BEAUTIFUL BACKYARD WEDDING IN PASADENA
Good morning dearest readers! We have a quite lovely treat for you to start off the week. So lovely in fact that we’re inspired to start every week off with a perfectly styled summer wedding shot by the very talented Marisa Holms .The details and flowers were simply fabulous thanks to the bride’s wonderful taste and Century City Flower Market.
Take a look at their fabulous photos!
Real Wedding: Liz and Paul
Liz and Paul’s wedding happened last summer.We love love the cheerful orange ivory and green colors … simple and joyful just like the bride Liz herself
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photo:Roger Taylor
Dear Annette: I didn’t get a chance to thank you for the lovely
flowers you did for my daughter’s wedding. I was pleased with the
colors Elizabeth chose (the flowers simply glowed as the sun streamed
through them), but I know that Elizabeth left it to you to basically
design all the arrangements. The flowers on the arbor were wonderful.
They were full and gorgeous, but not too formal and the cake table
was just plain fun. And we used the flowers from the bridal table and
the tall arrangements for the breakfast buffet the next morning. It
is always a leap of faith in working with a vendor you don’t have any
experience with. But I couldn’t have asked for more. Many of the
guests commented on how beautiful both the setting and the flowers
were. I couldn’t have been more pleased and certainly felt with got
our money’s worth. So many thanks, Sue Chris
Summer Wedding Flowers
You can’t go wrong with an abundance of flowers at a summer wedding. There are so many varieties in season, you may have a tough time narrowing your choices down! Fill the scene with bright and cheerful flowers such as roses, sunflowers, red and yellow calla lilies, dahlias, gerber daisies, cosmos, mums, and zinnias. Bright purple dendrobium orchids are much less expensive during the summer months, so you can feel like a queen without the budget of one.
An alternative idea is an airy summer look with mostly white and light colored flowers such as roses, stephanotis, white phlox, elegant white calla lilies, huge and fragrant casa blanca lilies, hydrangea, snowball mums, and daisies (also known as Shasta daisies).
for more flower ideas and themes visit our site:
http://weddingsbycenturycityflowermarket.com
Valentine’s Day Flower Delivery Los Angeles
When you consider flower delivery to Los Angeles there are several things to keep in mind. Unlike other parts of the United States, Los Angeles usually maintains a hot climate throughout the year so Valentines Day growing flowers is usually one of the easiest things to do in this area. Local florists spend a lot of time growing flowers in hothouses all across the states but often you can get a discount on flower delivery to Los Angeles because flower growing is more common.
You may want to place your order directly in the flower shop but there are other options when it comes to ordering your flower. Ordering by phone is a great way to order anything these days but the best way is to order flowers online. You can get Valetines Day flower delivery to Los Angeles by ordering online.
Of course stopping in the floral shop is a great way to select and order your flower shop. You get to see the flowers before you purchase them. The bad thing about shopping at the floral shop is the fact that you have to make time to make the time to drive to the shop, park, drive, shop, purchase, and walk back out. In addition, you have to make a decision as to which florist to select. If you do not currently reside in Los Angeles, you may find it difficult to locate the right florist.
If you order your floral arrangement by phone you may run into some problems with your flower delivery to Los Angeles. It is convenient to use the phone to order you do not get to view the flowers that you plan to order.
If you do not reside in Los Angeles but you are ordering your Vlentines Day flowers in that area you can call your local florist and have them arrange the delivery for you. You will not be able to see your bouquet before it is sent to your loved one so you have to trust that the right bouquet will be sent by flower delivery to Los Angeles.
Ordering Valentines Day flowers online is a great way to purchase the arrangement you want to send without leaving your home or office. It is the most popular choice these days and everyone is trusting this way. Ordering online allows anyone around the world to use flower delivery to Los Angeles.
Visit our websites for great selection of Valentine’s Day flowers:
http://centurycityflowermarket.com/
http://centurycityflowermart.net
Or call us at (310)277-6737 or (800)576-7372
We deliver all over greater Los Angeles area inclusing Beverly Hills, Santa Monica as well as world wide.
How to keep you Valentine’s day flowers fresh!
