I first met Megan about 2 years ago when she contacted me to help out with floral arrangements for Concert Opera, an event that she helped organized. Ever since then, we always maintain a great relationship. She even helped model for my photoshoots! ^_^ So when she asked me to do her wedding flowers, I was really honored.

Megan has a big family, so from the get go she knew that she would have a big bridal party. She wanted to keep the bouquets simple but striking. She came to me with a solid idea of using ivory roses and aubergine mini callas (the super dark purple mini callas) for the bouquets. The combination of these two colors was perfect against the unique green of the bridesmaids' dresses. I cannot even explain to you what kind of green that was. It's kind of close to sage and/or willow, simply a very unique shade of green. It's very pretty for sure, as you can see from the pictures. ^_^ Her talented photographer was Matthew Wright of the figtree photography. I really like the dramatic shots he took for this wedding! ^_^
 

Since Cairnwood Cathedral already has such intricate designs, we decided to keep the ceremony decor to a minimal. Just a couple of pew bows to mark the family rows and a couple of altar arrangements. She bought the vases for these arrangements and they were so plain, so I decided to cover the inside of the vases with Ti Leaves and that helped bring out the colors. I'm glad that worked! ^_^
 

For the reception centerpieces, she wanted all tall and full, carrying the same color scheme. We reused her bouquet to adorn her sweetheart table and kept the same design for the place card centerpiece. Megan's reception setup was different than Dominique's. Megan used the patio area for the dining (using tent), one room for the dessert room, the others for dancing and cigar bar. Her event was catered by Jeffrey Miller Catering whose staff were friendly and professional. I definitely enjoyed working with Shelley, their event coordinator.

 

Prior to the big day, the mother of the groom asked me to do the rehearsal dinner centerpieces. Megan would like to keep the same color scheme without breaking the budget. So I used the aubergine mini callas to a minimal for these centerpieces (yes, they are pricey, ladies!). I placed the mini callas in a way that one could imagine as if they were "butterflies" on the flowers. ^_^ 

I would like to take this as an opportunity to express my sincere gratitude to Megan and Brett. Especially Megan, whose full trust in my creativity comforts me greatly. This event gave me so much confidence in what I can do and I really appreciate Megan's kind words and encouragement. I'm humbled and most importantly, I'm forever grateful.


For more pictures from this wedding, please visit Papertini's Online Album.

Congratulations, Megan and Brett!
Many Happy Wishes for you always!! ^_^

I met Dominique at the UPenn Bridal Show I did last year. She is such a sweet and warm person! ^_^ And yes, it's another blessing to have our paths crossed. ^_^

Her vision was to have something simple for her reception decor and in her own words "like walking in a flower store" where you would see a bunch of flower A in one container and flower B in another. Something clean and simple. Her colors of choice were white mixed with dark brown, burnt orange and lime green. We gave each room and/or area a slightly different feel for the fun factor. Dominique also got the caterer (Feastivities Catering) to enhance the look of the rooms by utilizing bold colors of linens (great idea and very effective!) and even added pillows/cushions in one of the rooms to add more punch in the design. I totally love it!

 

For her bouquet, she wanted something naturalistic (a personal favorite style of mine...) and a combination of white and green color wise. She loves to incorporate herbs in the bouquet and sage is her favorite. So what I did was I used sage as her bouquet collar and it worked out great! I also loved the fragrant smell of the sage! ^_^ For the bridesmaids', we kept it simple with small bouquets of burnt orange gerbera daisies. The boutonnieres were my pride and joy from this wedding. Dominique did not want to use ribbon for the bouts wrap, so I used twine instead and they turned out marvelous! I am so happy! Too bad I didn't get any close up pictures of them! Boo hoo! If I get it one of these days, I'll definitely try to post it here.
 

For more pictures from this wedding, please visit Papertini's Online Album.

I definitely had fun at this wedding and I have Dominique and Steve to thank for it. ^_^ Dominique is such a sweetheart. Her hugs and kind words at the end of the day really helped reaffirm me to continue doing this business. Thank you so much for everything. ^_^

Congratulations Dominique and Steve!
Many Happy Wishes for you always!! ^_^

I first met Megan about 2 years ago when she contacted me to help out with floral arrangements for Concert Opera, an event that she helped organized. Ever since then, we always maintain a great relationship. She even helped model for my photoshoots! ^_^ So when she asked me to do her wedding flowers, I was really honored.

Megan has a big family, so from the get go she knew that she would have a big bridal party. She wanted to keep the bouquets simple but striking. She came to me with a solid idea of using ivory roses and aubergine mini callas (the super dark purple mini callas) for the bouquets. The combination of these two colors was perfect against the unique green of the bridesmaids' dresses. I cannot even explain to you what kind of green that was. It's kind of close to sage and/or willow, simply a very unique shade of green. It's very pretty for sure, as you can see from the pictures. ^_^ Her talented photographer was Matthew Wright of the figtree photography. I really like the dramatic shots he took for this wedding! ^_^
 

Since Cairnwood Cathedral already has such intricate designs, we decided to keep the ceremony decor to a minimal. Just a couple of pew bows to mark the family rows and a couple of altar arrangements. She bought the vases for these arrangements and they were so plain, so I decided to cover the inside of the vases with Ti Leaves and that helped bring out the colors. I'm glad that worked! ^_^
 

For the reception centerpieces, she wanted all tall and full, carrying the same color scheme. We reused her bouquet to adorn her sweetheart table and kept the same design for the place card centerpiece. Megan's reception setup was different than Dominique's. Megan used the patio area for the dining (using tent), one room for the dessert room, the others for dancing and cigar bar. Her event was catered by Jeffrey Miller Catering whose staff were friendly and professional. I definitely enjoyed working with Shelley, their event coordinator.

 

Prior to the big day, the mother of the groom asked me to do the rehearsal dinner centerpieces. Megan would like to keep the same color scheme without breaking the budget. So I used the aubergine mini callas to a minimal for these centerpieces (yes, they are pricey, ladies!). I placed the mini callas in a way that one could imagine as if they were "butterflies" on the flowers. ^_^ 

I would like to take this as an opportunity to express my sincere gratitude to Megan and Brett. Especially Megan, whose full trust in my creativity comforts me greatly. This event gave me so much confidence in what I can do and I really appreciate Megan's kind words and encouragement. I'm humbled and most importantly, I'm forever grateful.


For more pictures from this wedding, please visit Papertini's Online Album.

Congratulations, Megan and Brett!
Many Happy Wishes for you always!! ^_^