Sunday, March 29, 2009

Greenery Productions is not only known for it's weddings but also floral, foliage and decor for corporate events as well. Below are some images of recent work for various client's. The Rosen Centre was holding a FAM (hotel familiarization) for meeting planners. They asked for an organic themed event. Using driftwood, we created the above with aussie foliage, hypericum berries, grape muscari and mini calla lilies. Shown with our wood grain chargers and mosaic votive holders atop Brown Bark linen from BBJ Linen. Not shown are the mahogany chiavari chairs.
Our 10' Adonidia Palm Trees are the back drop for the food station dressed with Fern Bengaline again from BBJ Linen. Two arrangements of upright driftwood with same elements are in a moss covered container.
Modern, minimal, white, tropical and candle light was the client's request. Our interpretation with horizontal horsetail, square candles and a sleek modern vessel all placed atop large monstera leaves.
I am always thrilled when we invest in new, sleek and modern vessels to create beautiful arrangements in. A 6" square brushed stainless steel cube are home for a color arrangement of lime green hydrangea, cerise roses, mini calla lilies, white cymbidium orchid blossoms and variegated liriope grass and trachilium. The second of two nights of floral.
Weekly at the beautiful Omni Orlando Resort at Championsgate, our design team create unique and interesting arrangements for the main lobby table as you entire the hotel. Shown with pin cushion protea, birds of paradise, heliconia and tropical foliage.
Flanking a clear podium is a stunning arrangement of coral colored roses, green dendrobium orchid sprays, eremerus, and fan tail pussy willow.
We recently received purple haze mini calla lilies (purple calla with yellow tips) in error for another job so we put them in our retail inventory. The above are three different designs for three different clients. Each designed a little different with some of the same flora.

BLACK MAGIC ROSES MAKE FOR A PLANTINUM WEDDING

Sometimes a client comes along that trust everything you tell them. And if you are like me you have to shake your head and ask if it is all really happening to me. Sometimes you never meet a bride in person or even the mother that is planning the entire wedding. Then you shake your head really hard just to make sure it is all real. Well such a thing happened to me in December and I am extremely grateful to have created a beautiful wedding for such a wonderful family. No detail was too small and every decor request was approved without question. I was introduced to the mother Jan via e-mail about 8 months or more before the December wedding at Shades of Green. A hotel for military personnel that I had no experience at. So along with the church I do my site visits so that I can provide sound and proper advise. The pictures above are nothing short of a platinum wedding for about 50 guest. The church in College Park was the ceremony setting. We dressed the railing with white hydrangea and roses, likewise with the pew markers, scattered petals down the aisle and create two magnificent altar pieces of hydrangea, roses and open cut calla lilies. The bride carried black magic roses and ranunuculus. The railing floral was re purposed running the entire length of the head table while the altar arrangements dressed two guest tables. The additional four guest tables had a sphere of 250 black magic roses atop a 28" palace vase. The backdrop for the head table was aglow with fireworks and red uplights. The tables dressed with shantung, gold chiavari chairs and our gold belmont chargers. In my client's eyes, this was the platinum wedding she hoped for her daughter.

SPRING FLOWERS BUT WE COULD REALLY USE SPRING SHOWERS

Such a sweet family with spring colors for a March wedding held at Omni Orlando Resort at Championsgate. A beautiful cascading bouquet of yellow, lavender and pink roses, pink mini calla lilies, light blue delphinium and lavender delphinium, white dendrobium orchid sprays backed with light blue hydrangea and accented with Italian Ruscus.
The female attendants carried a bouquet of light blue hydrangea with yellow, light pink and lavender rose petals.
The four flower girls (daughters) each where in light blue, yellow, pink and lavender. The sand ceremony in a bowl purchased by the bride brings together the entire family with the four shades of sand. A lush floral ring reminds you it is a beautiful spring wedding.
And depending on where your standing, you might see blue, purple and lavender hydrangea, roses, iris and delphinium designed in a 8" bubble bowl.

E Y M

March 28, 2009 was a beautiful day to have a wedding at Rosen Shingle Creek. Liz Lebruto & Matthew Yost were introduced to me by Tracy Marini of Eventfully Yours. Getting my daily fix of Tracy seems to be the norm lately. I am grateful for all the wonderful clients I am honored to provide floral, decor and most of all sound advise to our mutual client.
Liz thought she wanted a bi-colored rose called Cherry Brandy which I absolutely love. But we had the Leonidas variety, a terracotta rose with a rusty yellow underside in our studio the day she came in and she absolutely feel in love with it. Her bouquet was the roses mixed with apricot chopin mini calla lilies. The girls carried an all rose bouquet of the same.
I always tell my design team to have fun with the sweetheart table. We combine all the elements that are used to create a unique and artistically designed arrangement for the special couple. The apple green lamour linens were provided by BBJ Linen.
The low centerpieces of 25 - 30 Leonidas Roses in an 8" bubble bowl with swirls of bear grass lining the inside.
To use seasonal floral is always at the top of my advise list. When possible try and incorporate what you can only get during certain times of the year even it will cost a little more. Our signature 28" palace vase filled with water and topped with an explosion of blooming forsythia branches really set the room on fire.
I absolutely love the Butler Room at Rosen Shingle Creek. It is like no other in Orlando. The view from the second floor is amazing and it comes alive at night.
And a view from the lower level. Just as amazing.
I often have 4 to 6 weddings during peak periods. I have an extremely talented design team, logistics and production team. I usually make it to every one of my wedding sets just to make sure all the details are as promised. Sometimes we have to make last minute changes and decisions based on various criteria. March 28th although beautiful was WINDY. So instead of wasting the rose petals on the aisle, we framed the tall centerpieces and create a lush ring around the cake as shown here from a second floor vantage point.

