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May 26, 2021

A Fun Seattle Wedding During The Pandemic

Ashley and Danny’s Fall Wedding on Lake Union

The worst of the Covid-19 pandemic *should* be behind us, right? What a year it’s been! The ups and downs were taxing but the future sure looks promising. We haven’t blogged as much as we hoped this past year although we have some amazing images to share of sweet, intimate celebration, beautiful outdoor weddings, and glamorous mini-monies. Today I want to start by sharing images of this absolutely unique, amazing, fun, and perfectly safe wedding from the fall of 2020: A Fun Seattle Wedding During The Pandemic!

Ashley and Danny celebrated their wedding day in September of 2020. We had fun using all the amazing fall blooms and textures the season has to offer: the bouquets included Cafe au Lait dahlias, orange ranunculus, chocolate cosmos, blush roses, local amaranthus, berries, and vibrant fall textures. Isn’t her bouquet to die for?

Organic garden style bridal bouquet with dahlias, roses, berries, fall foliage

Fall colored boutonnieres for wedding with orange roses and fall foliage

Fall bridal bouquet and floral head bands with dahlias, orange ranunculus, chocolate cosmos, fall foliage

Bride holding fall bridal bouquet with orange and peach flowers

Bride holding her fall floral bouquet with Cafe au Lait dahlias, orange roses, chocolate cosmos, and fall foliage

Fall bridal party, maroon dresses, fall flowers

A Perfectly Safe Wedding During A Pandemic

Ashley and Danny celebrated their wedding day during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic in the fall of 2020. But that didn’t stop them from having an awesome, very safe, socially distanced wedding. Just look at these uber-fun images: the couple and their wedding party held the ceremony on a small ferry boat – the “Fremont Avenue” – in the middle of Seattle’s Lake Union. Their guests joined them around the lake: each family on their own boat or vessel, and even on paddle boards. That is social distance taken to the next level – how amazing is that?

Wedding on small ferry boat in Seattle's Lake Union, decorated in greenery, with bride's maids in maroon dresses, and greenery wedding arch - A Safe Pandemic Seattle Wedding

Bride and groom holding hand at fall wedding on Seattle's Lake Union with greenery arch and socially distanced guests - a safe pandemic wedding in Seattle

Wedding guests each on their own boats during pandemic wedding on Seattle's Lake Union

A boat wedding on Seattle's Lake Union with greenery and floral arch and guests on boats

Wedding guests on paddle boards on Seattle's Lake Union during safe pandemic wedding in Seattle

Wedding on a small ferry boat in Seattle's Lake Washington with bride's maids in maroon dresses and greenery decoration

How To Have Fun During The Pandemic

We decorated the wedding boat with lots of greenery and fall blooms: the railings, front, and stern were dripping in smilax vines, dahlias, and roses. Little decorative elements inside and outside transformed this ferry boat into a fun, romantic wedding venue.

As ceremony backdrop the couple opted for a moon arch which we covered in greens and fall flowers as well.

Wedding arch with greenery and fall flowers on ferry in Lake Union in Seattle with guests following in own boats - a Safe Pandemic Wedding Seattle

A fall wedding on Seattle's Lake Union with greenery arch and socially distanced guests - a safe pandemic wedding in Seattle

Bride and groom kissing under greenery and fall floral arch

Bride and groom during their wedding on a ferry boat on Lake Union Seattle with greenery and fall floral arch

Bride and groom dancing under their wedding arch on a boat in Lake Union Seattle - A Safe Pandemic Wedding

Smaller, more intimate weddings like this will stay with us for a little while longer and we are here for them! As much as we love grand affairs, the small weddings have our heart! Let us know how we can help with your upcoming intimate wedding.

If you like fall weddings you might want to check out these recent weddings:

A Vibrant Fall Wedding at The Edgewater Hotel

An Elegant Arctic Club Wedding

Vendors:

Venue: Fremont Avenue

Photographer: B. Jones Photography

Planner: Ashley’s good friend Kymberly

January 25, 2021

Romantic Date Night

With lockdowns and unsafe dining conditions, have you considered having an at-home, intimate, romantic date night? With Valentines Day just around the corner, we love the idea of treating your love to a special evening at home. How about ordering food from your favorite restaurant or caterer and set a romantic table including flowers and fun table top items?

