The Blooming Idea Blog

  • Can You Tell Purple Is Our Favorite Color?





    Clustering flowers is one of our favorite ways to make a big impact. When paired with strong lines and beautiful colors it's always striking and makes a big impression. We love using different lines and shapes to create visual interest in our pieces. Like the Eremurus (Fox tail) in the top picture the curving vertical lines creates a sense of movement, while the green anthirium add stability to...
  • June Wedding Review... part 1

    June was a very busy month, filled with beautiful weddings. Here are some of our favorite pictures we'd like to share with you!







    Venues included: The Woodlands Resort and Conference Center & The Club at Carlton Woods.
  • Parties Galore

     This time of year naturally brings along with it a million reasons to celebrate! Here are a few pictures from recent parties! (Above, cylinders with antique green hydrangea and roses with silver accents).
     Table centerpieces with tropical flowers of anthirium and baby birds of paradise, paired with roses and green spider mums.
    Beautiful focal points in tropical flowers, including: heliconia,...
  • May Wedding at The Carlton Woods

     This post is all about the romance of weddings. What a BEAUTIFUL wedding at The Club at Carlton Woods. With flowers literally everywhere the entire clubhouse was transformed into a beautiful romantic oasis for the couple to celebrate their union!
    The ceremony decor consisted of a square arch covered with white hydrangea, peach and yellow roses, various green vines and accents of curly willow. 
    The...
  • Mother's Day at The Club at Carlton Woods 2013

    Mother's Day at The Club at Carlton Woods is always a party! With soft shades of lavender, white, pinks and yellow the club house was filled with a soft romantic feel.

    The table arrangements were done in a traditional style in pedestal vases with two tone pink and white roses, statice, miniature garden roses, and my favorite, lavender stock.
    Over at the Fazio club house the arrangements were a...
  • May Weddings in Review

     A quick recap of some the beautiful weddings from the month of May. table arrangements in lavender and whites with stock, roses, lisianthus and hydrangea.
     Mantle garland with lilies, roses, and star fern. Pomander pew markers of white carnations lining the aisle.
    Bridal bouquet of dusty miller, peonies, roses, and snowberries. Bridesmaids bouquets with billy balles, yellow ranunculus, dusty...
  • April Weddings at The Woodlands Resort and Conference Center

     This bridal bouquet was created in a traditional nosegay style with white roses and accents of white wax flower. The bridesmaids bouquets were a mixture of lavender, purples, whites, and hints of blue. Made with stock, roses, wax flowers, delphinium and lisianthus.
    The boutonnieres for the gentlemen were made with myrtle and blue dendrobium orchids tied in black satin ribbon, while the mothers and...
  • Dinners at The Carlton Woods

     The Club at Carlton Woods is a lovely place for any event, from intimate dinners to lavish receptions, the accommodations are wonderful. The centerpieces above were made with vivid two tone roses, blue hydrangea and orange tulips, and green cymbidium orchids with accents of greenery.
    These long and low arrangements sat on a long dining table and added just the right amount of color and personality...
  • April Weddings in Review

     April is always a beautiful time of the year in The Woodlands Texas. It is also a wonderful time to hold outdoor functions, and as you know, we love to party!
     This beautiful lavender and white wedding was held on the Forest Deck at The Woodlands Resort and Conference Center. The Reception was held in The Glass Ballroom at the Resort as well.
    The combination of white hydrangea, babies breath,...
  • Purple and White... A Bride's Delight part 2

    Part 2 of this post takes us to the reception at The Woodlands Resort and Conference Center in The Emerald Ballroom. These beautiful arrangements were AMAZING! Filled with white hydrangea, white spider mums, white oriental lilies (which made the room smell heavenly), white larkspur and bombay purple and white dendrobium orchids they made you say "wow" as you walked in the ballroom!
    The cocktail...
  • Roses and Hydrangea

     You just fall in love with some bouquets. This is one of those... I love all the various sizes of roses and the different colors popping against each other.
    This lovely couple had their ceremony at one of my favorite venues in The Woodlands, The Chapel in the Woods. With slate floors, dark wood pews and a giant arched window, it's the perfect setting for a bride to completely make it personal...
  • February Weddings

    We do wedding of every size, and that usually means that at the end of the month we have a ridiculous amount of pictures to go through. But We love sharing what we do so here are a few favorites from February.