Sara and Andrew

From the minute I received the first email from Sara, I knew it was meant to be that we work together. I love the style of this wedding! Sara wanted deep jewel tones with eggplant and teal making a spotlight appearance. She's also a fragrance specialist, so I was sure to include some antique garden roses and Spanish lavender. There were also a few wild irises, fern shoots, peonies, poppy pods, billy balls, sea holly, coral bells, horse tail fern, sedum, peacock feathers and even some pops of purple kale. One of the direct quotes from Sara that I drew inspiration from was, "If people show up and see things looking too 'traditional,' they'll think they're at the wrong wedding." I love it! The wedding was at the McMinnamins Cornelius Pass Roadhouse Octagonal Barn in Hillsboro, Oregon. I always look forward to my McMinnamins weddings! Enjoy a few photos I snapped. More to come! Their photographer was amazing, and very quick to get me gorgeous photos. I just need to spend some time downloading them now so I can show you all. To be continued... ;)

Bridal bouquet with a glimpse at bridesmaid pretties.

Pretty bouquets all in a row!

Corsage

Corsages ;)

Grooms boutonniere! Garlic top, fern shoot, sea holly, green blueberries and a peacock feather hiding in the background. Fit the tall, handsome groom well, if I do say so myself.

Boutonniere. Sedum leaf, fern shoot, sea holly, wrapped in purple kale.

Yet another boutonniere

All of the different boutonniere styles represented.

Pretty bridesmaid bouquets in the shop.

My wedding!

Yesterday was my fifth wedding anniversary. First of all, I can't tell you how blessed I am to be married to such an amazing man. My mom always told me to make a list and check it twice. Well, I did, and he's it. :) Our wedding was so much fun. We had our ceremony in the Methodist Church in Canby, OR. We wanted to get married in a sanctuary, but also in our neck of the woods. So I set out to look for beautiful churches and this is what I found. We both fell in love with the huge stain glass windows, the amazing multi-dimensional ceiling, and the vintage pipe organ. Oh, it was so beautiful! Our reception was a few miles away at St. Josef's winery. Getting to have our reception at St. Josef's was a dream come true! I drove by it everyday and thought that there was no way it would be available or affordable. Well, it was both! Thanks entirely to my dad, whom just heard rumor of us wanting to have the reception at St. Josef's and offered before I even asked. Thank you mom and dad! Dream come true! I could go on and on about how beautiful our reception was. Here is a little peek at the book our photographers put together for us. Jaysun Speith from The Photographer's, is probably one of the most amazingly talented people I know. Thank you for visiting my blog. Follow the link below...

http://www.thephotographers.us/albums/gina_mitchv2/

Crystal and Mike

I was honored to be recommended to Crystal and Mike by Ashley of Stargazer Weddings. I would recommend Ashley and Melissa over and over and over again for anyone looking to hire a wedding coordinator. Which, I absolutely recommend. I wish I would have had at the very least, a day of coordinator myself. Thank you ladies for the referral to such a wonderful couple!

The main color of this wedding was 'spring' orange with pops of white and green. The ceremony was held at the Brooks Hill Historic Church off NW Skyline. I think the most perfect little wedding church I've ever been to! It is beautifully quaint and intimate. Gorgeous! The reception was at Wilfs Restaurant. This place is amazing. First of all, its attached to the Union Station. So classy and maybe even a little old school. I had a blast taking pictures, so I'll let those do the talking...

Congrats Crystal and Mike!!!

April and Alex

I met April and Alex through the gorgeous Pacific Crest Grand Ballroom. What a beautiful couple! April wanted to bring their accent watermelon color in with flowers. One of the things that stuck with me after meeting with April was 'simple elegance.' Here are a few shots of the 'spring watermelon' collection April and I designed and I had the pleasure of making. I'm on pins and needles to see pro photos of this wedding! I couldn't believe my eyes when I opened the doors to the ballroom. I'm never surprised that the space looks incredible, it just takes on a totally new 'persona' with every event. I feel honored every time I get to do an event there! Breathtaking space! I promise to post pictures when I get them!

Fliptography

Yesterday I had a cup of tea with Michael from Fliptography. What an awesome concept! They take a 7 second video clip and turn it into a flip book. Forget boring favors, wouldn't this be a great way for your guests to remember your event? You can customize the cover and your guests customize their own visual 'message.' Ditch the monogrammed votive holders and the gross easter egg looking candies and give your guests a true memento with both your event 'stamp' and their personality. Michael is absolutely hilarious, down to earth and incredibly professional! So start thinking about how you're going to 'pose' during your 7 seconds of fame, and give Michael Reed a call right away. Happy flipping...

Tribute arrangements

Here are a few pictures of tribute arrangements I've done in the past. There are no 'fillers' in my world...

Mardi Gras!

I know, I'm a few days late with a Mardi Gras post. I had a friend tell me that this arrangement reminded her of being in the French Quarter in the middle of Mardi Gras. Here's hoping everyone had a fabulous time on Tuesday... Cheers!