What are the best flowers that Brides will find for the Fall Season?

Fall is a beautiful time of year, blooming with darling dahlias, hydrangeas, zinnias, lavenders, crocosmia, garden roses and sunflowers in vibrant colors.   Fall is particularly peak season for dahlias and hydrangeas so it’s great to take advantage of the different choices of colors and varieties offered.  It’s best to find flowers that thrive in the season you are getting married in because the prices are the best at that time of year.   However, you do not have to limit yourself to the flowers that grow in that season specifically.  For example, some people think peonies and tulips are not available in the Fall and only available for Spring, but that’s actually not true.  From November to January, we receive beautiful imported peonies from  New Zealand and Israel.  Imported and greenhouse tulips are available at that time as well.

What are some of the color trends that are popular with current Fall Brides?

Brides like to use colors that match the season and context.  For Fall, we always see a lot of orange, yellow, chocolate brown, burgundy and earth tones for Floral Color Choices.  Amongst those colors, orange is always a bit hit for Fall.  If you are someone who prefers monochromatic hues, orange, yellow and red make for a very nice color combination.  If you are someone who likes strong contrast in colors, complementary colors such as orange & purple may be your best choice.  If you like vibrant shades, oranges & magenta are colors to consider.

What is the current color trend for Fall 2010?

In general, orange and hints of brown are popular color choices for Fall.  However this year, Black & White is making a huge comeback!  This combination is modern, classy, sleek and fun.  Best of all, it’s versatile so you can express yourself however you want to.

What do you recommend for Brides who love the rustic/vintage theme?

For a rustic & vintage style, my first choice would be a garden rose bouquet.  There are so many color choices for Fall garden roses, and they are simply beautiful and extremely fragrant.  It is definitely the flower of choice for an Anthropologie,  “Shabby Chic”, vintage style.  Another personal favorite of mine in this motif would be a dahlia arrangement.  They are a popular Fall flower with feathery petals that are simply romantic, whimsical, and perfect for a rustic and vintage wedding.

What do you recommend for the Contemporary and Modern Bride?

For a classic & modern style, I recommend mini calla lilies & cymbidium orchids.  These simple and clean flowers create a very nice contrast when combined together, but can also be very elegant by themselves.  They are not specifically Fall flowers and can be available throughout the entire year.

Many thanks to Laura and the team at Poppy’s Petalworks for sharing with us such beautiful trends for Fall Flowers, Design and Arrangements, you can see more of Laura’s work on her website.  If you have any floral questions, please email us and Poppy’s Petalworks will be back to answer them!

The wedding took place at the prestigious Conrad Hotel at the Infinity Chapel.  This Chapel was incredible as it was all glass surrounded by a water with a walkway leading up to the chapel, with the ocean as its background.  There were live, Balinese singers that sang as the Bride and Groom walked in and the maximum capacity of 60 made the ceremony all the more intimate and beautiful.

As the ceremony concluded, all the guests lined the walkway on the water to shower the Bride and Groom with rose petals.  What a wonderful and surreal way to be greeted and congratulated by guests!

After the ceremony, all the guests were shuttled to another private hotel and again, the banquet room was an all glass room sitting afloat shallow water with tiki torches lining the wooden walkways.  Ivory pomanders hung from the ceiling and exotic, local ivory and lime green flowers accentuated the tables.

Guests were pampered with a luxurious five course meal followed by a grueling roast of the Bride and Groom.  All guests had a wonderful time at the reception, including yours truly (bottom right corner in a lime green dress) and the Bride and Groom truly gave all of us and especially themselves, a celebration that will be forever remembered.

Congratulations again to Jack and Maggie, many thanks for inviting all of us to the beautiful island of Bali to enjoy such a wonderful and special wedding celebration!

Details of vintage tea cups and traditional garden tea motifs of moss and birdcages ran throughout the wedding.  Set against the beauty of the solemn desert, their wedding was divine!

This bouquet of soft pastels is lovely, love the heirloom touch of adding vintage brooches on the bouquet ribbons.

Couldn’t resist slipping in a picture of the bride’s gorgeous (and sparkling) Kate Spade Shoe!

The First Look captured by Jasmine Star.  It’s simply stunning.

This shot of the couple is gorgeous!  The soft pastel color palette matched the DC Ranch splendidly.

Is this not the epitome of rustic chic or what?  Love the birdcages, always have, and absolutely adore the little teacups!

Ok, did I mention how much I love the birdcage motif and teacups yet?  The bride and her mother designed all the decor and I love them!

These details are just too good.  Love the vintage, homespun feel…it makes me feel like I’m in England.

I never knew that moss could be so beautiful!  The moss covered chair was made by the bride, she’s beautiful and talented!  (Quite artsy too!)

Oh my, this tablescape is absolutely dreamy…

This is the best part of it all, a teacup cake topper!  The bride found this 100 year old teacup in a vintage store for $1, talk about great finds!

Today’s post predominantly featured the details of this amazing wedding, because let’s face it, details can really take your wedding and decor to a whole other level.  For more photos of the couple and festivities, please be sure to visit Jasmine Star’s Blog

All Photos belong to Jasmine Star Photography.