Showing posts with label floral. Show all posts
Showing posts with label floral. Show all posts

Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Bon Fleur: A Floral Seminar

Happy hump day and hello October! We are entering into our busy season of the year, and we couldn't be more excited for the upcoming projects and events we have on the calendar this fall. Our first event of the season is tomorrow at The Gardens of Bammel Lane Fall Open House. We hope you enjoyed our inspiration board from last week and are anxious to see our ideas brought to life tomorrow evening! If you haven't yet, RSVP at aoase@bammel.com. We hope to see you there!

Before September slips away from us, we'd like to reflect back to a special event we attended last month, the Bon Fleur Floral Seminar by Carol Cox of Something Special in Flowers. The event was geared towards brides and floral enthusiasts who wanted to learn more about how to pick the perfect blooms for your event, style, season and budget. It was very informative and Carol did an exceptional job sharing her knowledge and with the arrangements she prepared. We learned how to hydrate certain blooms properly, what certain floral names represented, and many more tips and tricks. Recollection Vintage Rentals was kind enough to host at their studio, providing the perfect eclectic atmosphere and Sarah McKenzie Photography captured the event beautifully! Enjoy!

Recollection's charming vintage bike out front to greet guests. We love how they recreated the invitation.

Beautiful, colorful blooms in Recollection's white milk glass vessel.

Tip: Peonies actually are pretty strong flowers and hold up in the summer despite how delicate they look




Recollection's schoolhouse chalkboard displaying the types of flowers and meanings.



Carol explaining the "earthy/organic" style - our favorite arrangement of the night. It had the most unusual flowers and foliage including scabious pods and a succulent, in a pottery style crackled pot.
Handmade booklets with floral tips by Recollection Vintage Rentals


 
French Macaroons by Petite Sweets

Carol is always on top of the latest floral trends.


Our very own, Natalie Dawley giving Carol a helping hand.





 

 
 







Friday, June 24, 2011

Something Old, Something Borrowed

Looking for that something old or something borrowed? Look no further. You can find both at Recollection Vintage Rentals, a new company offering a collection of vintage furniture, fixtures, accessories and antiques for weddings, photo shoots and special events!

Recollection was founded by Two Be Wed's own, Natalie Dawley and partners, Ashley Derrick and Patti DiPierri of Something Old, Something New. Together the ladies have combined their experience in the wedding industry and their love for antiques, to create the first antique rental company in Houston. Their collection consists of vintage couches and chairs, antique book collections, rustic vases, a wide variety of milk glass and much more! Aside from the one-of-a-kind traditional pieces, they offer modern servcies such as floral and decor styling. Modern furniture pieces such as ghost and chivari chairs are available as well.

The company is located among other wedding professionals such as Two Be Wed, Bella Bridesmaids and Spice Paper Design at 2611 Greenbriar St., Ste 1 Houston, TX 77098. Stop by to see their collection for yourself or view online!

Natalie Dawley and Aspen Rogers from Two Be Wed at the Recollection Vintage Rentals Debut!

See what others are saying about Recollection Vintage Rentals:
http://nyholt.com/blog/photos-for-a-cause-open-house-2/
http://www.stylemepretty.com/2011/06/16/rentals-by-recollection-vintage-christa-elyce-photography/
http://notesfromdionne.blogspot.com/2011/06/vintage-frills-flowers.html
http://preciousnuptials.com/blog/2011/06/01/vintage-wedding-rentals/