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Vermont Wedding at Hildene

Tuesday, July 12th, 2011

Even though I’m from NJ I grew up skiing in the Manchester, VT area so it’s always fun when weddings bring us down that way.  Bethany and Danny chose the historic Lincoln family home, Hildene, to host their destination Vermont wedding.  Beth described a “luxe garden party” as the theme for this colorful summer wedding and with the vibrant purples, pinks, yellows, greens and orange tones of the flowers along with the gorgeous setting this wedding was clearly garden inspired.

The bride carried a bouquet of pink ‘Tiega’ roses, deep pink peonies, two shades of purple dahlias, sweet peas, lisianthus, yellow freesia and bupleurum.

 The groom wore a boutonniere of green kermit palms and a lisianthus bud.  Green mums were one of the bride’s favorite flowers.

A birch chuppah in the garden complemented the natural setting.

Another wife-husband team, Daria and Andy Bishop, were on the scene to capture the couple getting their “first look” at one another.

 It really is a beautiful setting…even on a cloudy day!

Deep purple linens added the perfect pop to the tent at Hildene.  Centerpieces of dahlias, gerberas, roses, sweet William, sweet peas, Kermit poms, bupleurum and royal purple stock brought a burst of color to the tabletops.

The tables were named with different flowers including orchid, peony, daisy, iris & poppy.  We placed flowers at each setting…a special touch to greet guests!

 Here’s another look at the summery centerpieces.

I’m a sucker for cute signs on the backs of the bride and groom’s chairs so I grabbed this final shot before heading home.

Congratulations to Beth and Danny!  We first started planning your wedding details last June and it’s hard to believe your big day has come and gone already!  When we caught the tail end of the cocktail hour it seemed like guests were enjoying quite a party and all of your thoughtful details (including the beautiful silk fabric you chose for your chuppah!) came together in a fabulous way.  A beautiful setting and a beautiful couple…what more do you need?!

Middlebury Vermont Wedding

Tuesday, July 5th, 2011

I just love a romantic, garden-style wedding and it was a beautiful day for Maija and Brian’s wedding in Middlebury, Vermont.  A ceremony at Mead Chapel was a perfect location for these Middlebury College graduates followed by a reception at Waybury Inn.  They did their planning from Vermont and Massachusetts as the bride was in Medical School and the groom coaches college baseball–yup, I know a few friends who would call this a dream job!–and then, Maija took an opportunity to do an internship in Peru which had her returning to the good ole USA only a couple of weeks before their big day!  Their gardeny wedding came together beautifully with a color palette of soft pinks, white, coral, peach, yellow and orange.

The bride wanted a romantic, summery feeling for their wedding.  Her bouquet included coral peonies, pink ranunculus, two-tone white and pink dahlias, peach spray roses, as well as two varieties of two-tone pink roses and spray roses.

The bridesmaids wore lovely light grey dresses and carried bouquets with a touch of yellow to brighten the palette.

Here’s a shot of all the bouquets boxed up and ready to go to Middlebury!

David took a photo of the centerpieces before placing them on the tables.   These arrangements included peonies, freesia, ranunculus, roses, spray roses, dahlias, sweet William and hydrangea.

The centerpieces were all a little bit different since they wanted a slightly organic and eclectic feeling.  They were designed in white ceramic containers with a vintage-garden style.

I love these menu cards!  The favors were maple sugar candies individually wrapped at each setting.

Ceremony arrangements from Mead Chapel were moved to the porch at the Inn.

The tent definitely had a romantic, gardeny feel for the reception with tissue paper peonies on the tent poles.  My husband said, “Those paper flowers look like these peonies in the centerpieces.”  To which I replied, “Yep, they’re supposed to!”  Nice work, Maija!

For all the thought and TLC that went into planning this wedding one of my absolute favorite details were the table numbers.  I’ve never seen tables numbered like this before…they picked numbers that had special meaning to them…SO for example table 30 represented “the number of days Brian was forced to take over wedding planning because Maija was working in a Peruvian hospital.”  They also had table 1.38 which was the price of gas when they went on their first date.  Ummm…yeah, you should totally steal this idea because it’s pretty great!

Congratulations to Maija and Brian!  It was a beautiful day in Middlebury {quite possibly the nicest day of the season so far!} and I hope it was all you dreamed it would be!
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June Wedding at The Round Barn

Thursday, June 16th, 2011

Every couple is unique, but when I met Krystal and Keith I knew these two were clearly a great match.  They way they interacted with each other; the way Keith looked at Krystal as she talked about their big day–I could just feel the love.  When I found out how they met it just completed the picture…they work in the same building in NYC and one day as Keith saw Krystal on the elevator he realized he knew someone who worked on her floor and he had to find out who she was.  So, for real, isn’t that romantic?  It could be the beginning scene of a movie if you ask me.

