Congratulations Charity Clark and Nathan Shepherd!

Charity and Nathan were married Saturday, September 24, at New Canton Plantation in Church Hill, Tennessee.   The bride's dress was by Watters and had a very interesting flower at the back waist.  She wore a pair of gardenias in her hair, which lent a subtle scent whenever she passed.  The bridesmaids wore navy dresses with halter tops and ruffles extending around the neck, and dipping low in back.  The groomsmen wore oatmeal-colored suits.  The groom's boutonniere was a red cockscomb, white hydrangea, and peach hypericum berries.

The bride chose wildflowers, and what an assortment of flowers were available!  There were zinnias, dahlias, goldenrod, hydrangea, lilies, lisianthus, cosmos, black-eyed Susans, and red and yellow cockscomb.  The flowers, which I arranged, primarily came from Aunt Willie's Wildflowers.  The bride requested flower spheres, and I made balls completely covered in wildflowers which hung from the top of the tent.  I also made two flower wreaths to adorn the impressive front doors at the mansion.  The flower girl, the couple's daughter Averie, stopped to smell one of the flowers hanging from shepherd's hooks along the aisle.  The photographer, Rachel Hayes, caught that special moment.

This was the first opportunity I had to work with this venue, and the experience was great. They were very helpful in every respect.

I meant to take more pictures, but I was just too busy.  I was also directing the wedding and placing flowers on the cake.  Yikes!  Maybe you can check out Rachel Hayes's site for more a little later.  My photography skills are about as good as my basket weaving skills...

Gator Chop!

Living here in Tennessee, with Steve Spurrier, our native son coaching for Florida for years, a lot of animosity was created among UT football fans toward Florida.  This probably was the reason I had never experienced the Gator Chop.

Sunday, September 4, I had the opportunity to direct a wedding for Savanna Trent and Brian Greer.  This was a beautiful wedding at Allandale Mansion.  The flowers were white and yellow daisies and sunflowers.  The wedding was followed by a tea.  The cake was not stacked, but presented as several separate cakes, all especially tasty.

The bride was so excited from the moment she arrived until she left saying a special goodbye to every person in the exit line.  In the room where the girls were hanging out and getting dressed, a picture was taken of all the girls with their arms wide and far apart, then closed, mimicking the chop of an alligator.  It’s fun to see the excitement of any college group.

The best man was in full dress uniform, a reminder that our freedom is not free.  His lovely wife, who is several months pregnant, attended with their very young, affectionate daughter.

Some of the guests were surprised that we had mosquitoes, but said they were so tiny, you couldn’t even see them.  I guess we have something to be thankful for.  If our mosquitoes were larger, they might take bigger bites.

Gaige Gillespie - So Handsome

I was very excited about making this banner, after seeing it on the Martha Stewart website, and thankfully Stacie Hughes Gillespie went along with my enthusiasm.  Sometimes young children don't perform well at weddings, but they are young, and you can't expect them to act on command.  However, Gaige was a perfect ring bearer (banner carrier).  After the wedding, he came up to me and said, "I did it", and put his hand up to give me five.  He was a doll, as you can see in this photo by Overbay Photography.

Congratulations Josh and Stacie

Josh and Stacie were married on June 25, but due to Josh's new position with American Eagle, he had to leave the day after the wedding for training in Dallas.

Now, they are finally on their honeymoon, both have excellent jobs, and what more could anyone ask for?

See additional photos on the Overbay Photography website:
http://www.overbayphotography.net/Slideshows/HughesGillespieWedding/

No Wedding, No Problem!

On June 11, I didn't have a wedding, but I still had the opportunity to provide flowers for my church, First Broad Street Methodist.  This is a good example of what you could have with the beautiful flowers grown here locally at Aunt Willie's Wildflowers.  If you give me a budget, I can work with you to have something truly remarkable.

Remember, all flowers are beautiful.  If you have a color scheme in mind, we can work with that to give you what you want without costing a huge amount.  Of course, if you want specific flowers, we can do that, too.

Congratulations Rhonda and Ben Gibbs!

I was so proud and grateful to have been chosen to provide the flowers and direct the wedding for Rhonda (Johnson) and Ben Gibbs on June 25 at KayCliff Center.  I also had the opportunity to work with Sophisticated Strings again, a very accomplished string trio.  Hope you enjoy seeing the lilies and larkspur.  Their photos from the official photographer won't be ready for another couple of weeks.

I regret that I didn't get a picture of the cake by Debbie Taylor.  I'll try to get a picture of that and the bridal bouquet to show you.  The bouquet was calla lilies and larkspur, along with kangaroo's paws.  While this sounds like an unusual combination, it was stunning.

Congratulations Chris and Beth

True2Life Photography

Beth Newland and Chris Jennings were married Saturday, June 18 at The Garden Retreat in Green Mountain, North Carolina.  I was excited and proud to have provided the flowers for their wedding.  The peonies were magnificent, a testament to Bridgewater Gardens.  See more photos soon at True2Life Photography's website.

True2Life Photography

True2Life Photography

True2Life Photography