Little extra fun stuff I found :)

So I found a bunch of film that I thought I developed and I really hadn't. So when I got the film back I was pleasantly surprised to find some arrangements I did for a Channel 6 early morning news during Bridal week. I had totally forgot about the whole thing so the arrangements brought back some memories! :)

I love bright colors and I love aluminum wire! So what better type of bouquet then to mix them. I used yellow orchids, orange roses, orange tulips, and purple iris. I took aluminum wire and made swirls as accent. Turned out super cute!

I did a white and green bouquet with twigs and if you look really close you will find some little blue birds hiding amongst the flowers.

A great bouquet of callas, roses, agapanthus, and anemones in a dark color scheme of purples, blues, and red.

A centerpiece that reflected a more traditional style of pink roses, lilies, fruit and blooming branches.

The last arrangement was a sea inspired table scape of varies vase heights filled with hydrangea, callas, and sand with seashells.

December: Julia Bountiful, UT

If you remember the bride Sara that I did in May you will be excited to hear that her little sister Julia came to me to do her flowers as well in December. Now these two are sisters but are different in every way. Julia wanted something very classic and traditional. Here colors were black, white, with hints of red. She wanted an all white bouquet and we accented with black velvet ribbon with pearls. The flowers we used where white hydrangea, white tulips (Julia's favorite), and white ranunculus. For the bouts we used white tulips and for the corsages we brought in white dendrobium orchids. I dusted her bouquet with a pearl spray that gave it just a hint of glam. The flowers turned out stunning!

October: Teresa at Noah's South Jordan

Teresa is a very very good friend of mine. We went to High School together as well as lived together during college. Teresa picked a great location at Noah's in South Jordan. This is my first wedding at this location and I was totally impressed with all the variety they have to offer. Teresa wanted something clean and fresh. She likes green, white, and brown. Since she trusts me... :) she just let me run with her wedding. And I DID! :)

I adore orchids so I had to use lime green cymbidium orchids as her green. My next favorite green flower is green roses, they are so awesome! For the white we used white hydrangea (another favorite) and white callas. I accented with brown monkey tails and brown wire for the wrap. Her bridesmaid had hydrangea, roses, and green carnations. To save on cost we double used her bridesmaid bouquet for some of her centerpieces. We had tall and short centerpieces the short cubes where the bridesmaids bouquet and the tall cylinders were filled with river rock and we floated a single orchid at the bottom. Also to add a little bling I made a curly willow top and hung jewels from the curly willow. Turned out pretty cool I think! :) For the cake we decorated the layers with lime green cymbidium orchids. For the tables we used brocade runners in brown and we rented some high boy tables for a difference in height and used brown and cream fabrics. All in all it turned out very modern and elegant.

September: Liz Blackfoot, ID

My cousin Liz got married in September and I got to do her flowers. She wanted something simple and as long as it was blue and yellow she was fine with it. She had a couple of specific requests like blue iris because it is her husbands favorite flower and she likes gerbera daisys. I chose to do a garden style bouquet with hydrangea, blue delph, yellow gerbs, blue iris, and red hypericum. I wrapped the handle with blue ribbon and accented it with tiny yellow bows and jewels. Her centerpieces where a mix of garden pots with herbs and succulents and glass cubes of hydrangea and gerbs. I used white chairs and blue linens on the tables.

June: Daisha Blackfoot, ID

Daisha got married in June in Blackfoot, ID. I was so excited that she contacted me to do her flowers. She is young and fun and her flowers totally showed that. She wanted a color scheme of hot pink, orange, yellow, and green. She sent me a picture of a bouquet and we did the flowers and colors around that. I thought it turned out just like her fun and young!

July Wedding: Julie at Alta Lodge

Julie was a wonderful bride that had all of her ducks in a row! She had pictures and an idea of what she wanted and that made my life easy. She loves pink....lots of PINK and did I mention JEWELS!?! So we did a beautiful wedding of varying shades of pink from hot to light with lots of bling. The setting was spectacular at Alta with some of the best views of the mountains I have ever seen. I built two structures to frame the mountains for the ceremony and then we moved them around after for the reception. Enjoy some of the pictures!

Sara Wedding May 2009

Sarah Bigelow was my bride in May that chose blue and orange for her wedding colors. We used light blue hydrangea with orange callas, orange lilies, and orange ranunculus. Sara is an artist so she wanted some visual interest so we caged her bouquet in curly willow and hung blue jewels from various points. She also wanted a bow which I tucked inconspicuously under the hydrangea. This bouquet turned out awesome!!! Enjoy!

Bridal's Bouquet Give Away!!!

Because this is a new year full of new ideas and new advertising strategies I am offering our first time ever FREE bridal bouquet for your bridals giveaway! I am offering four bridal bouquets to four lucky brides.
WHY? You ask.... :) for a couple of reasons: First every bride could benefit from getting something for nothing during the planning of a wedding. Seriously things can get expensive! Second, I can always use more pictures for advertising! Last, because I CAN!!! hahahaha No seriously this is a great opportunity for both you and I to get something we want for nothing. :)
Rules: Yes there are always rules!
#1- Bride must email me a little note giving me the following information. Name, phone number, email, bridal picture date, time, and location, photographer (name, contact info), and a short paragraph to why I should choose you for this honor!
#2- Bride and photographer must sign a contract that says that I will receive and have rights to at least 15 photographs that showcase the bridal bouquet alone or being held by the bride.
#3- Bride is aware that they have no say in the color, style, or flowers being used for the bouquet.

Here are the design inspirations:

Red & Turquoise Traditional- bright red flowers with blue accents. Red roses, red berries, Gerber's daisy's, and greenery.


Purple & Orange Modern- Various shades of purple and orange with wire accents. Flowers: purple orchids, orange protea, orange roses, purple callas, and tropical foliage.


Bright yellow, hot pink, green, and touches of blue. Fun, quirky, and fresh! Flowers will be straight out of the garden. Daisy's, hydrangea, iris, delph, roses, etc...



White and romantic. Lots of lush white flowers, crystal accents, and full of greens. Flowers will be hydrangea, gardenias, orchids, ranunculas, roses, and other flowers.




Email is khall@chicdesignstudios.com