**Featured** The Perfect Palatte- Utah Wedding Florist

O man, I am falling behind once again on my bloggin'! So many things just take priority over this poor blog. But the good news is I am back today and I'm sharing a fun shoot that I participated in with Michelle Leo Events. We put together this shoot a couple years ago and I can't believe I am just now sharing it! Many time flies. 

Even better news is that it was featured the other day on The Perfect Palatte! If you haven't already heard about The Perfect Palatte, its a must see. Such amazing inspiration for weddings and decor alike.

 See the feature here!

The show stopper for this shoot was really the unique paper suite by Polka Dots & Daisies! Weathered wood invites! Doesn't get better than this folks!!

My favorite shot! Love how the curve of her hand fits perfectly in the curve of the shell.  

Photography: Terra Cooper Photography

Decor: Michelle Leo Events

Flowers: Branches Event Floral

Paper Suite: Polka Dots & Daisies

Cake: Cakealicious

Fall Wedding Inspiration Shoot- Utah Wedding Florist

As of late, I have strayed away from doing inspiration shoots. They have become a dime a dozen. A tool that was once used to give inspiration and original ideas to brides, has become an overused and overplayed marketing tool. On average, a photoshoot for a florist/event designer costs around $500-$600 in florals and decor. A hefty price to pay for a a few hours, so you can see why I've chosen to be picky with whom I share my talents with.

 Now I love a great inspiration shoot just as much as the next person. It's a way for us artist to construct something from the soul. No restrictions, no boundaries. Plus we get amazing photos out of the deal. 

This past month I was asked by a dear photographer friend Jessica White to participate in an inspiration shoot. I've worked with Jessica before so I knew that being a part of this shoot would be a great opportunity for Branches. Boy was I right! I absolutely LOVED the freedom she gave me and I think that shows through the designs. This shoot was one of my favorites ever! I love fall so naturally I found it near to my heart.

Enjoy the inspiration!

We chose to adorn the arbor with a fresh salal garland and placed large blooms of antique hydrangea, hanging amaranthus and peach spray roses. It added a softness to the piece and the texture it needed.

Our chosen palate was one of peach, wine, raspberry, pear and moss with touches of gold. All yummy fall favorites. 

For the florals, I kept things very textural and bold. I used giant peach amaryllis, pampass grass, tulips, spray roses, raspberry branches, pepperberry, astilbe, antique hydrangea, garden roses, amaranthus and begonia leaf. We accented the table with gilded apples, peaches and fresh pears. MMMM!

We kept the cake fairly simple with a single accent. We then placed a plethora of feathers at the base of the cake which was one of our favorite pieces. 

PHOTOGRAPHY: JESSICA WHITE

DESIGN AND FLORAL: BRANCHES EVENT FLORAL

CAKE: ONCE UPON A CAKE 

PAPER SUITE DESIGN: DESIGN BY LAUREN ASHLEY   

The arbor and tables are for rent, so if you like this look and live local to the Salt Lake/Provo areas, contact Lisa White at 801-368-5472

Blushing Bride- Utah Wedding Florist

Back in June I had the pleasure of designing the personal flowers for Jaime & Matthew. Jaime was a darling bride and placed all faith in me as her designer. Love that! 

 Her palate was one of blush, peach and neutrals.  I loved the way her bouquet turned out and I am ecstatic about the beautiful images from her talented photographer Kristina Curtis of Kristina Curtis Photography. 

Isn't Jaime a beauty! Her smile is contagious!

Bouquet make-up: Sahara roses, freesia, seeded euc, stars of Bethlehem, stock, spray roses, queene ann lace, lisianthus, scabiosa, dusty miller and plumosa.

Photography credit: Kristina Curtis Photography

Warmer times-Utah Wedding Florist

This past fall I put together a lovely fall ensamble for one of my favorite photographers Mikki Platt. 

Here are the results:

Isnt she a beaut!? Earthy, lively and all fall. I especially love the use of persimmons. 

Fall Bouquet Preview- Utah Wedding Florist

A recent bouquet and centerpiece I put together for a special project. Keeping the full feature till its been revealed. In the meantime, here are a few photos for your viewing pleasure:

Photography courtesy of Christine Olsen Photography

Bouquet Feature

Excited to see that one of our favorite bouquets was part of a gorgeous feature on 

Glamour and Grace

check out the blog here

Sarah's Rustic Wedding

As we had mentioned a little bit back, we designed a darling wedding for Sarah and her rustic barn reception. When she came to me with her colors of coral, sage, periwinkle, grey and snowflake, I fell in love. The variety of pastel color was amazing and really added to the down home rustic vibe.

Enjoy these beautiful photos from Maddie Thomas Photography

Sarah's bouquet was an absolute BEAUTY! We used muted colors and multiple blooms in this natural and loose makeup. For her wrap we tied in all her colors with streamers of ribbons and natural jute.

The centerpieces were a variety of clear vases and jars that held blooms in which we left wild and natural.

Flowers used: Coral peonies, lavender, delphinium, garden roses, ranunculus, salal, calcynia, stock, fever few, dusty miller, spiral eucalyptus, veronica, scabiosa and thistle.