Flowers and paper are two of the most important design elements of weddings! They both set the stage for the big day, define your style, and allow other things to follow suite and fall into place! Bows and Arrows teamed up with Southern Fried Paper to show you how flowers and paper can work hand in hand and make for a fantastical dynamic duo!
Everyone knows I have a passion for flowers….but I am also bananas for balloons! Give me a bouquet of balloons and watch my face light up! I believe that you don’t always need to go overboard with flowers, other types of decor can be just as stunning, dramatic, and eye catching. Get inspiration on ways to decorate with balloons for your big day. Think centerpieces, escort cards, and dessert table!
Ribbon, Lace, and Streamers are BOW-TIFUL!
Luxe silk ribbons, patterned grosgrain, and vintage lace are all great ways to wrap up your pretty bouquet. Think of adding a family heirloom or sentimental charm to really personalize your big day blooms!
FIESTA TIME!
Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with metallic confetti, Mexican terra-cotta pots, Aztec designs, and real blooms that resemble the traditional Mexican paper craft!
Design + Concept: bows and arrows
Photography: Nbarrett photography
Flowers: bows and arrows
Paper: Southern Fried Paper
Frida Kahlo is a symbol of beauty, creativity, and strength and infamous for her emblematic self portraits. She inspires my work with flowers and head pieces more specifically. Since we are celebrating a week of Cinco de Mayo, here on the blog, I decided to treat myself to a Frida-esque make-over! I rounded up one of my good friends and fellow florist Nicole Hammontree with The Wooly Thistle to help me create a few master pieces.
Florals: bows and arrows + the wooly thistle
Photography: Apryl Ann Photography
Hair: Ashley Bristo
Makeup: Stephanie Potter
“I love you more than my own skin.” -Frida Kahlo
Plants make great centerpieces! They are fairly inexpensive and will last long after the wedding is over. If you are a DIY bride, plants are a great idea for you! I suggest you think about a few of these green options: olive, rosemary, dusty miller, wheat grass, succulents, myrtle, mint, hypericum, or lambs ear.
photos sources: elizabeth anne designs, style me pretty, martha stewart, and brides.
I’m not talking about the 90s hit with Christian Slater and Marisa Tomei… although I love it!
Better than that…SAIPUA! Saipua is one of my favorite floral design teams and they are based out of Red Hook, Brooklyn! Their arrangements are wild, moody, loose, organic, unruly, dark, romantic, earthy….and the list goes on. I am so in love with what they create! Spy a few below and then visit www.saipua.com to see more gorgeousness….
