LLL's Piggy Face

He squishes up his face when he's trying to make you laugh.  His little sense of humor is beginning to come out!  He laughs when he sees this pic of himself!

Ring pillow and flower basket

Hey Ladies -
I had to show you my ring pillow and basket.  I didn't like anything I found online and everything was soooo overpriced.  I know I could do better, and actually make it the way I wanted...let me know what you think please!  Remember, girls' dresses are red.  Tux's will be black too (red vests).  So I think these will offset the clothes nicely.

N

My thoughts on the bouquet

Hi Lane,
The pictures below are absolutely gorgeous.  How will I ever make a decision? I love the shape of the first bouquet, love the teardrop crystals, love the ivy.  I also agree that additional shades of red would give this arrangement some depth...would different types of flowers do this as well?  While the roses are beautiful, and I would be happy with just roses, lillies (specifically stargazers) are by far my favorite flower (I even have one tatooed on me).  I never considered the day lillies though - they may be a little too orange for our theme.  But if they aren't, I would love to see how they mix in with the roses.  The calla lillies below are absolutely stunning.  I've always seen them in a deep blood red, which is pretty, but too dark for our theme.  But the callas below seem almost right...I think I will need to get you a swatch.  I'll bring a swatch to give to Jill tomorrow and you can give me your thoughts on the mixing of callas, lillies and roses, as well as if you think our shade of red is do-able in the lillies and callas.  I've also seen red bouquets with other flowers mixed in, but couldn't tell what they were - I have pictures on my work laptop and will post them for you tomorrow.

Cascading Bridal Bouquets

Lane here signing on under Jill's account. Jill has filled me in on some of the things you like and do not like in bouquet treatments. She has told me you don't want a lot of greens and you're not a fan of Carnations. You're not alone on your feelings about carnations but I have to state for the record I think they have a bad rap. To me they look like little petticoats and the colors are outstanding. Well I'll get down from my soap box now and back to your florals. 

The first example above is all Red Roses with a little bit of Ivy and tear drop crystals. What I would recommend, if you like this style, is I'd use different shades of red to give the bouquet more depth. There are so many varieties of red roses you could literally write a book but I won't bore you with those, my point is putting some slight shading in would not be a problem and would improve the look tenfold.

This beautiful bouquet is done with Calla Lilies, Gerbera and Wax Flowers. Except for the little Wax Flowers this could easily be converted to all red. Callas lend a nice natural form to cascades. The trailing greens you see could also be swapped out for beaded sprays or left open, no greens.

I know this isn't a cascading bouquet but I post it to show you the beautiful color. With Callas you are very limited to the shade so if you are particular on a certain tint, shade or  tone of red we should not use them, but isn't this pretty?

The sophisticated bouquet above is made entirely of Asiatic Lilies. Though this bouquet again is not red, it could be done that way and again we are limited in our choices of reds. Just an FYI, the Lilies have a strong odor which some find offensive. I have them in my home right now and to me they smell wonderful but I like Carnations, so what do I know.

So Namha, let me know your thoughts on these and we can go on from there. Jill has told me you two keep the same hours so I know your time must be very limited. If there's any thing I can do that will save you some time just let me know.

Cheers, Laney

Cake and Flowers

Jill and Lane,
Here are pictures of similar wedding cakes - ours will be white, square with the ribbon around each base.  My cake will also have a "quilted" look to each tier with small diamonds placed in the corner of each square.  There will also be a strand of rhinestones run along the base of each tier. 

Anyways, I would like to have real flowers placed at the top of the cake and along the sides...similar to the picture below.  I'm still thinking about the bouquet. 

Thanks.
Namha

Flower Ideas

Welcome to your blog!   We have found that this method is often easier for our brides to communicate with both me and Lane about their florals and such.    In brief passing today, I came across a few photos that I wanted to share to get your feed back on.

Laney, as an FYI coming into this... Namha LOVED your centerpiece bases!   He red is not quite as deep as I initially thought... she is going to try to get us a swatch so we know what our target color is.  This is the linen that they have chosen ( YAY it is the one you and I both LOVED!)    We are doing this with the pewter napkins, and using both of  black bases you did, alternating tables.   As far as the actual flowers go, Namha is very open to just about anything... She likes the size and shape of the one you did here in the office, and likes the lilly grass as well.    I did find the red hydrangea, and red lillies, but I thought you would be better to advise on how to obtain the most affordable, yet elegant and blinged out floral arrangements!  I started a photo collection in this blog just to get some ideas out there... Please jump in and hit the ground running!  

Namha - Have no worries, Lane is AMAZING!

We discussed the possibilities of adding white to your bouquet, and you mentioned you may like the cascading.  This is a good example, although it needs bling.

 Roses and Callas

 Roses, Callas and Loops

 A nice mix of red roses, white tulips and loops of greenery, mixed with a cascade style