Just Peachy!

Gorgeous couple Erin & Chris were married March 20th at St. Francis Xavier church and celebrated with a gorgeous reception at the Pointe Tapatio Cliffs resort. Her flowers complimented her peach and celery color palette. Her bouquet was made up of peach roses, champagne spray roses, rice flower, white ranunculus, white sweet peas, and white peonies, wrapped in ivory satin ribbon with pearls down the handle. For her bridesmaids we used all peach carnations, peach ranunculus, peach spray roses, peach peonies, and champagne spray roses ribbon wrapped in celery satin ribbon with pearls down handle.

This peach & celery looks absolutely DELICIOUS!

Our ad in Arizona Bride magazine

We are so excited to have our first ad in next month's Arizona Bride Magazine "Best Of" issue. They hit stands in June, so be sure to pick one up!

Luscious Lockets

Many brides & grooms are always looking for special unique gifts to give one another on their wedding day. Well, I think I found THE perfect solution. Tina Steinberg in Temecula, CA has a very exciting collection of jewelry that is super personal and cannot be duplicated. You will undoubtedly have a one of a kind design when ordering these luscious lockets! We love the fingerprint cuff links too. For more unique ideas go to: http://www.tinasteinberg.com/luscious_lockets_collection.html type in "Meesh" as the coupon code for free shipping. Or contact Michelle at meesh@tinasteinberg.com for assistance in ordering and/or creating something beautiful for your bride or groom.

Laura and Alex's Simple Elegance

From the moment I met Laura, I instantly liked her. She was passionate not only about her wedding plans and the man she loved, but she was also passionate about her flowers. She was not wanting the traditional standard type of arrangements either. She was brave and excited and seriously fond of millionstar gyp (a.k.a. baby's breath). Millionstar gyp is a variety of baby's breath that has many more smaller blooms to it, which makes it much fuller and less weedy. We kept the church and the bridal party in all white/ivory flowers with a bit of green. Laura had a bouquet of hydrangeas tied with an ivory satin bow. The bridesmaids dressed in a pretty coral pink, clasped large puffs of millionstar gyp bouquets tied off with celery satin ribbon. At the church we lined the aisles with wreaths covered in millionstar gyp as well as decorating the podiums with bouquets of gyp and some larger pieces of white & green blooms. Then Laura and Alex decided on a "cocktail party"style reception at the Arizona Country Club. They had various barista tables, some lounge furniture with low tables, a few round tables and a cigar station. At the reception they wanted to add a bit of pink to the mix. There we used two different sized mint julep cups filled with a variety of pink, white & green flowers such as, hydrangea, sweet peas, peonies, garden roses, million star gyp, ranunculus, and dianthus. It was very chic and simple elegance! We LOVED how this wedding turned out.

Photos by Drew Brashler Photography & Ever After Cake by Lulu's Cupcakes

Shabby "Chic"ness

Inspirador is a gorgeous venue in downtown Chandler, which provides a phenomenal space for not only the reception & cocktail hour, but a grand room for the reception. Ever After Florals was excited to provide flowers for Emily & Brandon on their special day. This was our first time at Inspirador and we thought it was great! The bride chose a simplistic shabby chic style, and we provided the most delicious bouquets and centerpieces for the event. Using all pinks, ivory, & green we used peonies, ranunculus, dahlias, hydrangeas, roses, and hypericum to get the look just right. The bride's attention to details made this affair all come together. From the hand made chair decor & programs, to the hand decorated mason jars adorned with the couples stamped monogram. From the hand made cake stand, to the DIY table overlays. The bride used the same colors & materials throughout. We even utilized the leftover ribbon for the boutonnieres & corsages. It all came together very nicely and looked AMAZING!!!

Ocotillo Golf Club- Dena & Jake

Photos by Claire Harrison 602.241.7181 www.claireharrison.com

It rained all morning long, and then as the flowers were delivered, and preparations to start photos and the wedding ceremony, the clouds parted and out came a little bit of sunshine. It made for a perfect day for our bride and groom, Dena & Jake. The flowers she chose were all very colorful & springy including various shades of pink & ivory ranunculus, pink peonies, and green hypericum and Bells of Ireland. We loved how colorful all the bouquets and boutonnieres looked. Here are a few photos to showcase this dream wedding!

Nicole and Luke at Eagle Mountain

Ever After Florals was so happy to help a wonderful couple, Nicole & Luke, with their wedding. They chose a gorgeous color scheme and we were so excited to design for them. The bride went with a cascade bouquet of ivory cymbidium orchids and antiqued lavender hydrangeas. We did two various centerpieces to make the room a bit more dramatic. A tall one consisting of ivory dendrobium orchids adorned to curly willow branches. Simply yet elegant. A shorter vase filled with antiqued lavender hydrangeas, lavender roses, sterling spray roses, lavender stocks, and ivory cymbidium orchids. The bride and groom had a very memorable day at the Eagle Mountain Golf Club in Fountain Hills.

Photos by: Drew Brashler Photography
Cake by: Cake Contessa

Bejeweled, Bedazzled, Be Broached

Check out this super unique bouquet made up entirely of a variety of 30-40 flower broaches/pins.

Perfect for the bride who wants something outside of the box, the jewelry box that is!

Exciting News

Ever After Florals, owner and master designer Jen Colvin, is excited to share some special news with all her bloggers. She was recently interviewed by Mubin Sultan from The Wedding Expert.com and was featured as the "Flower Expert of the Week". Other experts of the week have been Martha Stewart, Preston Bailey, Vera Wang, and many other men & women in the flower industry. We were surprised to have been found all the way in the UK, and given this huge honor! Check out our interview and what they had to say about Ever After Florals!

http://www.theflowerexpert.com/content/flowerexperts/jennifer-calvin

We are very happy to be part of this wonderful website & to join the list of other experts that we look up to so fondly!

Check out http://www.theflowerexpert.com/ weekly, to see who else might be chosen as the Flower Expert of the week.

Boojum Tree

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This weekend I was excited to design for a fabulous bride who chose Boojum Tree as her venue. I had not worked at Boojum Tree before and was truly impressed by all the waterfalls, fountains, vines,trees, blooming bushes, flowers, and ornamental items. They all worked so well together in this space and made for a very photographic backdrop. The staff is extremely helpful & friendly and everything ran extremely well. Congratulations Katie and Andy! Here are a few of the photos I took while I was there.

Check out more information about Boojum Tree at http://www.boojumtree.com/

A true hidden treasure awaits!