Wordless Wednesday

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Wordless Wednesday

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Wordless Wednesday

Olivia and John: A July Wedding

Olivia and John were married on July 2, 2011 at The Thomas Center. Our friend Jaime, at Sweet Serendipity Photography captured the day perfectly (as usual!). Below are some pictures from their big and some of our behind the scenes photos too.

Olivia's bouquet was made up of hand-tied ivory and yellow roses. I love that you can see The Thomas Center in the background of this photo, so beautiful!

For their outside ceremony, The Plant Shoppe provided a fabric accent to help frame the ceremony location. We also provided two larger arrangements, which were later moved inside for the reception. Chair markers were used on each row and were made up of a black ribbon and accented with yellow flowers.





For their reception, Olivia and John had centerpieces made up of cylinder vases with arrangements on top accented with hanging crystals. I love that there were also flowers inside the vases as well!

And finally, one last picture by Sweet Serendipity.

Congratulations Olivia and John! Thank you for letting The Plant Shoppe be a part of your big day. We wish you a lifetime of love and happiness!



Ceremony and Reception: The Thomas Center
Photographer: Sweet Serendipity
Florist: The Plant Shoppe

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Photo by Pure Photography by Lindsey Tropf

Whitney and Kevin Part I

If you've been reading The Plant Shoppe's blog for a while, you might know that it's not always Betsy who is posting...it's one of her former brides! Well... actually a former bride as of two months ago. My husband, Kevin and I were married on June 11 at Sweetwater Branch Inn... and if I had to pick my absolute favorite thing about the day... at the tip top of my list would be my flowers.

When I had my first consultation with Betsy, I told her a few things about me... I wanted a Southern wedding and my dream centerpieces had something to do with mason jars and hydrangeas. For almost a year, I went back and forth changing my mind, until finally I said, work your magic, do whatever, and if it could be in a blue mason jar, I would be in heaven. Betsy took my vision and made it come true--I burst into tears of joy when she brought me my bouquet!

I hope you will enjoy a few pictures from my big day... and since my wedding had lots of things from The Plant Shoppe (flowers, sand ceremony items, invitations and place cards), I've made it into two parts.

My bridesmaids and I with our bouquets. The girls had hand-tied blue hydrangea bouquets, while mine was made up of yellow roses, peonies, and blue hydrangea.

A close up of my bouquet

The gorgeous centerpieces. Blue mason jars (available for rent from The Plant Shoppe) with hydrangeas, yellow roses, solidago, and white spray roses.



The cake accented with blue hydrangeas and yellow roses.

Ceremony and Reception: Sweetwater Branch Inn
Photographer: Bryant's Photography
Florist: The Plant Shoppe
Cake: Friend

Rachel and Phong; A March Wedding

Rachel and Phong were married back on March 20, 2011 at the Baughman Center and had their reception at the Best Western Gateway Grand. I love Rachel's bouquet, which was made up of white calla lillies with red roses inside. The bouquet was accented with some silver as well.
Her bridesmaids bouquets, which are also shown below, were made up of hand-tied roses. I'm loving all the red--so beautiful!



At their reception, Rachel and Phong's centerpieces were made up of three cylinder vases filled with floating red tulips, red orchids and red roses. I love the variety each vase brings to the table. Did you know these vases are available for rental? Contact us for more information!


Our friends at Platinum Digital Video also posted a blog about Rachel and Phong's Wedding! You can see it by and watch a video teaser by clicking here!! They posted this beautiful photo collage of the wedding and reception and we had to share it with you!

Photo posted on Platinum Digital Video's blog

Congratulations Rachel and Phong! We wish you a lifetime of love and happiness. Thank you for letting The Plant Shoppe be part of your special day!


Ceremony: The Baughman Center
Reception: The Best Western Gateway Grand
Florist: The Plant Shoppe
Cake: The Flour Pot
Videographer: Platinum Digital Video

Katie and Michael, Part II

Hello and happy Friday! As a follow up to yesterday's post, we wanted to show you some of Jimmy Ho's photos from the event. You can see more of Katie and Michael's wedding on Jimmy's blog by clicking here.

Katie's bouquet was made up of beautiful mini purple calla lilies that were hand tied with fabric from her dress.

Here's another great shot of her bouquet...

Katie's bridesmaids had a similar look, except they carried bouquets of white mini callas. You can also see Michael's boutonniere, which was a purple calla lily, while his groomsmen wore white ones.

Congratulations Katie and Michael!! We wish you a lifetime of love and happiness. Thank you for letting The Plant Shoppe be a part of your big day!

Ceremony: Queen of Peace
Reception: Sweetwater Branch Inn
Photographer: Jimmy Ho Photography
Florist: The Plant Shoppe
Cake: Publix

Katie and Michael: Part I

Katie and Michael were married back in February at Queen of Peace Catholic Church and had their ceremony at Sweetwater Branch Inn. This first post is going to showcase their reception decor.

The centerpieces at the event were made up of six white milk glasses vases, filled with a mix of purple flowers. Below is an example of two different tables.


Up next, on the appetizer table for their cocktail hour, we have a beautiful arrangement with curly willow accented with some purple orchids.



And finally, I love this picture of the guest book table. Not only can you really see the white vases and flowers, but you also can see a sneak peek of the gardens at Sweetwater - so beautiful!





Be sure and check back for our next post, showcasing the bridal party's bouquets! :)

Ceremony: Queen of Peace Catholic Church
Reception: Sweetwater Branch Inn
Photographer: Jimmy Ho Photography
Florist: The Plant Shoppe
Cake: Publix

Ana and Chris: A February Wedding

Ana and Chris were married on February 19, 2011 at Sweetwater Branch Inn. Our friends at Platinum Digital Video did a blog post about their wedding a few weeks ago. They were able to catch some gorgeous shots and video of Ana and Chris's big day, including some great photos of their beautiful rose centerpieces and of Ana's bouquet. Check out the pictures that we borrowed from Platinum's blog below.






