Spring Wedding Flowers

Spring is finally here!! I love when spring arrives because that means warm days are here again! Mostly what I love about the seasons changing are the flowers! Spring flowers are beautiful and choosing a bouquet inspired by a spring flower is a great way to celebrate the season.  Here are some of my favorite spring wedding bouquets.

Tulips always remind me a beautiful spring day.  The best quality tulips are available late winter through early spring.

Peonies are my favorite spring flower. You can request to have them fully opened or slightly opened or in bud.  Feel free to mix it up if you wish.  They are in season late spring through late summer

Anemone are so feminine and just down right pretty.  You can't go wrong with this flower for your bouquet.  They are in season until May.

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Winter Wedding Flowers

Photo Credit: Project Weddings

Winter Weddings have one small obstacle and that’s wedding flowers.  The only reason this becomes an issue are brides use pictures of weddings for inspiration not knowing the flowers of choice are not in season during the winter. You can still have the flowers you've always wanted but it will cost you more to do so or you work with the flowers that are in season.  This very small conflict will not ruin your wedding day vision, it will only create a sidetrack to something unexpectedly beautiful.

Photo Credit: The Knot

Some flowers can be found all year round so you will find roses, lilies, gerber daisies and carnations to name a few.  Flowers that in season are amaryllis, casablanca lilies, narcissus, anemones and chrysanthemums. 

Photo Credit: Big Apple Florist

Just remember, don’t panic there is a solution to your flower vision. An experienced florist and/or event designer will have many options that fit into your wedding day vision.

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Jewish Wedding Traditions

I was raised Catholic but I must admit the Jewish wedding ceremony is one of my favorites. I love that the bride and groom are escorted down the aisle by their parents. I think the groom’s parents are also giving away their child and it should be honored just as the bride. But my favorite aspect of a Jewish ceremony is chuppah, symbolizing God’s presence, shelter and protection. Before I knew what the chuppah represented, I fell in love with the design of it. Chuppah can range from simple to over the top glamorous. Customize it to fit within your wedding color pallette, keep traditional or personal.  Here are a couple I love!!

Elegance & Lush 

Feminie and Opulent

Traditional & Organic

Traditional & Elegant

Colorful & Bold

Tropical & Modern

Happy Planning,

Deniesha Joseph
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Choosing The Right Centerpiece

When you are choosing your centerpiece there is one important factor that goes overlooked and that’s the shape of the table. Your centerpiece should complement the shape of your table and create the right flow. Not all centerpieces are made for every shape table. Here’s a guide on picking the right centerpiece for your tables.


Round Tables – very versatile and most centerpieces go well on round tables. High or low centerpieces can be used. You also have the option to use multiple vases, containers and candles in different heights and sizes.

Square Tables – like round tables, square tables are very versatile. Square tables are also a great choice of a modern tablescape design.

Rectangle or Oblong Tables – the best centerpiece for these shapes is a tablescape design the goes across the length of the table. Utilize the entire table instead of just the center. You can have a main centerpiece that is the largest and add small vases along the length of the table, vases with different heights or a monochromatic look of vases all in the same size.

Happy Planning,

Deniesha Joseph
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Reception Décor – Table Numbers

Small touches at your wedding make a big difference. Instead using the black and white stand a reception venue will supply you; use these silver numbers that can be inserted into your centerpiece. This small detail will give your table a wow factor your guests will be sure to talk about.

You can find these table numbers at The Wedding Outlet.

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Wedding Flowers – Carnations

I know when some brides hear the word carnations they cringe at the thought but you should reconsider carnations for your wedding. I’m not talking about the ones from your local grocery store that you pass on the way home. I’m talking about quality, fresh picked carnations that when they bloom are just delightful and so feminine. Carnations are an inexpensive flower that goes a long way. So when you are considering your wedding flowers, consider carnations. Here is some carnations inspiration.

Photo Credit: Brides.com

Photo Credit: Project Weddings

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Photo Credit: Style Me Pretty

Photo Credit: Southern Wedding Magazine

Tips on how to use carnations:
Carnations can be combined with other blooms to add fullness without taking you over budget.

Budget Tip:
Try using carnations in place of peonies. Peonies can run from $5.00 to $7.00 a stem versus the carnation that is a fraction of the price.

Décor Tip:
You can have an arrangement of all carnations for a full and luxurious centerpiece. Or you can use them as accents for some floral designs that may use a lot of flowers.

Happy Planning,

Deniesha Joseph
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Real Wedding

Finally!! I received pictures from a June wedding.  Karen and her mom came to me in need of flowers for their upcoming wedding.  Karen's mom attended a wedding I was the planner & designer for about 2 years ago and she remembered how much she loved the flowers.  What she remembered the most was the aisle that covered in hundereds of rose petals. 