Here is our inspiration for a modern, yet romantic dinner date table setting:

Phalaenopsis orchids, cymbidium orchids, roses, spray roses, and carnations all in the pink and mauve color palette make up this lush floral centerpiece.

A pink cymbidium orchid on every place setting with pink floral low centerpiece with a fresh pop of teal linens and glasses.

Table set for a modern yet romantic take on an intimate at home date night with pink floral and teal linen.

Light pink floral arrangement paired with pink candles on a side table in turquoise linen set for a champagne toast.

Romantic dinner date table set for two with pink and mauve floral mixed with teal accents.

Mauve flowers, baby pink, blush, into the deep pinks all create depth and interest in this all pink floral centerpiece paired with bright teal linens.

Pink lush low floral centerpiece with taper candles set for a intimate dinner date.

A pink cymbidium orchid on a light pink stoneware place setting with pink floral low centerpiece with a fresh pop of teal linens and glasses.

Unexpected Color Pairing

For your romantic date night we love the idea of unexpected color pairings like our teal and pink color palette. It’s fresh, fun, yet still very romantic.

Have you considered digging out the linens and fancy china for an at-home dinner together? From Valentine’s Day to special anniversaries or birthdays – we’d love to help you! Flora Nova Design can provide everything from a floral centerpiece to beautiful rental items such as linens, plates, and glasses (and don’t forget the candles!).

Low monochromatic pink floral centerpiece with pink taper candles are paired with a teal linen for a romantic yet fun dinner party.

Low pink floral centerpiece of roses and orchids paired with pink taper candles in brass holder on a teal linen.

Light pink stoneware plates with a long low pink floral centerpiece with teal accents.

Teal and pink dinner party table setting, with pink floral, candles, and plates and teal linens.

Pink taper candles nestled into a floral centerpiece with every shade of pink flowers placed on a teal linen for a modern dinner party table setting.

Light pink stoneware plates for a formal dinner party layered with a teal and pink watercolor napkin and a mauve orchid at each place setting.

Lots of tall pink taper candles are nestled into a monochromatic low pink floral centerpiece running down the length of the table.

Teal linens, cut glass stemware, and light pink stoneware plates are paired with a low pink floral centerpiece.

Blush Pink Flowers

The romantic centerpiece we created for this look contained roses in various shades of pink, pink carnations, and pink orchids. Paired with lots of pink taper candles, this was a striking tablescape which we would love to recreate for you.

Putting extra thought into the place setting, even if you get take out, can spell out love without using words. Whether it’s for a special someone or the whole family, having a romantic date night might be exactly what we need this year! The extra effort can really say “I love You!”. You may forget just for an evening that you’re still stuck at home.

Low pink and mauve floral centerpiece with taper candles tucked in on a teal linen with a teal velvet napkin and pink stoneware plates for a dinner party place setting.

Light pink phalaenopsis orchids spill out of a low floral arrangement of all pink flowers including roses and carnations, placed on a teal linen.

Teal and pink paired for a modern and intimate valentines dinner place setting, with pink floral and teal linens.

Teal velvet napkins on light pink plates with pink flowers and taper candles for a romantic Valentines dinner date table setting.

Low runner of pink, blush and peach floral run down the center of a long dining table set with turquoise linens and napkins, along with lots of candles for a romantic party setting.

Lush pink flower runner placed down the center of the table come together with turquoise linens, cut glass stemware and velvet napkins for a lux dinner party.

Teal velvet napkin on a stack of pink stoneware plates and lush pink floral for a romantic dinner place setting.

Low lush pink floral centerpiece of roses, orchids, and carnations and pink taper candles line the center of the long dining table on a teal linen.

Turquoise velvet napkins and linens are paired with soft pink floral for a romantic dinner place setting of cut glass stemware and pink stoneware plates.

We would be thrilled to be part of your special date night! Email us today at

info@floranovadesign.com

if you’d like to order flowers, special table top items, or want our help designing the whole evening. We are here for you!

Vendor Credits:

Floral and Design: Flora Nova Design

Photography: Stephanie Cristalli

Rentals: Cort Party Rental

Linens: BBJ Linen

December 28, 2020

Pampas Grass Wedding

Pampas Grass Winter Wedding: Carly & Oliver

FORMAL EVENING PAMPAS GRASS WEDDING CEREMONY

Carly and Oliver’s formal New Years Eve wedding took place in the Garden Room at the Fairmont Olympic Hotel. And what a gorgeous downtown Seattle venue they chose for their special day! For the ceremony we placed lucite pillars at different heights and added the centerpieces that would later be used for reception table centerpieces. We used both elevated and low compote arrangement styles to create an interesting and lush floral backdrop for the ceremony. The large vase arrangements were designed with hydrangea, roses, lots of greens, and of course, on-trend pampas grass for natural texture and interest.

