Les Bouquets

Exclusive Events Lights up our work!

2012-01-18T22:31:00.000-06:00

Thought I'd share a cool picture of flowers we did for a wedding at the 9th Street Abbey in October. The birch theme I came up with was carried through in the gobo lighting on the wall thanks to Exclusive Events. This wedding is also featured in the latest St. Louis Bride magazine :-)

Congratulations Megan and Mark!

2011-11-15T14:40:00.000-06:00

I loved working with Megan and her mom on this gorgeous October 8th wedding at the Missouri Botanical Gardens. Megan loves flowers and it was hard to decide which flowers NOT to use. It was also nice to use tulips again--grown in Holland of course :-)

Great job, Your Story Photography, on capturing this splendid day! (notice the creamy English Garden Roses in Megan's bouquet? Wish you could smell them---like heaven! Other flowers: white dahlias, white stock, scabiosa pods, white ranunculus and European explosion grass (finally available here!).

One of our latest designs with birch!

2011-10-16T22:11:00.000-05:00

We just did this design at the 9th Street Abby, working with Cosmpolitan Events. More pictures to come. It was an awesome wedding!

Cool blog showing off our flowers!

2011-09-08T21:16:00.001-05:00

Check out Elizabeth Anne Design. Happened to find our flowers on there! It's a small world....
http://www.elizabethannedesigns.com/blog/ Click that link to see more...

Teal with yellow! Thanks Charisma Photo`

2011-08-22T10:54:00.000-05:00

Thank you, Christina, for sharing with us the fabulous images of Bridgett and John's wedding!
Check it out at http://designtoattract.com/blog/2011/06/24/bridgett-john-st-louis-wedding-photographer/

Another favorite!

2011-08-16T21:18:00.000-05:00

Casie's bouquet was so cool. White anemones with black centers, white fringe tulips, white stock, etc. We had to go to quite a lot of trouble to make sure those tulips were truly "fringe" but we managed to get them in just on time. I love this dress, too!

Emily and Patrick's wedding, photography by Lisa Hessel

2011-07-19T13:22:00.000-05:00

Check out Lisa Hessel's Blog--thank you Lisa for your complements and wonderful photography of our flowers. Yes, I agree---I loved working with Emily and Patrick!! They gave me the artistic license to do my thing (which is when we do our best work). Check out the link everyone:
http://lisahesselphotography.com/blog/?p=3109

Wedding Cakes!

2011-05-04T16:49:00.000-05:00

What to do with your wedding cake?! How about just flowers? We often give our toss bouquet as a free perk for larger jobs and it can double as a topper, with its long ribbon streamers cascading down the tiers.

Or, we place the flowers of your bouquet on top in a simple rounded mound to make your cake stand out and draw attention to itself. We highly recommend, by the way, our buddies at the Cakery!! Best cakes in town and the best company to work with. Tell them we sent you there :-) Visit them at www.cakerybakery.com Yum, just thinking about white cake with butter cream icing and a strong cup of coffee makes my mouth water!

Don Love Photography means Quality!

2011-04-21T10:30:00.000-05:00

Just got some dynamite pictures back from Don Love Photography. We were actually listed in the Ladue News Best of the Best magazine, thanks to Don's excellent work . He really did a wonderful job capturing the colors, the mood and details Les Bouquet's flowers. It was an absolutely gorgeous Fall day and Don Love beautifully reveals the romance of this picture perfect wedding of a lovely couple, Tina and Andy (serving our country in Iraq).

Got to do a Cardinal Baseball player's wedding!

2011-03-10T12:49:00.001-06:00

We felt very privileged to get to do Chris Duncan's wedding a few months ago. His darling wife, Amy, commissioned us before I knew who she was marrying (although, I hate to admit that I am ignorant when it comes to knowing famous sports figures!). But I have to say, these are two very nice and kind people. What a humble guy. And Amy was fun to work with. I pray Chris' body heals so he can get back in the game asap! Photography by Salvatore Cincotta (wonderful!!). Check it out at www.salcincotta.com

Artistic Soup Photography shows off our flowers!

2010-10-10T21:44:00.000-05:00

Check out the link:
http://artisticsoup.net/2010/10/10/jennie-matt-wed-september-5-2010/
Thanks, Angela, for doing such a great job photographing our flowers. We had so much fun with these flowers, thanks to a bride with openness, creative ideas and willing to let us create for her what we believed was the look she desired. Click on the link to see more...

