Lindsay and Jonathan's Castle Hill Wedding

Lindsay's wedding flowers were all about great texture and unexpected color combinations. Her palette was really rich...a blend of what I call "beet" color with accents of deep apricot. To emphasize the red/amethyst part of this color combination we used flowers such as cranberry colored calla lilies, deep red James Storri orchids, dark maroon dahlias and cymbidium orchids, beet colored roses and bold purple hybrid delphinium. 

  

For the lighter side of the palette we used mango colored cymbidium orchids and a gorgeous deep apricot rose named Cinnamon. Another layer to the color palette was a hint of bluish green...just enough to lighten it up. The effect was amazing...this is now one of my favorite color combinations! In order to pull in these bluish green tones we used one of our most beloved natural elements....SUCCULENTS! We had them peeking out of the maids' bouquets, the boutonnieres, as well as in the chair pails used during the ceremony. I love succulents of any kind but I think the tealish ones are some of my favorites. Just look at the color combinations found in the maids' bouquets.....AWESOME!  

The unique pairings didn't stop there....the textures and materials present in the ceremony arbor were great....dark ti leaves mixed with hanging amaranthus, feather plumes and dahlias amongst other things.

  

And for the place card table....large vases filled with only one type of flower.....it really does make the greatest statement and the differences in texture are fun to play with. For example, I loved the contrast between cool mango colored callas and sexy, drippy amaranthus.

 

 

For the centerpieces, each design was different from the next. Some tables had 3 vases filled with only one variety of flower in each, others had a compilation of all the flowers used  throughout the day. Other tables had a grouping of tall rectangular vases with submerged orchid stems surrounded by candlelight. Especially for smaller weddings, doing different centerpieces on each table is not only more interesting, its a creative way to use a wide range of different looks (for those of you brides who just can't make up your mind when it comes to all the fabulous flowers nature has to offer)! In fact, I don't think we repeated much of anything when it came to Lindsay and Jon's wedding florals. With the exception of the maids' bouquets and the chair pails, each floral design was unique from all the rest. And that kind of creativity makes all the difference. 

(All photographs are courtesy of Kristin Spencer Photography)