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All engaged couples are invited to join Fairytale Floral and more of the Upstate’s premeir wedding professionals at the Greer Bridal Expo.  This years event will be held at Greer Station, Greer SC.  The event starts at 10am and will host a ceremony area, cocktail and reception areas.  There will be opportunities to talk with all of the vendors to go over your ideas and book consultations.  See you there!

Winter is a wonderful time of year to bring out the natural beauty of outdoors into your ceremony and reception. Bouquets of evergreens, pinecones, and berries with or without flowers are great for the bridal party. Centerpieces of tree slices, greens and candles add that romantic touch. Small thin bare trees with candles or white lights lining the aisle or in clusters in venue corners bring the outside in. Natural paper invites, napkins tied with twine, and twigs and greens on chandeliers are a few ways to make your day rustic and wintery.
Colors to use for this season are the usual red & white, burgandy, charcoal gray & midnight blue.
If you are looking for more elegance and glitz use touches of crystals, silver or gold. Bouquets with a mix of greens holly,flowers and a rich ribbon. A mix of short and tall centerpieces of shades of cream and white with wonderful containers and mounds of candles. Crystal trees, and bowls of ornaments even if wedding is at Christmas.
Think about what your vision is for your special day and give me a call to help those dreams come true. With personalily and imagination the ideas are endless…have fun and be creative!

This event will be held on Nov. 7 @ Holly Tree Country Club, Simpsonville SC. There will be a golf contest, give-a-ways from vendors, and a drawing for a free wedding! Make plans to come out and meet vendors and schedule consults and check out what the new trends are. Invitations, fashion, flowers all the way to venues and photography all in one stop. See you there.

I want to thank all who came out to this event in Laurens, SC last weekend. The weather was great and there was a record turnout. Among the things to do were contest, car show, tractor show, petting zoo, all types of goods for sale from vendors and the most awesome smelling bbq and sides. If you didn’t get to come out this year, you need to make plans for next year!

Sorry for the extended time since I last made a post. Hopefully I will get it together and soon get going again. Fairytale Floral will be attending some events and checking out some new things to write about. Talk soon!

A growing number of brides are attending bridal shows to meet possible vendors and get some great ideas that they can use on their wedding day.  The Greer Station Bridal Expo was a wonderful place to do just that.  It was held Feb. 26th,2011 at Greer Station in Greer, SC.  Photographers, florist, event coordinators, dj’s and more were available to meet and set up consultations.  There was a fashion show sponsored by Style you Consignment.  Beautiful bridal gowns, bridesmaids and flower girl dresses were presented during the show.

I was able to meet some wonderful brides and share in their ideas and to offer ideas to others.  Below are some pics of my booth taken at the show.

Laurens, SC– {January 25, 2011} – WeddingWire, the nation’s leading wedding technology company, is thrilled to announce  Fairytale Floral has been selected to receive the prestigious annual WeddingWire Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2011 for wedding florist!

Recognition for the Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2011 is determined by recent reviews and extensive surveys from over 750,000 WeddingWire newlyweds.  Our past clients are among those that shared their experiences on WeddingWire, the largest wedding review site in the nation.

Fairytale Floral stands among the top five percent of wedding professionals in the WeddingWire community, representing quality and service excellence within the wedding industry.  Awards were given to the top wedding professionals across 20 service categories, from wedding venues to wedding photographers, and were based on the overall professional achievements throughout the past year.

“WeddingWire is honored to celebrate the success of the top-rated wedding professionals within the WeddingWire community,” said Timothy Chi, WeddingWire’s Chief Executive Officer.  “With the annual Bride’s Choice Awards™ program, WeddingWire has the unique opportunity to recognize the best wedding professionals across the US and Canada.  We applaud Fairytale Floral for their professionalism and dedication to enhancing the wedding planning experience last year.”

We are happy to announce that Fairytale Floral is among the very best wedding florist within the WeddingWire Network, which includes leading wedding planning sites WeddingWire, Martha Stewart Weddings, Project Wedding and Weddingbee.  We would like to thank our past clients for nominating us to receive the Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2011.

For more information, please visit our WeddingWire Storefront today at www.weddingwire.com/fairytalefloral.

For more information on the Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2011, please visit www.WeddingWire.com.

Valentine’s Day is quickly approaching and for those who plan early there are savings to be had.  Express your love for all the important people in your life by sending flowers to their home or office.  Beautiful, fragrant premium roses will be professionally arranged and delivered to your loved one on Valentine’s Day.

