Miller Time: The Flowers

Before officially ending our wedding recaps, there are a few more things about our day that I want to share. I've already described the events of the day (like uh getting married!), but I also want to share all the little details that I spent a year and a half thinking about obsessing over.

The flowers are one of these details. And yes - I am now in a place where I can admit that flowers fall under the category of "details" and not under the category of "big life decisions." What brought about this sanity?  Besides the fact that our wedding was more than (gasp) seven months ago and I've gained some perspective, I can honestly cross my heart and hope to die say that I did not notice the flowers at the reception one bit. I was paying attention to so many other, more important things (like my new husband and dancing my arse off) that the flowers just simply didn't register.

Now don't get it twisted - the flowers were gorgeous and I'm about to show you photographic evidence of this. And most likely - if they were anything less then perfection I would have noticed. And that could have been a buzz kill. Thankfully, Elizabeth at Arai Garden did a phenomenal job. She *got* what I was going for with very minimal explanation on my part and executed it to a tee.  

Elizabeth dropping off the bouquets

Just for fun, let me remind you of what my inspiration was for the bouquets.

via weddingbee

And here is my lovely bouquet! I just couldn't have been happier with how all of the bouquets turned out.

my bouquet was feeling very triumphant

Don't worry, I didn't let the ladies have all the fun. Neill, his groomsmen, and the fathers each got a boutonniere and the moms wore corsages. 

For our reception flowers, I knew I wanted to stay away from identical flower arrangements on each table. I was drawn to pictures that had a mis-match, shabby-chic, vibe to them (follow the link to see original post). Since Elizabeth's whole store basically has the aesthetic I wanted for reception, I knew I was in good hands. Neill and I diligently collected vases and mason jars before the wedding, dropped them off to Elizabeth a few days before the reception, and then she worked her lovely magic.

Asrai Garden nailed it right on the head! I mean - those flower arrangements are pretty much rocking my socks off. Even though flowers are just details in the grand scheme of things, it still makes me happy to know that the flowers were just as beautiful as I imagined them to be.

[all photos by Alix Klingenberg]

Flower Power

waking up to beautiful pictures is good for your health. I'm pretty sure its been proven. somewhere.

(all images via EAD)

wintery inspiration

pictures from a cup of jo and amsale.com

Asrai Garden

've had a secret love affair with asrai garden for the last few years. Just like Jessica D I would gladly live in this store. Or, even better, I would like the whole store to be transported to my apartment (for free). Because the store is just that wonderful. the design and the aesthetic of the store is exactly how I'd like my home to look, but unfortunately I'm utterly incapable of pulling it off on my own. blast my uncool genes.

anyways, when it came to wedding planning i really really really really wanted to go with asrai. i sort of knew it was the place for me because i love how the store looked and if they could just bring a little teensy bit of that to my wedding i would be blissed. so i was basically already sold, but then i met elizabeth. and i feel even harder. because she is even cooler than you would ever imagine and called someone a slutbag during our first meeting. Swoon! I'm in love!

I can't wait to see my bouquet!

Roscoe Blooms

We met with Siddanta of Roscoe Blooms about doing flowers for our wedding after he was recommended by our venue. It was a great meeting and one thing thing that I really appreciated was how much time Siddanta was willing to spend  with us. You can tell that he really cares about his work and is willing to put in the time to get to know your taste.

the most beautiful

These flowers will be mine. They are too beautiful to not have them - particularly those sweet, delicate white flowers with the yellow center. oh my. I could stare at these pictures for hours. And maybe I have been. So what?

secret garden

Swoon. Maybe if I concentrate really really hard I will be transported to my own secret garden? Pretty please?

{all photos by Katie Stoops via the bride's cafe}

flowerzzzz

from marth stewart . . . who else?

why are anemones so freaking beautiful? They have such a naughty and nice feel. rawr.

beauty on my birthday

via EAD