Spring Bridal Brunch with Blooming Branches

These photos are from a shoot that took place almost a year ago, but for some reason it never really made a proper appearance on the blog. Now that spring is almost here again, it is high time to share this beauty! Blooming branches, peonies, sweet peas.... spring is a VERY good time for flowers, and we are waiting with anticipation for these gorgeous blooms to come back into season- it won't be long now.

Be sure to check out the list of vendors at the bottom of the post, there were some great people involved in this shoot!

Flowers: Botanique
Photography: Lora Grady Photography
Planning, Event Design, and mini cakes: Darien Leigh
Vintage Furniture and Decor: Vintage Ambiance
Invitations: Ashley Costlett
Hair and Make-up: Yessie Libby

The Botanique Spring Subscription: Week Two

Week two! I am really enjoying this subscription. It is so awesome to create a new design every week with no restrictions other than local, in season, and fresh. I truly think this is the way to get the best flowers possible, and often the best designs too. If you start with super fresh, seasonal flowers, they do a lot of the work for you.

This was an exciting week because I got to use lots of flowers from the Botanique Cutting Garden- it is so nice that all the digging (LOTS OF DIGGING), planting, mulching, seed rearing and planning is starting to pay off in such beautiful blooms.

Check out the petals on these parrot tulips! I am in love. I definitely want to plant more of these next year.

This week's arrangement included: Black Parrot Tulips, Lily of the Valley and Lilacs from the Botanique Cutting Garden, and Delphinium, Sweet Peas, Lambs Ear foliage and Pearl Bush from J. Foss Garden Flowers in Chehalis, WA.

P.S. The combination of lilac, lily of the valley and sweet peas is one of the most amazing fragrances I have ever experienced. Heavenly.