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inspiring bouquets

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We’ve got gorgeous bouquets on the blog today. What brightens your day more than a beautiful bouquet of flowers? What colors are you using for your wedding? If you haven’t decided, maybe one of these will inspire you!

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We hope these pretty flowers make you feel like it’s a beautiful Spring day outside. Which is your favorite? What colors are you using in your bouquet?

Stay warm (and dry) out there! 🙂

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weddings in arkansas: southern inspired bouquets

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We recently shared our fall/winter issue’s fashion images here, but today’s post is all about the bouquets. These unique Southern bouquets were each inspired by a different natural Southern element: magnolia blooms, cotton, wheat, feathers and pinecones, to name a few. They started arriving one by one at the studio that morning and we were blown away by these talented floral designers and the bouquets they created for the photo shoot. We hope you enjoy these beauties!

Bouquet with composite handmade roses, magnolia leaves and cotton, tied with an assortment of ribbon. Tanarah Luxe Floral, Little Rock, (501) 372-1400, designsbytanarah.com

Elements native to Arkansas, such as cotton and rice, inspired the look of our Southern fashion feature. We wrapped a handful of Arkansas rice with a pretty ribbon to make a simple and southern bouquet.

Bouquet with wheat base accented by gnarly kiwi vine, dusty miller and scabiosa pods for texture, wrapped in French wired burlap ribbon. Tipton Hurst, Conway, Little Rock, North Little Rock, (800) 666-3333, tiptonhurst.com

TIpton Hurst bouquet

Bouquet featuring a cascade of green hanging amaranthus, magnolia and privet, with artichokes, cotton bolls and grey-blue succulents for texture and white roses and grey lambs ear leaves for added softness. Tipton Hurst, Conway, Little Rock, North Little Rock, (800) 666-3333, tiptonhurst.com

Bouquet with white hydrangea, stock and roses, accented with pinecones and wrapped in white lace. A Southern Tradition, Conway, (501) 336-0326, asoutherntradition.com

Bouquet with green hanging berries, millet, persimmon, blue thistle, wheat, wax flower and larkspur wrapped in a raffia bow. Fairytale Florals, North Little Rock, (501) 753-8393, fairytaleflorals.com

Hand-tied bouquet of white phalaenopsis orchids, hydrangeas and roses with sunflowers and scabiosa pods, highlighted with guinea feathers and tied in a chocolate burlap ribbon with natural burlap tile overlay. Cabbage Rose Florist, Little Rock, (501) 664-4042, cabbageroseflorist.com

Bouquet with Asiatic lilies, hydrangea, white roses, fresia and miniature calla lilies. Ye Olde Daisy Shoppe, Conway, (501) 327-7731, yeoldedaisy.net

Bouquet with Asiatic lilies, hydrangea, white roses, fresia and miniature calla lilies. Ye Olde Daisy Shoppe, Conway, (501) 327-7731, yeoldedaisy.net

Bouquet with fall leaves, persimmons, wheat, cotton, serria roses, and white dahlias in a structure made of sticks, hand-tied with lace and pearls. Fairytale Florals, North Little Rock, (501) 753-8393, fairytaleflorals.com

Cascading bouquet made from sunflowers, wheat and textural grasses, scabiosa pods and wool dread lock ribbon that spills to the floor. Tipton Hurst, Conway, Little Rock, North Little Rock, (800) 666-3333, tiptonhurst.com

Oh, these bouquets make us so happy!! You can read the full fashion and bouquet feature in our digital edition.

Photography by the oh-so-fabulous Nancy Nolan. Thanks again to the following: A Southern Tradition, Cabbage Rose, Fairytale Florals, Tanarah Luxe Floral, Tipton Hurst and Ye Olde Daisy for these amazing bouquets! They are all so fun to work with and their talent always inspires us.

Photography: Nancy Nolan
Art Direction/Styling: Mandy Keener
Production/Styling: Laura LaRue
Model: Jessica Rogers, The Agency, Inc.
 

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from the new issue: falling for you

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The new issue is online and we are so proud of this 10th anniversary issue! Earthy details like cotton and coffee beans gave this particular color palette the texture and warmth we were wanting. We had so much fun working with these talented Arkansas wedding vendors on the flowers, invitations, sweets, wedding cakes and more. Oh, we just love the way it all turned out! Enjoy!

{Moroccan Romantic letterpress wedding invitation suite in Prussian Blue and Copper Shine by Bella Figura; A Southern Tradition, Conway, (501) 336-0326, asoutherntradition.com. Winter-inspired bouquet with open magnolia, gardenia, stock, calla lilies, roses, cotton bolls, pinecones, silver brunia berries, dusty miller and scabiosa pods; Becky Clement, Inspired by Nature, Little Rock, (501) 945-7226}

{Monogrammed four-tier wedding cake with flowers in shades of gold; Ambrosia Bakery, Hot Springs, (501) 525-4500, ambrosiabakeryco.com}

