Week 8

This week has been the busiest week yet! We started out the week by getting in a ton of flowers in for the weddings and Eyeball event we had this Saturday. So we spent the first couple of days getting them processed and organized in buckets for each event. Just so you guys know when I say processing flowers it just means unwrapping flowers and cutting the bottom of the stems before putting them in the water. The reason we cut the stems is because the flower will dry at the base from when they were first cut. If you don’t cut the base of the stems they will not be able to continue to get water and will die. Which you don’t want to happen!

A Bucket Of Antique Hydrangeas:

Once we finished organizing and processing flowers we started to make some arrangements for weddings we had coming up. I got to help make a few arrangements in bubble bowls for the Rainier wedding. In this arrangement we used hydrangea, beautiful pink garden roses, white roses, and some seeded eucalyptus.

Rainier Arrangement:

My next project was making moss runners for some feasting tables. I cut long sheets of burlap and glued sheet moss on top of the burlap. I loved it! So easy, and yet would really create an interesting detail for a table arrangement.

Moss Runner:

On Thursday Janet and I headed to the Sand Pearl Resort for our weekly delivery and then made a stop at the Oxford Exchange to pick up empty terracotta pots. The pots are going to be used to replace the orchid cubes we had placed on all the restaurant tables in the past few weeks. Tiffany ordered a whole box of amazing succulents that we could use to place in the small pots. Janet and I then lined all the pots and placed a variety of the succulents in the pots and packed them up to go back to the Oxford Exchange.

Succulents:

I loved these in the pots with just a little bit of sheet moss:

As the week progressed we pulled more vases and candles for our events. I also spent some time spray painting candelabras gold for the Reiner wedding ceremony. I was spray painting for a while so I got to wear a very fashionable mask for this job.

My Mask Face:

Spray Painting Candelabras:

Once I was done with my spray painting job I got to help with quite a few arrangements that we needed to make for the Eyeball event.  We used celosia, roses, lisianthus, and some seeded eucalyptus. I would have never thought of the color combination we used with the flowers and I really liked it all together.

 Eyeball Arrangements:

Saturday finally came and I started out the day by packing up all the bouquets for the two weddings. Before we could pack them up we had to wrap them with a little bit of packing material and then wrapping them with ribbon. The packing material makes it more comfortable for the brides and bridesmaids to hold through a long day.

Box Of Bouquets:

Once I finished packing up what I could Athena and I headed out to the Eyeball event. We unpacked all the arrangements out of the boxes and placed them on the coordinating tables. We then placed chargers and votives out on all the tables. There are so many little details that make the whole event come together and look amazing!

Eyeball Event:

Once we unloaded all of our pieces for the eyeball event we headed back to the studio to load up for the rainier wedding ceremony in the church. For the ceremony we had to load up the candelabras that I had spray painted earlier. Before we could load them into the van we had to wrap them in greenery so that we didn't make a mess in the church. Once we finished that job Athena, Jordan, Ian and I headed out the church. The church was so beautiful with the stained glass windows and huge organ. We lined the aisle with the gold candelabras and then fit candles in each holder. The candelabras with the candles all lit made such an impact in this already beautiful church.

Hyde Park Church Before And After:

We finished just in time and waited to watch the bride come out of the limo just before the ceremony was scheduled to start.

Here Comes The Bride:

Once the ceremony finished we had to go in and take down all the candelabras and load them back in the van. It was amazing seeing the whole process of making the pieces for the wedding, installing everything, and tearing it down. The tear down is always so much faster than the setup! Athena and I headed back to the studio with the loaded van and emptied it out. We needed to empty the van out for the pickup Eric and I were scheduled for later that night.

It’s been a great week and I love getting the chance to learn new techniques and improve my mechanics in my designs. I think Saturday is going to become my favorite day of the week now! There is so much to learn while I’m here and I’m excited to see more of the weddings and events that we have coming up in the next few weeks.