Only pick flowers right before placing them in a vase: At the flower shop we consider the lifespan of picked flowers super short; as in under a week. If roses didn’t sell within a week, we send them back to the farm for compost. Flowers after being cut are basically dying right away. If you need a beautiful bouquet for a party, picking your flowers should be something you do right before the event. IF you need open blooms fast, place the flowers in warm water.
Use only clean vases and other containers: Many gardening and floral books say you should only put flowers in bleach cleaned vases. I’m not a bleach supporter, plus research shows that hot water does clean. Your goal is to clean any mold spores out because obviously mold is not good for flowers. Also, after washing rinse your vases well, as soap can change the water conditions.
Never submerge leaves in the water: Any foliage below the water line should be removed because they can introduce bacteria and slime you don’t want to the water, which in turn smells funky and can killflowers.
Cut flowers like room temp: Flowers hate being on something hot; i.e. a too sunny window, on top of an appliance, and so on. They also don’t love drafts. Try to keep your vases placed in an area that’s moderate.
Hardy stems need a good smashing: If you pound on the ends of woody or thick stems – think lilacs they can absorb more water and last longer.
The best food is flower food: While you may hear rumors about pennies, bleach, and other stuff making flowers last longer, the best choice is actual cut flower food; or so every single flower shop and nursery worker I’ve known has said. If you buy at a flower shop, you usually get a small packet. If you pick flowers at home, you can buy some flower preservatives at a local nursery or home & garden shop.
Valentine’s Day flowers meaning
The Society of American Florists helps you sort out what the meanings behind flowers. Good thing too, because Valentine’s Day is the last day you’d want to give your sweetheart flowers that stand for distrust (Lavender) or friendship (pink rose) if you’re looking for something more than friendship. Not that Lavender doesn’t rock in a Valentine’s bouquet though – the meanings list is more fun than serious.
http://aboutflowers.com/flower-a-plant-information-and-photos/meanings-of-flowers.html
Valentine’s Day Flower Special!
One dozen roses FREE! Order any flowers $85+ for delivery by Feb 11 and include in the cart massage: “I just couldn’t wait” and we will refill the vase with 12 roses in July or August. Local delivery are only. Call (310) 277-6737 or (800) 576-7372
Valentine’s Day Flowers
Roses! There is more than just roses for Valentine’s Day.
Options abound! CenturyCityFlowerMarket has three levels of arrangements:
Designer florals,
Couture florals
and one-of-a kind floral works of art by our master floral artist. The best part, we’ll design within your budget!
Flower selections range from daisy’s and mums for that informal occasion to French tulips, oriental lilies, hydrangeas and a multitude of garden varieties. And of course- roses, roses, roses.
Specialty floral arrangement should be ordered ahead of time. And be will be delivered locally as well as worldwide!
Call for the consultation with our floral designer (310) 277-6737 or (800) 576-7372
www.centurycityflowermarket.com
Valentine’s Day flowers
What would the most passionate, heartfelt day of the year be without Valentine’s Day flowers? Fragrant long-stemmed red roses. A posy of pretty pink blossoms. Sure, candy and paper hearts are nice. But there’s nothing quite so beautiful and ethereal – so capable of expressing love – as a Valentine’s Day bouquet! 
Valentine’s Day Flowers
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How To Choose Your Winter Wedding Bouquet
Remember, to choose a winter wedding bouquet, your bouquet should have winter accents. Winter accents are like pine cones, holly leaves, baby’s breath, berries and others.
Winter flowers are like freesias, lilies, poinsettias, hydrangeas or even roses. Combine winter flowers with winteraccents, you get a lovely bridal bouquet.
Colours play a role, too. Winter colours are like red, white, gold, silver and green. Sometimes blue isalso considered a winter colour. Match these colours with the colour of your wedding gown and your wedding would be perfect.
If you will be wearing a white gown, a wedding bouquet with a combination of red and white is simply lovely.
If you wear a cream or ivory wedding gown, a white with some gold wedding bouquet is suitable. The gold will add some glitter to your wedding gown, making you glow. Something every bridewants.
The shape of your wedding bouquet is actually depending on the style that you want to present. If you want the formal look, you go for a cascade bouquet.
If you want a casual look, you should go for the hand-tied bouquet. The hand-tied bouquet is gaining popularity nowadays because of its informal look.
