Françoise Weeks

Another whimsical bridal bouquet!

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December 5, 2009

Venue: Art Museum

Photographer: David Barss

Wedding Coordinator: Soiree

Catering: Vibrant Table

Cake: Dream Cakes

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Lisa Marie, owner of Enchanted Corsets , invited me to provide bridal bouquets for the bridal fashion show that she organized earlier this month at the Lotus Seed Center in NE Portland.

She designs and sews the most detailed and creative corsets and pairs them with gorgeous skirts. The outfits were splendid!

Jamie Bosworth’s photography is exquisite, as always!

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October 10, 2009

Ceremony: Old Church

Reception: Tiffany Center

Photography: Kellie Kane

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Last week I went to visit  Honeyhill Farms Nursery in Raleigh Hills. Owners Jim and Audrey Metcalfe are hellebore hybridizers.

What ‘eye candy’ to see hundreds of   flowering hellebores: they start blooming in January and still look gorgeous in April. What a treasure in the garden!

Call them at 503-292-1817 if you’d like to visit their garden and purchase plants in bloom. Or you can visit them at the Hillsdale Farmers Market on February  21 or on March 7.

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The post on Nu Bouquets  from last week Thursday mysteriously disappeared and I wanted to feature it again:

A few weeks ago I did  a post on whimsical bridal bouquets inspired by ideas of european designers. I sparingly incorporated new textures – pearls, feathers, wire,…- juxtaposed fresh and traditional combinations and figured out new techniques to realize these fun bouquets.

Thank you Joni for the fabulous pictures – and for the clever name . I like it!

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Fun and different!

Flower purses  make  wonderful hostess gifts and are perfect centerpieces for smaller tables.

Or would you like a unique bride’s bouquet or bridesmaid’s bouquet? As always, the possibilities are endless!

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Last week I participated in the Art of Wedding Bridal Show at the Gerding Theater; it was  a perfect opportunity to introduce a few whimsical bridal bouquets. Inspired by ideas in european design books that I bought during my last trip back home, I sparingly incorporated new elements:  sisal, a natural fiber, along with a variety of decorative wires, a few pearls and feathers. Et voilà! what fun it was to patiently add a new set of details in bouquets!

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There may not be an extensive variety of green flowers, but the ones that are available such as  hellebore, alchimella, cymbidium orchids, viburnum, bouvardia and buplurum are all favorites. However, there is so much green texture available that makes these arrangements fabulous: green berries, such as hypericum, unripe black berries and blue berries, berzillia, to name a few and many  herbs, for example: rosemary, sage, rue, thyme, lavender,  parsley… Amazing seedpods of poppies, nigella, moneyplant, peonies, scabiosa, lotus and so many others add interest to bouquets; succulents and unusual foliage of begonias, some ferns, heart-shaped leaves of cyclamen are great choices also.  Are you intrigued? Check out some examples:

Jamie Bosworth

Jamie Bosworth

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July 25, 2009

Wedding Site: Abernethy Center

Photography: Shannon and Alec Varis with  Redcouch Photography

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