Sharing recent jobs we've done with you!

2010-08-16T23:25:00.000-05:00

Clever and cost effective idea: Use the pew flowers on the tables after the ceremony!

Crazy Busy July!!

2010-07-30T15:04:00.000-05:00

This was a last minute job, believe it or not, for a special lady who grew up in St. Louis. Therefore, I used a little Queen Anne's lace and oregano from my back yard to add a special touch. Peonies still are a favorite as well as green cymbidium orchids.

Valerie's Bouquet

2010-05-25T22:50:00.001-05:00

Valerie's Bouquet, originally uploaded by Les Bouquets.

So pretty! white peonies, Sweet Akito pink roses, and pink cymbidiums. It was a pink weekend! Three brides with different variations of a theme.

Tall arrangement with peonies and hydrangeas

2010-05-25T22:47:00.001-05:00

Tall arrangement with peonies and hydrangeas, originally uploaded by Les Bouquets.

This was so easy to do but very elegant and romantic.

Zanetta's bouquet

2010-05-25T22:43:00.001-05:00

Zanetta's bouquet, originally uploaded by Les Bouquets.

I've been having fun with peonies lately! My ultimate favorite flower....

Most Gorgeous Bouquet Ever!

2010-05-24T13:37:00.001-05:00

Picture 5, originally uploaded by Les Bouquets.

I wish this were mine. Created by Waterlily Pond.
Whoa! I love it....

Beautiful Becca!

2010-05-11T15:28:00.001-05:00

Beautiful Becca!, originally uploaded by Les Bouquets.

What a beautiful bride, and of course beautiful bouquet to match :-)

Becca's Wedding

2010-05-11T15:26:00.001-05:00

Becca's Wedding, originally uploaded by Les Bouquets.

Becca carried a beautiful bouquet of pink roses, pink peonies, pink cymbidium orchids, pale pink stock and crystal gem sprays. The stems were wrapped in wide raw silk ribbon. Super beautiful! Thank you Amber for making another great bouquet!

Julie's Bouquet

2010-05-10T16:47:00.001-05:00

Julie's Bouquet, originally uploaded by Les Bouquets.

This beautiful bride gets a beautiful bouquet.

Darling bridal party

2010-05-10T16:46:00.001-05:00

Darling bridal party, originally uploaded by Les Bouquets.

Lovely purples and ivory.

2010-05-10T16:44:00.001-05:00

0757SM, originally uploaded by Les Bouquets.

White freesia and ivory roses set into a bed of magenta dendobrium orchids and sotck make a beautiful, natural bouquet.

What a cute couple!

2010-05-10T16:21:00.001-05:00

What a cute couple!, originally uploaded by Les Bouquets.

We loved the colors and enjoyed doing this wedding. Thanks Amber for the great job!

Curved Callas

2010-04-20T08:55:00.001-05:00

Wave-O-Calla, originally uploaded by Floral Design by Jacqueline Ahne.

I love this design for a contemporary look. Who wants to try it?!
Not mine, but I plan to use this inspiration soon....

Always a favorite....

2010-04-15T14:04:00.001-05:00

Dsc_3120.jpgcropped, originally uploaded by Les Bouquets.

Just thought I'd post this bouquet we did a few years ago because so many of you loved it...(hydrangea, Queen Anne's Lace, Spray roses and Vendela roses).

How cool is this?!

2010-04-08T16:01:00.001-05:00

tablescape, originally uploaded by branching out events.

These last images posted today, April 8th are not from us but from a wonderful florist in Texas called Branching Out Events, but they are inspiring me and I want to share them with you! If I could only find out where they get their containers, glassware, etc.!

LESS IS MORE

2010-04-08T10:59:00.001-05:00

tabletop, originally uploaded by branching out events.

Les Bouquets plans to expand into the "Tablescape" Rentals, creating for our clients, unique, artistic, simple, less is more table decors. We hope to launch this rental service of one of a kind bottles and containers in 2011 if not earlier. You're going to love it!

"Organic Fall"

2010-04-08T10:41:00.001-05:00

bouquet, originally uploaded by branching out events.

Get ready for the textured organic Fall look (for those who dare to be different!).

Simple, Chic boutonnniere

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freesia bout, originally uploaded by branching out events.