If you love the casual style, why not make your own hand-tied wedding bouquet? Here are ideas for your bouquet :
Ideas For Your Winter Wedding Bouquet
See if you like any of the ideas below…
- Try something simple but elegant. Mix white calla lilies with red roses.
- For an all white bouquet, mix white tulips, narcissi, lilacs, seeded eucalyptus and some hydrangeas together.
- For a deep red bouquet, mix red amaryllis, red roses and china berries.
- For a blue bouquet, mix delphiniums, blue hydrangeas, muscari and euphorbias together and hand-tie with a blue satin ribbon.
If you like any of the above ideas, try to make your own winter wedding bouquet. It will be one of your sweetest memories.
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Century City Flower Market in Brides&Bloom
Today we’ve been busy creating various corsages and boutonnieres for the fall weddings, they are going to feature in the issue of Brides & Bloom magazine.
Here is a sneak-peek of some fabulous designs you’re going to see on the pages. Enjoy!
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Prom Corsage & Boutonniere
Century City Flower Market can create something just for you, a wrist corsage, boutonnieres, a pin on corsage,a cluster to carry, or some flowers for the hair. Let our talented design staff create something especially different and in today’s trend for your Prom Flowers and Homecoming.
The following pictures are a few examples of what we can designe for customers using Miniature Roses, Mini Calla Lilies, Stephanotis, Gardenias,Alestromeria, Cymbidium Orchids, Dendrobium Orchids, Iris, Rose Petals….and the
list goes on and on.
We color coordinate your prom flowers to your colors of the evening.
Call us 310-277-6737 and 1-800-576-7372
Or stop by 9551 West Pico Blvd. Los Angeles, CA, 90035
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Secretaries Week Flowers and Gifts, April 19-25
Make sure you put ordering Secretaries Week Flowers at the top of your to-do list. After all, during any given day at the office, who is the one person you couldn’t live without? There’s no question, right? That person deserves the best. And we’re sure you’ll find it in our amazing selection of Secretaries Week flower arrangements http://www.centurycityflowermart.net/
and gifts centurycityflowermarket/shop
Call us 310-277-6737 and 1-800-576-7372
We are located at 9551 West Pico Blvd. Los Angeles, CA, 90035
Jennifer & David’s wedding at Graystone Mansion Beverly Hills
Ingredients:
Planned by Song Tann (Century City Flower Market wedding planner)
Unique bouquet by our creative director Gerry Toh, AIFD: Roses, Lisianthus, Calla Lilies, and Hydrangeas
Photo:Duke Photography Inc.
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2009 Decor Trends
2009 Wedding Theme: Wilderness Adventure
More couples are looking for very unique ideas for that memorable wedding, and some of the new themes for summer wedding include botanical garden setting, rainforests and wilderness-inspired décor. Capture the moment by recreating a cabin in the woods, decorating with a tropical rainforest theme or bringing the outdoors in’ with centerpieces and decorations plucked from nature.
2009 Wedding Theme: Stripes Galore
From the wedding cake to the invitations, stripes are the design of the year, replacing the once-popular polka dots and brocade-style prints of seasons past. Black and white stripes provide a structured and refined look for the event, while multicolored stripes can coordinate easily with any major theme color palette.
2009 Wedding Theme: Romance
2008 wedding themes called for a taste of the tropics with weddings centered around exotic locales such as Cancun and Hawaii. One of the year’s leading trends will be a taste of the Caribbean, and one that’s not only reserved for the destination wedding. Look for Caribbean-inspired décor and bright color combinations including orange, yellow, red and turquoise for a truly tropical affair.
2009 Wedding Theme: Think Pink
From pink Chinese lanterns to oversized pink bows on the wedding dress, this is the year to experiment with a super-romantic palette and warm up to all shades of pink, fuchsia and magenta. Pink will continue to be a top trend for bridesmaid dresses as well, so it can complement an otherwise neutral-themed palette to add a splash of color.
Stick to a Favorite Hue
On any budget a monochromatic color scheme can pull a room together, adding up to a result that depends less on individual elements than on the overall look. Few will notice, for instance, if the pink flowers are carnations and chrysanthemums instead of more expensive roses or peonies, as long as the other similarly hued details work well together. Using a beautiful pale pink tablecloth, napkins and flowers can look more powerful and substantial than having several colors.
Be Flexible on Flowers