Wedding Wednesday!

Jen's bouquet for her wedding to Heibe on August 31st.

Kelly & Jesse - April 6th

 

Wanted to thank Jessica @ Celebrations Catering for snapping this pic for us, as the happy couple arrived at The Florida Museum of Natural History for their reception.

Whitney and Kevin: Part II

As mentioned in the first post, one of my favorite things at my Sweetwater Branch Inn wedding was my flowers--from my bouquet to the centerpieces, I loved them all!

The ceremony was held at the gazebo outside, with two larger arrangements made up of a mix of yellow, blue and white flowers placed on the columns. These arrangements were later moved to the buffet and harvest tables. I love that we were able to use the same pieces for both the ceremony and reception!



My husband and I really wanted to incorporate a sand ceremony into our ceremony program. However, I wasn't exactly sure where to even purchase colored sand or the container that we would pour the sand in. The Plant Shoppe once again came to the rescue! Betsy was even able to order yellow and blue sand, which went perfect with our colors.



In case you were wondering exactly how much I loved my bouquet, this picture with our officiant, Chad Reed, sums it up perfectly.

Finally, here's a picture of two of our favorite guests at the wedding.

Check back soon, there's lots more wedding updates to come! :) As you can tell, it was a busy summer at The Plant Shoppe!


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

Sarah and Chris: An April Wedding

Sarah and Chris tied the knot on April 3, 2011 at Haile Plantation Golf and Country Club. Jaime at Sweet Serendipity Photography was kind enough to share with us some pictures from the big day.


Here's a shot of the fabulous bride and her bridesmaids with their hand-tied bouquets of yellow tulips.

Check out some of the ceremony decor that we were able to provide. The above arbor is available for rent for any occasion and the best part is after your ceremony, the flowers at the top can be moved inside to serve as reception decor! It definitely makes a great backdrop for any event!



And, finally, take a look at their beautiful cake by KB's Kake Kreations. Now that looks yummy!


Thank you Sarah and Chris for letting us be a part of your big day! We wish you a lifetime of love and happiness!!

Ceremony: Haile Plantation Golf and Country Club
Reception: Haile Plantation Golf and Country Club
Photographer: Sweet Serendipity Photography
Florist: The Plant Shoppe
Cake: KB's Kake Kreations

A Bouquet Fit For a Future Queen

It's no secret that the fairytale wedding happened last Friday. While I was very excited to see the dress... which turned out to be everything I was hoping, there was something else I was interested in. You guessed it, the bouquet.




Each one of her flowers had a beautiful symbolic representation. The bouquet was made up of lily of the valley, Sweet William flowers, hyacinths, ivy and myrtle. Lily of the valley represents the return of happiness, while Sweet Williams represent gallantry. Hyacinths symbolize consistency of love and ivy stands for fidelity, marriage, friendship and affection. Finally, the most symbolic for Royals was the myrtle. The specific myrtle in her bouquet was from the same bush that Queen Victoria planted in 1845. Queen Elizabeth even used it in her bouquet in 1947! Now that's some symbolic and classy history! Did Princess Catherine start a trend in wedding bouquets for the next few months? Only time will tell...

Do You See What I See?: Advice For Brides

Are you a bride-to-be or a future bride to be? Or maybe even a new mom getting ready to decorate a baby's room and you need the perfect color combination? Either situation you have probably have had an experience like the one below:

You pick out the perfect color combination... maybe it's a sunflower and sky blue. Or maybe it is periwinkle and honeydew... and then this happens... you try and explain it to a man. They look at you clueless... they have no clue what you are talking about... and their next question is probably something along the lines of what about just yellow and blue or pink and purple?


That's where this awesome chart comes in....


This little chart says it all. The woman on the left sees so many different and interesting colors in the color scheme... however, the man sees the the colors of the rainbow... blue, yellow, green. That's it.

So brides, our advice... keep this in mind when dealing with your groom, hubby, or favorite man in your life. They can't help themselves... they just don't see it.

Erin and Luke, Part II

Okay, so we are a bit behind in the blogging world... but, that's because we have so many exciting things going on around the shop! After all, we have Easter, Mother's Day, Administrative Professional's Day all coming up....and of course weddings.

As you might remember, Erin and Luke were married March 19. This Part II in of their wedding, starting off with an awesome cake by Ms. Debbie!

That's right folks, this is a WATERMELON cake! How creative! We were able to add hydrangea accents to the cake, but just looking at this makes me hungry!


Up next is a peek at the groom's boutonniere, which is mainly made of cotton.

Here's another example of where mason jars were a part of the ceremony decor.




Here's a candid shot we were able to get of the bride with her bridesmaids and their bouquets! I love how the bride's bouquet matches the bridesmaid's dresses.

And finally, another one of our favorites, Erin's wedding favors: a variety of homemade jams in mason jars. Erin and Luke's engagement pictures are also on the tag of the jars!



Congratulations Erin and Luke and thank you for letting The Plant Shoppe be a part of your special day! We wish you a lifetime of love and happiness!

