Plum and Chocolate, October 2009

This wedding bouquet is constructed on a base of curly willow bound with bark wire and chocolate brown raffia.  Embellishments of purple fiddle heads, black calla lillies, and pheasant feathers were wired in to create the massed effect.  The addition of chocolate unique roses and lime cymbidium orchids add a dynamic flow to the arrangment.  The Bride chose to carry this presentation style during the ceremony then downwards during photography.  She desired a look that would work both ways.

A small framed photograph of the bride and her grandfather embellished the hand hold.  The photo included varying shades of purple ribbon to tie in the colors of the wedding.  When she chose to carry it downwards the frame would rest easily between the two top cymbidiums.  A lovely way to commemorate a lost family member.

The Bride's Maid bouquet is hand tied and includes purple variegated dahlias, orange unique roses, purple callas, purple fiddleheads, and brown hypericum. Beupeurum and variegated pittosporum are massed together to create the base of the bouquet.

In my 16 years of floral design, this was my favorite wedding to create thus far.  I would have never thought to put plum and chocolate together but mixed with layers of orange and green it became a lush and fabulous color palate.  This was a beautiful way to accentuate an October wedding.  Too bad it rained!