White Freesia with a dark brown leaf and green accents. How clever.

yellow and grey bouquet handle

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yellow and grey bouquet handle, originally uploaded by branching out events.

Isn't this cool?! Yellow is the new pink.

Bride and maid of honor

2010-02-04T23:39:00.001-06:00

Bride and maid of honor, originally uploaded by Les Bouquets.

photo by Heather Gregory, Shutterhappy Studios.

Matthew and Jaclyn at Chandler Hill

2010-02-04T23:37:00.001-06:00

IMG_9625, originally uploaded by Les Bouquets.

Great sunset shot in the vineyard at one of my favorite venues, Chandler Hill Vineyard. Photo by Heather Gregory of Shutterhappy Studios. Great website and fantastic photographer!

Jessica's Cake

2010-02-04T14:18:00.001-06:00

Jessica's Cake, originally uploaded by Les Bouquets.

I never realized how great green and yellow look with white.

Jessica with her Flower Girl

2010-02-04T14:17:00.001-06:00

Jessica with her Flower Girl, originally uploaded by Les Bouquets.

What a happy day, and the wedding hadn't even started. I LOVE bringing the flowers to my brides when they are anticipating the moment about to happen.

I LOVE head wreaths!

2010-02-04T14:16:00.001-06:00

Flower Girl 2, originally uploaded by Les Bouquets.

Every Flower Girl needs a head wreath. Get a load of these colors with her red hair. Adorable.

Jessica's Wedding was beautiful!

2010-02-04T14:14:00.001-06:00

Early Spring Bouquet, originally uploaded by Les Bouquets.

This is actually the bridal bouquet, but I love the whites, yellow and orange against the green bridesmaid's dress. Very early spring (despite the cold winter day!).

Peonies in January!

2010-01-31T20:02:00.001-06:00

IMG_0305, originally uploaded by Les Bouquets.

Wonders never cease. Everyone always adores peonies. Added some tulips, stock, great light pink roses and a polka dot stem wrap and---voila!

Tall and low great to show

2010-01-31T20:00:00.001-06:00

IMG_0308, originally uploaded by Les Bouquets.

This one on the end is a kind of jazzed up topiary of flowering grevillia and pale yellow stock.

Fuchsia Anemones Rock!

2010-01-31T19:59:00.001-06:00

IMG_0304, originally uploaded by Les Bouquets.

It was a fun day at the bridal show

2010-01-31T19:58:00.001-06:00

IMG_0300, originally uploaded by Les Bouquets.

Elisabeth, Amber and I met so many great people and had a lot of fun telling potential clients about Les Bouquets. We think we landed a job or two from our efforts.

Bridal Show a Success!

2010-01-31T19:56:00.001-06:00

Blue anemones with green trick and hydrangea, originally uploaded by Les Bouquets.

Blue anemones with green trick and hydrangea

Gorgeous Wedding of Jon and Tashaira!

2010-01-25T21:45:00.000-06:00

This was such a fun wedding to do! Great photographs by Percy Ollie (OlliePhotography.com out of Chicago). The colors were brilliant to go with the energetic, fun bridal party. The recpeption matched the bridal party with the rasberry chair sashes and rich reds, orange and burgudy flowers, some perched on tall trumpet vases, some submerged in cylinders.

Love the subtle color changes

2010-01-20T17:44:00.001-06:00

DSC_0290, originally uploaded by Les Bouquets.

Bridesmaid bouquet to go with navy blue dress

2010-01-20T17:43:00.002-06:00

DSC_0310, originally uploaded by Les Bouquets.

Christina's bouquet

2010-01-20T17:42:00.001-06:00

DSC_0288, originally uploaded by Les Bouquets.

Notice the tiny pink ranunculas!

Great photos by Sarah McDermott

2010-01-18T20:42:00.001-06:00

aug-376, originally uploaded by Les Bouquets.

The following photos are of the flowers we did for Sonia and Seresh--great couple---and wonderful photos by Sarah McDermott Photography! sjmackyphotography.com.

Cascading peach colors

2010-01-18T20:40:00.001-06:00

aug-446, originally uploaded by Les Bouquets.

Sonia and Seresh

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Sonia and Seresh, originally uploaded by Les Bouquets.

in love...

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aug-367, originally uploaded by Les Bouquets.

Sonia's wedding

2010-01-17T23:29:00.001-06:00

Sonia's wedding, originally uploaded by Les Bouquets.