Stay tuned... more wedding and holiday blogs to come in the next few days :)

Ceremony: Private Location
Reception: Private Location
Florist: The Plant Shoppe
Cake: Ms. Debbie

Erin and Luke: Part I

Erin and Luke were married on March 19, 2011 at their private home in Newberry, Florida. We were so excited to not only provide bouquets, boutonnieres and table centerpieces, but also outdoor floral accents on her cake, wreaths, and chairmarkers!!

Below is a picture of the bride and bridesmaid bouquets before leaving shop. The bouquets are made up made up of roses and hydrangeas. Yes, that's real cotton in those bouquets! The bouquets are also hand-tied with burlap.




The guestbook table contained arrangements made up of half gallon mason jars filled with a mix of coral and yellow flowers. Erin made the guest book table banner, which is made out of burlap triangles.

The barn and gates were accented with grape vine wreaths.

And finally, pint-size mason jars filled with flowers served as chair markers.

Check back soon for part two, including another awesome cake by Ms. Debbie! Congratulations Erin and Luke! Thank you for letting us be a part of your special day!

Cake: Ms. Debbie
Florist: The Plant Shoppe

Connie and Michael

As promised... another wedding to share! Can you tell it is the start of wedding season?!?

Connie and Michael were married on March 5, 2011 at a beautiful ceremony at The Vineyard in Gainesville. The church was decorated with beautiful red rose arrangements as well as rose centerpieces. Red roses also accented their beautiful (and I'm sure absolutely delicious) five-tier wedding cake. Check out some of the pictures below:






Did you know that we rent out vases for centerpieces and other wedding decor like the two pictured above? Contact us for more information on rentals for weddings and other events.

Congratulations Connie and Michael! We wish you a wonderful life together! Thank you for letting us be a part of your special day! :)




Ceremony: The Vineyard
Reception: The Vineyard
Florist: The Plant Shoppe
Planner: ADORE Weddings and Events

Bride's Choice 2011

We are pleased and so excited to announce that we were chosen to receive WeddingWire's Bride's Choice Award for 2011. This means that we are among the top 5% of wedding professionals nationwide.


Thank you to all of those who made this happen! We look forward to continuing to help bride's create their vision for their big day. Remember to contact us to find out how we can help you with floral arrangements to wedding invitations!

2011 Gainesville Wedding Expo

We had a great time at yesterday's Gainesville Wedding Expo. There were 950 people who attended the expo, many of them brides-to-be!! Here's a sneak peek at just one of our displays... more to come soon! A big thank you to The Grande Event for supplying us with beautiful linens to accent our arrangements!
Also, did you know that it's only 35 days until Valentine's Day?!?! It's never to early to start thinking about an arrangement for your special someone! Contact us for more information!

Calling All Brides to Be!

Join us next Sunday at the Gainesville Wedding Expo!! Come meet with over 40 vendors and register to win door prizes. The event will be held next Sunday, January 9 from 12-5pm at the Curtis M. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. Tickets are $10.00 in advance and $12.00 at the door! Join us and plan your wedding in a day! :)



You have a Once in a Lifetime Chance to Plan Your Dream Wedding in One Day, under one roof, at the beautiful Curtis M. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. Experience a Gainesville Tradition at an Extraordinary Venue! Consult with Over Forty of Our Area’s Finest Wedding Professionals, Enjoy Delicious Samples, Register for Prizes and experience a fun-filled Runway Fashion Show presented exclusively by Jay’s Bridal. Relax and Be Entertained in the comfort of an 1,800 seat Theater


Be sure and check out the website for more information and ticket purchasing information. We look forward to seeing you next Sunday!

Gainesville Wedding Expo Fall 2010, Part 2

Here are a few of the fun shots we took in our floral dress photo booth.

A Purple Preview....

Scott & Marlana stopped by today to check out the flowers for their wedding this Sunday.

Marlana said...

Remember when I first came in I didn't care about the flowers, well now I am excited about them.

I am glad she is excited about the Purple & Berry blooms we have found for their wedding.

Purple Love Stamps

Just went to the post office and bought the most amazing stamps that would look fabulous with Erin & Eduardo's invitations. We helped create the fabulous green & purple invitations for Erin. I just hope she hasn't bought any stamps yet, these look like they were created just for her. Below is the invitation, along with the stamps.
These invitaions are from our Exclusive II album from Carlson Craft. In this album, you can pick from white or ecru paper, and then 2 font color & font types to completely customize your invitaion. You can view our whole invitation website: http://www.theplantshope.ccaeasy.com/ We also have albums here at the shop, so you can touch & feel the invitaions.

Laura & LaMonte - Preview

Laura & LaMonte are getting married tomorrow. I couldn't resist putting up some images of their flowers. Here are some of the flowers, before we have started working with them. Their colors are burnt orange, ivory, champagne & gold.Here are her Mango mini calla lily, and orange Mokara orchids.For some of her centerpieces we are using our large cylinders, with Mokara orchids, curly willow & brown stones.