Flourish - Wedding Flowers & Floral Design, Florist

Ubloom.com's blogger did a write up about our recent wedding flowers for Jonathan and Christy. I didn't even pay her to say such nice things about me!

By Lisa Luck

uBloom

uBloomer, Shannon Cosgrove-Rivas (Flourish) strikes again! This time, she created an exquisite, summertime wedding filled with fragrant English Garden Roses in pastel and muted tones, mixed with layers of unusual textural elements (some I had never seen before) that created interest and enhanced the ruffly roses and outdoor feel of the wedding.

Of course, I HAD to ask Shannon some questions about this wedding because I needed to know MORE about the elements she used to decorate the venue in an amazingly soft, lush and romantic style.

Shannon, tell me a little bit about the "look" and feel you were trying to create with this wedding for Jonathan and Christy.

The bride requested a really soft summery look with a touch of a vintage feel. When I think soft and vintage I think of ruffled and fragrant garden roses. I used Juliet and Patience roses (grown by Green Valley). Side note: When my usual Fed-Ex driver delivered the roses he comment on how good the boxes smelled. The roses have such a gorgeous scent.

You used some unusual elements in your designs, I’m really curious about them.

The wedding took place on the grounds of a private Victorian home in the small town of Clarksburg, Ca. The home overlooks vineyards and an off-shoot of the Sacramento river. My goal was to bring the surroundings into the floral designs. I ended up using quite a few field flowers. Fever Few, Tree of Heaven (the light green seed pods), Seeded Eucalyptus, Dusty Miller and Scented Geranium lent garden textures to the designs.

Share some of your thoughts on this wedding.

Christy was awesome at communicating the look she wanted. When we met she had put together a document with pictures showing flowers and designs she liked and a few she didn’t like. Once she knew I grasped what she was envisioning, she pretty much let me run with the flower choices. I love a client that trusts me. It really frees me up to do some of my best work. I am able to cruise the market and choose really fun flowers and textures to go with the wedding’s theme.

One of the things I really love about Shannon is that she has a natural talent and the enviable ability for coordinating floral materials, colors and textural elements to create an atmosphere that perfectly complements the brides dress, venue etc. Shannon interprets the brides vision in flowers in such a way that never ceases to WOW and AMAZE me (and many others). Her designs are full of well thought out details that make her work extraordinary and I LOVE how she takes many different floral elements and effortlessly arranges them together so that they always look perfectly natural, elegant and yet, always surprising.
To experience the "Flourish" style and a bit of summertime romance…check out Shannon’s Vintage Rose Wedding gallery.

Thanks Lisa- I love you (and uBloom), too!

Labels: Clarksburg, Sacramento, Sacramento florist, Sacramento wedding flowers, Sacramento weddings, uBloom

Who: Jonathan and Christy

What: Beautiful summer evening event infused with vintage elements.

When: June 20, 2009

Where: Stunning Victorian house on the Delta in Clarksburg, Ca

I received this note from the Mother of the bride the day after the wedding:

Dear Shannon,

I am still reflecting upon the beautiful images you created for each of us who were fortunate enough to attend Christy and Jon's wedding yesterday. The table center pieces, floral decor both on and around the cake, bridal and bridesmaids bouquets, corsages and boutonnieres, and aisle candles with lovely ribbons chosen by the bride were elegantly gorgeous--all done with seasonal flowers.

We also appreciate you for working with our budget and reusing the bridesmaids' bouquets to adorn some of the tables and for giving us the option of returning the rented items ourselves. You and your team added so many little touches to the areas of the ceremony and the reception and artfully engaged our senses along the way.

We are already hearing back from our guests about the spectacular flowers you provided. One person described it as one of the loveliest days we've ever had. Another commented upon the beautiful flowers -- it was all breathtakingly lovely. I can't improve upon their descriptions, so I'll send these along so you can enjoy what feedback we've received on the fruits of your labors.

With much gratitude,Gabrielle

Labels: Clarksburg, vintage