Handmaker of Things

Turquoise, Lace, and Peach

I created this table scape for an open house event at the River Market Event Place.  The inspiration was one of my 2011 brides and what we're planning for her event.  I absolutely love collecting vintage glassware, and have always been drawn to this beautiful teal blue jewel tone.  Plus the amazing lime light hydrangeas, and peach garden roses definitely didn't hurt either.

For the Love of Flowers: John and Jessica

John and Jessica were married in July, and it goes without saying that it was HOT!  It's one of the few weddings where I was truly concerned about whether or not the flowers were going to make it through the day, but as you can see from the pics everything stayed fresh and lovely.  This was a super fun wedding to work on, as soon as Jessica pulled out the aqua ribbon at the consult I knew it was right up my alley.  Thanks so much for letting us be part of your day guys!

 photo by Artistic Imagery

For the Love of Flowers: Kelly and Luis

We've done a lot of white weddings this summer.  People always ask me, "Don't you get tired of doing all white weddings?"  I'm a huge fan of color, but there's something so beautiful and classic about the all white color scheme that just never gets old.  Kelly and Luis were an awesome couple to work with.  I met with them last year, and they were laid back, but definitely had a clear vision of what they wanted for their day.  The blooms came in beautiful, and they were so happy with the results.  A big thank you to Kelly and Luis for letting emmy-ray be a part of your guys day!  And also thanks to Peter Bang for the awesome pics (he's a D.C. based photographer, a friend of Luis from back in the day).

 

 

Saturday Matinee: Peggy Noland

I was browsing the internets the other day (yes I said internetS, get over it), and I came across this lovely little clip of Peggy Noland, talking about how she started working in fashion, and started her store.  I think my favorite thing about it is not only that she, along with the clothes she makes are visually interesting, but her positive attitude is totally infections and inspiring.  Hooray for Kansas City!