Rachel and Todd - June 28th, 2009

When I first met with Rachel and she told me she was doing a Tiffany Blue themed wedding I was immediately very excited since I'd been wanting to work with this color scheme since I'd seen a beautiful wedding on Whose Wedding is it Anyway? that was done with it. The one problem with the color scheme is that you are basically limited to white/ivory flowers and so you have to incorporate the Tiffany Blue in with other elements. We came up with some great centerpiece ideas that you can see below.

My Inspiration Board for Rachel's Wedding

Rachel looked stunning and the flowers turned out beautiful also. This wedding definitely had it's fair share of ups and downs during the planning process and so it was nice to see everything come together on the day-of. Photos are courtesy of Vivian Johnson Photography (she did an awesome job and was great to work with).

Rachel and Todd - such a lovely couple!

Rachel with her bouquet
Roses and Hydrangea with diamante pins

The Bride and her Bridesmaids

About a month or so before the wedding, Rachel told me she was looking for a Day-of-Coordinator and asked if I had any experience with that (I'm guessing she figured this from a couple of the comments on my website). I did do some coordinating when I lived in SLC, so I told that I could definitely fill the role if she needed me to (even though I might be a little rusty). I actually love being there throughout the day to see the events and share in the couple's happiness. Being mainly a florist now, I don't get to enjoy that as much so it was fun to do it for her.

Rachel and her father (who was very cool) and me -
waiting to go in to the ceremony

The wedding was originally set to be at the Empress Palace in Woodland, WA but about 4 months before the wedding they found out the venue had closed and taken their large deposit with it. I felt so bad for them having to find a new venue with such a small amount of time and money. They ended up choosing the Hilton in downtown Vancouver and so a few things had to be adjusted from using an outdoor venue to an indoor one, mainly adding in some more flowers for the ceremony. I surprised Rachel with the rose petals and candles down the aisle way - unfortunately it didn't hide the carpet as much as I would have liked it to.



Originally, Rachel wanted to use mainly roses, but we had decided on a mix of carnations and roses for the centerpieces to save some money. When the wedding was moved to an indoor venue, we decided to use hydrangea to create simple, yet stunning focal arrangements for the ceremony. Using bulk of one flower (especially large heads like hydrangea) is a great way to get drama with less money. Towards the end of the reception, I wrapped the hydrangea in tissue and set them out for the guests to take home with them. Also, with adding the focal arrangements I was also able to use the hydrangea in her bouquet so that was one bonus of having to move to the indoor venue.

Focal Arrangement
Hydrangea and Curly Willow

Below are a few pictures from the reception. We decided on "gift box" centerpieces that I wrapped in Tiffany Blue paper and white ribbon. Half of the boxes were filled with roses and carnations and the other half were topped with a half-sphere of the same. They were set on square mirrors with lots of little crystals scattered around them. With the votive candles everything looked beautiful and I was really happy with how they turned out. If you would like to see a few different pictures of the event you can check them out in my gallery.





Congratulations Rachel and Todd! It was a beautiful day and I am so happy that you let me be a part of it. I wish you all the best.