Sarah and Sahand

The bride's dress was worn by her mother and grandmother on their wedding days.

the bride's bouquet: black dahlia, black/eggplant mini calla, pink nerines, lilies and roses

front of bride's bouquet

The bride requested I place "something blue" on her bouquet.
I found these antique earrings and placed them on the back of the bouquet,
to face Sarah as she walked down the asile.

maid of honor's bouquet

a maid's bouquet

the reception
James J. Hill Library

handsome photos by Studio 306
Thank you!

Blues and Browns

Alyssa and Matt were married last Friday at Lord of Life Lutheran Church in Maple Grove and they wanted brown and cobalt blue flowers with a cottage garden feel. What a beautiful day it was!

I love brown flowers. They seem to add depth to a bouquet and bring out the bright colors and textures of the other flowers around them.






Alyssa is a very petite woman so I made her bouquet small, easy to manage and chock full of beautiful little flowers: tweedia, delphinium, ranunculus, viburnum berries, chocolate cosmos and tiny, cream spray roses.




The bride's bouquet, groom's boutonniere and the 3 year old flower girl's spray rose and eucalyptus wand.


Thank you to Studio Laguna for the beautiful bouquet images!

Here's a quote from the Mother of the Bride sent to me a couple days after the wedding:

"Ashley,
Everything was wonderful! I very much liked the table decorations as they were modern, beautiful, and set the table perfectly. Alyssa's bouquet was exactly what we were looking for. It was great to work with you Ashley. We received many positive comments on the flowers. Thanks! Kathy"

On the cover of Lake Minnetonka Metro Magazine

A big thank you to Lake Minnetonka Metro Magazine for putting my coral peony bouquet on the cover for their September 2010 issue. What an honor! They also showed four other bouquets inside for the magazine's annual weddings issue. This was an incredible, collaboration photo shoot. I will always be grateful to have been a part of it!








Dresses | Grace Bridal Boutique

Photography | Dolce Studios

Stylist | Richard Anderson of HGTV

Elizabeth and Scott

Erika McCauley Photographers just sent over these beautiful photos of Elizabeth and Scott's wedding taken on July 17th, 2010. I love how the soft shell pinks mixed with strong vibrant pinks brought color to the ceremony and reception without it feeling like too much, over the top, pink. It was a beautiful day!

The bride's bouquet contained peony, English roses, dahlia and ranunculus

Each of the 19 guest tables had different arrangements.

The maid bouquets contained peony, English roses, tea roses and spray roses

We loved the flower girl's green dress, pink sash, and pink shoes (yep, they were pink too) with coordinating pink spray rose pomander. She carried it around like a football most of the morning. That is why I love dark spray roses--durable. :)

Warehouse Winery

I had the pleasure of designing some arrangements and a sample wedding bouquet for an Open House for wedding vendors at Warehouse Winery in Minneapolis. This would be a really cool location for a rehearsal dinner, wedding reception, anniversary party or any large gathering where you want to celebrate with friends in a really eclectic and comfortable setting. Give Billy a call. He is really fun to talk to and it was so fascinating to hear about his passion and process of wine making.

Rosey Protea and red viburnum berries with sedum and grasses from my garden.

Thank you to Studio Laguna for the beautiful images.

Adina and Nate

Adina and Nate were married yesterday in a church, on a beautiful summer day, followed by a reception on a boat in Hudson, WI.

This couple wanted something a little different and natural for their wedding flowers. The airy bouquets and arrangements were inspired by Adina's all over lace dress and her sweet style and personality. She was simply marvelous to work with; a real inspiration.

Purple limonium bunches tied with lace and purple ribbon welcomed guests into the church.

For the bride's bouquet I used ivory sweetheart roses, scaviosa seed pods (the round balls), purple limonium, scaviosa blooms, oregano and light purple allium from my garden. The maids bouquets had sweet smelling dark purple stock added, to stand out against the green dresses.

The mother of the bride used her own personal collection of blue mason jars for the guest tables on the boat. We used white hydrangea and purple limonium to fill the jars. Unfussy and pretty.

Thank you to Studio Laguna for the wonderful images! Beautiful!

Congratulations Adina and Nate!