Pampas grass wedding ceremony with white and mauve floral with lots of greenery.

Dramatically lit winter ceremony set up with white and mauve floral grouped up front and placed on Lucite pillars.

White and blush floral at the alter during an evening pampas grass wedding ceremony.

New Years Eve wedding ceremony alter floral arrangements featuring pampas grasses and white and blush flowers.

Winter wedding ceremony at the Garden Room at Fairmont Hotel in Seattle, a large hanging holiday light chandelier fills the room with a romantic glow.

Pampas grass wedding ceremony, tall floral arrangements in white and blush frame the couple.

Ballroom New Years Eve wedding ceremony set up with a large hanging holiday light installation.

New Years Eve wedding ceremony alter floral arrangements featuring pampas grasses and white and blush flowers | Flora Nova Design

Winter evening wedding ceremony tall alter arrangements on crystal vases.

New Years eve wedding ceremony alter with tall winter flower arrangements and a white aisle runner.

Winter bridal bouquet of white and mauve roses with ranunculus and Eucalyptus

Winter evening wedding ceremony set up with a white aisle runner and gold charivari chairs.

Winter evening wedding reception at the Fairmont Hotel, white and blush alter floral with pampas grass.

New Year’s Eve Wedding Reception in White and Mauve

Large floral centerpieces filled with white hydrangea, roses, and greenery with pops of mauve took center stage for the reception – placed on round tables with neutral linens. We added lots of natural pampas grass for a slightly relaxed feel. Pampas grass weddings can often be ‘boho’ in nature. However we tried not to go too far in that direction for this more semi formal event. Keeping it timeless and elegant was our goal. Most importantly, to add a special New Years feel, a large holiday light chandelier hung over the dinner reception tables. As a result a cozy festive glow was achieved. By far the most eye catching element in the space. Perfect for a New Year’s Eve wedding!!

Pampas grass wedding winter reception with tall centerpieces of white and mauve floral with pampas grass.

White roses and ranunculus along with eucalyptus and hints of mauve make up this winter bridal bouquet.

Simi formal New Years Eve wedding reception in the garden room of Fairmont Olympic Hotel.

Details of a New Years Eve wedding, toss bouquet waiting on guest book table with silver votives.

Simi formal New Years Eve wedding reception tall white and mauve floral centerpiece on a crystal glass vase at a winter wedding.

Portrait of bride and groom on their wedding day.

Pampas grass wedding tall white floral centerpieces with gold Chiavari Chairs at a winter reception.

Tall floral centerpieces in white and mauve with pampas grass in a candlelit ballroom with soft uplighting.

Winter wedding place setting on gold textured linens with a menu card on each napkin.

Tall centerpiece with white and mauve winter flowers on a crystal vase under a holiday light chandelier for a New Years Eve reception.

Pampas grass wedding under holiday light chandelier for a winter ceremony.

Holiday light chandelier hanging in the Garden Room at Fairmont Hotel in Seattle for a winter wedding reception with floral by Flora Nova Design

New Years Eve wedding reception, round tables with gold charivari chairs and tall pampas grass centerpieces under a holiday light chandelier.

Tall floral centerpiece with hydrangea, roses and pampas grass under a holiday light chandelier hanging from the ceiling.

Tall pampas grass wedding centerpiece with white and blush floral on a crystal vase for a winter reception.

New Years Eve wedding reception with gold tables and chairs and tall white and blush floral with pampas grass under a hanging Christmas light chandelier.

New Years Eve wedding reception with gold tables and chairs and tall white floral under a hanging Christmas light chandelier.

Ballroom winter wedding reception with tall floral arrangements in white and blush flowers with pampas grass on a crystal vase.

Gold charivari chairs at a round reception table with gold linens and a tall floral arrangement.

Elevated white and blush floral centerpiece of hydrangea, roses, stock, and eucalyptus with pampas grass on a tall crystal vase.

Winter evening ballroom wedding reception with gold chairs and linens under a Christmas light chandelier.

