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I am so excited to post these photos from a wedding I did back in June for Andrew and Emily.

I knew from the moment I read Emily's first email to me that I wanted to work with her. Her writing was exuberant and joyful ... and made me think of gardens and poetry.

Meeting with she and Andrew in person, my suspicions were confirmed: Emily is a beautiful girl on the outside, but her beautiful, gracious spirit spills out and touches everyone around her making her even more lovely.  I wanted to create flowers for Emily that were a reflection of her spirit and she wanted a romantic, garden wedding that honored her family and friends.

She gave me lace from her mother's wedding dress and a locket that was her grandmother's to use on her bouquet. She had 7 bridesmaids, 4 flower girls, 2 ring bearers and a house party of 6 close friends. There are a lot of special people in Emily's life.

I could go on, but here are some of the gorgeous photos all by Katie Stoops Photography.

The wedding coordinators were A. Dominick Events,
 the church was All Saints Church in Chevy Chase and the reception was at Old Anglers Inn.

Congratulations Andrew and Emily!
It was an honor to be part of this beautiful day.

A quick photo of some bouquets from yesterday's wedding.

Coral roses, pink spray roses, peach carnations, white hydrangea, seeded eucalyptus, dusty miller and salal.

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My last assignment for the Nicole's Classes Floral Arranging 101 was a bridal bouquet and matching boutonniere. I had a big wedding this past weekend and this bouquet and bout were made from leftover flowers.

I used pink aphrodite garden roses, majolica pink spray roses, pink astilbe, pink ranunculus and white snapdragons for the bride's bouquet.

 I loved making this boutonniere because I absolutely love ranunculus. I added a sprig of baby eucalylptus and astilbe. It's so sweet!

I am so sad that the Floral Arranging 101 class is over. Chelsea was a great teacher - all of the video tutorials were so helpful and I feel more confident in my skills as a florist.

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Jenn wanted flowers that reflected a bit of vintage romance and glamour...like her vintage wedding gown which was gorgeous. She wanted a bit of sparkle.

Her bouquet was a mix of pale pink and cream roses with dusty miller accents.

I added some sparkle which you can see here.

Her flowers looked so beautiful with her champagne colored gown.

The bridesmaids carried simple bouquets of pink roses.

I loved that the flowers were simple, elegant and romantic.

And the ladies did look very glamorous.

Congratulations Phil and Jenn!

|photos by Fogarty Photography|

English Garden

This was my second assignment for my Nicole's Classes Floral Arranging 101 class with Chelsea Fuss:

a wild English garden arrangement.

The goal was to create something organic, a bit wild - as if it were just picked from the garden.

For this arrangement I used pink peonies, jasmine vine, sweet pea, anemone, spirea and wax flowers.

I really enjoyed designing it and watching it take shape under Chelsea's direction (via her recorded video segments). I think this looks lovely on the dining room table but would also make a gorgeous arrangement for a garden wedding.

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I am taking an online floral arranging course with Chelsea Fuss and our first assignment was a hand-tied bouquet. I made this bouquet from a few grocery store flowers and some greens from my yard. Normally I purchase my flowers from a wholesaler and they have a huge selection of blooms. This weekend being Mother's Day, my choices were very limited at the store.

Despite that, I was happy with how it turned out. We'll see what Chelsea says!

sparkle

My bride this past weekend wanted some extra sparkle on her bouquet.