Persian Wedding Experience

Bride bouquet of all white peonies


Traditional Persian wedding ceremony


All red rose centerpiece


All yellow rose centerpiece


Tri-Rentals tent & lights


Wedding cake: Bruce Brown Catering

Alter with ceremonial items

Alter rug & chairs

Petals scalloped down aisle

Ever After was excited to be a part of this beautiful Persian wedding. The event took place at a Private Residence in Paradise Valley and the home was literally transformed into a super wedding resort. The ceremony was full of culture. The alter was set up atop a special rug with low sitting chairs and included candies, spices, fruits, goldfish, honey, a mirror for the couple to look into and see their future, as well as lots of flowers. Each item brought the couple something special such as blessings of prosperity, fertility, happiness & love. The aisle too was very different than most we have designed. The bride wanted the petals scalloped from the beginning to the end with red, yellow and ivory petals. Over 500 roses were used to complete this design.

After the special ceremony full of poems & prayers sung & spoken by family & friends, the guests were ushered out of the large tent and to the cocktail hour. This poolside cocktail hour included a belly dancer for entertainment and food & drink of course. During this time, the ceremony site was being made into the reception site as well. The large team at Tri-Rentals & us at Ever After Florals made everything come to life as we moved in tables & rearranged chairs. We also set up each of the tables with linens and large floral centerpieces of multicolored roses. The event was very colorful and included colors such as teal, ivory, red, orange, and yellow. Tri-Rentals also lit up the tent with thousands of white lights in tulle netting to give the tent a soft glow which made the event very romantic as well.

Ever After Florals was very proud to be a part of this amazing wedding and loved working with the bride and her family. This will always be one of the most memorable weddings we have ever done.

Carnation sensation!

Carnations are back! They make a wonderful fluffy romantic garden style bouquet, boutonniere, and centerpiece. They can be mixed in with other flowers, but doing all carnations make them stand out on their own and give a much more elegant appeal! Carnations are also very affordable, long lasting, fragrant, and come in a rainbow of colors to please any bride.

That's A Wrap!

Many brides like to do something fun and a bit artistic when it comes to wrapping their bridal and bridesmaids bouquets. Whether it be colored ribbon to match the bridesmaids dresses, a special heirloom broach or cameo, a print such as a floral or damask, criss crossed ribbon in various colors and sizes, rhinestones, pearls, or monograms, here are just a few ways to add in some color or sparkle to your bouquets.

Bride featured in Redbook

Rudy Archuleta/Redbook

Finespun Photography

I was super excited to read about one of my brides, Christine Bettes-Cartell, in Redbook. She has a wonderful story about how she went about getting her dream wedding gown. Good things really do come to those who wait....

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A Wedding at The Intercontinental Montelucia

Photo Collage above: Darby Elizabeth Photography

What a beautiful venue, a beautiful bride, and beautiful decor! Ever After Florals was proud to be a part of this super romantic affair. The bride chose a color palette of soft gold, ivory, and watermelon. Her Bridesmaids were in bright colored watermelon dresses and carried a mix of pale yellow cabbage roses, ivory & variegated pink garden roses, pale yellow stocks and ivory hydrangeas. Their stems were wrapped in buttercream gold satin ribbon. The brides bouquet was a bit softer, also wrapped in buttercream gold and polished off with an heirloom broach that was her grandmothers.

The ceremony was very simple and elegant. The view was amazing so we did not want to distract the guests from that. However, we did compliment the small lawn with a few ivory, pale yellow, and watermelon colored rose petals. It was very dramatic and super gorgeous!

We brought the romantic look into the ceremony as well, using a variety of roses, hydrangeas, stocks and a few watermelon colored peonies to brighten up the room. Each centerpiece sat upon golden vine patterned table linens, and were surrounded by tall candle holders with ivory floating candles that illuminated the room. The bride also requested personalized vases for each of her bridesmaids, so that they could place their bouquets into them at the reception. This not only looked great, but it served as the centerpieces of the head table.

This look can be accomplished for any wedding. Ever After provided gorgeous decor, but the Intercontinental Montelucia was so beautiful that it was hard to compete.

Give Em' the BOUTonniere

Some brides & grooms are opting for NO boutonnieres....

Just remember this fellas, James Bond always sports one with his suits & tuxedos. It is not the suit & flower that make the man, it is the man that makes the suit! Boutonnieres take the tux/suit to a more formal level. They are personal and coordinate with the brides & bridesmaids bouquets to make it all flow together. Don't let your special day go without one of these bad boys.