Wedding Inspiration :: Ten Mile Station

Can a venue be any more *Colorado* than Ten Mile Station in Breckenridge? Seriously? Look at this place:


During winter months it is a ski lodge. Summer months is becomes a wedding venue. It's gorgeous!
I snapped this photo after the ceremony had taken place and the wedding party had moved inside. We had built a simple style mandap for our bride. Again, combining the *Colorado* look with something a bit more clean lined & modern.

We had the pleasure of working with Ashley from Table 6 Productions and Jensen Sutta for photography. Great team! Can't wait to see Jensen's photos!

Flower Inspiration :: Garden Roses

Do you love garden roses? I sure do! Peonies end their season right about now and luckily we have garden roses coming into their prime to fill the peony void.

Here's a photo of Kelly's bridal bouquet with the bridesmaids' bouquets:

Wedding Inspiration :: JW Marriott Cherry Creek

We love a wedding at the JW Marriott in Cherry Creek, what a fabulous & versatile space to work with. Our bride, Sara, and her mother, Carol, hired us to decorate the space & we had a lovely time working with them. We provided all of the twinkle lights across the ceiling, pipe and drape behind the stage area, uplighting around the perimeter of the room and, of course, all the flowers & chuppah. Sara & her fiance enjoy the outdoors and wanted to convey that natural, woodsy feel into their wedding. Carol likes the sophisticated feel. We combined these two wishes by using our Aspen chuppah and decorating it with curly willow & seeded eucalyptus and flowers. For Carol we were able to add in the sophisticated feel with the draping and lighting elements, in addition to the chair covers provided by Chair Covers & Linens.
A special "thank you" to Betsy from the JW Marriott - she was absolutely a pleasure to work with, we can't wait to work with her again!
Here is a photo of the bouquet Sara carried, it was created with antique green hydrangea, pink dahlias, pink roses, pink freesia and seeded eucalyptus:

We received a little note from Sara the day after her wedding:
"Hi Alicia,
The flowers, my bouquet, and everything about the evening was perfect! Thank you so much for everything. I really appreciate your help and will definitely recommend you to my friends!

Thanks again, Sara"

Shop News :: What's happening at Bella Fiori

Would you like to take a guess at what is happening at Bella Fiori? If you guessed we are busy with wedding season you are completely correct! Sorry, you don't win a prize, I think it was too simple of a question. :)

My obsession with the camera continues and I've purchased another lens to work with. Some of the photos I snapped with it:


Johann loves to have his photo taken. And yes, just two puppy pictures. I'm up to something with the flower pictures.. so can't post them right now. :)

Coming soon... flower photos from my photographer friends!
However, right now - off to run some errands & enjoy the rest of my Tuesday. Tomorrow all the flowers arrive again at the shop, time to prep for a fabulous weekend!

Flower Friday!

Not sure how it is already Friday again... holy smokes, what a fast week!

Picking a flower photo this week is so hard! So many lovely blossoms made their way into our shop this week. Guess I'll have to post a few images..

"A bucket of Heaven" = Garden roses taken with my iPhone:


Delicious Dahlias:

Flower Friday!

something pretty to end your week with:

Shop News :: Featured on Style Me Pretty

I love it when the subject line says: Featured on Style Me Pretty! Today is one of those fabulous days where we are featured once again!! Check out the divine photoshoot Autumn Burke & I designed at Crooked Willow Farms in Larkspur, Colorado:

Style Me Pretty: Rustic Romance

Autumn and I had so much fun with our Rustic Romance Concept and we pulled together an amazing team of vendors. A HUGE thank you to all of them for participating in our shoot:
Crooked Willow Farms
Autumn Burke Photography
Intricate Icings (Wedding Cake)
JS Design Custom (Menus, Placecards, Invitations)
Alisa Benay (Wedding Dresses)
Girls & Curls (Makeup and Hair Styling)
All Well Rents (Place Settings)
Chair Covers & Linens (Table Linens)
Bella Rents (Chiavari Chairs)

Flower Arrangements for Deliveries

I've realized lately that many of our event clients and vendor friends don't know that we provide flowers for all occasions, not just wedding & special event flowers.
We do offer flowers for special occasions such as birthdays, anniversaries, thinking of you and get-well wishes. These arrangements can be delivered and start at $50 each.
Here's a sample of one of our get-well arrangements which recently went out the door:


We do offer Sympathy Arrangements - including the sprays displayed on easels & casket sprays. Here is a lovely display we just delivered recently using lilies, hydrangea & peonies:


Orders can be placed over the phone at : 303-233-5566 or placed online thru our website
Also, we are members of bbrooks fine flowers & can send flowers worldwide through them.

Flower Friday

Today while visiting at Stevens & Son Wholesale in Arvada I came across this beautiful new variety of Stargazer lily. Audrey was telling me about how they'll start growing two varieties in the coming months in their greenhouses. I was instantly amazed and drawn into it's complex petal structure.



For any of my national flower friends - Stevens & Son does ship throughout the USA.
Stevens and Son Wholesale Florist
14022 W. 54th Avenue - Arvada, Co. 80002-1516
303-279-6254 | 800-826-7798 | Fax 303-279-3794

Flower Inspiration :: Crooked Willow Farm

Today I have the pleasure of working on a lovely wedding at Crooked Willow Farm in Larkspur, Colorado with Ashley from Table 6 Productions.
The flowers Katy has selected are absolutely divine, hip, fresh & fun!
Here's a photo of the seven bridesmaids' bouquets right before they get packed up to make the journey:

A closeup of one bridesmaid bouquet:

The adorable boutonnieres of Craspedia (aka: Billy Balls):


Jensen Sutta is the photographer for the wedding today, I'm excited to see his amazing photographs and will post those soon!

Vendor Profile :: Nomelie Cupcakes

A few days ago we had a very pleasant surprise here at the studio - the ladies of Nomelie Cupcakes walked in the doors and presented us with a box filled with cupcakes. The cupcakes they brought were: Red Velvet, S'mores and a Vanilla Mango. (My favorite was the Vanilla Mango) We had a lovely visit with them and showed them around our shop.
I've visited their adorable shop in Parker once, it's so charming! I'd suggest next time you are in the area be sure to pop in and try one of their yummy cupcakes!
They are located at:
19751 E. Main St., Suite R5
Parker, CO, 80138
Phone:
303-805-2607
Mon - Sat:
10:00 am - 6:00 pm