Real Life Bride with Flavor: Meet the Brown-Synder Family!

Todays featured couple Meegan & Johnny, are again another example of the great tool that ETSY.com can be for wedding vendors & couples who want something unique for their nuptials. Meegan contacted me about flowers that would reflect her wedding style- nothing fussy, relaxed but sophisticated. So with that I created the bridal flowers for the bride & groom ( including the brides hair flower), along with the wedding party & parents. I think she pulled it off well --Here's how you can too!

Bride & Groom Names: Meegan Brown & Johnny Snyder

Location & date of wedding: Newtown PA. May 1st 2010

Describe your WedStyle : Casual, relaxed and very low key!

My favorite moment: Oh which one... Getting out of the car and seeing my hubby to be waiting for me…the kiss.. our first dance.. too many!!!

Wedding advice to brides: Take in all the advice given but only you can choose which you want to take and which you do not care for! Its your day!! (and his) Don't be afraid to say no!!

Best part of being Married: Again so many!!! Being a Mrs., knowing I have the rest of my life with my husband, always having my best friend to talk to, Just hearing him call me wife :)

Real Life Bride with Flavor : Meet The Beran- Steach Family

What I love most about my business, is that sometimes I meet brides who can & do think outside of the white dress! lol. Ms. Angela was the type of client I love working with --she basically gave me creative license to create something beautiful for her wedding. She found me on Etsy.com, and orginally wanted the ivory & white bouquet I have listed. But after I saw her custom-made dress by the popular indie wedding dress designer Wai Ching, I knew I had to step up her bouquet a notch. I mean seriously! So we chatted a little, and we came up with the idea of using handpainted calla lilies in her bouquet! I ended up painting each calla lily to match the bottom hem of her dress, so her bouquet & Joes boutineere would have a pop of color. The bridemaids had simple, but elegant callas with two rosebuds. Note the convertible dress that her bridesmaids can wear in multiple ways -for use after the wedding! LOVE IT! All in all, I created the flowers for the bride & groom, the entire wedding party & the parents- it was loads of fun! Here's a few pics from Angela & Joes wedding -hope you enjoy!

Bride & Groom Names:
Joseph Beran & Angela Steach

Location & date of wedding:
Omni Austin Hotel-Downtown
Austin, Texas
Saturday, October 16, 2010

Describe your WedStyle :
Simple, but classy. A blend of vintage and modern vibes.

My favorite moment:
Saying hi and talking with everyone during the cocktail hour and during the reception. But I really liked our first dance, cause it felt like the only private moment with Joe to say silly jokes until that night after all the activities were over.

Wedding advice to Brides 2 Be:
Breathe, breathe, breathe. Try your hardest to get some rest and sleep. If you don't want to see each other before the bride walks down the aisle, plan out pictures accordingly. Something will go wrong and not according to plan. Try your best to roll with the punches and think on your feet.

Best part of being married:
My best friend and I are officially a family! It doesn't feel much different then before, but it does feel special. Be happy!

A Seattle/Texas bride with Vision...

You know I love Etsy.com , because I get to meet some very creative brides with vision who are so trusting to have a complete stranger to create something for their wedding day! Etsy.com has been a God-send for a lot of artisans all over the globe- so thanks to them as well :-)

To close off my wedding season for 2010, I was fortunate to have the opportunity to create the flowers for a lovely bride named Angela. I can honestly say I so anxious to see her wedding pics. She is going to have a FABULOUSLY creative wedding - from her unique Wai-Ching wedding dress, to the handpainted bridal bouquet I created for her. In all, I created 11 bouquets, 5 corsages and 14 bouts for the men.

Here are some pics I sent her of her products before they were shipped to the Lone Star State. I really enjoyed making these for her, and I hope to do more bouquets similiar to these in the near future.

Win a Custom Cake Topper !

Hey Brides to Be- Here's your chance to win a custom wedding cake topper courtesy of dress designer extraordinaire Cassandra Bromfield and The Enchanted Cupboard!

