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Margot & Kyle’s Fabulous Winter Wedding at The Brix on Fox

March 6, 2020 by Christine

There is just something so yummy about a Winter Wedding.

It’s time to break out all the different tones of white, the ever so palest pastels and the deep rich sheen of gold.

From the moment I met Margot I knew she was going to be a fun bride and that I was going to love her wedding. She loved classic elegance but wanted it to be unique. Well now, that is right up our alley.

From the soft pastel garden roses nestled down into snowy white hydrangeas of Margot’s bouquet to the massive floor arrangement that framed the head table, everything spoke of winter elegance.

I hope you enjoy these fabulous photos from Adams Photography. If you are looking for a wedding photographer, be sure to give Josh and Alexa look. I love their attention to detail.

Speaking of details, don’t miss the clutch purses we adorned for the Moms. They loved them!

tall centerpiece in gold vase with trailing foliage

elegant wedding decor for winter wedding at brix on fox

garden rose bouquets for a winter wedding at brix on fox

hydrangea and rose bouquets

classic winter wedding bouquet white and blush

Winter bridal bouquet

A Very Jurassic Wedding

November 9, 2018 by Christine

As a florist, designing a wedding is what I love most. One of the sweet brides I have been honored to design for just happens to be an anthropologist. When Alexis hit me with a dinosaur theme, I just knew it would be a very Jurassic Wedding! From ferns to moss, tiny dinosaurs to great big dinosaurs we had a ball putting this one together.
The colors Alexis chose were as bright and sunny as her wedding day. Big, bold, bright yellow roses and blue delphinium would be nestled in deep green ferns and accented with sunflowers.
Then Alexis hit me with the real kicker! To really top of her theme of a Very Jurassic Wedding, she was enlisting the aid of a dinosaur named Norm, on loan for the day from the Field Museum! Well, we figured if Norm was going to be a guest at such an auspicious event, he needed to dress for the occasion! It isn’t every dinosaur that can pull off a rose and sunflower flower crown, but Norm made it look great!

Even in all his fossilized glory, Norm still could not compare to a bride as beautiful as Alexis! Don’t Alexis and Michael make a stunning couple?

Everywhere you looked was that sunny yellow and blue color palette, from the wrist corsages to the barrette in the flower girl’s hair.
Don’t you just love the little dinosaur table numbers? Too cute!

My favorite moment of every wedding I design is when I hand the bride her bouquet.

Alexis, we wish you and Michael many bright sunny years as husband and wife!

A Rustic Woodland Wedding at Pinstripes, South Barrington

October 18, 2018 by Christine

A little moss, a few candles, and some amazing pink roses are sometimes all it takes to create a rustic woodland wedding vibe just about anywhere.

Erin & Joe’s wedding at Pinstripes in South Barrington was one of those times. When I met Erin, she had a very clear idea of what she wanted for her wedding, think lanterns, moss, twinkle lights and loads of green, like a woodland garden at twilight. The pops of light pink made it all the more romantic.

We used one of my all-time favorite roses, Esperance. They open so full and lush that Erin told me her guests kept touching them to see if they were real! The moss covered wood slabs, twinkle lights and those roses brought a bit of rustic woodland charm to the tables and the ceremony.

Erin had a lovely banner made for the ceremony which we accented with garland, moss and more roses. During the cocktail hour, we moved it all to the reception so they could use it as a backdrop for the sweetheart table.

Sara at Pinstripes was kind enough to capture this for us. Don’t they make the sweetest couple!

Major shout out to Brooke Rumbold of Brooke Alaina Photography for sharing the pictures in the gallery below. You can read more of Erin and Joe’s story on Brooke’s blog.

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Flower Crowns Come in All Sizes

June 20, 2018 by Christine

Flower crowns are one of our favorite thing to make and we recently discovered that they really do come in all sizes. One of our sweet brides is an anthropologist and went full Jurassic on her wedding. She even managed to get the loan of a full-size T-Rex skull! Well, we just thought that if a T-Rex was coming to the wedding, it should be dressed in style, so we made Norm a flower crown with a 72″ diameter.

We promise we’ll make yours a bit smaller!