Tall Timbers, Reynoldsburg, Ohio, Wedding and Event Venue

Last weekend we had the pleasure of setting up for a wedding at Tall Timbers, Reynoldsburg, Ohio.  The staff was very friendly and helpful and it was so nice to have a water source near the reception area so that we could set up our centerpieces.

At one venue last year we were told to use the men's restroom for water.  Oh my...what a day that was.  We, (2 ladies), were filling up vases for submerged flowers and suddenly the toilet flushed.  We went running out of that men's restroom as fast as we could and parked ourselves on a bench as if nothing happened, except we were panting from scurrying so fast.  Then...after what seemed like ages of waiting non-chalantly on the bench, we peeked into the men's restroom to check on that poor soul we interrupted only to find out we somehow set off the automatic flusher and no one was in the stall the whole time! 

Back to Tall Timbers...last weekend's wedding was held on site and the reception followed.  The Bride's room for getting ready on site was a bit small and warm, which might be a problem if you have more than 5 people getting ready, plus a photographer.  There is a restroom nearby that could be used as overflow space.  We delivered the wedding party flowers with ice packs in convenient delivery boxes that we stored on the shelf located in the room, which made more room for all the girls to get ready.

Here is a picture of the centerpiece that the Bride loved...and cost less money than a do it yourself centerpiece because the vases, mirrors, flowers, ribbon, delivery and set up were all provided.  What a relief it was to the Bride too!

We are going back to Tall Timbers next weekend, but this time for a reception set up.  The friendly staff and close water source helps make our delivery and set up go smoothly, and no need to run away from flushing toilets, lol.

Tall Timbers update!  Here is a picture of our tall cylinder calla lily centerpieces that everyone was raving about.  A very elegant flower centerpiece statement, but very cost effective because the vases, mirrors, flowers, delivery and set up were all provided.  My partner devised a method that anchors the calla lily and bends them for that dramatic, showy, but elegant effect.

The Brides ivory and pink color scheme truly highlighted this beautiful floral display.   We are going to Tall Timbers again soon, and love being a preferred florist there.  Please call us to be your wedding or special event florist at Tall Timbers toll free, 1-888-401-7363.

Tashia and Brian's Wedding 10-2-10

Picture day...yay!  I really liked Tashia and her mother Vicki from our very first wedding flower consultation.  I could tell they loved flowers...and weddings!

Tashia and Brian got married on 10-2-10 at God’s Community Outreach with a reception following the ceremony at The Madison, both located in Chillicothe, Ohio.

It is so exciting to see pictures finally, to remember their wedding day and this wonderful family.  Photo's by Jackie Good Photography.

Tashia and Brian's wedding party

Love this....!

A cozy reception at The Madison, Chillicothe, Ohio.

 
We were so happy to share in Tashia and Brian's happy day and look forward to their future together.

365 Days of Flowers...Day 7, Peonies from my neighbor

Today's flower inspiration comes from my wonderful, thoughtful neighbor, Juanita.  She made this beautiful peony arrangement with flowers from her garden.  A lovely arrangement from a lovely lady! 

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365 Days of Flowers...Day 6, Hair Flowers

Hair flowers are becoming very popular accessories for prom, homecoming and weddings.  Here is a cute little hair flower technique that is easy to do and wear!  My hair is very fine, and bobby pins usually fall out, but I loved this flower so much that I wore it all day...cooking, weeding, studying...it looked great and didn't fall out.  I used one bobby pin to fasten it in place.  The flower is a dianthus, so it is long lasting and also has a slight fragrance.

This is a photo of my supplies and materials for today's hair flower project.  The flowers were cut this morning and allowed to hydrate in warm water mixed with flower food.

I trimmed the dianthus stem under the calyx.  Notice how big the calyx is...it is so tempting to cut through the calyx for a lower profile, but don't do it!  The flower will fall apart.  I tried it, lol!  I used the petals that fell off of my first flower and glued them to the second flower with OASIS cold glue so the new flower would have a fuller profile.  This is called making a composite flower.

Next I pierced the calyx with a lightweight floral wire using the piercing technique, bent the wires down, and wrapped them around the stem, then finished with floral tape.

Finished!  Here is another version of this hair flower technique, using a spray rose.  You can trim the rose stem shorter, since the wire gets pierced through the rose ovary.

A quick little project, but oh so cute!

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365 Days of Flowers...Day 5, Calla Lily

Here is a picture of the tools used in today's modern design; a rectangular vase, floral shears, plastic pearls and calla lily.

The stem placements for the sleek modern calla lily design I sketched were driving me crazy.

 I tried a new technique to bend the calla lily.  I peeled off a little bit of the stem on the opposite side of the curve that I wanted to make.

The stem peel works okay, and the stem was easier to manipulate without folding, but it also made the stem slimy and difficult to work with.  I prefer my old method of taking a room temperature calla lily and gently running my thumb down the shaft while gradually bending the calla.  I will use the stem peel only if I need alot of bend in the calla stem, like bending the stem into a circle.

Next I bound my lily stems with wire and tied a spider plant leaf around the stems to disguise the wire.

Finished...finally.  The simplicity is deceiving!  Not only were the calla stems difficult to work with today, the pictures from my camera were giving me a hard time too...they kept loading sideways!  Short of asking you to skew your head to see the design, I finally got the pictures formatted...whew!

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