It was so fun to take part in the Wine Country Wedding Professionals' wedding show last Sunday. What a great concept! Brides and friends were shuttled by limo, trolly and party bus to four wonderful venues in Yamhill County. It was especially fun to be at Hotel Oregon which was set up in cocktail party format.
Hopefully brides took home some fabulous ideas and had fun touring some of the best wedding venues in the area.
Andrew and Teresa had a '40's-themed wedding at the Evergreen Aviation Museum. The ceremony was in the lovely shaded oak grove behind the museum, but the reception was in the museum itself - under the wings of The Spruce Goose! What a memory!
Bridesmaids carried cream and green mixes, and the Bride got my all-time favorite Piano Frieland rose grown right here in Oregon by Peterkort Roses.
Gail created this beauty for Joy and Cody's Sunday wedding at Wine Country Farm. Hopefully they beat the heat with an early afternoon ceremony. Circus roses are one of my all-time favorites. So full and open, and such a gorgeous color combination. I love the unique touches on this bouquet - the ti leaf wrap and the cluster of flowers hanging out the bottom. Congratulations Joy and Cody. I hope you had a wonderful day!
They looked adorable gathered on the shady front porch. 
I found this beautiful little Victoria's Secret box at a thrift store the other day while I was looking for inspiration for table designs for our Sunday wedding show. At that point I was trying to be open-minded and think outside-the-box for a floral container. As it turns out, inside-the-box was just the ticket. Here's what I did with it! And it looked great on the mock reception table at the wedding show.
I realized recently that I have never posted pictures of one of Yamhill County's lovliest wedding venues - Wine Country Farm. It sits high up on Breyman Orchard Road in the Dundee Hills and overlooks the beautiful Yamhill Valley - wine country!
They have this picturesque spot to say your "I do's", as well as at least one other outdoor site: a charming well-established gazebo, covered most of the wedding season with a gorgeous blooming trumpet vine. There's also an indoor area for intimate ceremonies or receptions plus a great under-the-stars dance floor.
The peacock feather boutonnieres were also stunning. I'm guessing their life together will not be boring! Congratulations, Samantha and Anthony.
Early to rise on Flower Market day! I like to leave early enough to miss the traffic and be back to the shop in time for morning deliveries. The flower market always inspires me - and today the sales staff at Billingsley Wholesale gave me the (unofficial) award for prettiest selections of the day. I can't wait to start creating beautiful wedding arrangements out of them! Check in later this week to see what we do with the pretty red flowers I bought today.
ve working with dried flowers! I love the smell; I love the textures and variety; I love the colors. They are definitely getting harder to find though. Some of these were dried by us and some were purchased from the wholesale market. I think they are not as in-fashion as they once were so fewer places are carrying them. And they really are not "everlasting". They deteriorate over time - especially when pawed through on market shelves!
Here are a few more shots from an event at Youngberg Hill a few weeks ago.
Many flowers came from 4-T Acres, commercial flower growers near Dayton. Others came from my gardens and - I confess - roadside ditches. (That would be the wild Queen Anne's Lace. It's having its best year ever thanks to the wet spring and summer.)
This just might be my new favorite rose - Piano grown by Peterkort Roses. It's a peony type garden rose with a delightful subtle fragrance. Sandra at Peterkort says that garden roses are very popular this year! You have to appreciate a rose with giant thorns all up the stem! Look for this and other garden roses in Dave and Carolyn's wedding at Youngberg Hill Vineyard and Inn this weekend. Hopefully the thorns are staying on the design room floor!