Contemporary Wrist Bracelet

2010-01-17T10:04:00.001-06:00

Contemporary Wrist Bracelet, originally uploaded by Les Bouquets.

Inspirations for 2010

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CELEBRATING 2009

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It was a great year for Les Bouquets! Thanks to all my wonderful brides who allowed me to share in their weddings by creating beautiful bouquets, centerpieces, boutonnieres, corsages, church decorations and more. I truly loved it and can't wait to see what's in store for 2010. Don't forget---If I book a job (minimum $1,000 order) with your referal, you are entitled to a free bouquet, valued at $75!
Enjoy some images from this past year....

red pink black bracelet

2009-12-03T14:57:00.001-06:00

red pink black bracelet, originally uploaded by Floral Design by Jacqueline Ahne.

Fall 2009 was Fabulous!

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Magnificent Magenta!

2009-11-15T21:58:00.001-06:00

I never dreamed these roses would be so perfect----Milano's from California and Cool Water roses from Ecuador. A little stock and ivory Vendela roses. A cute pomander for the flower girl is always fun and an absolutely gorgeous September day at St. Francis Xavier Church at SLU made for a picture perfect wedding for Lindsey. I teared up when I saw the couple see eachother for the first time before the ceremony. Only the photographer and florist :-) were there to see it. Quite emotional....

Spectacular Pinks at the Crowne Plaza Crystal Ballroom, Clayton, MO

2009-11-03T19:17:00.001-06:00

Click on the image to get a better feel for the scope! It's always exciting to do a bigger job requiring hundreds of blooms, tall and low arrangements set into black iron pedestal bowls and tall iron stands. The camera couldn't capture the drama of a gorgeous room like this, ready for a queen. It was tricky getting 40+ arrangements from my workroom at home, into the car, and then to the 7th floor of the hotel, but Amber, Matthijs, Elisabeth and I pulled it off without a problem. The Crowne is great, by the way---nice people, super organized, clean and accomodating. If you can afford it, it's worth it. Thank you to the Svec family for choosing Les Bouquets!

Blue themed wedding for Abby and Andy

2009-11-03T19:05:00.000-06:00

Bride and bridesmaid's bouquets to go with navy dresses, bride in ivory. I wish I had pictures of the girls but hopefully my client will allow me to see and maybe post those in a few weeks. Congratulations to Abby and Andy! I wish I could have seen you in person, Abby! The reception looked so beautiful and it was a gorgeous day (has anyone noticed how the weekends in October were nice despite all the rain during the week days? Someone is being nice to you brides!)

Here are a few shots of the reception flowers....Enjoy. Blue is beautiful. Very "in' for 2010.

Wedding Channel's Wedding of the Day

2009-11-02T14:27:00.000-06:00

This is a great link! It will keep you busy if you are planning a wedding. I hope to get a wedding featured soon. Past clients, just submit your photos---you never know.
Here's the link:
http://weddings.weddingchannel.com/wedding-planning-ideas/who-got-married.aspx

Grape Vine and the Peace Chapel

2009-10-18T22:11:00.003-05:00

Check out this link to see Matt and Jackie's wedding.
http://shutterhappyblog.com/2009/10/jackie-matt-weddings.html
It was so fun doing her bouquet---very organic yet elegant. Grape vine, baby ivy, purple callas, green and ivory roses, hypericum and fragrant rosemary for bouquets and boutonnieres. The Peace Chapel at the Daniel Boone Home was like out of a movie!

Great ways to use RED

2009-10-18T13:51:00.009-05:00

RED is a bold, powerful and meaningful color for any time of year, but especially winter. Mixing different shades of red (burgundy, deep fire engine red and dark hot pink) can be quite effective. Or, mix different textures such as celosia (cox comb), roses and hypericum berries as seen in this sample. This bride (not pictured) chose three different red flowers for each bouquet. The bridesmaids' dresses were gold (see stem wrap on rose bouquet).

Another cool cascading bouquet

2009-10-08T13:19:00.002-05:00

This one was for Ashley who wanted her bouquet to go along with her Fall, Fairy Tale theme. The bridesmaids had Fall colors, so the touches of dried, tan pods and the ornate, wide brown ribbon gave her the look she so wanted. It was a piece of artwork and fun to create!