They weren’t planning a huge wedding, but they were focused on decor and details to be remembered.  Krystal was originally thinking “shabby chic”, but she ended up more on the “elegant chic” side in my opinion.  A color palette of whites with a few very pale yellow accents created a clean, classic early summertime feeling.  Daria Bishop Photographers were on the scene to shoot all the details so I’ll just share a few shots with you today.  Stay tuned for pics from the pros!

The bride wanted a bouquet that was nicely sized so she carried a bouquet that is slightly larger than I usually make.  Included in the bride’s bouquet were white peonies, hydrangea, Tibet roses and lisianthus.  It was a classic, fluffy, rounded style that never goes out of fashion.  The groom’s boutonniere included a white spray rose, a lisianthus bud and a small accent of waxflower.

The groom’s sister was the maid of honor and she was absolutely lovely (and SO happy for the couple!).  Here’s a look at both bouquets.

It was a beautiful day for an outdoor ceremony!  Rose petals lined the aisle and large urns filled with bells of Ireland, French tulips, snapdragons, roses, hydrangea and lysmachia marked the altar.

Table linens were a chocolate brown and the all white centerpieces were designed in ceramic vessels with votive candles for ambiance.

Vermont Sweet Tooth set up an elaborate display (the desserts were not in place yet, but I read the descriptions and they sounded delish!) and we added some floral details  and candles to the mix.  Guests were greeted with mason jars to fill with the libations of their choice!

Here’s one final shot of the bride’s bouquet.  It’s classic, white wedding all the way.

When I met family & friends awaiting the arrival of the bride and groom at The Round Barn the joy and excitement was nothing short of heartwarming.  It was so touching it was downright “whelming” (’cause overwhelming doesn’t quite fit the bill here).  Congratulations to Krystal and Keith!   I am SO looking forward to seeing your professional photos–I know you both were stunning!

Purple, White and Blue Wedding At The Round Barn Farm

Thursday, June 2nd, 2011

I often work with couples for 7-12 months before their wedding day, but this bride and groom started planning their wedding only 4 months ago–Kelly and Fred didn’t want to waste any time once they got engaged!  They knew they wanted to get married in Vermont and since they travelled from Mississippi for their nuptials they definitely fall into the “destination wedding” category.  The distance did not stop them from having lots of personalized details that made the day extra special.

You may recall seeing these hand wrapped milk bottles a few weeks ago, but that was just the beginning of their DIY awesomeness.  There were homemade mad-libs where guests could fill-in-the-blanks with wedding advice; match sticks in lieu of seating cards with a sign that read, “We found our perfect match, now find yours”; and since the groom’s last name is Olive, well, “Olive You” candy favors finished off the night.

Here is a look at the bride and attendant’s bouquets.  The overall feeling was a Vermont country style and the only serious instruction I got from Kelly was NO ROSES.  Not only no roses, but nothing that even resembled a rose…like, seriously, she didn’t even like ranunculus which is a floral darling of many brides!  Her bouquet included lilacs, lily of the valley, muscari, anemones, sweet peas, dahlias, tulips and dusty miller.  When I delivered her bouquet she looked at her maid of honor and said, “Remember when we used to pick this as kids?”, referring to the silver foliage.  Needless to say that made me happy.

Here is another look at the bouquets.

We prepared for both an indoor and outdoor ceremony, but once the sky opened up and started dumping buckets of water on us it seemed like inside was the best decision!  Mini-sap buckets donned the table numbers (another cute idea from The MOB).  Cuisine Lucette created the lovely cakes.

Here are those super cute favors I told you about.  We also added some mason jar and curly willow “chandeliers” to the barn.

Both the bride and groom’s last names start with “O” so there were a lot of O-names on the match sticks!

Despite the distance they travelled Kelly and Fred made The Round Barn feel like home and I am sure their guests could feel that at every turn.  Congratulations on your beautiful day!  It was a pleasure to work with Kelly and her mom, Pat, on the details of this wedding.  Kelly is an absolute hoot–really, laugh out loud funny e-mails a-plenty–and I think I’m kinda gonna miss her!

Vermont Wedding at Stowehof

Thursday, May 26th, 2011

Kimmie and Corby were married last Saturday on a rainy (then sunny, then rainy, then sunny) day in Stowe.  When I first saw Kimmie walking up my porch last fall in her cowgirl boots and colorful skirt I thought to myself, “Oooh, I’m gonna like this girl.”

At the end of our consultation as I mentioned some details including, “…if you decide you’d like to work with me…”, Kimmie interjected, “Yeah, I already know I want to work with you.”  When a client and I are a good fit the decision to work together is pretty effortless.

The overall style we were going for was colorful and vibrant with some vintage inspired details…more of a retro-like vintage than classic-vintage.  The bouquets were filled with fun jewel tones including dark blue delphinium, purple and lavender sweet peas, yellow freesia, orange ranunculus, raspberry pink roses, stock, mini-green hydrangea and sweet William.  The attendants wore pewter dresses so the colorful blooms were the perfect contrast.

