It was so nice to hear from Anna and Chris who were married last year at the University of Michigan Union.  Chris asked for flowers reminiscent of Anna's bouquet for their first anniversary in May - what a guy!  And they sent me these gorgeous images from their wedding by Lennon Photo.  Thank you Anna and Chris, and congratulations on your first anniversary!  

The bride's bouquet featured coral charm and white peonies, fuchsia and lavender freesia, peach juliet garden roses, and blue nigella, white the bridesmaids flowers featured coral charm peonies and peach parrot tulips.

Centerpieces for the University of Michigan Union Ballroom included coral charm peonies bursting open along with sweet-smelling local lilac.

The wedding ceremony was in the gorgeous Pendleton Room at the University of Michigan Union, and Anna walked down an aisle lined with white petals - she was just radiant!

One of my very first weddings this year - with beautiful images captured by Colleen Schmidt Photography. (and I nominate Colleen's preview for the best first dance images ever!) It was such a pleasure designing for Katie and Chad with this joyful spring color palate, so perfect on a beautiful day at Waldenwoods.

The bride and bridesmaids bouquets featured white peonies, pink romantic antike garden roses, yellow ranunculus, succulents, white matthiola, and peach juliet garden roses.

The groomsmen boutonnieres were simple, elegant succulents, while Chad's groom boutonniere also included white ranunculus bud accents.

It's so wonderful designing in early spring when so many flowers look their best!  These ranunculus and Juliet garden roses were spectacular!

This set up at Cottonwood Barn was so gorgeous and so much fun!  Such a beautiful venue, and bride Christine had incredible vision adding gorgeous details everywhere.  Such a joy to be a part of it, and so looking forward to the pro photos by Lamarand Style Photography which will be so much better than my snaps here! The tables featured moss table runners for a natural touch, and several different centerpiece designs with a rustic and elegant mix of vases - mercury glass, whitewashed wood, and milk glass.  The flowers included rich green textures - succulents, queen anne's lace, tree ivy, umbrella fern, and ruscus foliages, as well as white and pale peach blooms - hydrangea, ranunculus, carnations, green trick dianthus, larkspur and peach juliet garden roses, as well as curly willow branches.

Love this image from the awesome Melanie Reyes - her work is so incredible, and she's a wonderful teacher, too!  I took a photography class from her and it was fun and so helpful, and now I enjoy practicing and improving my own photos of my work.  Of course, getting the pro images from her is still so much better ... I loved how these bouquets in bright orange, red and yellow turned out - a great pop of color with the navy blue bridesmaids dresses and accents.  The bouquets featured cherry brandy roses, orange lilies, orange freesia, mango calla lilies, and red tulips.

Just a few quick photos of this weekend's highlights preparing for a beautiful blush pink and white wedding at the gorgeous Colony Club in Detroit... I found a new friend - the garden rose 'Kiera'!  Love this perfect pale blush pink color and ruffled edges!

And here's a quick snap from my phone of the bride's bouquet of white peonies and pale pink astilbe - love these peonies!

Happy Monday everyone!  This week's subscription flowers are a bright mix!   Cherry brandy roses, orange lilies, red and yellow freesia, red tulips, and mango calla lilies - sure to brighten up this rainy day, I hope you enjoy!  We have more information on Red Poppy Subscriptions here.

I hope you all enjoyed beautiful spring weather this past Easter weekend.  We celebrated with some very spring-y flower arrangements - like this one with , and a lone white peony.  Hooray for spring!  

First wedding of 2014!  So excited for spring, so excited to be back in the studio creating wedding bouquets!  These pieces are for a beautiful spring wedding at Waldenwoods, which will be beautiful by the lake in the sun! I'm often asked what to do for mothers and grandmothers if you don't want a wrist corsage because it can get crushed, or you don't want to worry about a pin-on corsage leaving holes in delicate fabrics.  I love the idea of a petite nosegay for the mothers and grandmothers, like this one - a little something lovely for mom!

The bridesmaids bouquets included  peach juliet garden roses, blush pink romantic antike roses, yellow ranunculus, succulents, and white mathiola.

And these beautiful cherry blossom arrangements - 2 of them on either side of the mantle at Waldenwoods.

Red Poppy is now offering a floral subscription service, delivering flowers to your home or office in Ann Arbor, once or twice per month.   Each delivery is designed with unique and seasonal elements, with the same attention to design and detail as Red Poppy's wedding and special event flowers.  Contact us if you'd like more information - flower subscriptions are a great gift for the flower lover!  

This week's delivery included blue delphinium, creamy peach trust roses, lavender mums, berzilla berries and magenta thistle.

Still enjoying these spring blooms that we designed in a Bloom Florist Collective floral design class a week ago!  I really need the reminder of spring as it's pouring down snow outside my window - boo!  For this class, we used a cheerful and elegant mix of peach juliet garden roses, burgundy snapdragons, yellow tulips, daffodils, and freesia, solidago and pieris japonica.  We have more classes scheduled so you can get your spring on!  www.bloomclass.com