We were highlighted yesterday in Junebug’s Real Weddings for Rae & Rob’s wedding at SoDo Park.  We really enjoyed working with the couple as well as the very talented event planner, Lisa Chambers of Chambers and Company and absolutely love the photos by Laurel McConnell!  Also, stay tuned for some awesome photos of our floral work for this wedding coming very soon!

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Wedding Team:

At willow and bloom, one of the things we pride ourselves on is taking the style of our couples and interpreting it into gorgeous florals that are an expression of who they are.

This past weekend we had two weddings that could not have been more different.  Lola and Dan were married at the beautiful Treehouse Point and Mara and Jason at Bell Harbor with their reception at the World Trade Center.  Both weddings were very beautiful and really captured the style of our lovely couples.

Lola and Dan wanted wedding flowers in tones of lavender, whites and greens that complemented the organic and natural look of the forest around them.  We took their vision and created designs from mini calla lilies, dusty miller, fragrant stock, lush ranunculus, fresh lavender and rosemary and accented these blooms with local fern.  For the centerpieces, we sourced the coolest pots which had a crackled glaze and moss accents…perfect for their style!

Here are some photos we took during setup at Treehouse Point.  Did you know that these treehouses are actually really beautiful on the inside and they even have a luxurious tent set-up for those wanting to sleep outdoors?  So fun!

Mara and Jason wanted a contemporary wedding in deep reds, blacks and whites.  This is one of those color palettes that can be tricky to translate into lush florals without the look appearing too harsh, but we really like how these turned out and the pop of red was actually ideal for the concrete and glass landscape of the skyscrapers and the blue waters of Elliot Bay in the background.

The bride’s bouquet was made from three different types and shades of red roses and accented with black mini calla lilies and the bridesmaids’ bouquets were in shades of all whites.  We finished the stems with luxurious ivory ribbon and they were lovely.

Mara and Jason are in Venice as we speak and they’re probably eating their fair share of pasta and the world’s best gelato!  Buona fortuna to you both!

This upcoming weekend we have three different weddings that also couldn’t be more drastically different so tune in for our next post to see the images of our “Bold Hipster”, “Sunset and Crystals”, and “Northwest Contemporary” weddings!

A monochromatic color palette can create wonderful drama for wedding flowers. Joanna and Rainer got married at the The Golf Club at Newcastle and chose bold shades of reds, ranging from deep plum reds to lipstick reds. The effect was stunning. We chose deep red peonies, dark red roses, cymbidium orchids, and feathery agonis to create her romantic arrangements. The textures were amazing!

Photos by LifeBox Studios

Summer is such a vibrant and colorful canvas for a wedding. Why not try complementing it with clean and crisp wedding flowers in fresh greens, and touches of summer yellows and brilliant whites? Using lush green hydrangea, bright citrus green spider mums, cymbidium orchids, and poppy pods, we were able to bring wonderful texture to the elegant color palette and create fantastic florals for a fantastic summer afternoon wedding!

Photos by Alex Studio

Andrew and Natthacha came to us with a vision of something warm, elegant, and intimate. We settled on a color palette of shades of yellows with warm butter cream accents. We used exotic orchids, hydrangea, roses, and local ranunculus, to enhance the unique space of the Seattle Asian Art Museum and create a warm, modern, and elegant event for them. From the glowing bride and groom, to the stunning spring day, to the fantastic reception at Monsoon, every detail was perfect. They were such a delight to work with and we are so excited to be able to share some of their happy day with you.

Photos by: Holy Torres Photography

There is something so magical about summer evenings in the Northwest and Lisa and Amado’s wedding at the Seattle Golf Club captured it perfectly. From the exquisite view of the mountains to the garlands overflowing with local dahlias, roses and orchids that adorned the doorways, every detail was breathtaking. Lisa and Amado chose a wonderful color palette of fresh greens, soft pinks, and ivory. Focusing on locally and sustainably grown flowers we created arrangements to enhance the expansive rooms at the club and create a fun and modern garden party inside for their guests to enjoy.  It was truly a pleasure to have been a part of such a wonderful and happy occasion.

