Author: weddingsbydahlia

When a Bride has a vision and she trusts you to create it, there is magic. Courtney had inspiration from a movie. She wanted “dripping with floral vines and greenery”. She envisioned an “enchanting and romantic” reception. The phrase walking through a garden was key. Now it was our turn. Wedding design is an art. It has to flow, connect, capture love, and speak to all that see it. With a mountain backdrop, a gorgeous venue, beautiful, unique flowers and amazing designers….it was breathtaking! Sometimes you have to stop and admire the creations….and we did!

Vendors include:
Ryan & Alyssa Photography
Professional Party Rentals
Berbank Events
Hotel Domestique
Events with Shelley
Uptown Entertainment
Latia Curtis Makeup + Hair Professional Makeup Artist

Color is the spice of life. We feel confident in some colors and not in others. Some colors make us happy and some can ruin our day. This can be the same in your wedding flowers. We get a lot of requests for white and green. It is beautiful. It is elegant. It is timeless. There is nothing wrong with white and green and we are happy to design this for you but don’t be afraid of color!
Pick a color that makes you happy, confident and shows your personality. Color can still be elegant and timeless. Don’t be afraid to go outside the box in color, you may be surprised!

A Bride can plan her day down to every detail. What happens when something goes wrong? We received a call that her plans had changed and she wanted to know if we could do a bouquet with burgundy dahlias. She wanted fall. Fall in her mind was dark purple, burnt orange and burgundy. She was really wanting the dahlia. With the first frost possible and burgundy dahlias in high demand, we went to work. When we called her back and said yes, she was in tears. With very little input, a bouquet was designed with all her wants in less than 2 weeks. It had the burgundy dahlias, the burnt orange and the dark purple. We wish her reaction was caught on video but her tears of pure joy and amazement told us we had done it again! This may be the last week we can post dahlias but what a way to end!

A Bride walks in and says the three little words any artist loves to hear…”I trust you”, it makes the designer ecstatic! We have this happen a few times a year. They won’t even show us an inspiration photo. They give us a color palette and sometimes even discriptive words. Romantic, artistic, fabulous….that is all we have.

The designer, when given full control, gets to design according to the freshest flowers, the coolest local grown specialty touches, and will choose flowers the Bride most likely has never heard of.

When the Bride sees the bouquet for the first time we usually get tears, hugs, and hear “this is exactly what I wanted without knowing it!” This bouquet was one of those. She said she loved our work on the website and her colors were white and green. That was it! This is what I designed. Of course I had to use Dahlias! Pairing that with lisianthis, astilble, and calcinia completed my vision… I thought. I mentioned that if I could add love grass it would be beautiful. With no restrictions, I did! Guess what the Bride noticed most? The love grass!

Here is to artistic freedom! ~W

Why did I choose a modern centerpiece for Wedding Wednesday? With all the different types of venues Greenville has to offer, we have to be flexible with the style that best embodies the Bride, event, and space. With everyone wanting new, different and unique, I was inspired to create this sleek arrangement full of interesting touches. Starting with a sophisticated vase, I added gold manzanita branches, white phalaenopsis ochids, gomphocarpus physocarpus and bells of Ireland. This simple, yet elegant, arrangment is sure to make an impression. ~W

This arrangement made me think of the Italian Countryside. I found this faux mossy stone stand while looking for something else and it totally changed the direction for my Wedding Wednesday. I love the drape of the hanging amaranthis and the line of the red and green parrot tulips. The peach garden roses soften the bold dark burgundy celosia while the silvery baby blue eucalyptus adds a coolness. There is even a hint of rosemary hidden in there. I could so see this on guest tables, an entrance, or even flanking a head table. So MANY uses! Ciao! ~W

This week I could not resist using my new obsession, “Lavender Deep Silver”, rose to make a stunning Bridal bouquet. Paired with touches of blues, a barely there hint of pink and deep pink, and a variety of greens. A little fall millet adds a touch of natural brown which grounds all the other colors. I let the flow come together as it may to form a loose, flowing presentation. The ribbon treatment adds a soft touch. Love Love Love this look and hope you do too! ~W

A beautiful fall day…Crisp breeze, bright “Carolina Blue Skies”, trees a blaze in orange, yellows and burgundy. A perfect day for an outdoor wedding. These gorgeous, rustic, hand scraped bread bowls are perfect for a natural mix of creamy hydrangeas, mosses, succulents and bleached maple leaves. Imagine these down a farm table. A low design so your guests can appreciate an unobstructed view of all the textures going on in this arrangement. This shows us “fall” doesn’t always have to be orange and yellow! ~W

So today i heard that pumpkin spice lattes are back!! (yes, a bit early, but who cares!) in honor of this i made a pumpkin spice bridal blog. i used our beautiful free spirit roses (one of our favorites!), plus a few apricot ranunculus, and of course our signature dahlias!!!! we mixed it with magnolia, jasmine vine, and burgundy loropetalum. its been a long, hot summer so let’s think fall and of course, that latte!!! ~W

Pink and gold…. A monochromatic, ultimately feminine, mix of pink and gold inspired me this week. I let the fabulous Elaeagnus Silverberry with it’s arching branches and metallic shine lead the way in this design. the gold urn was a perfect fit. keeping with shades of soft pinks give it a girly feel but keeps it easy on the eyes. classic. clean. elegant. who doesn’t love pink? ~ W