If you interested in having a videographer at your wedding, contact Platinum Digital Video. What a great way to help you remember your wedding day forever. You can even click here to see more of Chris and Ana's big day, as well as a video sample on Platinum's blog.

Congratulations Chris and Ana and thank you for letting us be a part of your special day. We wish you a lifetime of love and happiness!




Ceremony: Sweetwater Branch Inn
Reception: Sweetwater Branch Inn
Photographer: Footstone Photography
Florist: The Plant Shoppe

Lisa and John: A March Wedding

Have you been missing our wedding updates? Well... there's lots of them coming this week... so here's our first!

Lisa and John were married at The Baughman Center on March 5, 2011. They had a beautiful reception at Sweetwater Branch Inn. Their colors, teal and lime green, were accented with beautiful hydrangeas, tulips, and green hypericum. Check out a few pictures below:





And finally, check out this gorgeous cake by Ms. Debbie. We added the hydrangeas, as a topper and an accent on the side. Look at that beautiful detailing!





Congratulations Lisa and John! We wish you a lifetime of love and happiness! Thank you for letting us be a part of your big day! Check back again this week, because we have LOTS of wedding updates coming your way. If you are a bride, be sure and contact us on how we can fulfill your vision for your special day!

Ceremony: The Baughman Center
Reception: Sweetwater Branch Inn
Florist: The Plant Shoppe
Cake: Ms. Debbie's Sugar Art

Wedding Invites: An Easy Decision

Hello world! As most of you know, my name is Whitney and I'm actually one of Betsy's brides (June 11--95 days to go to be exact...but really who's counting?!?!). While I usually don't write blogs about my own wedding planning, this blog is dedicated to (thanks to Betsy) the easiest wedding decision I had to make... picking out my invitations.

When I first met with Betsy during my flower meeting, she mentioned she also did invitations--can you say one-stop shopping? I was instantly sold... plus, if you order your flowers through The Plant Shoppe you can get your invitations 20% off (I'm also a self proclaimed coupon or discount addict). I knew I found the jackpot.

I'm here to tell you that ordering invites through The Plant Shoppe is the easiest thing EVER. First, you start off by visiting our website by clicking here or coming into the shop and taking a look at our invitation books. Our invitations vary by style, price, color... you name it, there's something for everyone. Here's me looking through the books and picking out my invites:



After I found my dream invites (which just happen to be pictured above), Betsy and I talked details--what I wanted it to say, the fonts, addresses, etc. literally... so easy! I opted for an additional invite service that includes the company printing the inside and outside envelopes for you. That's right, my invites came PRINTED with the names and addresses on the outside envelopes, return addresses, you name it the works! About a week and a half later... my invites came (and yes, I drove as fast I possible could to the shop to get them).

Aren't they gorgeous?!? I'm seriously in love with how beautiful they turned out!

So future brides and brides to be... there you have it. Let The Plant Shoppe help you do some one stop shopping with flowers AND invites! Take it from me, it will be the easiest decision you'll have to make during your entire wedding planning process :)

TAG... You're IT!....Photography 35's Wedding Scavenger Hunt

We are so excited to be working with Photography 35 on their wedding scvanger hunt. Snap one tag and you can win a free in-studio engagement session complete with one share image from Photography 35. Snap all 12 tags and you will be eligible for prizes from each participating vendor! Now how cool is that?!?!

For more information, check out Photography 35's blog. And, of course... good luck!

Gainesville Wedding Expo (Part II)

It's been a few weeks since the blog has been updated--my computer decided to take a complete crash and was in the shop for almost two weeks (ugh!). However, now it's back and there are a ton of things to update on... first up, The Gainesville Wedding Expo.

We had such a great time meeting over 950 guests and brides-to-be. If you don't believe there were that many people there, take a look at the line outside The Phillips Center, waiting to get in....

See... told you so!

Below are some of the flower displays and other accessories from the expo. Once again, a big thank you to The Grande Event, for letting us borrow their beautiful table linens!


These are just a few pictures from throughout the day. It was great meeting everyone and talking about their upcoming weddings. If you are a bride-to-be, contact us, so we can help you create your vision for your big day! Also, don't forget that we also offer invitations as well!!

Christine and Willie

Christine and Willie were married on November 6, 2010, holding their ceremony at Westminster Presbyterian Church with their reception at The Women's Club. Here are some photos from their big day!

For the altar area of the ceremony, two white and green floral arrangements were placed on two columns. The arrangements were later moved to the reception site and used to accent the head table. These white columns are just a few of the many different ways to showcase gorgeous arrangements on your special day and are available for rent. Contact us for more information!



For the reception centerpieces, three calla lilies were placed in vases that were accented by crystals and two small votive candles.



Moving onto the bridal party, the groom's boutonniere was made of Bells of Ireland.


Below is a picture of the bridal party's flowers. The bride's bouquet (far left of the picture) is a hand-tied bouquet made up of pearl-accented stephanotis featuring green hydrangeas and green hypericum. The bridal party's bouquet's were hand-tied bouquets of white hydrangeas with green hypericum.


And finally, below is a picture of Christine with her bouquet! I love that you can see how excited she is in this picture!!!


Congratulations, Christine and Willie! We wish you a lifetime of love and happiness! Thank you for letting us be a part of your big day!



Ceremony: Westminster Presbyterian Church
Reception: The Women's Club
Florist: The Plant Shoppe