Just some quick images

2009-10-06T22:36:00.003-05:00

It's been super busy but want to upload a few nice pictures. Wow, the Creator has done a nice job making these amazing flowers for us to enjoy, don't you think? This was Cara's "modern cascading" bouquet. Back in style in case you didn't know....The one above it is the bridesmaids' bouquet. Lovely!

What's new? Blue!

2009-09-22T21:24:00.003-05:00

It's been way too long since I've blogged, but today at a fantastic, inspriational day of workshops at my wholesaler, Baisch and Skinner, I got inspired to get back to my blog!
Wanted to share this beautiful blue bouquet I did for Leah last Spring. It's one of my favorites. Guess 'cause I love navy and light blue and cream together.
Spring clients are booking with me each week! I love it. See you later.....

Destination Wedding for Erin!

2009-08-31T09:59:00.009-05:00

Real or not real? I'll let you decide. But what would you do if your fresh flowers wilted in the hot Florida sun? Aha. We solved that problem and look at the results! And what beauties! Not just the flowers of course.
Thanks Erin for sending these great pictures of your special day. You were stunning---so natural yet chic, fun and elegant all wrapped up into one. To think I walked on that beach just a few days after your wedding when I went to Florida to celebrate my Mom's 80th birthday!

The Result of an Open-Minded Bride

2009-08-14T17:50:00.003-05:00

Page was open-minded. Yes! I love it when girls say, "you are the artist, do your thing". It is truly like painting a painting for me and I put my heart and soul into the bouquet. Like cooking without a cookbook, I put a little of this, a little of that to make it the perfect combination of textures, colors, shapes, lights, darks and finishing touches (notice the brown beaded wiring on the handle). Thanks Page!

The perfect classic bridal bouquet for Stephanie!

2009-08-12T13:16:00.001-05:00

The Perfect Palette Blog is wonderful!

2009-08-12T10:54:00.000-05:00

Hey everyone, you gotta see this blog if you are in the process of trying to decide your wedding color palette. I wanted to do this myself but haven't had time. I'd like to add this feature on my website (plus so many other things) but it all takes time. Can't do everything so I must be patient. In the mean time, go to www.theperfectpalette.blogspot.com and click on any color scheme you want to see. It's great!

Link to Flickr images

2009-08-11T17:14:00.000-05:00

Off to a good week after a day off yesterday. Fished and canoed the Huzah River with the kids---it was great. I needed a break after so many weddings. I slept so well last night! Now want to share more bouquets plus give the link to a wider selection of this year's bouquets.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/17301776@N00/sets/72157621990283292/
It's like painting with flowers and I am not growing tired of it....

Motivated by "Julie and Julia"

2009-08-09T13:29:00.000-05:00

Motivated by the movie, Julie and Julia, I've decided to try to be more consistent in updating my blog. We saw the movie last night! As a servantless cook, a Julia Child fan and a somewhat good cook myself, I loved the movie. I identified with both Julie and Julia to be honest. Not that I am anyone great, but I am somewhat ADD, creative and know that big things begin small and unexpectedly. Take Les Bouquets, for example. It's pretty amazing that it just started 7 years ago with my willingness to do free flowers for a friend on a super tight budget. Saying yes to the unknown and maybe a bit of over confidence (as a creative person I think I can do anything) opened the doors to this business. I also believe that God blesses us when we trust Him and go with His plan, not our own. Ideally, I would just paint, but without deadlines and pressure, the reality of that is, it just doesn't happen (nor provide much of an income). Doing flowers is all about deadlines and forces me to be faithful to my clients, yet is a legitimate art form and very fulfilling when the job is successful (as I was just writing, got a call from Sonia. She loved it).
More thoughts to come.....
(By the way, Mirelle Streep is my favorite female actress of all time)

More beautiful flowers!

2009-07-24T10:16:00.000-05:00

It's been busy at Les Bouquets!

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The popular colors and flowers lately have been "bright", "purples" and/or gerbers and callas.
Fun stuff for fun people!

LES BOUQUETS' FLOWERS ON STLtoday!

2009-07-13T19:13:00.000-05:00

LES BOUQUETS' FLOWERS ON STLToday!
Even though Les Bouquets is not mentioned, these are the flowers I did for Brooke and Andy. Her bouquet was one of my best I think---
To see the clip, click on Brooke and Andy's wedding thumbnail.

http://www.stltoday.com/mds/sports-cardinals/html/2561

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Courtney and Charlse's Slideshow! Check it out.
http://www.charlesycourtney.com/Photos.html#grid

Wonderful couple with lots of love and joy. This was a super fun job with a sophisticated yet not over-done feel. Very fun and artistic. The Mad Art Gallery is also a great venue with wonderful lighting and nice people. I heard their food is good, too.
http://www.charlesycourtney.com/Photos.html#grid

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This is a another wedding with beautiful mauve pinks, burgundy and lavender.