Elevated wedding reception floral with white hydrangea and roses on a tall crystal vase.

Low floral centerpiece of mauve roses, white ranunculus and greens on a gold linen at a winter wedding reception.

Winter wedding reception guest book table with toss bouquet and votive candles

Tall winter floral arrangement centerpiece with white hydrangea, white and mauve roses and pampas grass on a tall crystal vase.

Bride and groom kissing at their New Years Eve wedding with white and blush bridal bouquet.

If you enjoyed this wedding you may also like these winter weddings:

VENDOR TEAM

Ceremony and Reception Venue: Fairmont Olympic Hotel

Floral Design: Flora Nova Design

Planner: Invisible Hostess

Photographer: Alante Photography

Lighting: Crimson Haze Event Lighting

Rentals: Cort Party Rentals

Beauty: Salon Maison

December 1, 2020

Decorating for the Holidays – Part 2

How Are You Decorating for the Holidays?

Have you started decorating for the holidays yet? Or are you overwhelmed by it all?

Today is December 1st and for me officially the start of decorating at home. At my house, I have been hanging lights above the fireplace and outside the main entrance door, and I placed a decorated wreath as centerpiece for my dining room table. Not much quite yet, but it’s starting to feel very festive. Much more decorations will follow in the coming days. This year seems especially important surrounding myself with pretty things.

But my favorite part is the dining room table. It’s where everything is happening: all meals of the day, crafting and sewing projects, playing games. So let’s talk about your holiday dinner table for a while – Flora Nova’s specialty!

Setting a Festive Dinner Table During the Holidays

Your dining room table is probably the centerpiece of your home. It certainly is for me, and I try to always have fresh flowers or seasonal decorations on it.

Whether it’s a fresh wreath, a fresh floral bouquet, or an arrangement containing seasonal elements and ornaments, please let us help you decorate for the holidays. And did you know that we can help beyond flowers and centerpieces? We can provide luxurious linens, chairs, candles, and specialty table top elements to make your intimate family dinner as festive as possible.

Here are just a few inspirations to get you in the mood:

Centerpiece for the holidays with pink roses, pink, orchids, pink ornaments, candles, navy linen, in front of Christmas trees

Decorating for the Holidays: Centerpiece for the holidays with pink roses, pink, orchids, pink ornaments, candles, navy linen, in front of Christmas trees

Holiday dinner table with red velvet napkin, pink orchid napkin flower, pink candles, navy linen, and Christmas tree

Pink and turquoise centerpiece for the holidays, with pinkn roses, and pink orchids, turquoise ornaments, red velvet napkin, navy linen and Christmas trees

Decorating for the Holidays: Pink and turquoise centerpiece for the holidays, with pink roses, and pink orchids, turquoise ornaments, red velvet napkin, navy linen and Christmas trees

Holiday dinner table with navy linen, red velvet napkin, gold votive candles, pink roses and pink ornaments

Decorating for the holidays: centerpiece of pink roses, pink orchids, red dahlias, pink ornaments, on table with navy linen, red velvet napkin and red taper candles with Christmas trees

Centerpiece of blush roses, pink ornaments, evergreen, in gold compote

Holiday centerpiece with blush roses, pink orchids, burgundy dahlias, red taper candles, in front of Christmas tree

Holiday dinner centerpiece with pink and red flowers, pink ornaments, navy velvet linen, red velvet napkin

Festive centerpiece for the holidays in red and blush pink on navy linen

Centerpiece for the holiday dinner table by Flora Nova Design Seattle

And if you need more inspirations, you might like to check out these projects from previous years too:

Need a centerpiece? Need help decorating your home or office? We are here for you! Just send us an email at info@floranovadesign.com or fill out our contact form.

Happy Holidays!!

October 22, 2020

Decorating For The Holidays

Home Decorating for the Holidays

Do you know we offer home decorating services for the holidays? We love decorating! And with the holidays just around the corner we are looking forward to helping you create festive environments for your home. Whether for Thanksgiving or the Christmas holidays, we are here to help!

With only a few weeks till Thanksgiving here are some lovely ideas and inspirations on how to set a beautiful dinner table.

