Spring Nuptials at The Westin

Jeanea and Derek enjoyed one of the most beautiful Fridays ever in April of this year when they exchanged wedding vows at The Westin hotel in downtown Columbus, Ohio. Jeanea chose to accentuate her love of the color, Tiffany Blue, with deep red flowers that really popped! Her bouquet was designed of rich red roses with pearls carefully placed in the centers of the roses for a sophisticated look. She then selected four different flower types for her bridesmaids to carry, each with a monochromatic, monobotanical design. Derek's boutonniere was a stately red rose to coordinate with Jeanea's bouquet. The guests enjoyed a short cylinder vase brimming with fresh Dutch tulips in deep red with bands of Tiffany Blue ribbon adorning the top and base of each vase. I received an email recently to share with me her amazing photos as well as to let me know she LOVED her flowers and had many compliments on them!

Ceremony Location: The Westin Hotel, Columbus, Ohio

Reception Location: The Westin Hotel, Columbus, Ohio

Theme: Classic and modern

Flowers: Freedom red roses, red gerberas, red Peruvian lilies, red tulips, red carnations.

Estimated Budget: $1000-1200

Photos courtesy of Banks Photography http://www.bankspix.com/

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Audra Sowash chose the ultimate backdrop of any Buckeye fan--the Oval and the Faculty Club at The Ohio State University--for her July 2008 wedding to Travis Garrison. She wanted her formal wedding to be classic and clean, and we achieved her wishes with a classic bouquet of red roses paired with crisp white callas and green hyperiucm berries. Her bridesmaids complimented the formal style with their long black dresses and a sleek collection of three open-cut, large white callas for bouquets. Her amazing cake was adorned with two dozen rich red roses and her guest tables were home to a round bowl encompassing a fresh white lily bloom with buds (not pictured). Audra paid us the highest compliment possible by referring a bride-to-be for her 2009 wedding shortly after her (Audra's) own.

Ceremony Location: The Oval at The Ohio State University

Reception Location: The Faculty Club (At OSU)

Theme: Classic, clean and formal

Flowers: Freedom red roses, white miniature callas, open-cut large white callas, green hyperiucm berries, white Asiatic lilies (not shown)

Estimated Budget: $1000-1200

Baker: Bakery Gingham www.bakerygingham.com

Photos courtesy of Joy Kollmer http://www.kollmerphoto.com/

An Intimiate Evening at the Darby House

We are honored to be a preferred vendor for the Darby House, located just outside of Columbus in Galloway. Recently we attended their tasting and provided centerpieces for the guest tables. Above are a few pictures from the evening (sorry the pictures are sort of grainy).

Calla Sophistication

Christy Henegan married Ben Fields on October 4, 2008 at the First Community Church in Grandview, Ohio. When I met with Christy in April to start the planning, her face beamed as she described to me her ideal wedding as, "the best wedding ever!!" Her color palette of sage green, ivory, plum and lavender was well captured in the blooms she chose. Picasso miniature callas were the perfect choice for her bouquet and Ben's boutonniere while lavender roses paired with royal purple stock crowned the cake and were sprinkled on nine guest tables at the Golf Club of Dublin.

Ceremony Location: First Community Church, Grandview, Ohio

Reception Location: Golf Club of Dublin, Dublin, Ohio

Theme: The best wedding ever!

Flowers: Picasso miniature callas, open-cut white full size callas, sweetheart roses (for corsages), white roses (for boutonnieres), curly willow (accent for altar arrangements), dark purple stock, lavender roses

Estimated Budget: $700-800

Baker: Anita Kline

Photos courtesy of Lotz Studios http://lotzstudios.com/

2009 Brides' Choice Award Recipient!

We are proud to be honored as a 2009 Brides’ Choice on weddingwire.com! Recipient’s are chosen by the brides based on a poll taken by the popular wedding site. We are in the good company of other fabulous Columbus-based wedding professionals, such as Banks Photography and Alice’s Piece of Cake.

Congratulations to the other recipients and THANK YOU to the brides who voted for us!

Monday's December Wedding

Stephanie Monday hired us to design her wedding flowers for her December 13th wedding with a few key elements: she wanted red and white, modern and sophisticated yet simple. The florals we created for her prompted her to send us an email with this message:

"...I knew they were going to be awesome, but when I saw them, they far exceeded my expectations. I received so many compliments on them! I wasn't planning to preserve my bouquet, but once I saw it, I changed my mind. I will definitely be suggesting Bloomtastic to anyone I know who is getting married in the Columbus area!"

Stephanie's bouquet was a collection of rich red lilies as the focal flower on top of a canvas of white roses with splashes of deep red hypericum berries. The eight bridesmaid's carried a bouquet of just white lilies and red hypericum berries for a wintry feel.

The reception was decked out with 15 red poinsettias with silver metallic covers, which came from a local grower of award-winning poinsettias.

Ceremony Location: Bexley United Methodist Church

Reception Location: Huntington Club at OSU Stadium

Theme: Holiday/winter, modern, sophisticated and simple

Flowers: Red LA Hybrid lilies, white roses, deep red hypericum, white Oriental lilies, white miniature roses (corsages), red poinsettias

Estimated Budget: $800-1000

Photos Courtesy of: Joy Kollmer Visit her website at: http://www.kollmerphoto.com/

Saying I Do, Citrus Style

Katie Tincher's wedding to Andy in November might have been a tad chilly weather wise but the colors were bright and warm! She loved the idea of incorporating fruit into her lush centerpieces of all white hydrangeas and snap dragons so we sliced up fresh oranges and they made the perfect finishing touch. Katie's bouquet was a sophisticated collection of vivid orange roses accompanied by white miniature callas and splashes of orange Mokara orchids, which she also wore in her hair. To include her love of Tiffany blue, which was her accent color, blue-colored pearls accentuated the white ribbon adorning the stems. The bridesmaid's chocolate brown dresses were complimented by their bouquets of white full size callas with a hint of tangerine on the stems. Katie and party were thrilled with the flowers, she "loooooved" her bouquet and so did one of her guests...so much she hired us the following week for her 2009 wedding!

Ceremony Location: The Makoy Center, Hilliard, Ohio

Reception Location: The Makoy Center, Hilliard, Ohio

Theme: Tangerine orange and Tiffany blue, sophisticated and elegant

Flowers: Orange roses, white miniature callas, orange Mokara orchids, full size white callas, white hydrangeas, white snap dragons.

Estimated Budget: $900-1100

Photos courtesy of Natural Element Photography. Visit their website: http://www.naturalelementphotography.net/