DesignsandEvents: Looking Forward to Warmer Weather and Looking Back at a Special Garden Party

Hi there! I hope all of you had a wonderful Easter like I did. Thankfully, the weather cooperated long enough to have an Easter egg hunt outside. However, the weather since then has not been spring-like, at all! It's been cold, rainy and cloudy. Not nice. To life my spirits, I have decided to reminisce about warmer days and to share one of the special events I had the pleasure of being a part of during sunnier times.

That special occasion was the bridal shower of Jenny and Ben. The shower would be the prelude of the opportunity I had to do the flowers for their wedding, as well. If you would like to see that journey, you can view it here and here.

I created the arrangements at my home. This was before I had my beautiful studio in my beautiful shed in which to work. It was fun creating the arrangements, nonetheless, but I think it was then that I started bugging my husband to build my shed in the first place :).

The shower was to be a somewhat informal affair since Jenny and Ben are quite informal themselves. It was to be held in the lovely backyard of one of the bridesmaids. So, it was there I delivered the flowers.

The hostesses had thought of every detail, making pom-poms and rag garlands to go along with the rustic garden theme of the shower. And everything was color-coordinated.

Unfortunately, all of my photos were taken before the total set up but you can get the idea anyway. I am actually happy with the photos I got because right after I left the host home it started to rain! I guess the girls had to do quick clean up and some damage control before the guests arrived.

Thankfully, the way I heard later, the party was eventually able to be brought back outside and everything worked out perfectly.

For my part, I had made all the floral arrangements just as I was instructed to do. As I recall, the hostesses wanted a few larger arrangements to go on the buffet table. They had given me the color scheme and had also told me they wanted the flowers to be loose and garden-themed.

I did my best to accommodate them :).

They had also asked to have a few smaller centerpieces for the middle of the "banquet tables". I brought some extra flowers to throw into the little side vases, as well. I really thought everything looked lovely. Sometimes those backyard events are the most fun.

Burlap over the white tableclothes was a nice touch also.

As I have said, all the extra touches and attention to detail really made this occasion quite special. The vintage flower seeds as party favors was a great idea~