The centerpieces were designed in an eclectic mix of silver julep cups and pedestal bowls.  The custom runners were a Tiffany blue…the perfect touch to finish the look!  This color palette just makes you feel good.

The adorable flower girls carried wire baskets with colors to match the girls and corsages of orange and pink for the moms were just too sweet!  Although the wedding eventually moved indoors (after another rain shower!), we optimistically set the ceremony flowers outside.

I saw Kimmie the day after their wedding and she was still beaming…smiling ear to ear, which made me smile brightly, too.  Happy couples make my job so rewarding and when a bride tells me that the flowers exceeded her expectations, the groom was impressed, and I’m a “floral diva”, well, I’m pretty much on cloud nine.

Congratulations to Kimmie & Corby!…and thanks for being an awesome couple with a super fun style that was a pleasure to work with!

Purple and White Spring Wedding in Vermont

Wednesday, April 20th, 2011

When spring weddings begin in Vermont I tend to see purple and white flower color combos.  On this April day it was cool and windy with a threat of rain, but for an indoor wedding at The Old Lantern the weather was no problem.

The bride loves lilacs and I was happily surprised to see that my supplier could get his hands on a nice bunch for me even though they are not in season yet.  The bride’s bouquet included white roses, purple lisianthus, lavender spray roses, tulips, lilacs and purple & white ‘Picasso’ callas.  Her seven attendants carried hydrangea, roses and stock with dusty miller to complement their eggplant dresses and birch containers completed the rustic, country feeling for the reception. 

I like the white, purple and lavender color palette for a spring wedding.  It is sweet and classic with a definite Vermont, country feeling represented by the lilac.  What do you think of this color palette?

Springtime Weddings in Vermont

Thursday, April 7th, 2011

Spring means melting snow, followed by some freshly fallen snow, the maple syrup is a-flowing and a-boiling, and ultimately, it is mud season in Vermont.  As our friends and neighbors tap their trees and welcome their newborn lambs, the sunsets suddenly seem more beautiful and the Vermont wedding season begins!

Springtime in Vermont offers couples crisp days and wet feet in April followed by flowering trees and magnificent lilac displays in the middle of May.  Local, in-season flowers won’t be found in abundance other than some greenhouse grown blooms.  By the end of May as lilacs are fading away (and sometimes not until the very beginning of June!) we’ll start to see the delicate (and beloved by me!) lily of valley.  I have a fantastic supply right outside my front door!

Springtime weddings in Vermont are not necessarily for the faint of heart.  Much like our late-fall couples you can expect snow at any point during the first month of spring so planning an indoor ceremony and reception is essential.  By the end of May we are starting to see signs of summer and weddings move outdoors!

Here are a few pictures from my garden in early April…

Tulips have started leafing out only to later be covered by snow, of course!

This is what my coral pink peony looked like on April 3.  They’ll be blooming in mid-June.

The fuzzy, serrated leaves of poppies bring a promise of summer.  Blooms pop in early June.

Your florist can get a large variety of fresh flowers no matter what season you select, however when you are looking for “local, in season” flowers in Vermont you’ll find the largest variety available from early July through August.

Military Wedding in Burlington, Vermont

Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011

This Wedding Wednesday I bring to you an oldie, but a goodie from July 4th, 2009!  Thanks to Two Bright Lights I recently got these photos from Kelly of Closed Circle Photography.  This is a great Burlington Waterfront wedding and let’s face it, a groom in uniform is pretty darn snazzy!

The bride carried a bouquet of white hydrangea, pink roses, lisianthus, freesia & tulips.

I like the way the flower girl seems to be admiring Yvonne’s dress in this photo!

Leaving the church in a military fashion…

…lookin’ sharp!

Fun shots down on the waterfront after the ceremony.

These flowers have a pink tone that sort of completes a honeysuckle trifecta for the week!

Thanks to Kelly for sharing photos and thanks to Two Bright Lights for making it oh-so-easy!

Featured Wedding in Vermont Vows Magazine

Monday, January 31st, 2011

The release of the newest issue of Vermont Vows magazine is a semi-annual event up here.  When the newest issue comes out we all go a little ga-ga over the color palettes, feature weddings and details.  As wedding professionals we get to see what our fellow vendors have been up to and it’s always fantastic to hear what our couples think as they scour the pages for inspiration.

Check out pages 79-82 to see images from our feature wedding of Becca & Blain’s June wedding in Stowe, Vermont.

You can flip through more fabulous images from the 2011 Spring/Summer issue of Vermont Vows in an online sneak peek here!

Real Vermont Wedding by Landwehrle Photography

Wednesday, December 15th, 2010

Check out this lovely little post by Landwehrle Photography from Kellie and Joe’s wedding at The Lilac Inn in Brandon, VT.  I absolutely adore Kellie’s headpiece!  I think they make such a smart looking couple.

I posted a few flower pics in October (check ‘em out here), but Kathleen’s are indisputably better!