La Petite Fleur Blog

There is something about a winter wedding that makes me melt every time. It makes me think of hot cocoa, sparkling snow, and candlelight. This wedding was so wonderful to be a part of. We utilized many of the bride’s own elements, such as the birch rounds, and the decorative lanterns. Looking at these photo’s makes me wonder why more people do not opt for a winter betrothal–they are so romantic and magical! Enjoy this snow and nature inspired event!

How did you ring in the new year? I love NYE weddings–nothing like ringing in the new year right with all of those that are close to you. There were so many cute details integrated into this wedding; a whimsical 2012 photo booth, a collection of milk glass provided by the bride, personalized coasters, among many more wonderful things–including great florals, by us!

There are so many drop-dead fantastic venues in Minnesota but this one tears at my heart strings every time I step foot into this building. The James J. Hill Library is built in the Italian Renaissance style and was one of the last desires of Mr. Hill himself. The giant columns, made of Kettle River sandstone, add a masculine touch to the Great Reading Room–which I LOVE to pieces!!!!! If you are looking for a historically romantic venue–J.J Hill is where it’s at folks.

Said, Kettle River sandstone columns frame this room perfectly–uplighting is always a great choice in the Library.

To mimic the columns, we utilized Manzanita Branches in this centerpiece along with white stone and moss. Accented by hanging votives filled with wedding blooms. I also love the book table numbers–cute!

Manzanita altar pieces framed the wedding party and altar.

The lovely head table–antique bottles added a historical touch to the table centerpieces. Mixing the clear and brown bottles tied in the colors of the books that framed the Great Room.

The head table–romantic candlelight, antique bottles filled with wedding blooms, accented by a horizontal Manzanita branch. Also note the gorgeous leather bound chairs…how comfortable would you be if you could sit in those all night long? Ok, ok…..I’m a little more than enamored with this venue…..love!

Lovely bridesmaids bouquets were placed on the head table as well, along with the antique bottles. I love tablescapes–talk about creating a massive impact with simple and classy designs. Oh, James. J. Hill, you are wonderful.

What happens when you take 50 flats of wheat grass and the Landmark Center and put them together? One amazing wedding!

This wedding was elegant, whimsical, earthy, and above all–detailed. I think I see something new every time I look through this album and I love it! Take note of all the details and you will love it too!

Sometimes, when our clients are teeter-tottering between our wedding Tear-Down option we will bring this wedding up as an example. Just take a look at the amount of glassware used in this event–filled with water, mind you. In some eyes (mine), a tear down like this could be one of the best workouts one can have. When 3am finally rolled around and the cars were loaded down with the remainder of this product, two very tired ladies (us) headed back to the studio only to have to unload and clean every inch. Ahhhhh memories!

All joking aside, we absolutely love our job and would change nothing about it. And when the end product looks like this–why would you?! Enjoy!

Wufta! What an amazing year 2011 has been for La Petite Fleur Artistic Floral Design! We have had an amazing year, full of wonderful clients and amazing flowers. We cannot express the joy we feel each and every day we walk into the studio and get to work with beautiful product. Hopefully your year has been just as wonderful and full of amazing memories of family, friends, and of course flowers!

We would like to thank all of you for your support throughout 2011 and wish you many cheers from all of us at La Petite for a wonderful 2012!!

Thank you 2011 for all of the wonderful blessings–and HELLOOOOOO 2012–we are eager to begin designing for this year’s festivities!

Many thanks to all of you!

XOXO Carra and Jessica

We are so happy that we were asked to be guest bloggers for the wonderful Midwest wedding blog “A Northwoods Wedding”

Check out our guest post at this wedding infused site at www.anorthwoodswedding.com where we talk about the six top elements we love working into our fabulous weddings. While your there, browse the previous five days of Christmas and keep a lookout for the remaining day posts–we love this blog!

Thank you again to A Northwoods Wedding for asking us to be a part of your holiday special!

Much Love!

Jessica&Carra

Beautiful

B-Berries! Fresh and nummy, and ready for savoring by the lucky guests

E-Elegant…just look at the bridal bouquet–light pink roses laced with shimmer, surrounded by a collar of black feathers–SWOON!

A-Amazing venue; The Outing Lodge at Pine Point, in Stillwater, MN…rustic and classy.

U-Unique. The bridesmaid’s bouquets were created in a Biedermeier design, meaning different types of flowers arranged in concentric rings, with one flower type or color in each layer.

T-Tightly woven bird’s nest centerpieces accented some of the guest’s tables.

I-Important. Notice the remembrance bouquet–the groom’s grandfather was a fireman, we created a unique flame themed bouquet inside of one of his boots–this arrangement sat in his place during their ceremony; such a special act of love.

F-Feathers. Black feathers created a spark of fun in this wedding, accenting the bridal bouquet and the groom’s boutonniere.

U-Up! Up and away–a classy arch design that wrapped misty sheer up and around the pre-standing arch, accented with a large focal arrangement in the wedding theme and colors.

L-Love. (as in we do, they do, and you will too!)

Purple is definitely the color of the year–paired with a wonderful sage green, it’s easy to see the reason. It is a wonderfully rich color that pairs well with almost any other color. We had so much fun designing these blooms and love the overall effect of the finished product.

We also were able to utilize the family’s amber colored urn vases along with stylish gold chargers on some of the centerpieces and all came together at the wonderful Mendakota Country Club.

We love the use of deep sages and plums along with hanging crystals and ribbon. We also loved the place card table design, utilizing carnation petals to create bold color lines throughout the mini boxes filled with treats. Take note of the handle treatment on the bridal bouquet as well–we were able to incorporate a necklace from the bride’s grandmother that was a stunning and classy addition to her bouquet!

And there you have it–we love and now you can love! Enjoy!

Whimsy, glitter, butterflies, polka-dots, wine, chalk, wooden boxes, architectural designs and painted branches. I’m not sure we could have tucked in one more element into this one folks (ok, let’s be honest…we can always add more!). Khristine and Zac was an amazingly fun couple–you know….the kind you’re pretty sure you could wind up in jail with given the proper opportunity…..

We loved every meeting with this couple, as they came equipped with a fun energy and always another element they wanted to add into their day. In the end, we came up with a lively and whimsical day that was a perfect fit for the raw, upstairs banquet room at Spill The Wine in downtown Minneapolis. The bride and groom provided their own white and pink glass vessels, as well as the chalk-board table numbers, wooden boxes, and glittered/ribboned votive holders that the bride created herself. Wowza! (seriously, even as I look over their order form today, it is speckled with purple paint and glitter!)

We loved every element included in this day and to this day enjoy looking through the photo’s, as we seem to find something new in each one every time we look–and yes, we still regret not relocating a couple cupcakes to our faces during setup (winkidty, wink).

What a lovely, lovely couple! We had a blast working with this couple and their family to create this wonderful wedding. With the ceremony at the lovely St. Thomas Chapel and the reception at Element’s Cafe at the Minnesota Science Museum of Minnesota, there is no doubt that this fun loving couple created a day to be remembered.

Unique, fall themed bridesmaids bouquets, a slightly more classic bridal bouquet and variations in centerpiece design gave this wedding the floral, eye-candy we love to see at weddings, and even better–what we love to create!

Utilizing the bride’s lanterns and a few of our wonderful rental pieces the cafe was transformed into an elegant oasis that was crazy welcoming and fun for guests. We know you will enjoy this day as much as we did!

Oh! And of course, a special shout-out to Ms. Anna from Studio 220 for the lovely professional shots–thank you! Thank you! www.studio220weddings.com