The Blooming Idea Blog

 Halloween is such a fun holiday. With vibrant oranges, lime greens, plum and black the contrast between the shades is fun and slightly mysterious.
 Each year at the Carlton Woods they throw a fabulous Halloween Party for the Children in the neighborhood. So we like to get a little spooky with our flowers.
Plus it's a fabulous excuse to incorporate candy into our arrangements. And honestly, who...

 Purple has been sneaking itself into Halloween color schemes for a few years now. When parked with lime green and black it definitely sets the stage for a fun and almost mysterious Halloween color scheme. Plus we love the color with all the richness and depth it brings into arrangements it's hard not to resist.
Here are a few of our fabulous Halloween arrangements that highlight this new fabulous...

 Autumn has finally arrived; which for us at the shop is always a reason to celebrate! Not only is it our favorite time of year when the weather cools down and it's near perfect weather for being outside, but it's time to start decorating for the holidays and getting ready for all the fabulous parties.

Halloween is such a fun holiday and we've noticed a huge rise in vintage inspired decor. These...

 Polka dots are so fun, youthful and always lively when paired with white and yellow! This bridal bouquet of yellow and white roses, white daisies, white freesia and crystal accents was wrapped with a fun crystal ribbon. The traditional style of the bouquet let the fun and fragrant flowers shine.
The bridesmaids carried similar bouquets with tufts of black and white polkadot ribbon loops with...

... is a phrase that many happy couples are uttering this month! The Woodlands Resort and Conference Center has a beautiful deck overlooking the golf course and a lake with a fountain that has it's own gazebo tucked away among the tall pine trees. This spot is a true favorite for brides. With it's beautiful scenery you can easily see why.
This couple, with their white and purple color scheme chose...

The Woodlands Resort and Conference Center has a wide array of beautiful ballrooms. The ceremony pictured above is in The Glass, looking out over the water. With the bold color combination of the flowers the room was really transformed into the perfect setting for her ceremony, then flipped and used for the reception later that night.
The Emerald ballroom is also one of my favorites with it's tall...

There is something so beautiful about a soft color pallet with whites, greens and a hint of a blush pink. It just screams bridal, in a soft pretty way ;)... This beautiful bride had her ceremony at the Woodlands United Methodist Church in the Robb Chapel. The chapel was decorated with white roses on the pews, white hydrangea plants on the altar and beautiful greenery wreaths with a white focal...

 There is nothing quite as fun and vibrant contrast in color when working with flowers. One of my favorites (as is probably very evident) is black, white and green! We had a blast creating these beautiful pieces for The Club at Carlton Woods' New Years Eve party.
 These beautiful buffet pieces were truly striking. With strong line and movement they were the focal pieces of the room.
There were 3...

 There is something that is timeless about a red, black and white color scheme. Here are a few pictures from one of our 30 October events.
 Happy November!

If you were to look back 10, 20, 30, even 40 years at wedding picture you would find one thing in common amongst them all... Black and White color schemes. It's a classic understated elegance that has evolved with a contemporary flare.This last weekend one of our weddings was just that, understated, classic, elegant with a little flare. I like to think of it as Traditional in a non traditional...