Bridal Bouquet / Amanda and Thomas / JWM Essex House / Kelly Guenther Studio
This glamorous, sophisticated bouquet incorporates lush bursts of blush, fuchsia, and pink, creating an exquisite accessory for the elegant, modern bride.
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Melanie and Graig first met in October 2005, as they were leaving the bar PS450 in Kips Bay. Melanie gave Graig her business card before scurrying into a cab home with her friends. They exchanged only occasional emails over the next ten years, even after discovering a mutual friend (a friend of Melanie’s and also Graig’s sister) suggested to them separately that they go out on a date – they never listened. Finally, Graig’s sister approached Melanie at the friend’s wedding, exclaiming, Can you just go out with my brother already? to which Melanie replied with, Go tell him I say hi! So at last, a decade after making one another’s acquaintance, Greg got Melanie’s number and asked her out on a date! After that it was as if they had known each other forever…or 10 years!
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Kristen’s Bridal Bouquet Recipe / Kristen and Thomas / Battery Gardens / Mekina Saylor Photography
This beautiful, lively bouquet incorporates textured tones of ivory, white, and pale pink with rustic green accents and the bold dark dots of anemones.
Venue: Battery Gardens
Photographer: Mekina Saylor
More from Kristen and Tom’s gorgeous wedding at: #MeetTheReineckes
The thought of introducing too many screens to your wedding day might make your head spin, but as the times change so do the ways we plan, celebrate, and preserve the most memorable days of our lives.
Here are five tech trends that will have you re-thinking #WeddingTech – from the surreal to the downright practical.
The idea of a drone at your wedding may strike you as a little freaky at first, but once you see aerial footage of a wedding party panning out into a spectacular landscape, we have a feeling you’ll be hooked.
Video via Above Summit + Lovely Valentine Photo + Film
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Ever wish you could keep your bridal bouquet as beautiful as the day you walked down the aisle? Working directly from a photograph, Pittsburgh-based artist Ashley Cecil will illustrate a gorgeous replica of your bouquet. We caught up with Ashley about how she got into bouquet illustration, creating a family keepsake, and her love of poppies and peonies.
Photo by Elizabeth Craig
How did you get the idea to begin illustrating bridal bouquets?
During the summer of 2015, I did a “DIY artist residency” that involved painting bird, bug and botany specimens at several museums here in Pittsburgh and three local high-end florists. Friendships were forged with the florists who hosted me to paint their arrangements, including Stephanie at The Blue Daisy Floral Designs. We kept in touch, and at some point it dawned on me that florists such as Stephanie have a highly engaged audience of individuals who are in love with their wedding bouquets and want to savor them for a lifetime. I floated the idea of the bouquet paintings to Stephanie and two other florists and got an overwhelmingly warm response. That was the beginning of it.
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Bride-to-be Sarah and her best girlfriends celebrated her upcoming wedding by learning about floral design at the Bride and Blossom studio. The girls created vibrant arrangements with stunning shades of pink roses, peonies, tulips, and accents of lush greenery.
The class was guided by our Wedding Coordinator, Lauren Fernandez. “Teaching and floral design are my two passions, so it was an absolute pleasure teaching the girls how to create an arrangement,” she says, “They did an amazing job! I loved how each arrangement was unique even though all the girls had the same flowers and vase. That’s my favorite part of floral design!
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