Bridal Bouquet Created By:  Botanica Floral Designs

Photo By: The Memory Journalists

Mono-chromatic that is!  Monochromatic is a color term used to describe the use of all one color in varying shades.

Monochromatic wedding bouquets make such an impact and splash of color against any wedding gown.  They add drama and say FUN to any bridal ensemble.  The hot trend of having bright shoes to match your flowers ties right in with this look.

Worried about what your bridesmaid’s might carry then?  Another hot trend is to have them carry white flowers while you carry bright colors.  If your wedding color palette is only of a few colors, this is the way to go.  Your bridesmaid’s will still get contrast with carrying a white bouquet against their dresses, and your bouquet won’t get lost by being the same hue as your dress.

This monochromatic  Scarlet red bouquet is made of red gladiolus, ‘Black Magic’ roses, and red celosia.  Accents of red Guinea rooster feathers tie in the black embellishments on the handle.

This has got to be one of my favorite bouquets of the year that we’ve created!  When Jennifer with The Memory Jornalists asked me to make some bouquets for her vintage inspired photo shoot, I was totally excited!  Along with the floral headpiece Jennifer and her lovely girls picked out, isn’t this just fabulous?

The reasons why I love this bouquet so much:

1} The color combo:  We’ve got miniature brown cymbidium orchids, two shades of button chrysanthemums {very inexpensive}, a collar of brown feathers, fiddlehead ferns and pheasant feathers.

2} The asymmetry:  The feathers jetting off to her left shoulder adds a bit of attitude.

Against the gorgeous backdrop, it’s quite a great compliment!

Thanks to Jennifer with The Memory Journalists for putting this shoot together.

Perfection is in the details, and nothing finishes off a bouquet quite like a little detailed treatment to the stems of a bouquet.  Whether it be satin white ribbon or a textured velvet finish, I love to add a little personality to the last finishing touches on the handle.

A little bling or a family brooch, you can tie in your wedding day look right down to the final touches.  Above are a few of my favorites we’ve created.

Photo By: Carmen Salazar Photography

Here we finished off the stems with a tone on tone brown french twist treatment along with a complimenting gold brooch and pearl pins.

Photo By: Gino Creglia Photography

A brown flocked ribbon treatment wrapped the stems, accented with a brown brooch to pick up the feathers.  Gold freshwater pearls created bands to add that extra lush touch!

Photo By: Gino Creglia Photography

Cerise ribbon wraps the stems here along with decorative bullion accented with blue freshwater pearls for a fun color combo!

Soft velvet ribbon is accented with a pink brooch.

Photo By: Wendy Hithe Photography

For this bouquet we used colorful croton leaves wrapped around the stems of the bouquet. Over this we then did a french twist treatment to hold these in place.

Here we’ve wrapped the stems with faux fur accented with rhinestone detailing.

Real Weddings Magazine is calling all local brides out for their annual cover model contest!  Three lucky girls chosen as finalists will get pampered for an all day photo-shoot, and get their photos in Real Weddings Magazine!

If you are interested, you can download an entry form, but make sure you complete it soon, as the deadline ends January 31, 2010!  Make sure to let your personality shine through with your answers!  Also, make sure you read the rules to ensure you are eligible to enter.

To read more about Real Weddings Magazine, log on to http://www.realweddingsmag.com.

Above: Winter 2010 cover featuring cover model winner Kimmi Armstrong.  Photo by Jodi Yorston Photography, dress from The Bridal Box, flowers by Botanica Floral Designs, hair and make-up by Image Provocateur/VIP-CAT Academy.

Photo By: Gino Creglia Photography

Your bridal bouquet is an important accessory for your wedding day.  It should not only compliment your dress, but your personality and style as well.

Adding embellishments such as rhinestones or pearls to compliment your dress are subtle adornments to tie your wedding day look together.  Other items to incorporate into the look might be a family broach, a locket with a photo of a loved one, or a family rosary.  Something borrowed possibly….

Any way you choose to incorporate whatever it may be that you love, make sure you do something personalized to make your floral accessories reflect you and your style.

This past Friday Dan and Kelly were married at Vintage Gardens in Modesto, California.  This sweet couple chose colors of baby blue and deep purple.  Kelly was inspired for her all hydrangea bouquet from a photo she found out of the Martha Stewart Weddings Magazine.  I know, you are saying hydrangeas in Summer, well… I have a few tricks to making this work, and they held up just perfect!  The bridesmaids carried hydrangea and dark purple lisianthus bouquets with accents of glossy camellia leaf.  The day was perfect, at around 87 degrees, who could have asked for more!  Photos were taken by Mary Gillespie Photography out of Lodi.

The very talented Kristy Huston, with Kristy Huston Photography shot these photos in China Town S.F. as well as the beautiful shoreline overlooking the Golden Gate.

Grace Vineyards is a wonderful new venue located in Galt, CA.  Overlooking manicured green lawns with a beautiful colonial home, Grace Vineyards is a beautiful backdrop for any wedding.  I recently had the opportunity to provide some florals for a photo shoot at their opening debut.

Photography:  Andrea’s Images

Catering: Fresh and Quick