned the edges of the cake while a loose dome sat atop.

The whole cake looked very lovely in the stained glass nook of the Mosteller Mansion.

We had the honor of participating in the most wonderful wedding at the Mosteller Mansion. The pictures are of the head table.  We used a mix of both tall and low centerpieces.  The tall ones were accented with incredibly tall curly willow branches….a simple way to really make a great statement.

A huge arrangement in the center of the room, directly under the chandelier, really made an incredible addition to this wedding dinner.

Last week we had the privilege of doing a simple wedding at the Lake Hickory Country Club.

The bright colors again the white cake really popped and made a simple statement.  A great trick when you are not using a lot of flowers.

Our bride specifically requested large bright gerbers floating in these bowls and goblet on top a mirror.

It was a simple arrangement but when scattered all around the room, and in different color combinations, it really made a statement.

The tall arrangements, also scattered around the room, featured large bright gerbers in a cluster of long grass.  Tucked inside the grass was a simple white LED light.

Hopefully very soon we will be able to post a few pictures from our Country Club wedding this past weekend.  In the meantime, you can catch a glimpse of some of the little details.

Brightly colored toss bouquet.

Headband for flower girl.

This past weekend, we had the opportunity to do the flowers for a rehearsal dinner hosted by the Lake Hickory Country Club.  It was such a pleasure to do flowers that were not the usual, traditional, style and flowers for a wedding event.

A black vase filled on the head table was the anchor for all the arrangements.  This particular arrangement combined the other two styles into one.  (See photo above).

The tall arrangement consisted of an unusual twist on an ocean theme.  The bottom of the clear glass vases were seashells resting on a bed of sand while moss and purple sea lavender added a some simple pops of color.

A top the beautiful glass vase were blue and white hydrangeas, some sea lavender, and grass which mimicked sea grass blowing in the breeze.

The smaller arrangements consisted of square cube vases and black river rocks resting on a round mirror.  Bright yellow flowers and white queen ann’s lace all placed in random fashion looked stunning with the green galax leaves supporting them.