{Oblation Papers & Press Florentine invitation suite with deckled top edge, off-set motif, and sage and gold inks on 100% recycled, handmade cream paper; The Crown Shop, Little Rock, (501) 227-8442, thecrownshop.com. S’mores in a jar with leaf-shaped graham cracker cookies; Sweet Love, Little Rock, (501) 613-7780, sweetlovebakes.com}

{White chocolate mocha French macarons; Sweet Love, Little Rock, (501) 613-7780, sweetlovebakes.com. Miniature cake stands; A Southern Tradition, Conway, (501) 336-0326, asoutherntradition.com}

{Square wedding invitation suite, silk napkins with burlap bow, faux-wood table runner; A Southern Tradition, Conway, (501) 336-0326,asoutherntradition.com. Metal Morphosis sterling silver miniature butter knife and fork; Haus Werk, Little Rock, (501) 663-5251, shophauswerk.com}

{Autumn-inspired bouquet with open magnolia, gardenia, stock, calla lilies, roses, cotton bolls, pinecones, silver brunia berries, dusty miller, lilly buds, lotus pods, autumn clematis and scabiosa pods. Becky Clement, Inspired by Nature, Little Rock, (501) 945-7226}

{Bamboo letterpress and copper metallic foil wedding invitation with champagne liner and foil edging; Shindig Paperie, Fayetteville, (479) 521-1778, shindigpaperie.com. Juliska oval platter in cappuccino brown from the Berry and Thread Collection; The Full Moon, Little Rock, (501) 663-4367. Sachet filled with fresh lavender; White Goat, Little Rock, (501) 603-9460}

{Lace-inspired two-tier wedding cake topped with Southern magnolia bloom; Donatello, Little Rock, (501) 590-0756, redclaychocolate.com}

{Vietri’s Italian Martellato collection stainless steel flatware with hammered detail; The Full Moon, Little Rock, (501) 663-4367}

{Custom-designed Amy Nelson Hannon layered invitation suite in ecrus, golds and champagnes with Swiss dot details; Sincerely Yours Paper, Springdale, sincerelyyourspaper.com}

all photography by Nancy Nolan

What do you think? A big THANK YOU to all these fabulous Arkansas wedding resources. Couldn’t have done it without you! Don’t forget to flip through the new expanded digital edition online here, which includes this story along with lots of other inspiration. Stay tuned as we share more images from the new issue, so we can give these pretty pictures a place to call home.

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Photo Friday 9.7.12: Wedding flowers!

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{ 1-A Southern Tradition / Soho Photography | 2- Krista Campbell Photography | 3- Whitney Bower Imaging }

Hope these gorgeous flowers inspire you as they did us!

Thanks everyone. Cheers to the weekend!

Real Wedding: Laura Sessoms & Ben Grimes

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Laura Sessoms & Ben Grimes were married at the Terry House in Little Rock. As a bridal stylist, Laura had insider insight when it came to planning her own wedding. This real wedding is full of unique and personal touches, and a nature-inspired theme based on Ben’s pet name for Laura, “bird.”  Take a look. You won’t be disappointed!! These beautiful images were taken by Punam Bean Photography.

The bride wore a custom dress by New York designer Janet Nelson Kumar that included a navy satin belt. The blue and green hues of hydrangeas, sedum and Dusty Miller leaves created a unique bouquet.

A variety of birdhouses topped each table, many found at flea markets scoured during road trips between the cities where the couple resided during their engagement.

Laura and her father used blue Ball jars, green river stones, votive candles and navy ribbon to create lanterns that lined the aisle.

With all the navy accents, Laura had multiple “something blues,” including her satin heels. A vintage handkerchief emblazoned with an Arkansas map wrapped the stems of her bouquet.

Each bridesmaid carried a different bouquet of a single type of blue or green flower-thistle, hydrangea and more- with miniature bird nests inset. Vintage handkerchiefs wrapped the stems and sported each bridesmaid’s monogram.

A custom-made pair of lovebirds ordered via Red Light Studio on Etsy was detailed to resemble the happy couple and adorned a monogrammed layer cake.

 
Wedding Sources
Photography Punam Bean, punambean.com
Ceremony, reception The Terry House, Little Rock
Cake Mickey’s Special Affairs, Little Rock
Catering Simply the Best Catering, North Little Rock
Entertainment Central Arkansas Entertainment, Benton
Flowers Fairy Tale Florals, North Little Rock
Makeup Tess Wilmans-Higgins, Glo Limited, Little Rock
Rentals Party Time Rentals, Little Rock

 

We love all the details in this wedding!! Hope they’ve inspired you!

Vintage brooches!

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Happy Monday! Each week, we’ll be sharing fun, quirky, colorful, inspiring, out of this world beautiful photos. Hence the “Monday Funday” title!

We are fun around here and want to get your little heart fluttering & excited about planning your big day! Our new fall/winter issue has lots of inspiring images, and one in particular is a vintage brooch inspired bouquet by Fairy Tale Florals. How lovely is this? It’s definitely a way to include your “something old” for your walk down the aisle, especially if they are from your mother or grandmother…or both!

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 We found a few more vintage brooch bouquets in beautiful colors via our Pinterest page (follow us!)…

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We love how these are so fun & unique. What do you think of the trend?

Cheers & happy Monday!

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