Fall LOVE!!!!

Anyone who knows me, knows I LOVE FALL!!!!I love every little thing about it.  Cool temps, falling leaves, boots, sweaters and pumpkin flavored EVERYTHING!  (I may or may not have at least 5 pumpkin flavored food/drink items in my house right now.  And maybe a candle or 2!)  I just love how warm and cozy this time of year is.  I love it SO much, that my hubby and I picked the month of October to get married, 9 years ago!!  WOW!

Fall is such a romantic time of year to get married.  While I LOVE love my spring and summer weddings, I have a special place in my heart for fall weddings. 

I have been working on a few quotes this week that will take place on Halloween, so the colors are rich and deep and the textures just jump out at you.  The best part is, the arrangements involve pumpkins!  I can't wait to show you the final products next week!

Until then, here are a few pictures to drool over that I found on Pinterest.  (Duh, where else would I be spending my free time!!??)

Enjoy!!

A Little Pinterest Love

  Anyone else feel a slight obsession with Pinterest??  I almost feel a little guilty for the amount of time I spend searching bouquet and centerpiece ideas!  (And, I'll admit it, I am usually looking at the food section as well!!  But that is a story for another time!) 

Pinterest has become a brides best friend!  When I got married, (back in the old days) we had nothing in the way of social media, let alone a place on the Internet to find inspiration and ideas.  I mean, there was no Facebook!  I'm not really sure what I did with all that free time:)  Maybe I read a book or 2, talked to someone on the phone or even face to face!!  My how things have changed!

I typically use Pinterest to find inspiration photos that I can use to illustrate ideas to brides. (Although,  I am so school, I still really like to show brides pictures from books and magazine!) I typically ask brides to send me the link to their Pinterest page so I can see all of the ideas they are cooking up!  I also share mine page because I am pinning like crazy these days!! 

For most of my brides, I will offer to create a board just for them.  That way we can share ideas anytime, anywhere!  This is great for my out of town brides! 

With a 5 month old, sometimes I am up in the middle of the night.  Usually I am  pinning while I feed the baby!  The worst part about my late night pinning is my mind starts to race and even after he is back to sleep, I am wide awake!!  Oh my mind!

 Feel free to stop by and check out my boards.  I am all over the place with what I pin!  http://www.pinterest.com/meechols/boards/  Food, home design, ideas for the kiddos!!  But my flower boards, those are my favorites!!! 

What are you pinning these days??

Happy Pinning!!!

Happy Colors

 

Whenever I get the chance, I like to practice my skills and create designs just for me to enjoy.  Especially when can use colors and flowers that mean something to me.  Recently I designed a centerpiece using the colors I used in my own wedding (almost 9 years ag0!!).  Pink, orange and lime green.  My wedding was in the fall and these colors were so perfect for a cool crisp day!  Thinking about that day just does my heart good!

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Please ignore my messy work table!  I try so hard to be tidy and keep my area clean, but things happen!! Like trying to get 3 kiddos to bed!! HA!)

 





 

Classic White

 

White wedding flowers are so classic and so elegant.  You just can’t go wrong.  Bridal bouquets are one of my favorite floral arrangements to make.  What an honor it is for me to create something so special and personal for one of the most important days in a person’s life!! 

This bouquet is just a classic hand tie. Basic and full of traditional wedding flowers.  Sometimes getting back to basics is a nice change of pace.

Rustic Outdoor Wedding

 

Having the chance to do a wedding with untraditional wedding flowers is always a fun challenge.  While I love the romance and tradition of roses, peonies and ranunculus, I love the bright and cheerful look of sunflowers.  So, I was delighted to be asked to do a wedding for a bride who shared my same love of the big yellow beauties.

The wedding was outside in front of a barn.  Very rustic, casual and fun for all those involved. 

Sunflowers just look like they are smiling!  Don't you agree??