The Lily Pad Flowershop Blog

McKinney’s Historic Flour Mill

2013-04-15T22:31:27Z

We have to talk up the space in which The Lily Pad resides. The Flour Mill in McKinney is quickly becoming THE place to be married! With the second, bigger and more formal venue space opening last month, and the patio and porches almost finished on both buildings, The Flour Mill is still a secret gem in a city with a burgeoning wedding industry.

In the near future, The Flour Mill will have an in-house rental component that few others offer. Decor of all kinds and styles will be available onsite for clients to rent for their events – making this space even more unique. ”The Marketplace” (second larger and more formal hall) just opened this year, and has crystal chandeliers to die for. You must come see the new room!

Not only is The Flour Mill a great destination for your wedding, it has become one of the most popular locations for photographers and their clients. A great backdrop for senior or family portraits, and great artists like David Quisenberry Photography located on premises, The Flour Mill offers a depth of services in a unique environment.
And to bigger and badder things, here is the final look at the proposed development of East Louisiana St and the Flour Mill. We think The Lily Pad is perfectly poised to grow with this quickly expanding side of historic McKinney and look forward to serving our great town and beyond!

Wedding season is here!

2013-04-15T18:22:44Z

Georgeous weather and brides abound this April…..and we are lucky to be able to accent them with their chosen custom florals. Here are a few of our favorite images from last weekend.

The Lily Pad Flowers is located inside The Flour Mill – a renovated, rustic wedding venue in a working mill….McKinney, TX

It’s a good year

2013-04-15T18:51:57Z

Another great year at The Lily Pad! This is the third year in a row that we have received the Bride’s Choice Award, and the 2nd year in a row for the same thing at TheKnot.com

So very blessed to be able to work in an industry that celebrates love and families! Is your job as fun as mine?

Memorial Day Weekend – Welcoming 7 new Mrs.

2012-05-28T17:03:45Z

Three day weekends have become so popular for weddings! I think the venues haven’t caught on, and they still discount a Sunday wedding, so these 3-days make for a great holiday weekend wedding -at a discount!
That said, we are busiest during these weekends. Last weekend, we had 7 weddings – a total of 50 bouquets, 56 boutonnieres and 23 corsages constructed to adorn all the families. That’s a lot of work for our small studio, but we finished strong! Here is a sample of the things that helped our 7 brides with their 7 fellas : )

Vintage, by any other name…

2012-05-03T22:06:34Z

Call it vintage. Call it gardeny. Call it romantic. Whatever you call it, it’s been the prevailing theme for weddings for the past several years and the trend isn’t slowing. Venues like that which houses us, converted 100+ year old industrial sites with broken out windows, exposed piping and big heavy wood elements lend themselves to this “old-timey” feel.

To keep vintage the centerpieces, we have mason jarred every combination of flower, in just the right place for that wildflower look. We have laced bouquets, candles, more mason jars, and everything in between to give that romantic flair. Our newest task is a very cool idea with burlap, which we have wrapped bouquets in in the hundreds. Now we get to make the bouquet from burlap and lace flowers, in a repurposed wedding – all things with former lives

Imagine these with the pine cone boutonnieres the bride found ! Now that is a unique idea, and one I’m sure Martha Stewart came up with years ago : ) We are just excited to get to try new things that look old!

What vintage ideas have you seen for your wedding? I love to hear inspirations behing the ideas! Feel free to share!

This week at The Lily Pad

2012-05-01T21:15:43Z

We are very excited to be partnering with Cooper Spa at Craig Ranch for their reception room…..weekly flowers to brighten an already happy trip to the spa. I love delivering these flowers – such a calming place!
And yellow was the color of the week for weddings – it’s Spring, so what says Spring more than yellow? Here are some of the beauties that went out our door this week:

The Grand Hotel and Ballroom

2012-04-23T00:24:01Z

This weekend we got to stay local – 4 weddings, all in McKinney.
One of my favorite rooms in downtown is The Grand Ballroom.
We got to visit there today
And what a gorgeous bouquet and centerpiece ensemble the bride chose – green and white, garden-feel bouquets with tons of fragrant freesia!

Chandler’s Garden is in Celina, but it felt close enough to call “in-town”. What a great job David did with the HUGE pergola out there –
This bride chose the classic all white peony bouquet. You just can’t beat the romance of the peony.

When it works, it works

2012-04-21T23:56:34Z

Even without a swatch, the purple dresses were a perfect match for the purple lisianthus in the bride’s maids bouquets. And the bride’s idea to add brighter red and corals make the bouquets a beautiful accent to some very happy girls!
Match a bright boutonniere and some pretty arch florals and this wedding at Hickory Street Annex was a success!

This week at The Lily Pad

2012-04-17T03:16:24Z

This week is really the beginning of the wedding season for The Lily Pad. We have been working steadily each weekend, but with 4 weddings and a Prom this weekend, we are in high gear for an 8 week run of multiple wedding weekends.
Celina High School gets us started with their Masquerade themed night in Addison. We have sparkles, lights, feather and masks and not a single flower in the room. Gotta be teenager-proof, if there is such a thing. And I think we got it. Can’t wait to see the whole night come together. This is a dress rehearsal with no lights – but we’ll certainly post the after party shots!

Formal, with fish

2012-04-15T21:47:42Z

Two weddings this weekend at the Bella Donna Chapel in McKinney. I got here early and had the opportunity to take pictures of the bouquet – such an amazing setting on an average day, but today’s stormy clouds add the most amazing backdrop.
Yesterday, our bride Brandi used the same location with an entirely different look. Her bouquet of brooches and the crazy sparkles at the reception with blue betas in the centerpieces created a new theme, Formal with fish….