August 28: A Sneak Peak at the Flowers

As you might have guessed, I can’t keep up! I haven’t even been taking photos of the flowers before they leave the shop. To be honest, the shop is so jam packed there isn’t anywhere to take a decent picture!

The reason I can’t keep up is because there have been SO MANY great weddings in the last few weeks. Last week we worked on three beautiful, creative, lovely weddings.

Friday I delivered flowers to Black Ankle Vineyard for Amanda and Kevan’s wedding. It was a warm, sunny Friday-perfect for a wedding at a gorgeous vineyard . The bride’s bouquet was filled with dark red dahlias, red coxcomb and little red gomphrenas. There was also white lisianthus and sweet smelling tuberose. The majority of the bouquet was made up of herbs and scented greens-eucalyptus, mountain mint and lemon basil.

 

The girls carried vibrant yellow, orange and red bouquets full of zinnias, dahlias, coxcomb, asclepias, sedum and gomprhena.

Out in the field, the groom set up this charming pergola that we decorated with lilies, coxcomb, statice, eucalyptus and mountain mint.

Karen and Brad’s wedding on Saturday’s wedding at the Vandiver Inn in Havre de Grace was awesome! The couple, the colors the flowers-I loved all of it!

The bouquets were filled with orange dahlias, zinnias, asclepias and coxcomb, yellow zinnias and asclepias, white gomphrena and tuberose and loads of greens-succulents, sedum and weigela.

Half the centerpieces were made from these vintage blue mason jars. The color of the jar with these really rich colored flowers was great!

The other half of the centerpieces were these very cool submerged hydrangea.

And then…there were the boutonnieres. They were made with…hairy balls or monkey balls or hairy balloons…whatever you want to call them…they were awesome!

Unfortunately, Morgan’s wedding on Sunday was like the 3rd born child that the parents never take pictures of. It doesn’t mean I loved this wedding any less-I just didn’t take many pictures!

Here’s one of the chuppah made by the groom’s mom and decorated and planted by LoCoFlo. It looked great in the Cloisters garden!

Thanks to all of our growers Belvedere Farm, Bridge Farm Nursery, Locust Point Flowers and Talmar.

Special thanks to Jen who came to help Friday, Saturday and Sunday!

Congratulations to all of our wonderful couples! Thanks for choosing LoCoFlo!

Real Weddings: Amanda and Orion

When Eric and I were delivering the flowers for Amanda and Orion’s wedding, I told Eric I wished I was attending the wedding. It was a beautiful Friday evening in June, the Cloisters looked awesome with it’s gardens in full bloom and it just seemed like it was going to be a really beautiful, fun wedding.

Amanda looked amazing! Her dress was just gorgeous and I think the bouquet complimented it really beautifully. It was full of soft  pinks, corals, corals, yellows and greens. We used snapdragons, yarrow, lisianthus, eucalyptus and baptisia greens.

The entry way was decorated with this great urn full of lisianthus, yarrow, phlox, snaps, dahlias and beautiful baptisia greens.

Thanks to our growers Belvedere Farm, Bridge Farm Nursery, Locust Point Flowers and Talmar.

Thanks to Signe Renn of Avenue Studios for these beautiful photos. 

Thanks to Marina (fab designer) and Eric (fab delivery helper) for helping me on this great wedding.

Congratulations to Amanda and Orion! Wishing you much love and happiness!

Local Foodie Lucie Snodgrass Makes Us Hungry (and Proud!)

Last week some friends and I went to see Lucie Snodgrass at the main branch of the Enoch Pratt Library. I can’t lie, I have had a crush on Lucie Snodgrass for about 10 years. She used to write a column for the national magazine Vegetarian Times. My friends and I subscribed to the magazine and LOVED her column. It was funny, informative and always featured great stories about Maryland. One of my favorites was about a cherry pitter she found at a antique store…

Last year when I heard Lucie had a cookbook coming out that would feature seasonal, local cooking in Maryland I was beyond excited. I have to say, the book does not disappoint. Dishing Up Maryland: 150 Recipes from the Alleghenies to the Chesapeake Bay is a beautiful jewel of a book that everyone in Bmore and Maryland should own. Besides being full of great, wholesome recipes made with seasonal goodies from all over the state, it also tells amazing stories of the farmers and farm families that provide us with these fruits, veggies, baked goods and more. And the photographs, by Edwin Remsberg show off the unique beauty of Maryland.

Over falafel and hummus and wine after the talk, my friends and I poured over the book, making plans for a Maryland inspired dinner party as well as farm trips, vineyard trips and a Smith Island Cake baking date!

At the end of the night, I felt so grateful for good friends who share my love of Maryland and local food and farms and FLOWERS!  I also felt so proud to work with Maryland flower farmers everyday.  If you haven’t picked up a copy of Dishing Up Maryland…do it soon! You’ll definitely be inspired!

Real Weddings: Alana and JP

Alana and JP were married in Baltimore on July 3, 2010. It was a beautiful day -not nearly has hot as the previous week when it was over 100 for several days straight. The ceremony took place at St. Vincent de Paul church in downtown Baltimore and the reception took place at the 1840’s ballroom across the street.

The bride carried a bouquet filled with white phlox, white lisianthus, blue hydrangeas and splash of mountain mint. She looked stunning with a teal ribbon hanging down against her dress.

The girls carried vibrant bouquets filled with blue hydrangeas, purple lisianthus, purple salvia, pink dahlias, pink yarrow and green mountain mint.

