Railroad Museum Revisited: Courtney + Harry

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LOVED creating for this bride and groom! And what a great team to work with: 

Photography: Rachel Browne
Ceremony + Reception: Roundhouse Railroad Museum
Planner: Simply Savannah Events
Vintage Photobooth: Obscura Photoworks
Catering: Creative Catering
Cakes: Rum Runners

A Beautiful Rainy Day Wedding in Savannah

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Today was a beautiful day for a wedding here in Savannah at the lovely Savannah College of Art & Design's Magnolia Hall. A rainy wedding makes for a sunny marriage. And much congratulations to Nicola + Robert. 

I loved the little bay window alcove area that looked onto the courtyard. It was the perfect setting for an organic arrangement that fit perfectly atop my little hallway table.  Queen Anne's Lace, quicksand roses, coin eucalyptus, champagne spray roses, astrantia, white hypericum and some blushy white astilbe, white patience david austin roses, and dusty miller, were a few of the flowers that went into the arrangements.  

Today's Feature on The Wedding Channel

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We are so thrilled to have been featured on The Knot's Wedding Channel this morning. Thanks to Paige Winn for her absolutely gorgeous photographs. She really captured the couple's personality and the beauty of the day. **update** Marie and Ryan's wedding were also featured in Smitten Magazine and LOVE this virtual mag's look and outstanding content.

WeddingWire 2013 Bride's Choice Awards

WeddingWire, the nation's leading online wedding marketplace, is thrilled to announce that Urban Poppy has been selected as a winner of the prestigious WeddingWire Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2013 for Wedding Floral Design in Savannah, GA!

The esteemed annual awards program recognizes the top five percent of wedding professionals in the WeddingWire Network who demonstrate excellence in quality, service, responsiveness and professionalism. Urban Poppy’s selection as a Bride’s Choice Award 2013 winner was selected based on the positive experiences expressed by past clients on WeddingWire, the world’s largest wedding review site with over one million reviews. While many industry awards are given by the host organization, the WeddingWire Bride’s Choice Awards™ winners are determined solely based on reviews from real newlyweds and their experiences working with Urban Poppy.

The WeddingWire Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2013 are given to the top local wedding vendors in more than 20 service categories, from wedding venues to wedding photographers, based on professional achievements from the previous year. Award-winning vendors are distinguished for the quality, quantity, consistency and timeliness of the reviews they have received from their past clients. As a Bride’s Choice Awards winner, Urban Poppy is highlighted within the WeddingWire Network, which is comprised of over 200,000 wedding professionals throughout the United States, Canada and abroad.

“Each year, WeddingWire looks forward to celebrating the success of the top-rated wedding professionals within the WeddingWire Network,” said Timothy Chi, CEO, WeddingWire. “Now in its fifth year, the Bride’s Choice Awards™ program continues to recognize the elite wedding professionals who exemplify a commitment to quality, service and professionalism. These businesses were chosen by our bridal community for their responsiveness and dedication to their clients over the past year. We are honored to recognize Urban Poppy for their impressive achievements within the wedding industry.”Urban Poppyis thrilled to be one of the top wedding florists in Savannah, Georgia in the WeddingWire Network of sites, which include leading wedding sites such as WeddingWire, Project Wedding, Brides.com, Martha Stewart Weddings, and Weddingbee. We would like to thank our past clients for taking the time to review our business on WeddingWire. We value all of our clients and truly appreciate the positive feedback that helped us earn the WeddingWire Bride’s Choice Awards™ for 2013.

Thanks again to all of my amazing 2012 brides!

flower crush

And here we are! 2013. It may be a cold, rainy day here in Savannah as I type this, but I'm giddy all over with the amazing floral designers that are popping up all over the world. I love it when we can inspire each other to do better, more beautiful work for our brides.

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Browsing one of my favorite blogs:  100 Layer Cake, I came across this gorgeous arrangement by Toast that with an airy backdrop just made me sigh in contentment. Maybe because everything about this photo reminds me of fresh summertime and it's January? 

2012 Popular Trends Revisited

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As we approach the end of the year, it's fun to look back and see what our brides were consistently attracted to in terms of color and design. The truth is that here in Savannah, Charleston and the Low Country, southern vintage charm will always reign. Blushes, grays, spanish moss, mason jars, burlap, lace, sweet tea, cotton and peaches always make for a comforting, beautiful combination.

A Woodsy June Affair

********* What a lovely pair! Jessica & Tim, both SCAD Photography graduates, celebrated their nuptials at the historic Ships of the Sea Museum paying homage to her family's naval past. The green ferns, succulents and purplish florals were the perfect cooling touch to a warm Savannah Saturday. Adding to the memories were the bride's family's collection of silver that were staggered in vignettes throughout the tables. Ever the artists, Jessica and Tim created gorgeous laser cut chandeliers and hanging embroidery hoops fitted with lace. Burlap runners trimmed with lace and delicate glass candlesticks and votives, mason jars for drinking tied the vintage affair together and a wonderful time was had by all. {photos: Molly Joseph Photography}

Congratulations Chelsea + Rylan

********** I had a great time creating a bright, crisp design look for this lovely, quirky couple for their spring wedding. Chelsea had chosen a cheerful color palette which inspired me to make something part playful, part tame, all fantastic. The result: a combo of roses and tulips in spunky shades of yellow, orange and ivory. I'd like to thank Teresa Earnest from Memories N More for capturing the jolly duo of Chelsea and Rylan.

Styling Fun: The Tybee Wedding Chapel

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Although the temperature was unusually cold, we had a wonderful time at SOUTH Magazine's, "The Celebrations Issue" photo shoot for, "Perfecting the Party Dress." Courtney, manager of Bleubelle Bridal was a gorgeous model in a stunning Oscar de la Renta, braving the bitter 22 degrees; Christine Hall was our fabulous photographer and Urban Poppy had the pleasure of styling the shoot and the blooms at The Tybee Wedding Chapel.

{ photos: Anissa Manzo }

Springtime Wish: Yellows + Robin's Egg Blue

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It looks like another cold front is coming in, but we enjoyed some beautiful balmy weather here in Savannah yesterday. Now mind you, as a native New Yorker and a gal who spent quite a few bitter winters in college in Ohio, I am not complaining. January in Georgia this year (so far) has been quite mild. But we all still have spring on the brain.

Lemony, buttery yellows with the still pale blue evoke sunny blue, warm skies; early spring fades into summer. Last night the gals from Posh Petals and Pearls and I, enjoyed the festivities and set up a vignette at Brockington Hall for the bridal show: Bustles and Badges.

It's raining today but we're excited for our photo shoot tomorrow at Bonaventure with Scott and Melissa of Scott Hopkins Photography. We'll keep you posted.

Update: It was windy, but Scott and Melissa, with cameras ready, shot away.  Starting at Bonaventure we moved to catch the light towards Tybee along the bike trail. They did an amazing job!