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Effects of increased dose of cialis

April 12, 2012 - 3:31 pm

alicia - beautiful bouquets!

Spring has Sprung!

Friday, April 6, 2012

I am so thrilled it’s finally Spring! The weather has been unbelievable and it has really benefited the local growers and flower markets. Check out some recent beauties…

Neighborhood Crab Apple Tree

Anemones, Hydrangea, Hyacinth, Quick Sand Roses, and Viburnum

Ranunculus and Hellebores

Hellebores, Grape Hyacinth, Maiden Hair Fern, Trick Dianthus, Dusty Miller

Ombre Roses

Locally grown Ranunculus!

Viburnum, Hydrangea, Lilies, Freesia, Queen Anne’s Lace, Agapanthus and more.

Pretty Flowers

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Downtown “Vintage-Chic”

Monday, February 20, 2012

Robin and Justin were married at the Seawell Ballroom in September of 2011. The two had quite a unique style, which they deemed “swanky vintage”. The color palette we had to work with was black, white, and a touch of robin’s egg blue. Planning the decor was a bit of a challenge, but one we were excited to take on. Well, let’s see here, there are no flowers that are truly black or robin’s egg blue. All white flowers just wouldn’t convey the right look. Hmmmmm. What to do, what to do?!

We’ve got it! The Flower House and Classic Creations wedding planning came up with a very unique and definitely customized look for the event. We used tall silver candelabra stands topped with giant feather pieces. When I say giant, I mean 5 feet tall. We created lamps from scratch (and yes, they do light up) and covered the bases with flowers. Long tables were completed with a “runner” effect of assorted laser cut paper wrapped glass and mercury glass with candle light. Adding the scrolled black and white damask pattern where we could helped to complete the look. This was a super fun wedding to be a part of and we were thrilled with how it turned out! A big huge thank you to Autumn Burke for providing the beautiful images below.

Black and White, Weddings

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A Valentine Wedding

Monday, February 13, 2012

It’s almost Valentine’s Day! A day celebrating love and romance. It is said the holiday originated around 270 AD, when St. Valentine died. Many different stories exist about this fellow, and at least 3 different saints with that name are recognized by the Catholic Church, all of whom were martyred.

One legend tells how third century Roman Emperor Claudius II thought young males made better soldiers if they weren’t married, thus outlawing marriage for soldiers. Valentine tried to right this injustice by preforming marriages in secret for the young lovers. A very nice gesture indeed, until Claudius found out and ordered Valentine be put to death.

Yet another legend suggests that Valentine crusaded to free Christians from Roman prisons and the abusive jailers that kept them. Upon being found out, he was thrown into just such a prison, where he fell in love with the jailers daughter. It is said he passed notes to her and his final love letter to her before his execution was signed “from your Valentine”, an expression still used today.

Others believe that the Catholic Church created Valentine’s day as a way to put a stop to the pagan fertility festival of Lupercalia, a holiday time celebrated on and after the 15th of February. The rituals involved in the festival included sacrifices and blood (which we won’t go into here…YUCK) as well as a “love lottery” of sorts. The single woman would all place their names into an urn at the center of town, whereby all the bachelors would draw a name out. The pairings would then spend the next year together.

Whatever the truth may be, Valentine’s day serves as a great reminder to do something extra special for your sweetie.

The following photos are from a beautiful Valentine’s weekend wedding in 2011. The bride and groom wanted the look to be as romantic as they were… so needless to say, the event called for hundreds and hundreds of red roses and lots of glowing candle light.

Photography provided by the amazingly talented Travis Broxton. The venue was the ever so beautiful Sanctuary.

Red, Sanctuary, Weddings

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