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Crazy for Cockscomb!I know what you’re thinking–what is cockscomb and why did I just giggle?! Well, its not anything dirty, in fact, its actually a really pretty flower also known as “Brain Celosia” and its the perfect addition to bouquets and centerpieces. Cockscomb is available January-February, and July-October depending where you live and if it can be grown locally (It may be even more available than I just listed if you find a local growing source). It looks great in a fall bouquet and comes in yellow, light green, dark red, rusty orange, ivory and dark pink. Here are some examples of this brain-like...
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Velvet wedding bouquets can look rich and lush with cockscomb...Velvet wedding bouquets can look rich and lush with cockscomb and a heavy velvet ribbon to finish off the ends....
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Celosia BouquetsI love everything about celosia or cockscomb - the colors and texture are just amazing. It is available most of the year - from May to March - and looks stunning in bouquets, boutonnieres, and centerpieces. Below you can see what I am talking about: 1. Fleurish 2. The Knot 3. The Knot 4. The Treasured Petal 5. Grandiflora 6. Wedding Flowers and Reception Ideas 7. Cross.Pollination 8. The Full Bouquet 9. Sweetwater Portraits via Style me Pretty If you love Celosia as much as I do and would like to grow it, her is a How to Grow Cockscomb (Celosia) video. Also, find out more about Celosia on Emi...
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Bridal Bouquets for Fall WeddingsI came across a great collection of fall wedding bouquets on Better Homes and Gardens and just had to share. To see all the bouquets, please click here.Top Left: Orange and yellow dahlias with fresh green gladiolus, combined with orange montbretia, cockscomb, clover, and copper echinaceaTop Right: Dark burgundy calla lilies and deep red roses with green hydrangeas and clusters of hypericum berriesBottom Left: Velvety deep-red roses and near-black calla lilies with sprigs of seeded eucalyptusBottom Right: A rhinestone butterfly rests on golden yellow and peach roses...
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Wedding Flowers for Brides Who Don't Love FlowersI’m a huge flower fan, so I filled my wedding with common wedding flowers like peonies and orchids. But not everyone digs the bridal flower look, so here are some alternative petals you may want to consider. Pincushion Proteas There’s nothing soft and girly about this flower. In fact, it looks like it might stick you (hence the pincushion part of the name). They come in vibrant reds, oranges, yellows, and pinks (and some of the individual blooms have a couple different colors in them) and they lend an exotic look to wedding reception tables. Photo: Jupiterim...
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Nettleton HollowHigh style drama doesn't have to come with ridiculous price tags - shop Nettleton Hollow for deliciously reasonable priced branches, dried or preserved foliage and flowers and vase fillers. NH's assortment is wonderfully large so you can find just the right look for say a casual farm-chic dinner party {use bundles of dried rice, wheat and avena oats}, a Provence inspired shower {use lavender bunches and dried artichokes}, a chic Asian affair {use gorgeous Kuwa branches decked out with mini paper lanterns} or a decadent bridal shower {hang divinely lush hanging Amaranthus and fill mint jule...
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Flowers to be used in wedding flower arrangementsThe wedding flower arrangements vary pretty much: there are some that look really nice and are pretty colored, some have a powerful scent, and others at all and there are some with vague smell. It depends on your expectations as well as what you want to transmit through the flower arrangements chosen. Probably the most common used flowers in wedding flower arrangements tend to be roses, but there are others besides them and really popular as well. Depending on the price of the flowers you can end up with really affordable or expensive flower arrangements for the bridal day – if you want to b...
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Runway BouquetsHere are snapshots of the bouquets that were sent down the runway at Hitched, taken by yours truly.The first bouquet was designed with Cattelya orchids.The second bouquet was designed with cockscomb, ranunculus, mini calla lilies, snowberry, roses, and cymbidium orchids.{love}...
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Friday Flowers: Sweet PeaWe’re closing out the week with the first of a new series of posts here at Elizabeth Anne Designs: Friday Flowers! I think there’s really nothing better than leaving for the weekend with a beautiful selection of flowers to look at, right? For our first edition, we’re going to be featuring the sweet and ruffly sweet pea! In pinks, whites, or purples, each shade is just as lovely as the next and oh boy do they smell divine. They are sweet and simple by themselves as a centerpiece: {pale pink sweet pea centerpiece photo by Adrienne Gunde Photography via Botanical Brouhaha} Deli...
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Happy St. Patrick's Day!In honor of this day, here are some inspiration boards with green! Enjoy!Flower BoardFrom Martha Stewart - bouquet of viburnum and a Queen Anne's laceFrom Martha Stewart - combo of lady's slipper orchids, hellebores, viburnum, gladiolus, and parrot tulipsFrom Martha Stewart - wired gladioli and santini mumsFrom The Knot - bouquet of green and white roses and galax leaves gets its texture from oregano blossomsFrom The Bride’s Café – Bells of Ireland bouquetFrom Chinese Weddings by The Knot - herbs, cockscomb, and mumsCake BoardFrom Martha Stewart – white fondant cake with curled Calla Li...
