Simply Elegant Floral Designs: 2013

Sunday, December 22, 2013

Happy Holidays Ya'll

Happy Holidays to all of my friends, family, and brides! 2014 is going to be a big year for Simply Elegant and I couldn't be more excited to be working with so many wonderful brides!

Thursday, December 12, 2013

I met Ashley in a chance encounter, and am so thankful that I did. The aqua and red color palette had me so excited I could hardly wait for Ashley and Sean's August 31st wedding! Ashley had a fun retro/music theme in mind and she pulled it off with a yummy popcorn bar and record player for her guests to enjoy. Ashley's round bouquet made with white roses and hydrangea complemented her dress beautifully. She also wanted the bridesmaid's bouquets to be solid red roses to pop against their aqua dresses. I really enjoyed using Ashley's milk glass collection to accentuate the bright red dahlias I got from the North Carolina Farmers Market. Ashley's Mom had a vision of vintage blue mason jars filled with baby's breath for Ashley's bridal shower, held the day before the wedding. I helped them repurpose the jars of baby's breath by placing them in the large window sills at the reception. I truly loved working with Ashley, and couldn't be more excited to share these amazing photographs with you! Ashley and Sean's Photographer is a family friend of theirs, George Hendricks.

Thursday, June 27, 2013

Ferguson/Hren Wedding

Michelle and Stephen got married at the Sarah P. Duke Gardens in Durham, North Carolina. Michelle is drop dead gorgeous and her bold wedding dress called for some head turning flowers. I knew she wanted bright contrasting colors and a lot of texture. I combined hydrangea, ranunculus, tulips, and stock to create one of my all time favorite bridal bouquets. Stephen's boutonniere is also one for the record books! I combined mini calla, ranunculus, stock, and fern to complement the bride's bouquet.

Photography by: Michael Triplett.

Sunday, June 9, 2013

Haselden/Hazinski Wedding

Kellsie and Jason got married at All Saints Chapel in Raleigh, North Carolina on December 9th 2012. Kellsie is one of my closest friends and I was so honored to be both her bridesmaid and florist! Kellsie had a rustic winter wonderland look in mind and she totally pulled it off. She wanted her bouquet to be a surprise until right before she walked down the aisle. Her amazing photographer was able to capture the moment I gave it to her. I combined white hydrangea and white roses to make a soft romantic bridal bouquet. For the bridesmaids Kellsie wanted the bright red and green to contrast against our grey dresses. My favorite part of the reception decor had to be the bold red carnation spheres, surrounded by red rose petals and candles. Kellsie and Jason's photographer was Amy Hathaway.

Caudill/Dustin Wedding

Lisa and Brian got married on a beautiful Spring day in downtown Raleigh, North Carolina. I loved Lisa's bold purple and orange color palette. She envisioned mostly purple and orange bridesmaids bouquets with just a hint of white. I used white ranunculus and purple stock in the boutonnieres and that combination looked so great together. I wanted Lisa's bridal bouquet to really have wow factor so I used several white hydrangea, white ranunculus and added a pop of purple with some stock. Lisa's photographer was Mike Micciche out of Greensboro, North Carolina.