Happy Monday! How were the weekends out there? It was sunny and warm here, and I spent the bulk of yesterday weeding and turning soil over and generally building a crazy amount of excitement for this spring’s garden. Right now the only thing growing in the savory department is a heck of a lot of garlic, but as I mentioned last week we have been enjoying the sweet greens of new bulbs pushing up, the rosy blush of a huge flowering quince nearby, and the tender new leaves of sweet woodruff. We’d love to hear what’s coming up in your garden – let us know!
In other spring excitement, we know that many of you are planning weddings, so we’d love to keep covering some wedding themes that we been loving, and one of those is the natural wedding. Driven by both aesthetics and their values, we have been thrilled to be contacted by many engaged couples about how to design a wedding that incorporates nature and reduces waste. We absolutely love this challenge, and over time have found ourselves featuring unusual items like feathers, seed pods, grasses, and branches – both flowering and not. Often the color palette is more subtle and richer than many weddings. We use a lot of candlelight, the textures are wilder, the plant choices more herbal and seasonal. We love this look and really enjoy working with clients who feel that this best represents them.
In terms of reducing waste, many of these weddings also make use of our plant rentals. Any newly married couple can tell you that figuring out what to do with centerpieces and small bouquets and hanging arrangements is really the last thing on their mind at the end of their special day, and we often see these flowers meet the compost pile just hours after being so lovingly arranged. So rather than use entirely cut flowers and greenery, we lovelovelove to promote our beautiful collection of plant rentals, from graceful ferns and palms to delicate potted centerpieces. These in-house plants are cared for by the lovely Mara, Carmen’s right hand gal. During wedding season you will find her carefully watering, dusting, and otherwise tending to these plants, so you can be sure that they will look their best at your party. It doesn’t hurt that plant rentals are usually a very economical alternative to all cut flowers, so be sure to ask us about this option. Vintage or natural, traditional or your own thing, we look forward to being inspired by your wedding choices! Have great weeks out there.
Note: the beautiful images on this page were taken by the very talented Jamie McPherson at Fine Day Photography. Thanks, Jamie!
