Wedding flowers St. Paul, Minneapolis (Mpls) and Lake Minnetonka Florist

Decorating for Easter at the Basilica of St. Mary in Minneapolis

doris — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 16:03:24 +0000

This year we were invited to be one of the decorators for the Easter celebration at the Basilica of St. Mary in Minneapolis. How fun!……And a bit chaotic! Upon arrival at 8:00 a.m on Saturday. I was quickly introduced to several of the decorating coordinators, given a general ideas of what I was supposed to design, and the base for these designs. As you can see,my assignment was to design two large wreaths for the Narthex, which would be the first thing people would see as they enter the church with baskets wired to them, filled with green plants and embellished with two orchid plants. Whoa! No pressure there!

In the end I was able to scrounge up some curly willow, pussy willow, yellow roses, greens and white statice. A major problem encountered was the baskets were so heavy they pulled forward and drooped down badly from the wreaths. In the end they were wired and wired and wired to bring them up. Great concealing of the wires job, if I must say so myself!

The final product turned out o.k. all things considered. Note to self… If we are asked again next year, make SURE to know what we are doing and what we have to work with BEFORE arriving at the Basilica!

Cascade bouquets are back

doris — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 02:06:09 +0000

Just had another bride requesting a cascade bouquet. I am happy to see they are making a comeback. Although I love the handtied version it is really fun to do something different. Word is that Princess Kate had something to do with the renewed facination of the cascade. I think they make a statement that can’t be duplicated in any other style of bouquets! Beautiful!

Specials

doris — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 00:45:01 +0000

White Cascade Bride and Handtied Bridesmaid Bouquets

doris — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 14:11:21 +0000

Wedding Showcase at the Como Park Conservatory, St. Paul MN

doris — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 14:38:57 +0000

It seems when things are busy, taking the time to post regularly doesn’t happen as it should! Last week we were at the Como Park Conservatory Showcase in St. Paul, MN. It has always been one of my favorite places to hang out, but was even more beautiful as daylight turned to evening and the paths were lit by a soft, subtle glow. So tranquil. We were near Laurie Leigh Harpist so I actually felt like I was being embraced by a piece of heaven.

Despite having to borrow my neighbor’s camera (mine died!) I did manage to get some good photos of our bouquets. For this event we created viniettes of different themes, styles and colors.

I will post more pics soon as I have time to do a respectable posting.

This morning I am on my way to my favorite wholesaler to pick up flowers for our next event at Nicollet Island Pavillion with Mintahoe Catering in Minneapolis MN on Wednesday.

Lilies & Callas

doris — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 15:25:37 +0000

Peacock Feathers, Blue Hyancith, and Anemone Corsage

doris — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 14:36:13 +0000

Vintage Ribbon, Spapdragon & Wax Flower Boutonniere

doris — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 14:27:29 +0000

White Roses & Snapdragon Corsage with Vintage Frayed Ribbon

doris — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 14:23:32 +0000

Casual Autumn Wrist Corsage

doris — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 14:20:57 +0000