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Bergerons provides Macy’s Bouquet of the Day

April 20th

Close-up of composite protea. Made from over three protea disassembled and redesigned as one bloom.

Bergerons was asked to provide the “Bouquet of the Day” for Macy’s for the Centennial Celebration of the Cherry Blossom Festival here in Washington, DC. The Metro Center Macy’s store is their flagship store for the Eastern Central states and Bergerons had the awesome opportunity to provide some beautiful arrangements over the past two weeks.

Andi (the Visual Director of the Metro Center Macy’s) and his design team designed a fantastic display throughout the store including live Cherry Blossom trees!

Essentially, the Bouquet of the Day at Macy’s was to provide two separate creative bouquets changed out every three days over the course of two weeks. Heather and I got up at the crack of dawn every three days and went into DC to change-out the design before store opening. It was fun and we had a great time!

Assorted glimpses of the first week's bouquets. We had three different renditions.

The second week's design!

Close-up of second week's design.

One of the designs in the home section.

Which are your favorites?

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Workhouse Arts Center in Lorton Set to Open New Events Center

April 16th

Wow! That was the first word out of my mouth when I got an opportunity to see what the Workhouse Arts Center in Lorton, VA was working on. Set to open in 2012, Northern Virginia is in for a fantastic new venue for their Events Center. You can see the overview of the Workhouse Arts map here.

The words are lost when trying to describe what this new area will be like. The Workhouse has taken what used to be the Lorton prison’s cafeteria and transformed it into a gorgeous venue that will seat 500+ people. Exposed brick, windows to let in natural light and beams along the roof make this a to-die-for setting for weddings, corporate events, galas, etc.

We had the opportunity to do a mock set-up with R&R Catering in February so that the public to get a glimpse of what the possibilities are. The entire floor plan wasn’t finished, but they allowed a few tours to the venue to see what is in store!

We were able to provide some designs for the beautiful table settings R&R put together. A match made in heaven! Check out what both Bergerons and R&R Catering came up with. I’d love to have your feedback.

Perfect submerged orchids with wire accented this beautiful black and white setting with turquoise accents.

This double pilsner vase has a fabric base spilling over with hydrangea and calla lilies.

The top view of the this luxurious lime and purple table gives a great view and gives you an idea of the natural light that comes into the space.

And, I love the look of the pussy willow branches here accented with hanging votives for a dramatic effect.

Of course, we wouldn’t have these awesome photos without the help of Kristi Odom Photography! Thanks, Kristi, for taking the time to snap these fab photos. Her talent is unmistakable.

And a huge THANK YOU to R&R Catering for asking us to participate in the event as well.

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Bouquets in Sky Blue and Sapphire Tones

April 12th

Some of the bouquets with blue flowers have been steadily popular. I have personal favorites, so I thought that I would share a few today.

This bridesmaids bouquet is a classic with white roses and pale blue delphinium. Photo by Rodney Bailey Photography.

Vivid blue anemones with fresh cotton, fragrant pale blue hyacinth and grape muscari make this bouquet sing! I loved creating the combination, especially including the raw cotton bolls in their natural form!

Another bouquet created with the majority of the these beauties….anemones with accents of white feathers. Perfection. Photo by Michelle Lindsay.

Bridesmaids bouquets designed in two different floral clusters. One has pale blue hydrangea and thistle with feathery white astilbe. The other, clustered blue delphinium accented with dusty miller. Both are accented on the handle with bullion wire. Photo by Michelle Lindsay.

This petite beauty is created with softly scented paperwhites with grape muscari. These blooms are in the height of their season in the winter months through April. Photo by Softbox Media Photography.

What are your favorites? I’d love to know…

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Bridal Fun Day at Harbour View, part two

April 9th

Setting up the a mock ceremony site for Harbour View’s Bridal Fun Day was an exciting opportunity. We wanted to give perspective brides and grooms passing through that day a taste of the beauty that they could enjoy on their wedding day!

We choose a deep turquoise fabric to cover the supplied arch at the harbor.

One of the best advantages of the ceremony site is the feel of the outdoors with a covering from the elements! Experience the breeze that comes through the space while sitting under the covered area.

We wanted to showcase one of the best new finds….enter….Original Runner! Bergerons is a vendor for them in the Washington DC area, so check-out the fun you can have by picking out a gorgeous aisle runner here. Call us and we will get it for you. You can choose the length and color you would like. Want to showcase your new monogram at the ceremony? They can even design a aisle runner just for you!

Need a great way to highlight the aisle without using flowers? We love using cylinder vases filled with tinted water and floating candles. Just a little candlelight to add the romance to the ceremony.

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Bridal Fun Day at Harbour View, part one

March 26th

Recently, Bergerons had the opportunity to decorate the new room at Harbour View in Occoquan, VA. Harbour View has been known for its beautiful site that includes an open, yet covered ceremony area and a beautiful ballroom upstairs overlooking the harbor. They have a new room that they have added on to the site that is perfect for smaller events such as rehearsal dinners, and bridal or baby showers.

I wanted to show off the warm feeling of the room. Lisa and her crew had chosen a King Farm table to run down the middle of the room. So we decided to go with black and white accented with yellow. I love the addition of yellow to make the contemporary feel of black and white pop! We still wanted to keep a sophisticated feel, but add a splash chic to the table.

The table linens we picked were black bengaline linen and a white runner down the center of the table. Black napkins were added to the water glasses using deep purple chargers to accentuate the place settings.

My favorite design out of all of them was this mix of white tulips surrounded by a fluffy accent of mimosa acacia designed in a black ceramic urn. Beautiful!

Okay, I love anemones too, so here’s another favorite!

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