Bald Head Island

Millie Holloman is doing a wonderful workshop for photographers this month on Bald Head Island. She asked me to contribute a few bouquets-- here are a few photos.

More Photos from Airlie

I don't typcially use yellow a whole lot. Maybe it was the setting overlooking the pond at Airlie or the amazing way Millie caught it, but this turned out to be the the table that everyone (including me) liked best. For this table, we used a simple ivory twill linen and a pecan silk overlay with butter-colored runners. My dad made this bench (along with 21 others) for my wedding a year ago and it came in handy here. The benches can now be rented from Party Suppliers and I have wanted for a long time to use them in a table setting. I found some forsythia and acacia for this table and it turned out to have a very wildflower feel. I would love to duplicate this one on a large scale for a more causal, garden wedding!

The Bottle House

We set up this table in the bottle house, which made for some wildly colorful photos! This color scheme (apple green and navy) seems to be one of the most popular this year. I have several weddings coming up using these colors with a variety of themes. Millie captured some wonderful angles here!!

Naturalist's Table

Airlie Gardens has the most amazing spots for a photo shoot. We found this one off the path a bit, near the water. With the tree overhead and Spanish moss draping down, it was the perfect place for this table. I love to incorporate wooden elements, like these bowls and chargers and the polished wood floral container. For favors, we used a tiny burlap bag of bulbs tied with a few acorns and the place card. The flowers (a mixture of tulips, muscari, hydrangea, thistle, and berries) were arranged in a vegetative style to carry through the natural feel. More great photographs from Millie Holloman!

Another Table

Some more wonderful shots by Millie and her staff. This table might just be my favorite color scheme. Green is of course really big right now, but when used with laguna blue (the color of this linen from Party Suppliers), the result is subtle and interesting. By using colors close together on the color wheel (greens and blues, yellows and greens, oranges and yellows), you create the calm feeling of monochromatic with a little more dimension and interest.

I love to find interesting way to display place cards.

These were tucked between two pieces of maple branch.

One of my favorite shots at Airlie!

Photos by Millie Holloman

Afew weeks ago, Millie Holloman and I headed out to Airlie Gardens for a photo shoot. We set up tables all over the gardens, and Millie and her staff captured some simply incredible shots. I worked with Millie for the first time last fall and I have fallen in love with her style and creativity. When she approached me about doing a photo shoot, I jumped at the chance to have her photograph my designs! She is simply amazing!! Over the next few days, I'll post some of these great photographs. Click here to view our work featured on Milllie's blog!

Blue and brown has been extremely popular for the last few years. For this first table, I decided to give in to the popular trend. Party Suppliers just acquired this great linen, and I was eager to use it for a table design. The theme for this table subtle. So often people assume that a theme has to be over the top. Not necessarily true! When I meet with couples, I attempt to discover what they share as a couple, from the places they visit to the activities they enjoy and even what they eat and drink. This table is for the coffee connoisseurs! We pulled the coffee brown color throughout and found these great beaded chargers that look very much like coffee beans. For favors we filled jars with a mix of coffee beans and added "The Perfect Blend" tag.