Real Wedding: Alison + Erik

Pin It Every wedding day is unique. From the hand-picked flowers to the linens placed upon the tables. From the intimate ceremony to the fun filled reception. Each wedding is different but there is one factor that ties them all together, love. Alison and Erik Peterson embodied love, joy, and excitement on their wedding day and we were fortunate to be a part of their extremely sweet day! Enjoy their journey! It sure was a magical one!

Every girl needs a group of best friends who are there for her on her special day! Alison had just that for her wedding day. The bridesmaids brought fun, smiles, and excitement as Alison prepared to walk down the aisle!

Alison and Erik’s bridal party was made up of their closest friends who celebrated Alison and Erik from their engagement to their wedding day!

It didn’t happen until it’s photographed, right? This wedding was one for the record books! The dance floor got the party started with the awesome Michael Stacey Band, the cakes were delicious, and the party ended with two families joining together in harmony! Cheers to Erik & Alison!

Vendor Information:

Venue: Barton Creek Country Club

Wedding Planning, Design, and Coordination: The Fairy Godmothers Weddings & Events

Photography – AJH Photography

Videography – Lizama

Photobooth – Pix In A Box

Favors – Round Rock Doughnuts

Band - Michael Stacy band

Hair - Dash

Makeup – Makenzi Laine

Chairs: Lawson Event Rentals

Rentals: Townsley Design

Florist: Brenda Abbott Floral Design

Linens: Unique Design and Events

Lighting: Altared Weddings

ownfairygodmother.com

Austin 512.644.6886

Houston 972.804.3295

Real Wedding: How Much Does It Cost? Summer Picnic Tablescape

Pin It Brenda Abbott Floral Design shared this ray of sunshine with us.
A sweet summer picnic made to look effortlessly and casually placed actually needs a bit of planning.  For this look, we layered linens and heirloom lace cloths to create interest and texture atop the farm table.  From our collection of vintage pieces, we added a mix of vintage milk glass compotes and a white ironstone pitcher.  This ‘collection’ approach works best with a long table as opposed to a round table.  Simple blooms in keeping with the era we’ve tried to invoke were daisy mums, garden stock, hydrangea, baby’s breath and playful craspedia or ‘billy balls’. 

Image by Third Coast Photography
Flowers by Brenda Abbott Floral Design

Here’s the breakdown of time:

Portion of Consultation Time devoted to Tabletop Decor: 1/2 hour

Design and Sourcing Time: 1/2 hour

Prep Time (receiving, unpackaging, hydrating flowers): 1/2 hour

Stem Prep Time (removing leaves, and separating branches for useable blooms): 15 minutes

Build time for all 5 pieces shown in this photo:  1 hour

Careful packaging for delivery: 15 minutes

Total time investment in this tablescape (not including delivery):  3 hours

Materials for 1 pitcher, 2 compotes and 2 smalls:

8 stems hydrangea: $35

5 stems garden stock: $15

2 bunches white daisy mums: $25

1 bunch baby’s breath:  $15

1 bunch craspedia/billy balls $12

Supplies: $3

Materials and supplies total:  $145

Vase rentals: $25

3 hours labor $60

Delivery and setup $30

Tax  $21.45

Total for these 5 pieces (as part of a complete package):  $281.45
(This does not include linens or farm table rental.)

ownfairygodmother.com

Austin 512.644.6886

Houston 972.804.3295

Real Wedding: How Much Does it Cost? Cascading Bouquet

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Flowers by Brenda Abbott Floral Design, Professional pictures by Sleeping Owl Photography

This gorgeous bouquet is courtesy of Brenda Abbott Floral Design in Bastrop, Texas.  We have had the opportunity to work with her on several fun and creative projects over the past several months!

Here is what she had to say,
"To achieve the cascading effect for this textural bridal bouquet (and have an available water source for all the blooms without any visible stems), we used a bouquet holder for the armature. As opposed to our European hand tied style where the stems extend below the ribbon wrap (and thus have a way to drink water), the bouquet holder is a more time-consuming method for creating a bouquet; however, the tidy and formal appearance of a completely wrapped handle is sometimes just the ticket! The result: a dramatic bouquet full of graceful movement and texture that retains its polished and sophisticated side – much like our bride. 

 From our consultation with bride, we determined her favorite color and bloom choices and sourced just the right blooms that would hold up well to being inserted into floral foam. The most challenging stem insertion in this instance was the Picasso calla lilies because of the soft nature of their stems – but this was our bride’s absolute must have – so with patience and a skilled hand (and only one spoiled stem), the calla lilies earned their place of distinction. The bottom side of the bouquet holder was covered in fresh green sheet moss and the handle treated to a build-up technique to give it the thickness of a hand tied bouquet handle. All the mechanics are carefully covered with padding and satin ribbon. Pearl head pin details are added, and then blooms are inserted, one by one, starting with the longest cascading point and working our way upward. An airy grapevine encircles the back of the bouquet to give that bit of rustic texture bride enjoys. When completed, this bridal bouquet measured approximately 22” from top to tip – drama anyone? 

Here’s the breakdown of time:  
Portion of Consultation Time devoted to bouquet and bloom choices, follow-ups and changes: 1 hour 
Design and Sourcing Time: 1 hour 
Prep Time (receiving, unpackaging, hydrating flowers): 1 hour 
Stem Prep Time (removing leaves, thorns, and separating branches for useable blooms): 1 hour 
Build time (individual insertions into bouquet holder and secure gluing of each stem, handle treatment): 3 hours 
Careful packaging for delivery: 20 minutes 
Total time investment in this bouquet (not including delivery): 
7 hours 20 minutes 

Materials: 10 Picasso calla lilies @ $90 
12 fragrant white ‘Patience’ garden roses @ $91 
5 ‘Free Spirit’ ruffled roses $19 
10 stems purple lisianthus $30 
10 stems purple veronica $32 
10 stems white lysimachia $30 
10 stems green berzilia berries $20 
Touches of naked seeded eucalyptus $7 
Grapevine collar $3 
Fresh green moss $6 
Supplies: satin ribbon, pins, pan melt glue, stem lock spray glue, anti-transpirant sealant $10 
1 bouquet holder $10 
Custom handle $15 
Transport Vase $5 
Materials Total $368 
30% labor $120 
Total: $488"

The closest guess on our Facebook post was Brandon with $489!!!  That's incredibly close!  (We hope it prepares you for the real numbers of your upcoming wedding to Katelyn.)

ownfairygodmother.com

Austin 512.644.6886

Houston 972.804.3295