PRE ORDERS ONLY!!   PAYMENTS & ORDERS MUST BE RECEIVED BY FEB. 10, 2011

Roses

$70 -  1 dz. premium roses arranged with greens and baby’s breath–(includes tax and delivery inside Laurens City Limits)

$42.50 - 1/2 dz. premium roses arranged with greens and baby’s breath–(includes tax and delivery inside Laurens City Limits)

$145.00 – 2 dz. premium roses arranged with greens and baby’s breath–(includes tax and delivery inside Laurens City Limits)

Carnations

$47.50 – 1 dz. carnations  arranged with greens and baby’s breath–(includes tax and delivery inside Laurens City Limits)

$29.50 – 1/2 dz. carnations arranged with greens and baby’s breath–(includes tax and delivery inside Laurens City Limits)

$70.00 -2 dz. carnations arranged with greens and baby’s breath–(included tax and delivery inside Laurens City Limits)

* Additional charge for deliveries outside of Laurens City Limits.

So to make sure you get the best price and guaranteed Valentine’s Day delivery, place your order today!  Please call 864-981-1753 or send emails to micki@fairytalefloral.com.  You can also send me a message on Facebook at Fairytale Floral.

On December 23,2010 at 6 o’clock in the evening Marie Lothridge and James Reppart were united in marriage at Hillcrest Baptist Church in Laurens, SC.  It was a beautiful candle lit service for special family and friends.  The church was decorated with large trees covered in crismons and cream poinsettia were placed on the altar.  Candles and greens were placed in the window and provided a romantic feel to the service.  The bride wore a winter white strapless dress with an apple red sash embellished with rhinestones.  She carried a bouquet of cream hydrangea, cream roses, red roses, cream stock, white alstro, cypress and pine for the greens.  Silver pinecones were placed in the bouquet for a bit of bling. Stems were finished in silver ribbon.  The bridesmaid carried a bouquet  of cream roses, red roses, alstro and greens.   The jr. bridesmaid carried a kissing ball of silk red and cream roses. Touches of holly and silver curls were used to accent the holiday them.  All of the men wore bouts. of red roses and Christmas green.  Following the service there was a reception in the fellowship hall.  Centerpieces were tall vases of red and silver Christmas balls with green placed around them. Candles were also used on the tables.  The buffet table had a tall vase of the flowers carried by the bridal party.  The cake table was simple with only Christmas greens and a few ornaments being used.   There was a small table used by the exit in which fake snow was available to toss on bride and grooms departure.  The table had a silk version of the brides bouquet placed on it to provide color.

Thank you for allowing me to share in your special day in the best holiday season of the year!  Congratulations and best wishes.

Welcome all newly engaged women out there.  I offer my congratulations on your engagements.  Starting a new year brings many changes in the bridal world.  I will be discussing just a few of them here today so let’s get started!

Of course the royal wedding of Prince William and Kate will offer many glimpes into the new fashions and trends.  Hair fascinators, bird cages and of course the awesome hats  of all kinds will definitely be a hot trend of 2011.  Engagement rings are already being turned out in similar style to Kate’s. All the talk is over what type of dress she will wear and who will her designer be? Can’t wait to see myself.

Vintage is in this year also.  Vintage dresses are making a comeback this year on the runways.  Ruffles, bustles and lace are all hot elements for this season.  Bouquets naturally have to follow the same design themes and to achieve this look brides could use lace, pearls, vintage brooches and ruffle collars.  Bouquets will be made from tight bunches of the same flower such as carnations, mums or baby’s breath.  The stems will be finished by wrapping with printed ribbon or fabric.  Some other flower choices might included hydrangea, peonies, roses or sweet pea with ivy or other soft greens.  Color combos  creating that vintage feel are creams, light green, pinks and maybe silver.  Antique jewelry can be worn, placed on bouquets or even used on tables and even the wedding cake. Options are limitless.

The hot tropical colors are still in demand this year too.  Hot pinks, oranges and bright greens can be used to make a definite statement about your wedding.  They are colors of energy and fun. The more modern floral designs lend themselves perfectly to these colors.  Brides might use orchids, roses, birds of paradise, belles of Ireland or calla lilies to bring out their vision of the day.

Earth tones and natural elements are also going to be popular in 2011. Many brides are choosing to go green on their special day.  More and more options are becoming available to couples for their wedding day.

So no matter what your style or budget, there are many choices out there for you to choose from.  Just take some time to look at your options and enjoy planning your wedding day!