Brooke and Hugh are such a beautiful couple, and I was thrilled to be a part of their day! Brooke was the picture of elegance and the bouquet she chose, all white calla lilies, complimented her perfectly. Her flower choices were simple, but I think they proved that sometimes simplicity is very effective. Millie Holloman once again shot some incredible photographs. Check out her blog for more photos.

The flower girls carried pomander balls of pink sweetheart roses.

Rehearsal Dinner

From my first meeting with Mr. and Mrs. Lanier, I knew their event would be delightful. They had simply great ideas and were so eager to create a really natural, elegant dinner. They had seen the name rocks on a display table I had done for the Balcony's open house and wanted to incorporate them with branches, moss, and river rock. They also wanted to fill each window with candles, which produced such a wonderful light in the room. The Balcony is one of my favorite locations! With its wooden floors and exposed brick walls, it creates such a beautiful canvas for events like these.

Millie Holloman came out to photograph Brooke and Hugh's rehearsal dinner, and I was so glad! Her work always reproduces the atmosphere of an event with such accuracy!

We hung the escort cards from a huge vase of curly willow.

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!