The Lily Pad Flowershop Blog http://www.thelilypadflowershop.com/blog Floral Arrangement for any occasion! Thu, 03 May 2012 22:06:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Vintage, by any other name… http://www.thelilypadflowershop.com/blog/?p=458 http://www.thelilypadflowershop.com/blog/?p=458#comments Thu, 03 May 2012 22:06:34 +0000 kirsten http://www.thelilypadflowershop.com/blog/?p=458 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!

]]> http://www.thelilypadflowershop.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=458 0 This week at The Lily Pad http://www.thelilypadflowershop.com/blog/?p=456 http://www.thelilypadflowershop.com/blog/?p=456#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 21:15:43 +0000 kirsten http://www.thelilypadflowershop.com/blog/?p=456 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:

]]> http://www.thelilypadflowershop.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=456 0 The Grand Hotel and Ballroom http://www.thelilypadflowershop.com/blog/?p=449 http://www.thelilypadflowershop.com/blog/?p=449#comments Mon, 23 Apr 2012 00:24:00 +0000 kirsten http://www.thelilypadflowershop.com/blog/?p=449 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.

]]> http://www.thelilypadflowershop.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=449 0 When it works, it works http://www.thelilypadflowershop.com/blog/?p=443 http://www.thelilypadflowershop.com/blog/?p=443#comments Sat, 21 Apr 2012 23:56:33 +0000 kirsten http://www.thelilypadflowershop.com/blog/?p=443 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!

]]> http://www.thelilypadflowershop.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=443 0 This week at The Lily Pad http://www.thelilypadflowershop.com/blog/?p=439 http://www.thelilypadflowershop.com/blog/?p=439#comments Tue, 17 Apr 2012 03:16:24 +0000 kirsten http://www.thelilypadflowershop.com/blog/?p=439 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!

]]> http://www.thelilypadflowershop.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=439 0 Formal, with fish http://www.thelilypadflowershop.com/blog/?p=436 http://www.thelilypadflowershop.com/blog/?p=436#comments Sun, 15 Apr 2012 21:47:42 +0000 kirsten http://www.thelilypadflowershop.com/blog/?p=436
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….

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]]> http://www.thelilypadflowershop.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=406 0 Some of our favorite Summer bouquets http://www.thelilypadflowershop.com/blog/?p=383 http://www.thelilypadflowershop.com/blog/?p=383#comments Tue, 27 Sep 2011 15:09:25 +0000 kirsten http://www.thelilypadflowershop.com/blog/?p=383

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