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I have been so busy with weddings that I haven't had time to show any of my recent flowers!
Here's the link to Sara and Shawn's wedding at Union Station! The colors were eggplant, purple and blue---stunning---and fit the romantic atmosphere of the environment.
Go to this link: http://studiomphotographic.zenfolio.com/sara-sean

More to come.....

COOLEST FLOWER SHOP I'VE EVER SEEN!

2009-04-02T17:02:00.000-05:00

While visiting my daughter, Elisabeth, in Amsterdam, we went into the coolest flower shop I've ever seen called MC Bloom. Whoah! I have never seens such huge ranunculas---orange with green centers, and huge. Every rose was perfect, perfectly opened, not bruised and super frangrant. Giant orchids that looked like they came from another planet.
Visiting the site is nice, but you'd have to see this stuff in real life to believe it. I'm inspried...
Here's the site: http://mcbloom.nl/home-en.html
I can't wait to see other flower markets, shops, greenhouses and schools while I'm here....

First wedding of 2009--Sarah and Dan

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Check it out! Great Pinks
http://sixeightythreephoto.com/slideshows/sarah-and-dan-2009/

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Love the contrasts.

Flowers by Season

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Another great source to find out if a certain flower is available. It's not 100% for sure I can get it, but it is helpful to see when a flower, such as a ranuncula, is NOT available.
Go to: http://fischerandpage.com/fp_seasonal.asp
Don't forget this other source as well:
http://www.cutflower.com/pages/cutflower_wholesale_flower_gallery_search.asp
And this site is helpful as well...
http://www.flowerpossibilities.com/varieties.html
Have fun searching for the perfect color combination. By the way, blue is "in" this year....

Les Bouquets makes Seasons Magazine!

2009-02-23T14:45:00.000-06:00

Although you have to look for it, Les Bouquets is now listed with the top wedding florists such as Ken Miesner, Montano Grant, Wildflowers and Ladue Florist! Go to www.seasonsmagazinedigital.com Click on the heading "pages." Then you will get a thumb nail view of all the pages. Look for Weddings. They are on page 38 and click a second time to "zoom" to enlarge. This was an exquisite wedding I had the honor of doing, including creating a "natural" looking huppah and fall flowers coordinating with a vintage, yet glamorous look.

ranunculus

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ranunculus, originally uploaded by Les Bouquets.

test test test

Soft greens and pinks

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DSC_3120, originally uploaded by Les Bouquets.

Reminds me of an English garden bouquet with hydrangeas, Queen Anne's lace, spray roses and Lady's Mantle.

Great Flower Search Tool!!

2009-01-26T11:14:00.000-06:00

I am so excited. I found this great website where you can search for the flowers you need----by season, color and category.
http://www.cutflower.com/pages/cutflower_wholesale_flower_gallery_search.asp
It will help so much when trying to show clients what's possible. When I get my new big flat screen monitor for my office, it will be even better.
Goal for 2009----To start painting the bouquets I create!
Here's a nice sample done by Mary Minifie.

My romantic parents at Molly and David's wedding

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Image2, originally uploaded by Les Bouquets.

Cameron at 8 1/2 months

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km and cameron, originally uploaded by Les Bouquets.

As a grandparent you enjoy things you missed as a parent. Although only Kate can make him REALLY giggle and smile. He loves his mommy :-)

Kate and Cameron before Christmas

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n1293780649_30903040_8735, originally uploaded by Les Bouquets.

