A crisp late September day, I received a call at the studio asking if we could help with a wedding that was going to be on October 15th last fall.  What two weeks? Well, I answered that I’d do my best to help. The wedding planner, who lived in Texas, was helping her good friend’s daughter with her wedding in Alexandria. The planner realized that it was going to be too difficult to prepare all of the floral decor herself and had been referred to us from a friend in the Northern Virginia area!

So after a busy weekend, Sunday night I took her concepts, colors, and ideas and produced a proposal to the planner and the family on Monday morning. A quick turnaround and by Tuesday morning the floral order was placed so that we would get the flowers in the following week in time to open and be perfect for the wedding day!

The week of the wedding, we managed to handle two other weddings along with Gayden and Mike’s wedding celebration! When the mother of the bride and the planner flew in on Thursday before the wedding, they came to the studio with Gayden so we could all meet for the first time! Gayden brought her grandmother’s tussie mussie for us to create the bridal bouquet nosegay and a family heirloom thimble for good luck to incorporate into her bouquet.

The church decor was simple and perfect for the historic Christ Church in Old Town Alexandria.

The Belle Haven Country Club provided a perfect backdrop for a night of celebration!

Most of all, I want to thank Eva Russo of Photo Lady Love for the fantastic photos! She captured the beauty of the day.

Congratulations Gayden and Mike! We felt honored to participate in their special day.