Lobiloo is a software program that creates beautiful, fast and accurate image-based price estimates for clients. Offering a library of over 2,500 floral images provided by Florabundance with unique finder tools (by season, color, etc.), as well as the capability for florists to upload their own gallery of images of flowers and rental items. Plus, it calculates the number of stems needed of each flower and creates an order form for your wholesaler. Sweet!!!
“I was so inspired by the gorgeous, ornate details found throughout Alice & Jason’s nuptials I decided to play off the theme and get really artsy for our cover shoot with Brian Marcus of Fred Marcus Photography.So I enlisted the help of Bess Wyrick of Celadon & Celery, who along with Arminé Ohanessian of R-Mine Bespoke created the stunning floral crown I’m wearing in the image below. (Would you believe we originally connected via Instagram? Amazing what connections can be made on social media.) Head to Expert Style Tips to see how such a unique piece went from concept to reality.” ~ Ceci
Some brides skip having bridesmaids because they are so concerned about hurting their loved ones feelings. Katie Dalby chose another route for her wedding to firefighter Norman Gooch: She brought along 80 attendants. When Dalby, who owns Katie’s Boogie Shoes Dance Academy in Harwich, England, told her students about her engagement, she says they were super excited and some were begging to be included in the wedding.
“It just couldn’t be fair to choose two or three of them,” Dalby told the Daily Mail. “So the only solution was to invite 74 of them – I didn’t want to exclude anyone.”
She also asked her best friend, three sisters-in-law, a niece, and a cousin.
Los Angeles-based fine artist Greg Kalamar paints colorful scenes of wedding celebrations in the likeness of a classic Degas or Monet.
Kalamar only takes on around 25 weddings annually. At each, he sets up an easel and finishes an acrylic on canvas in three to four hours. Couples can discuss size, color scheme and request with Kalamar beforehand. Or, as a gift unbeknownst to newlyweds, it’s a most cherished surprise.
“When it comes to wedding expenses, sometimes it’s hard to understand just why a particular element costs what it does, or why there’s such a range in rates. Well today we thought we’d take a look at bridal bouquets to see if we could better understand some of the factors that might result in a certain price tag…”
At left $350 bouquet
Reasons this bouquet might run you $350: quite a large bouquet, almost no “filler” flowers except to add some texture, uses more of the expensive flowers (such as lilac, peonies, garden roses) with the addition of even more expensive clematis, tied with antique French velvet ribbon, more elaborate overall design and color scheme.
At right $150 bouquet
Some of the reasons this might be a $150 bouquet: medium size, use of a few expensive garden roses, use of less expensive sweet peas and crab apple to fill things out, simple color scheme and design.
Below $250 bouquet
Why this bouquet might cost $250: slightly larger size, uses more large flowers than the previous bouquet (such as peonies, lilac, and ranunculus), uses fewer “filler” flowers like sweet pea and crab apple, accented with four unique ribbons.
Member Bay Hill Florist in Orlando, FL posted a link to www.bridebird.com. Currently featured is this unique and beautiful bridal bouquet of succulents, orchids, leucadendrons, dahlias and seeded eucalyptus.
Arjan Flowers & Herbs, our bbrooks member in Piedmont, CA created romantic, rustic florals for Maria & Shauna’s wedding at Vine Hill House in Sebastopol, CA.
The couple was ecstatic that Mina of Arjan interpreted their vision by incorporating elements that were native to the area, such as berries, apples, and grasses, with gorgeous garden roses and field flowers.
Matthew Robbins Design unofficially began as “Artfool,” in 1995 when Matthew Robbins and Jack Myers were exhibiting artwork together in San Francisco and needed a showcase website for their collective talents. Partners for 18 years, they began collaborating on events with Matthew covering the event and floral design while Jack handled the various graphic needs of the clients. Artfool, in New York City, is a long-time bbrooks member floral studio.
Matthew shares his secrets for creating pretty pastel bridal flowers in the Spring 2013 issue of Flower Magazine.
Congratulations to long-time bbrooks member, Karen Dickens of Primavera, in Idaho! Karen’s daughter Sierra and her fiance Andre were the winners of The Knot Dream Wedding! Very Exciting!!