Following photos by Melanie Blair Photography and Rani Ban

Some of you may know that the Seattle Wedding Show was this past weekend and by all accounts it was a great success!  We had the pleasure of providing florals for The Hyatt Olive 8 who were showcasing their hotel as a beautiful wedding venue.  If you have not been there, it’s a LEED Certified green-built hotel condominium that is not only sustainable but also very stylish.

Photographer, Clane Gessel, took the photos below and we just love how the whole look turned out.  The arrangement we did would be a gorgeous centerpiece for any of you brides thinking of incorporating an organic elements such as branches with the polish of hanging crystals and orchids.

Currently, we are booking much of our summer and early fall, so if you are interested in our services for your big day, then please call to schedule a consultation to ensure that your day is reserved.

Wedding season has finally wrapped up at willow & bloom and we are now receiving the professional photographs of the weddings of this past season. We have a couple of our weddings that are now featured on Green Wedding Shoes (www.greenweddingshoes.com) and this is one of them!

We are delighted to share these photos taken by Brooke at Brookelyn Photography (www.brookelynphotography.com), clearly a very talented photographer.

Kelli & Toby wanted flowers inspired by a vintage Parisian color palette, which we translated into soft pinks, soft greys, touches of beige and accents of creamy white. We used a combination of three different rose types, Dusty Miller, dahlias, berries, and fern curls finished with Midori double-faced satin ribbon.

The couple chose a beautifully unique venue, Treehouse Point in Issaquah, Washington and wonderful desserts from Bakery Nouveau and Trophy Cupcakes (my personal favorite cupcake in the whole entire world!).

We are in the full swing of our wedding season and have some wonderful photos that we have been slow to get loaded onto the web site, so we thought we would share some of our favorites in a series of blog postings.

Rebecca & Glenn celebrated their wedding at The Woodmark Hotel in Kirkland this past April.  We created florals in a vintage-inspired color palette of deep blues, rich pinks, browns and accents of green.  Taking advantage of spring blooms, ceremony arrangements were created with blooming branches complemented by hydrangea, garden roses, berries and orchids.

Rebbecca & Glenn were one of the nicest, easy going couples that we have had the pleasure of working with and we wish them all the best!  They also hired one of our favorite wedding and event planners, Holly Kate at Sweet Pea Events (a true pleasure to work with).

We are waiting on the professional photographs, but in the mean time thought we would share our photos taken by one of our staff.

one of our designers spreading rose petals...

aisle rose petals in ivory & pale pinks

bridesmaid holding her bouquet

aisle bouquets...

blooming cherry blossom trees at Woodmark Hotel

our centerpieces were complemented nicely by Glassy Baby votives

willow & bloom low and lush centerpiece at The Woodmark Hotel

The new Seattle Bride is out on stands and amongst its stunning array of dresses and stylish wedding ideas lies an interesting article, that we were asked to provide floral arrangements for, on color theory and its application to wedding flowers.

As in fine art, creating magical and fresh wedding florals goes far beyond the basics of the color wheel. Floral designers are ever changing their approach to color and composition. Nature gives them an amazing spectrum to work with and every flower brings with it a unique shade and texture, helping to shape the mood and feel of the bouquet.  Floral designers are inspired by nature as well as the people they are creating for and each bride is different and unique, so her bouquet should not be any different. With each bouquet being individualized, the old “rules” must be bent or broken.

As we are move beyond complementary colors, into a world of creativity and unique vision, we find ourselves no longer governed by the strict color palettes of the past, but moving into a new and exciting future of color and textures, of combinations both elegant and fresh, of bouquets that reflects the love and romance behind the day. 

Below are two of our arrangements that were featured in Seattle Bride.  We hope you like them!