Happy 2009

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I wanted to write a holiday letter or a new year's greeting, but it hasn't happened yet. Maybe my blog would do the trick. Here goes.
So much has happened, I don't know where to begin. It was a glorious, crazy, fun, busy, messy, chaotic, but wonderful holiday. Despite a vomiting baby, nine bodies to feed, an obnoxious huge furry sheepdog to jump on everyone who came in and out the door fifty times a day (and who also vomited and pooped on all our rugs one day), despite the dryer breaking when all the sheets were finally taken off the beds, it was a fabulous, warm, meaningful holiday with those I love very dearly. People come before clean floors, cleaned up tables and countertops, etc. The needs of those I love are number one. That everyone feels loved and appreciated. That I help create an open, honest, God centered environment. It's not always easy and it wasn't perfect, but I think God would approve if He were in our silly home (most of the time...).
Pictures will come. Here's one, in the mean time, of my beautiful little grandson, Cameron Matthijs MacRae whom I miss already :-(. He's back in Amsterdam with mommy Kate Marie, Daddy, Neil and Aunt Elisabeth (who is a nanny). AND, my wonderful niece, Molly Boggs married a wonderful guy, David Cover, on December 27th! What a great family reunion and celebration of two godly young people who make a super couple inwardly and outwardly. My sister, Katie, did a fantastic job! Her organizational skills I did not inherit....
So now, everyone's back home. It's super quiet here, but I bought this wonderful thing called an indoor dog barrier and Oscar gets a shock when he gets 6 feet from the front door! It's working!! Why didn't I see that thing two years ago!!!!!! Oh well.....It's never to late.

FBIpaintingDec18.jpg1

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FBIpaintingDec18.jpg1, originally uploaded by Les Bouquets.

I haven't shown very many people my huge oil painting of the FBI headquarters I did last year. It's hanging in the lobby of the building in Washington DC. Supposedly there's a picture of a famous guy standing next to it. I'm trying to get a hold of that. It's a good reference. If clients who find me on the internet want references, I now have a good one!

organic Fall

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organic Fall, originally uploaded by Les Bouquets.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/17301776@N00/sets/72157608914620701/

2008-10-11 14-52-32

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2008-10-11 14-52-32, originally uploaded by Les Bouquets.

Whew! Thirteen bridesmaids! I was a wreck, but it was a great learning experience to do my first out of town (Albuquerque) wedding.

Adding more "real weddings" I've done...

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There are many sample to show if only I'd give people the link to the photographer or website showing the weddings I've done. So here's one from February of '08. Katherine looked like a princess, and of course PINK was perfect to go with her sweet personality...

http://photos.walmart.com/shareethumbnailshare/AlbumID=26730705/albumcount=1/p=942161205706643287/l=12139393/g=16724474/cobrandOid=1011/otsc=SYE/otsi=SALB/pns/share/p=942161205706643287/l=12139393/g=16724474/cobrandOid=1011/otsc=SYE/otsi=SALB

Here's a wedding from last year done is stunning red and white roses:
http://gallery.brandibrownphoto.com/g/dorsey&gallery_page=&gallery_all=&view=1&photo_page=6#photo_s

and also this one with burgundy and pinks (rich textures of ranunculas,
callas, roses and waxflower:

http://gallery.brandibrownphoto.com/g/seidenstricker&gallery_page=&gallery_all=&view=1&photo_page=7#photo_s

Have fun browsing through lots of pictures.

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Bonjour! You know Les Bouquets is a French name, don't you? So, qu'est ce qui se passe? That means, what's happening?
Who am I? Go to www.LesBouquets.com to find out!
This blog is to keep anyone interested up to date on what's happening with my growing, fun and challenging business! I've done 5 weddings in July! That was super busy, but I survived (and learned a lot, too).
Here are some links to recent weddings (and more links are coming):
Enjoy (but hope you have a fast connection). The first wedding was big, using pinks and greens. I bought a wonderful orchid plant for the bride's bouquet. It was amazing. In the bridesmaids' bouquets I wired silk black berries to go with the black satin sashes. It was fun. Of course the coolest item were the trumpet vases with big green and pink polka dot carnation balls. http://www.pictage.com/client/event.do?event=507008 (copy and paste).

The second wedding was a dark plum/purple and green theme with the bridal bouquet with purple sweet pea, purple lisianthus, purple ranunculas and real lily of the valley! It was gorgeous, I must admit. I surrounded with coral fern (very rare). Click on "Tarah and Devin" to see...
http://jmalahy.instaproofs.com/viewEvents.php?id=12974

This next wedding was so charming and "sunny". What a gorgeous bride and one whose personality fits the theme:daisies, complemented by the turquoise dresses of the cute bridesmaids. . Click on "Anna and Nathanael"
http://www.edwardcrim.com/pickpic/gallery/jump.php

All three photgraphers were excellent and are highly recommended by everyone.