COLONY FLORIST: Wednesday Weddings - A Perfect Harbor-side Wedding

Sometimes everything just works out perfectly. I think that these pictures are the best way to tell the story of a wonderful harbor side wedding. It’s seems easy enough — add beautiful weather, a spectacular venue, and a joyful celebration and you have the formula for a truly special day. For Grace and Anton it really did work out that way.

I must admit that for this couple everything they wanted was pretty straight forward. Both of them were extremely relaxed, calm and enthusiastic. Grace knew what she wanted and since she was so busy with work, she was determined to make her plans quickly and without a lot of fuss. They picked the colors that they liked. The blue, white and pale yellow seemed just right for summertime and the water setting. It was simple and elegant. After our initial meeting it was just a matter of fine tuning the details. Perhaps the most difficult decision she had to make was whether to have an aisle runner or not. I recommended not because the uneven surface of a terrace and her spiky heels just seemed too treacherous to me and she agreed.  

Grace arrived at the venue, dressed and ready to go, minutes before the ceremony began. She picked up her bouquet (I hope she had a sip of champagne) and started down the aisle. The day was perfect and the celebration went according to plan. I know I’ve said it before, but it is so true, the attitude of the bride sets the tone of the day - and from what I understand that is exactly what happened on this day and the vibe was all about happiness and fun.

For Colony, the floral arrangements were a pleasure to make – I had the freedom to choose the materials using the colors and style that Grace wanted. The designers had the fun of putting everything together in a way that they thought was most beautiful. I love giving the designers a concept, a color palette and a choice of flowers and let them do their thing. It's what they do best.

Designing flowers is not as easy as it appears and at Colony everyone has between 15 and 20 years of experience. For the casual observer or do-it-yourselfer one might think that designing is simple. But in fact, it isn’t. With an unlimited budget making an arrangement is not difficult, what makes the job of a designer challenging is creating something beautiful and staying within a budget. That is why the florists’ job is so important. Different designers can take the same budget and depending on the flowers they choose their designs will all be different. Talented designers make the ordinary extraordinary and in the end that is why you choose a florist who can interpret your ideas and make them a reality.

My advice in choosing how you want to express yourself with flowers at your wedding is to try and fall in love with a concept or a “look.” If you avoid selecting something very specific, a talented florist will be able to create something that looks and feels like what you want so that you will not be disappointed. And, that is whole other topic for discussion.