 

Thanks to all of our great growers! The flowers for this wedding were supplied by Belvedere Farm, Farmhouse Flowers, Locust Point Flowers and Talmar.

Special thanks to Weddings By Two who provided these beautiful photos!

Congratulations to Alana and JP! Wishing you many years of love and happiness! 

Real Weddings: Andrew and Alyssa

I have to say-I LOVED everything about this wedding! Alyssa and Andrew were such a great couple to work with. I met  Alyssa back in the winter when she was on a short break between trips. Alyssa is a professional musician for the US Army Field Band. She was super easy going, had a few ideas for colors and style for her flowers-but was happy to give us creative freedom to make something lovely.

The flowers in mid June were just beautiful. The bride’s bouquet was filled with dahlias, yarrow, gooseneck loosestrife, mountain mint, feverfew, campanula and a couple late blooming peonies.

Gertrudes and the BMA were a perfect venue for the summer, garden wedding.  Working there is always a joy.

As a vegetarian and lover of animals, I was especially excited about two special details of Andrew and Alyssa’s wedding. The first was a small card on each table that said: “In Celebration of our love of all creatures great and small, a donation in lieu of wedding favors has been made the Washington Animal Rescue League in honor of all the guests".”

The second, was the opportunity to decorate a gorgeous vegan cake from my favorite vegan bakery Sticky Fingers! Kambor from Sticky Fingers and I decorated the cake with dahlias, mini sunflowers and some pretty yellow and pink yarrow. I think it turned out great!

Big thanks to one of my fave photographers Jocelyn Mathewes of Studio Mathewes for the beautiful photos!   Jocelyn is great at what she does, she is super creative and dedicated…and she is just so nice to work with!

All the flowers for this wedding came from Belvedere Farm, Locust Point Flowers and Talmar.  In case I haven’t mentioned it, our growers ROCK!

Thanks too to Jen and Marina-locoflo’s star designers and to Tiffany-for helping to deliver for the first time! She did a great job-and said she’ll definitely help again.

And finally, congratulations to a truly wonderful couple. (I’m a little teary just thinking about them! ) Thank you for letting locoflo be part of your special day!

To see more photos from Andrew and Alyssa’s Wedding, check out our flickr page or Jocelyn’s blog.

August 15, 2010: A Sneak Peak at the Flowers

Three weddings in the last three days!  This weeks weddings were so much fun-so unique, so creative and so colorful!

Our first wedding of the weekend was Shelley and Bynum’s wedding at the Howard County Conservancy. Shelley wanted a super colorful, seasonal bouquet.  We filled Shelley’s bouquet with orange zinnias, dahlias and coxcomb, pink zinnias, dahlias and celosia, yellow zinnias, purple gomphrena and a little splash of mountain mint.

Our second wedding of the weekend was Megan and Lee’s Baltimore themed wedding in Fells Point.  I LOVED her cake and cake topper!

Our last wedding of the weekend was Annie and Josh’s wedding down in Arlington. Annie and Josh are a really wonderful couple who wanted their centerpieces to be full of local fruits and veggies that they were going to donate to the DC Food Bank at the end of the night. Over 120 pound of local fruits (from Reid Orchards) and veggies (from Breidenbaugh Farms) were used in these beautiful centerpieces.

(tomatoes…in case you were wondering)

(plums…with zinnias)

(a martini glass for the bride and groom’s sweetheart table with zebra tomatoes, gomphrena, white statice and salvia)

Thanks to all of our growers and suppliers this week including Belvedere Farm, Bridge Farm Nursery, Locust Point Flowers, Talmar, Reid’s Orchards and Breidenbaugh Farm.

Thanks to to all of the LoCoFlo designers, deliverers and helpers. LoCoFlo loves you!

August 7, 2010: A Sneak Peak at the Flowers

This was a big wedding weekend for LoCoFlo. We had two great weddings this past weekend.

Saturday morning’s wedding at the Pete Rawlings Conservatory at Druid Hill Park was such a great Baltimore Summer Wedding.  The bride was wearing a vintage Mexican  wedding dress and wanted flowers that would compliment that colorful embroidered flowers on her dress.

We filled her bouquet with red zinnias, asclepias, coxcomb and gomphrena. We also included bright yellow zinnias, purple salvia, statice and gomphrena. Finally we added fragrant green mountain mint and rose scented geranium. 

The bride provided her own vases including this beautiful purple glass vase and colorful Spanish bottle seen below.

It was just a beautiful vibrant wedding!  Saturday evening’s wedding was also vibrant and lush and unique. Anna and Matt got married at the American Visionary Arts Museum. Anna wanted unique, modern and eclectic flowers in deep purple, orange and lime green.

We made two different centerpieces for the tables. The first, a 5 inch by 5 inch cube was full of green hydrangea and green emerald tassels, orange zinnias, coxcomb, asclepias and gomphrena and deep purple buddleia and and gomphrena.

The second set up tables had a similar cube (but a little smaller), a small little cube with an orange zinnia and a tall square vases with one single, beautiful gladiola.

Thanks to everyone who helped out this weekend. All of LoCoFlo’s growers were great this week! I really did buy every orange flower within about 50 miles of Baltimore. All of this weekend’s flowers came from Belvedere Farm, Bridge Farm Nursery, Locust Point Flowers, Pahl’s Farm and Talmar. Thanks to our great LoCoFlo designers Jen and Marina and our delivery helpers Cathy (seen above working hard) and Eric!