Karen was a young bride that loved color and wanted a more modern look for her wedding.  She loved peonies and insisted on having them for the wedding.  The MOH wanted more traditional wedding flowers and she had a love of casablanca lillies.  So I combined both their styles to create this June wedding. I hope you enjoy it as much I enjoyed creating this beautiful floral design.

The bridesmaids bouquets were pink and limbo(pastel green) roses.

The Bride bouquet was made of pastel pink & green roses with pink peonies and casa blanca lillies.

The centerpieces were a combination of pink peonies, green hydrangeas, pale pink & green roses and white stock flowers to add some height.  I also used green and pink votive candles.

Inspiration Brought To Life!!

I thought I was going to back in full blog swing but my schedule told me otherwise. None the less I didn’t want to leave my readers hanging so here is an update on what’s going on in the Couture Events by D world.

As I mentioned in my previous post, my mega wedding is approaching fast. Last weekend we had our design session. This is when the couple gets to see a mock up of the design for their wedding day. The décor for this wedding is Caribbean Elegance. The bride has a traditional style but I wanted to infuse some modern aspects as well as a Caribbean look. I thought this would be perfect for them because both are from the Caribbean and the bride wants to use the names of town from their home lands instead of table numbers.

Since there are so many tables we decided to have low and high centerpieces to help cut some of the cost. Here are some pictures, I hope everyone likes them as much as the bride did. There will be some slight changes but hey that’s why we have mock ups.

Bridal Party Bouquet

High Centerpiece

Low Centerpiece

Happy Planning,

Deniesha Joseph
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Bridal Bouquets That Sparkle

Adding a little extra something to the bride’s bouquet is a trend that may never go out of style. That extra sparkle brings a little luxury in a big way. You can mix in with your flowers or place it on the stems. You can personalize it with your initials or a favorite broach. Here's some bling inspiration!

(betterhomesandgardens.com)

(Kevin Lee Design courtesy of BloggerBrides.com)

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(theknot.com)

Happy Planning,

Deniesha Joseph
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Inspiration Brought To Life!!

Taking a bride’s vision and bringing it to life is my job as a wedding planner and designer. Currently I’m working with a bride and mother of the bride with two different visions for the wedding décor. The bride loves color with a contemporary style and her mother has a more traditional and classic style. To accommodate both bride and MOH we came up with a compromise. I combined the bride’s love of peonies and color and the MOH classic style and love of roses and created this beautiful and colorful centerpiece all while keeping with the bride’s color scheme of green and shades of pink. Tell me what you think!!

This center piece has green hydrangeas, pink peonies and pink roses. The final version will be sitting on a 20" high clear stand that will be filled with pink colored water to add more color for the bride. Each table will have pink and green votive candles with rose petals. I'm so excited and I can't wait for the wedding day to see it all come together. Stay tuned for the wedding day pictures of all the floral designs.

Happy Planning,

Deniesha Joseph
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Stylish Boutonniers

A small yet important part of your floral selection is the boutonnieres. Your choice of boutonnieres should complement your floral selection. The colors should be cohesive and your flower of choice should be the same as your bouquets. This small detail shouldn’t be over looked because like all the other details, they will be a part of your pictures. The groom's boutonniers should be different and special from the rest of the bridal party. Your bestman and your groomsmen's boutonnniers should complement your bridemaid's boutquets. Also if you are having boutonniers for the special family members and they should complement but not match the bridal party. You want them to be different from your bridal party to so they can stand out. Consider stepping it up by choosing a unique design for your boutonnieres. Here are some chic and modern choices to consider before you choose the usual boutonnieres.


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Happy Planning,

Deniesha Joseph
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Sunflower Power Inspiration Board

I was recently contacted by a bride who was having a sunflower wedding. She said she was a sunflower/hippy child!! I must admit, sunflowers are not my first choice but ever since that conversation I've been thinking of sunflowers. I guess the challenge of stepping out my box inspired me to create this sunflower inspiration board.

(photo credits from left to right 1,2,3) theknot.com, 4)projectwedding.com, 5,6,7,8) theknot.com)

Sunflowers are in season from mid-spring to late summer and it an inexpensive flower. You can mix them with other blooms or let them stand alone. Sunflowers make a statement of summer, fresh and fun!

Happy Planning,

Deniesha Joseph
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I Heart Hydrangeas!!

One of my favorite flowers is the hydrangea. Even as a child, I loved to see them in my neighbor’s garden. They are so simple yet so elegant and they make a huge impact with just one stem. Hydrangeas are in bloom during spring and early summer. They come in white, shades of pink, blue, green and burgundy. A great way to use the hydrangea is your centerpieces. A simple arrangment of all hydrangeas or a mix with other flowers will be the perfect addition to your table scape. Also you don't need a lot to do a lot. Four hydrangea stems can make a complete centerpiece. Here is some hydrangea inspiration!!

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(betterhomesandgardens)

Happy Planning,

Deniesha Joseph
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