The Palms Hosts Spring Open House

We had such a wonderful time meeting with brides and their families and friends at a beautiful spring afternoon open house recently hosted by The Palms Pavilion in Chico.

The design team at We Do Designs featured the latest trends in color palettes and decor from New York during the event.

Other event experts on display during the Open House included:
Chico Catering Co. serving hors d'ouevres and their fabulous S'Mores Bar
Cambray Rose Florist with a variety of centerpieces
The Country Florist with a magnificent floral design
JAZ Events featuring a display of rental furnishings and staging accessories for any event
New Clairvaux Vineyards pouring wine
VIP Limousine company
Dreamworks Lighting and Sound
Duffy's Tavern Full Bar Catering
Espresso Express with coffee drinks
Drozian Photoworks photographing the event

Seasonal Flowers for Your Wedding

It is important to remember that no matter what season it is, beautiful flowers are available for your wedding. The best advice I can offer is contact or stop into a florist and get their expert advice. Keep in mind that rhinestones, feathers and other jewels can spice up any flower arrangement. It is crucial to be creative and use your resources when planning your wedding but definitely when you are picking out your wedding flowers. Go on a flower frenzy and HAPPY FLOWER SHOPPING!

Many couples that are planning winter weddings might worry about a short supply of flower choices due to the brutal weather and plummeting temperature but in reality there are many seasonal flowers in the winter time. Poinsettia, Holly, Camellias, Amaryllis, and Roses are popular during this season as well as a unique assortment of other plants. Consider using unique arrangements with accents of pine boughs, pussy willows, holly, ivy and dogwood branches to make your winter arrangement spectacular! Add winter sparkle: Think lots of candle light. Or use hundreds of twinkling white lights with crystal stars and silver and gold glass ornaments. Or ice blue or navy accented by silver and white. It's chic!

Spring has sprung and the possibilities for flowers are endless because everything is in bloom! Flowers such as peonies, roses, hyacinth, tulips, daffodils, gardenias, gerbera daisies and lily of the valley are popular during this season. Many choices of color, shape and aroma are available to explore and the possibilities are endless! Grasses and greenery make for a natural outdoor setting. Green and white are an elegant accompaniment to a garden setting.

Summer is filled with hot weather, long days and short muggy nights but it is a great season for weddings and flower choices. Summer colors are bright and bold. Calla lilies, roses, delphiniums, snap dragons, roses and irises are just a few flowers available during this season. Lots of color, shapes and sizes are available and an array of flower choices are at your disposal! Use fruits like lemons and limes for a whimsical and chic look when filled in tall clear vases.

Fall is a season that calls for bright deep colors of red, yellow, orange, brown and a touch of green and many flowers during this season offer that color palette. Use the autumn harvest for inspiration --- think gourds, pumpkins, squashes and jugs of cider.  Kniphofia (red hot poker), Dahlias, Chrysanthemums, Hydrangeas and roses are popular this season. Flowers from other seasons are also available in the fall such as orchids and lilies. The great thing about fall is that there is an array of other fruits or plants available to provide an even more dramatic effect to your wedding flowers. Crab apples and Physalis fruits provide rich dramatic colors to any wedding bouquet! Have your flower girl toss autumn leaves instead of flower petals. 

For Northern California's flower specialists, visit WeddingsNorthValley.com

What's Hot in Wedding Flowers and Decorations

Floral Trends
Today’s brides are following the old adages, “less is more” and “use your imagination” The sayings may be cliche – but the latest trends in wedding flowers are anything but.

Daring Colors
Gone are the days of adhering to light pastels and muted shades in wedding decorations, obviously. Today’s brides are opting for bold and interesting pairings of colors in their wedding flowers and floral schemes. Not afraid of mixing purples and orange’s, or multiple shades of one color, the modern color palette is expanding.  Read more on choosing your wedding colors.

More than just Flowers
Mix it up a bit by incorporating produce. One of the hot trends in wedding flowers is arrangements featuring fruits, herbs and even veggies as a playful and fun approach. Their naturally vibrant colors coincide with the daring color trend. Many brides are also turning to the woods for inspiration. Green grasses add dimension and structure and can elicit a warm, summery feeling. Feathers, bird nests and twigs can bring an earthy, ethereal feel to your décor. This list of unique wedding decorations has even more blossom-free arrangement ideas.

Adding peacock feathers gives this bouquet an ethereal feel.

Dynamic Tables
Table arrangements are also becoming more dynamic. Instead of conforming to identical floral arrangements on each table, some brides are using different containers, varying the heights, or grouping an assortment of low centerpieces together.

Keep it Simple
Gone are the days of overpowering floral arrangements adorned with excess filler flowers. Today’s brides opt for a more natural and tailored look to their wedding flowers. One bouquet style rising in popularity is the hand tied bouquet. The fresh bunch of flowers presents the look of simple elegance that brides desire.