Another Summer Wedding

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!

         

It turned out to be a beautiful day, and this arch swag really stood out against the summer sky. The gorgeous little kales were one of my favorite finds for this wedding.

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.

It's a Winner!

This simple - and simply wonderful - little arrangement was a prize-winner for Garden Path designer Gail. It won first place in Teleflora's March design challenge. The challenge, called "Sticks and Stones", was to make something using sticks that were toss-aways from other floral work, stones of any kind, and no more than three flowers. Gail calls it "Hole-istic". Congratulations, Gail. We love having an award-winner on our design team.

Wine Country Farm

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.

Joy, one of my 2011 brides told me she knew it was her site the moment she saw it.

Things I Love About My Job - #1

The flower truck from Salem Wholesale Flowers is definitely on the list! It's a "wet" truck - which means the flowers are in water and waiting for me to select my favorites. The selection is not as good as the Portland Flower Market of course, but the Flower Market is an hour away. Salem's truck arrives at my back door twice a week! I've been doing business with them for several years, and appreciate their attention to quality and customer service.

I can always pre-order flowers I need for special purposes, but I also love making my selections from the pretty things on the truck. Sometimes I can hear the flowers saying "Pick me! Pick me!" And they're usually right - those are the ones that fly out the door!
Look at this gorgeous selection of fall mums. We'll be getting orders for fall flowers from now until Thanksgiving. I love this time of year. And apparently a lot of other people do too. Thanks Salem!

Danielle's Wedding

Danielle chose this very colorful assortment of flowers for her wedding. The bouquets were built around some of her favorite flowers. She wanted them to have green cymbidium orchids and sunflowers, spiked with other very colorful summer flowers. We hope you had a wonderful wedding day, Danielle!

We made 8 of these centerpieces in vases that Danielle provided for us. Originally she was going to do her own flowers, but was happy to turn the job over to us when she found out how reasonable the cost would be. The boutonnieres were made of small green cymbidiums with equisetum. Very nice!