For ALL the details, check out her blog at:

http://cassandrabromfieldbridalblog.blogspot.com/2010/03/your-top-couple.html

Wedding Fly by KFleye

There's Fly and then there's KFleye! Thanks to Facebook, I've been able to keep up with the Fleye girl herself, Ms Kelley Moseley from Kfleye Jewelry & Accessories. Kelley creates gorgeous, handcrafted limited edition jewelry that is truly unique. Her line includes geometric cuffs, shoulder duster earring and loc & hair ornaments just to name a few. I can't remember how I came across her work, but I can say she has been someone I have admired from afar for their style & sisterpuerner skills.

But this week, I'm loooking through her pics on her fanpage and I was floored- I mean literally I had goosebumps! She created a wedding veil for a bride from BRASS WIRE! Okkkkkkkkk.....(diva voice). My heart swooned seriously. She also created a bird cage where the veil was suspended inside! Its that not the bomb?! I think i've already know what Im using when i renew my vows in 7 years lol. Here's the pics below. For more information on Kfleye you can visit her at www.kfleye.com or you can watch her tomorrow on Heart & Soul at 6PM on Channel 7 (ABC)!

My bride from Philly...

Just wanted to share what I've been up to - I just finished creating some fabu flowers for my bride from Philly. She is wearing a hot silver dress with black meshing on top- so the white & silver flowers will complement her dress and her red hair! I crafted her bouquet, hair flower and the grooms bout from the calla lilies/roses & the bridesmaid & groosman flowers were made from the wooden rosebuds. We'll have to wait a while to see her professional pics but I'll keep you posted ;-)

And another fabulous blog to read!

Hey peeps- how are you? I'm pretty busy right now getting ready for the Matteson, Il Bridal Expo on Sunday (your coming by right? Details are below.) I'm excited because my table will be swathed in ivory gold and white- a tablescape fit for a queen! I'll be sure to post pics soon.

On another note, I have to tell you about a new blog I found, that is FABU-LOUS!! Yes- that's how you spell that word when its extra special! Today, I came across The African Bride blog http://niaonline.org/bride - and was blown away by the fashion and of course the ideas that you can incorporate in your wedding without them being so cliche. Besides the traditional jumping the broom ritual, hubby & I also included the Yoruba Tasting ceremony but
I soo wish I had known about this site because I would have certainly tweaked a few things to incorporate more of my ancestry in the celebration.

This blog has everything from recipes, fashion, decor, and of course photos of real weddings! You really should take a peek at this site- you'll be pleased you did!!

Real Wedding: The Smith Family

Happy Sunday Everyone!

I want to share the pics from one of my clients wedding. Say hello to the Smith Family.....yes they are a beautiful couple and I love their style! Their wedding was held in beautiful Aruba this past summer. They were truly wonderful to work with and I had so much fun creating the brides seashell covered bouquet and broom....Hope you enjoy the pics & interview !


Bride & Groom Names:
Jasmine McGuire and Piarget Smith

Location & date of wedding:
Oranjestad, Aruba June 20, 2009

Describe your WedStyle :
Glam Destination wedding

My favorite moment:
Riding the boat over to the private island where the ceremony took place. We were so excited and nervous at the same time

Wedding advice to Brides 2 Be:
Don't be afraid to ask for help! Bargain shop and borrow accessories. Start working out early!

Best part of being married: Our family is now complete (we have a 18 month old daughter) and it feels like a new relationship that we can begin to grow in a whole different way than when we were dating.

My Last Wedding of 2008

Can you believe this year is come to a close already? It seems like I was just celebrating 2008, the year of new beginnings.

I have lots to celebrate this year: the launch of my website, (www.chocolatebrooomsandbouquets.com) my online shop (chocolatebandb.etsy.com) and I recently had my first online purchase from a international client.

Here's some pictures of the items I created for her wedding on the 21st!. Congrats again to Ms. Alba!

My shop on Etsy!

You've been asking and now its here... my own online shop!!! Come check me out!!