Saturday, March 28, 2009

SUNSHINE IN FLORIDA, YES IT IS TRUE

To me there is no bigger compliment than when you marry multiple family members. Tracy Marini of Eventfully Yours introduced me to Vicki Loney & her daughter Rebecca (mother and daughter shown together) last year and I had the privilege of providing floral for their May 17, 2008 wedding. So I had the distinct honor to provide floral for Vicki's second daughter Mary who now will cast sunshine no matter where she goes. Jason & Mary Sunshine were married on March 27th at Holy Family with the reception following at the beautiful Isleworth Golf & Country Club. Fern green, lime green and intense shades of pink were the color theme. Simple, elegant and traditional with flair. I love when a bride wants peonies, they are so fragrant and have such a beautiful texture and being they are online for such brief times, it is always a pleasure to use them.
The female attendants carried lime green hydrangea and varying shades of pink peonies. The moms carried a small tussy of mini cymbidium orchid blossoms.
The centerpiece where an arrangement of roses, tulips, campanula, mini green hydrangea, hypericum berries and variegated foliage. The fire place mantel was illuminated with large cylinder vases filled with water and floating candles. Flanking the fireplace where the large altar arrangements with cerise roses, bells of Ireland, blooming branches, curly willow and natural greenery. Fern bengaline linens where provided by BBJ Linen.

Sunday, March 22, 2009

WHEN LIFE SERVES YOU LIMES, YOU MAKE FLOWER ARRANGEMENTS

Ironically my first wedding set on March 14th is also where I ended my day. The fabric treatment on the Villa Piazza at the beautiful Portofino Bay Hotel was installed at 8AM. I returned at 4PM to help my team set up and then back at 9PM to enjoy a meal with Tracy Marini of Eventfully Yours. I like sharing my day with someone that I trust and admire and she is a kick ass coordinator to boot. The room was dressed with white house linens with white sparkle sheer overlay, apple green lamour overlay for the cake and sweetheart table, white lamour chair covers with apple green bows tied like no better than the team at BBJ Linen. I know there are other linen companies out there and they have nice stuff, but you only do this once, so let me help you do it right no matter who we choose. The centerpiece were antique green hydrangea, yellow and purple tulips, white iris and pink snap dragons all arranged in a glass vessel filled with limes.
The bride carried a 38 stem Picasso Mini Calla Lily bouquet (white with purple throats) and the female attendants carried a bouquet of hand wired yellow, green and lavender cymbidium orchid blossoms. The groom sported the mini calla lily while the male attendants wore a double mini green cymbidium orchid blossom boutonniere.
Always a favorite to decorate is the Villa Piazza. I love to different designs, but brides love the fabric canopy treatment of ivory chiffon and crested with ivory hydrangea. I did do it in lime green once and it looked amazing. Check back for something different for a May 16th wedding, I think you'll be impressed. The columns were dressed with an all ivory and white floral swag of orchids, large open cut calla lilies and white dendrobium orchid sprays. Double click on the image for a close up view.

ROSES AT PORTOFINO BAY HOTEL

I had two weddings at Portofino Bay Hotel on March 21st. The first coordinated by Susan Southerland of Just Marry! The bride carried an all white bouquet of white dendrobium orchid sprays, white lilies and hand wired white cymbidium orchid blossoms. The female attendants carried a rose bouquet with three shades of pink roses.
The sweetheart table was candle light surrounded by lush rose petals.
I don't know who did the cake but is was so COOL!
The guest table centerpiece where an anchored arrangement in a 10" bubble bowl of yellow, red and ivory roses submerged in water with floating white candles.
Leading up to the beautiful Citrus Piazza where flower sashes of open cut calla lilies, roses and orchid sprays. The piazza was flanked with an arrangement of the same floral.

AMENSIA ROSES, MY FAVORITE NEW LAVENDER ROSE

Liz Geer who works at The Rosen Plaza. We were just awarded the exclusivity to provide wedding floral and decor for their bridal clients. Thank you Juan, Connie & Robbin, I look forward to creating beautiful events for your property and our mutual clients. Long before this new relationship, Liz came to me for her wedding floral to be held at The Estate House at Cypress Grove on March 14, 2009. She did not desire either floral recommendation on the preferred vendor list and had heard great things about me and GP. Below are some images that we captured of her wedding (the second of six for this day), more will soon follow, like her personals and Jenna Bush look alike cake which I did not capture any images of. The tables were dressed with purple smoke bichon provided by BBJ Linens and catering was provided by Creative Cuisines. Centerpiece of ivory hydrangea, lavender spray roses, purple lisianthus, variegated ivy and Amnesia Roses. Liz had asked for this variety and I had never used it. It is now my favorite new lavender roses. It is a beautiful antique lavender rose. Click on lavender rose to get close up picture.
The gazebo floral swags included ivory hydrangea, lavender and light blue hydrangea, ivory roses, lavender roses (Amnesia variety), white dendrobium orchid sprays and lush natural flowing greenery. The inside aisle chairs included a floral sash with the same. The aisle runner securely fixed to the pavers didn't blow away with the wind.