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verdant + industrial

willow and bloom — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 22:32:37 +0000

We recently worked with a team of exceptional designers and artists to create this magical wedding for Ashley and Chad. Georgian and Northwest design influences + industrial fervor suited our stylish bride and groom oh so well. These gorgeous photos were taken by Laurel McConnell Photography, and flowers are by willow & bloom. Take a look at Laurel McConnell’s website for more stunning photos!

groom’s boutonniere & bride’s bouquet

The clean and elegant design is arresting when juxtaposed with the backdrop of the industrial venue, Sodo Park in Seattle.

The groom’s cake is so fantastical, and looks great in front of the seafoam window! you rock my… universe?

The Wedding Team

(drum roll, please…)

Wedding planner : Sweet Pea Events

Venue & catering : Herban Feast at Sodo Park

Photographer: Laurel McConnell Photography

Documentary videographer: Brett Renville

Hair and makeup: Erin Skipley of Bellatrix Studio

Bride : Gown by Enzoani from Luly Yang, Shoes by Kate Spade, Veil by Preston & Olivia

Groom : Tux by John Varvatos, Shoes by Alden, Cufflinks by Jan Leslie

Rings : Phoenix Roze

Officiant : Reverend Brendan Coleman

Cake : The People’s Cake

Floral : willow & Bloom

Italian/Bistro/Globe lights : Blue Danube Productions, via Sodo Park

Stationary Design : Kerri Efendi

Photobooth : 321 Foto

Photobooth props : Heathoriginal

DJ : Emerald City Productions

Cocktail band : Jason Parker Quartet

Transport : British Motor Coach

Mixologist : Jason Rowan, Embury Cocktails

pastoral picturesque

willow and bloom — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 05:31:40 +0000

We received a phone call this week from Dan, who we worked with along with his bride, Stephanie, on their wedding flowers exactly one year ago today. Dan asked us if we could create a vase arrangement inspired by his bride’s wedding bouquet to help celebrate their first anniversary and he sent us the two photos below…. we loved them so much we had to share!

We used flowers grown by one of our favorite local organic growers, Diane and Dennis of Jello Mold Farm in Skagit County. Stephanie’s bridal bouqet featured some of their beautiful dahlias, millet, and hydrangea which helped complement their golden and serene setting.

Love the rose petals flying through the air… Cheers!

ethereal espousal

willow and bloom — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 03:45:17 +0000

At willow & bloom, we have the privilege of helping others facilitate the perfect ambiance & milieu for special occasions and ceremonious celebrations. The ideal setting coupled with quintessential placement of every object of interest can manifest into an occasion so special and ethereal, you can almost feel the delicate heat of the summer evening sun.

Jenni Dalley and Thomas Bath’s wedding was awe-inspiring; from the whimsical farm setting to the beautiful hand-tied bouquets, (made by willow & bloom, of course!), their wedding was sensational, in every sense of the word.

The couples’ wedding colors were gray, juniper, sage, and ocean chalcedony (a color derived from its namesake gem which adorns Jenni’s ring finger). The colors and decor were inspired by the bucolic open skies and sagebrush of Nevada, the groom’s home state, as well as the pastoral evergreens of the bride’s native land, the Pacific Northwest.

The wedding is featured in this season’s issue of Seattle Metropolitan’s Bride & Groom magazine. These lovely photographs were taken by One Love Photo. Bouquets & boutonnieres were made by, yours truly, willow & bloom!

Bold and Beautiful Wedding Flowers

willow and bloom — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 22:50:27 +0000

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

A Fresh Approach to Summer Wedding Flowers….

willow and bloom — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 23:18:40 +0000

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

Seattle Wedding Show

willow and bloom — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 07:21:29 +0000

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.

willow & bloom Wedding: Kelli & Toby

willow and bloom — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 03:06:08 +0000

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!).

willow & bloom – Real Life Weddings

willow and bloom — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 06:46:33 +0000

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

New theory of color for wedding bouquets and centerpieces

willow and bloom — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:36:13 +0000

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!