Dear Theresa,Papyrus in Pasadena had a bridal event this spring and invited local vendors to attend. I had a good time yakking with Cathy from the Langham hotel, Songi of Songi Bridal and, of course, all the brides who attended (I also stuffed my face with samples from Mignon chocolates... love that pomegranate truffle).
The bill was orange (of course), and since it was spring, I was limited to the same sort of flowers I used in the previous flower-related post. This time I paired the orange with light green from dogwood blossoms and hellebores. At top, the large centerpiece contained tulips, roses, hellebores, ranunculus, cockscomb and pincushions.
Here's a scaled down version, consisting of green hellebores (I splurged and just had to use this expensive, yet stinky, blossom), tulips, roses and freesia. When you put this many flowers in a small vase, remember to refill it at least once a day.
The extravagant bridal bouquet is all texture with roses, ranunculus, hellebores, protea, orinthogalum, cockscomb and freesia. I wrapped the stems in a burnt orange piece of raw silk and twined light green aluminum wire over it for some pop. It would have looked stunning against a modern white dress.
Here's the tall piece (I filled the vase with water upon delivery). It features beautifully dainty dogwood branches, lots and lots of mokara orchids and that delicious yellow stock. This is over 4 feet high and a pain in the butt to deliver! For an event, these would be partially assembled on site, but since this was at a shop, there was no room for that option!
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