Something romantic. Something ethereal. Something timeless.
That’s what I envisioned for our wedding flowers. 
When I discussed the colors I wanted for our wedding with Ryan, I told him I saw a wedding full of creamy whites, soft yellows, ivory and champagne. He said he wanted bright colors!
I assured him that color would come through in the details.
In our flowers.
I showed him pictures of the inspiration behind our wedding and that helped him see my vision.
On the day of our wedding, I remember him whispering in my ear, “Everything looks perfect. The bridesmaid dresses, the flowers, everything.”
Ryan and I worked with Terry, the owner of Carter’s Florist in St. Petersburg to brainstorm ideas for my bouquet, my bridesmaids’ bouquets, ceremony and reception flowers.
I wanted my bouquet to have an undone elegance to it. A field-flower appearance with soft colors and a romantic feel.
I think he nailed it.
The mix of white lilies with full roses, beautiful field flowers and the perfect amount of green foliage helped create the bouquet of my dreams.
For my bridesmaids’ bouquets, we left out the lilies and field flowers and created beautiful bouquets full of white, yellow and goldstrike roses. 
The groomsmen wore gorgeous, full goldstrike rose boutonnieres while Ryan wore a creamy white lily.
On the end of the chairs lining the aisle of our ceremony, we had a cream, soft yellow and goldstrike rose tied to together with a white satin ribbon.
The aisle itself was lined with a sprinkling of rose petals. 
The combination of cream, soft yellow and goldstrike roses appeared again inside square, gold boxes as the centerpieces on the guests’ tables in the ballroom where our reception took place.
All of the guests’ tables featured the centerpieces along with rose petals, glass candle votives and a framed sign detailing the table name.
Our guests sat at tables of 8 to 10, while we had one, long feast table for the bridal party and their dates.
Terry helped us make the feast table stand out by recommending incorporating three high candelabra flower arrangements which looked fantastic with the high ceilings of the ballroom. 
Our flowers were very special to me. When our florist delivered all of the bouquets to our room about two hours before our ceremony, I remember thinking “This is it!”
Seeing my bridesmaids hold their bouquets against their dresses was the moment that I realized our vision for our wedding day actually worked.
To be continued…
(All photos courtesy of the amazing Gina Leigh. Flowers provided by the wonderful Carter’s Florist of St. Petersburg, Florida.)
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absolutely gorgeous!!! i love all of the centerpieces. it’s certainly timeless and simple. i also like the idea of a feast table better than a sweetheart table for the bride and groom. 🙂 did you and ryan consider having a sweethearts table?
we talked about it, but really wanted to be surrounded by our bridal party. when our venue told us about the feast table idea, we were sold!
unbelievably gorgeous!
I love the tall arrangements- they’re gorgeous!! And your bouquet really does look so full and romantic…like something I’d envision for a Victorian summer wedding. Beautiful!
So gorgeous…I love that its such a timeless and traditional bouquet and arrangement. The whole thing was such a beautiful vision.
So beautiful! I love the colors you chose and how you incorporated some bright touches into the flowers. Beautiful.
stunning! can you plan my wedding when i get married please? haha 😉 your taste is impeccable
So pretty! I love love love the colors you chose and it came together beautifully! 🙂
Cant wait for more recaps!
I love your wedding colors because they were ours as well. 🙂
Gosh, your wedding was so beautiful! I’m really enjoying your updates.
i LOVE when yellow is used in outdoor weddings. i agree with sarra! reading all your updates, i find myself taking notes for my wedding someday 😉
Absolutely gorgeous. I love your bouquet and the combo of muted tones and bursts of color, and I think I am obsessed with the tall arrangements. I did something similar for my wedding (but with soft and hot pinks) but yours looked SO beautiful!!!!!! I bet you were so happy with how all of your flowers turned out 🙂 Great planning and vision on your part!
Yellow flowers are so beautiful! Perfect color for a wedding!
Absolutely beautiful! I love the burst of yellow in your bouquet – striking, yet still wistful and romantic. Someone needs to call Martha Stewert Weddings 🙂
I am totally obsessed with your flowers. If there was one aspect of your wedding that I absolutely fell in love with, it was the flowers. They are perfect. An understated elegance that stands on its own. Divine.
What beautiful flower arrangements!!!!!!!!! I love the colors!!!!
absolutely gorgeous! a kappa delta’s gotta have her white roses 🙂
i didn’t do a ton of flowers because of cost, but yours are absolutely stunning…your vision is perfect!
Gorgeous!! I officially want yellow for my bouquet. And for you to plan my wedding : )
Simply beautiful!!!!!
I love the tall centerpieces! They’re the perfect accent to the reception hall. Everything looks gorgeous!
Your wedding was absolutely gorgeous. So beautiful & elegant!! You’re so lucky 🙂
You’re wedding was absolutely breathtaking! The reception looks gorgeous!! Literally wedding perfection. 🙂
Your flowers were beautiful! I love the centerpieces and how everything just flowed together! What a goregous wedding!
Yellow is my favorite color . I ‘m an art teacher and color choice was the most daunting part of the wedding process! It’s tough to commit! You worked it girl! Color is what creates the mood and feel of the entire day. Your palette was soft, feminine and cheerful. I chose black and pinks because our wedding was at night and I wanted it to feel sleek, modern and romantic. http://fisilis.wordpress.com/2010/12/08/going-to-the-chapel/
xo
Mindy
Your wedding was just absolutely stunning! Love the flowers and the colors…so elegant!
Beyond beautiful! I have a question: What did you do with all the flowers? Your apartment must be loaded with them and smell amazing! Did you dry them, or give them away as gifts to the people that came?
Barbara
we actually took a bunch of them to my parents’ house that night because they hostes a day-after-the-wedding brunch! they looked beautiful the next day lining the walkway to my parents’ house and as centerpieces on the tables.
Pretty! Makes me think about my own wedding. My flowers were made by my mom’s best friend and our centerpieces were things I picked up at Wal-Mart, but still fun!
Gorgeous!!! I still do not have my photos back and my wedding was in August! Can’t wait to have them to share as well. 🙂
Wow, those reception photos are beautiful! Your photographer was great.
Soooo beautiful….
This is TOTALLY random, but I was watching 27 Dresses today & I was like…hey, those look JUST like Julie’s flowers! So pretty 😀
I LOVE these flowers!! I’m a huge lover of flowers at weddings. My friend just got married and she did fantastic things with flowers…Each of her 5 bridesmaid had a bouquet made of 1 particular flower and “filler.” The bride used each of the 5 different flowers to make up her bouquet. The flower that each groomsman wore matched the flower that the bridesmaid had her bouquet that he walked with. And then, each bridesmaid had her flower in her hair as well. It turned out stunning. It was a fall wedding and the flowers were beyond beautiful—just like yours. I love how bright hers were, but adore how romantic yours are. So many options… 🙂