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Real Weddings Partner Profile: Ambience Floral Design
Welcome back to another installment of Real Weddings Magazine’s Partner Profiles!
Today, we highlight Katie Edwards of Ambience Floral Design. We’ve had the great fortune of working with Katie on several of our photo shoots, and her work is always tremendously creative and top-notch! Take it away Katie!
Ambience Floral Design
Specialty? Super-fresh flowers, super-fresh design, super-fabulous service!
When did you establish your business? 2002
What sets you apart from your competition? Our clients tell us that we are easy to do business with, that we understand their vision even when they don’t and that our flowers last for a very long time.
Where do you find inspiration? Everywhere! In a torn pair of jeans, in the shimmer of a bird’s feather, in the colors and textures and forms everywhere in nature, in metal, in glass in the soil. It’s all about being open.
When you opened shop, what was your promise to your customers? Great service! To listen, to see their vision, to deliver as promised…and then some.
What song is the soundtrack to your business day (or at least to how you feel right now)? Good Day Sunshine ~ The Beatles
Wine, Champagne, Beer or Cocktail? Wine with dinner, champagne because I love the bubbles, beer with Mexican food, and cocktails with friends. Why choose just one??
What is your favorite flower? People ask me that all the time. If I can only choose one, it’s columbine.
Do you regularly blog? What’s your blog site? I blog 2-4 times per month at ambiencefloral.com/blog.html
Photos above by Sarah Maren Photographers/Real Weddings Magazine.
Where is your favorite place to travel? Any beach or ocean
If you weren’t in the wedding industry, what would you be doing? I would love to study marine biology.
What three things are you most grateful for in life? My precious son, my precious family and my precious friends.
Photos above by True Love Photo/Real Weddings Magazine.
If you were to plan your own wedding, or re-do your wedding, what element would be most important to you? The guest list.
What is the best advice you can give to brides and grooms getting married today? Don’t worry about what anyone else wants you to do. This is your day. Do it your way and enjoy every minute.
Anything else you’d like to share with Real Weddings Magazine’s brides? Set a date several days or a week before your wedding to be DONE with the busy work and planning. Be relaxed and take the time to enjoy your wedding week and wedding day.
Find out more about Katie and her team at Ambience Floral Design on her Web site or by calling her at 916-786-6851.
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Eye Candy Friday: Seasonal Fall Colors, Part 2
Since posting our favorite fall blooms a few weeks ago, we’ve found so many more lovelies to add to that list, we only felt it necessary to add a “part 2.”
So, here is another selection of gorgeous bridal bouquets turning up the warmth with fabulous fall hues:
Fall colored roses from Heavenly Flowers and Events, heavenlyevents.net.
Roses, Cymbidium orchids and calla lilies from Fifty Flowers (left) and roses, Gerber daisies and mini calla lilies from Fifty Flowers, fiftyflowers.com
Dahlias, calla lilies, roses and button poms from Natural Flair Floral Design, naturalflair.net.
Orange orchids in glass make a dramatic centerpiece from Natural Flair Floral Design.
Stay tuned for more seasonal trends in posts ahead!
Blog Post by Always a Bridesmaid Columnist Darren Elms.
Photos courtesy of their respective vendor. Bottom photo of Natural Flair Centerpiece by Darling Photography.
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Eye Candy Friday: Seasonal Trends with Fall Colors
Do you feel that chill in the air? Yeah, me either, but it will be here soon, I hope.
Fall has officially arrived in spirit, if not yet in weather, but why wait…let’s bring on a new palette of warm and rich hues to color your wedding.
With the bridal bouquet, a fall wedding inspires shades of red, burgundy, orange, yellow, amber, brown and vibrant green. With the earthy, harvest mood of the season, it’s also a great time to incorporate natural components other than flowers, like berries, twigs, and leaves.
Here are a few beautiful examples from Sacramento-based Blooms By Martha Andrews:
Photo by Sharpe Photographers.
Above: Orange calla lilies, antique roses, leonitas roses, red safari sunset, browning leaves.
Photo by Sharpe Photographers.
Above: Orange ranuculus, calla lilies, dahilas, roses make up a fall posey.
And check out these sunning fall creations from Sacramento’s Flourish:
Photo by True Love Photo.
Above: Flower girl pomander of Kermit poms accented with roses, grain and orchids
Photo by True Love Photo.
Above: James Storeii orchids, Sahara roses, oak leaves and guinea fowl feathers
Photo by Sarah Maren Photography.
Above: Roses, black brunia, star of Bethlehem, fern fronds and sweet peas wrapped with an Italian silk ribbon and detailed with punched leather flowers
Above: Pincushion protea, wax flower, cymbidium and mokara orchids, tropical leaves and brunia berries
Stay tuned for more gorgeous fall bloom bouquets!
Blog Post by Always a Bridesmaid Columnist Darren Elms.
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Eye Candy Friday: Camino Flower Shop
Ahhhh….it’s Friday! Time for a little Eye Candy!
Sit back, relax and enjoy these lovelies from Dottie at Camino Flower Shop!
Photo by True Love Photo/Real Weddings Magazine.
Above photos by Style Media Group/Dante Fontana.
Thanks Dottie!
Blog Post by Real Weddings Magazine Editorial Team.
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Expert Tip: Adorn Your Bouquet
We’re suckers for gorgeous flowers over here at Real Weddings Magazine. And we bet we’re not the only ones!
But when we find gorgeous flowers, combined with some bling, it’s like we’ve hit the jackpot.
We recently Audrey from Botanica Floral Designs to offer up some advice on how to add a little something extra to your wedding flowers. Here’s what she had to say:
“What better way to finish off your bouquet than to add a little embellishment that won’t go unnoticed? Think about adding one of these elements to the stems of your bouquet:
- your grandmother’s brooch
- a locket with a photo of a passed loved one
- a loved one’s rosary
- material from a loved one’s wedding dress or veil
- a favored necklace or bracelet of a loved one
Flowers by Botanica Floral Designs.
Flowers by Botanica Floral Designs. Photo by Gino Creglia Photography.
In addition to adding a special piece to your bouquet stems, you can also add embellishments into the flowers.
Consider decorative wiring, beading or even beautiful buttons to accent and complement your gown.
These little details will pick up just a bit of shimmer as you walk down the aisle and capture photos.”
Flowers by Botanica Floral Designs.
Flowers by Botanica Floral Designs. Photo by True Love Photo, copyright Real Weddings Magazine.
Thanks Audrey!
Be sure to check Real Weddings Magazines’ Style Files for even more fabulous flowers!
For more information on Audrey and her team at Botanica Floral Designs, visit their Web site or call them at 916-673-8650.
Blog Post by Editor/Publisher Wendy Sipple.
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