Decorating for the Holidays: Thanksgiving table with fresh flower centerpieces, decked with taper candles, mustard yellow napkins, wooden table, Provence chairs - FLORA NOVA DESIGN SEATTLE

Beautiful Floral Centerpieces

Of course when we talk about how to decorate for the holidays, the flowers take center stage! And centerpieces with all the fun fall flowers and textures are amongst our favorites to design. Foliages turn into vibrant colors, blooms turn into pods, hydrangeas take on an antique marbled color palette, and we have a large abundance of dahlias, scabiosa, zinnia, and late summer garden roses available at the markets. Look at these beautiful centerpieces we recently designed!

Fall flower centerpieces for the Thanksgiving dinner table - Decorating for the Holidays - FLORA NOVA DESIGN SEATTLE

Moody centerpiece with orange dahlias, fall textures, stone vase, quince fruit, taper candles, on brown linen

Adding All the Fun Details

Decorating for the holidays goes far beyond just the floral centerpieces. In these inspirational pictures we added fruit, used colored taper candles, and and specialty table top elements, like specialty flatware, colored water glasses, and fun dishware. And the sheer ivory table runner and the mustard yellow velvet napkins with a sprig of dried fern add that special touch. And of course we can also help with specialty rentals like wooden tables, and these beautiful wooden Provence chairs.

Beautiful Thanksgiving table with fresh floral centerpieces, wooden table, Provence chairs, taper candles, specialty linens, brown draping - Decorating for the Holidays - FLORA NOVA DESIGN SEATTLE

Thanksgiving table details with brown water glass, yellow velvet napkin

Did you get inspired? We sure hope so. Please let us know if you’d like our help with any of your decorating projects. Contact us as soon as you can as our capacity is limited: info@floranovadesign.com.

Happy Holidays!

Vendor Team

Floral and Design: Flora Nova Design

Photographer: Stephanie Cristalli

Rentals: Cort Party Rentals

Linens: BBJ Linen

October 15, 2020

A Luxe Chateau Lill Wedding

Ashley and Jordan’s Garden Wedding

Ashley was everything we admire in a bride, laid back, sweet, a bit sassy, and she has the best taste (that dress!!!! Swoon!). This lovely couple got married last September at one of our favorite beautiful garden venues. Together with Ashley we designed every aspect of this Chateau Lill wedding: we came up with the color palette and selected all specialty rentals. Then we designed the floor plan and the overall look of the tent, and coordinated quite a few other pretty decorative details.

Bride and groom at their Chateau Lill wedding, designed by Flora Nova Design

Pretty bridal bouquet of garden roses, garden spray roses, and anemones, designed by Flora Nova Design Seattle

Bride holding her bouquet for Chateau Lill wedding

A bride at Chateau Lill - A Luxe Garden Wedding at Chateau Lill by Flora Nova Design Seattle

Bride and groom before their wedding at Chateau Lill, designed by Flora Nova Design

Garden bouquet of roses and anemones, designed by Flora Nova Design

An Outdoor Wedding in the Park

The ceremony took place in the garden up on a hill surrounded by enormous trees. We loved the way their garden arch turned out (you can even see one of our designers hard at work creating it in one of the photos!). Late summer is always such a lovely time for flowers, we took advantage of the season by incorporating the huge peegee hydrangea and cafe au lait dahlia you can only get at this time of year.

Wedding ceremony with arch - A Luxe Chateau Lill Wedding designed by Flora Nova Design Seattle

Bridal party in pink dresses - A Luxe Chateau Lill Wedding designed by Flora Nova Design Seattle

Wedding arch and wedding aisle - A Luxe Chateau Lill Wedding designed by Flora Nova Design Seattle

Wedding arch covered in greenery and blush flowers - A Luxe Chateau Lill Wedding designed by Flora Nova Design Seattle

Designer adding the last touch to wedding arch - A Luxe Chateau Lill Wedding designed by Flora Nova Design Seattle

Brides maids with bouquets - A Luxe Chateau Lill Wedding designed by Flora Nova Design Seattle

A wedding ceremony at Chateau Lill, designed by Flora Nova Design Seattle

bride and groom walking down the aisle, just married - A Luxe Chateau Lill Wedding designed by Flora Nova Design Seattle

Ashley and Jordan’s Reception

For the reception space in the tent we covered all the chandeliers in our favorite greenery vine called smilax to incorporate the garden feel into the reception space as well. And we designed a mixed floor plan of round tables draped in blush linens and rectangular wooden tables. The head table was placed into the center of the tent, featuring lush, elevated garden bouquets. I know you’ll love these images of all the impeccable beauty this wedding included.