Blushing Bride (and Groom)

Amy and Dan
November 2010

Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania

Flowers & Decor by La Petite Fleur

Cairnwood Estate

Photography courtesy of Costello Photography

Green and Aubergine Hit the Scene

Amanda and Wesley

September 25, 2010

Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania

Flowers, Decor and Accessories by La Petite Fleur

Huntingdon Valley Country Club

Photography for La Petite Fleur, courtesy of Lori Gail

Amanda and Wes knew they wanted to collaborate with a wedding design boutique as unique as their simple, yet sophisticated, square invitation. So the couple selected La Petite Fleur, weddings and special events, to help them realize their big day vision with style. 

LPF’s team of floral and décor designers pulled from the couple’s affinity for clean, sophisticated lines and rich colors to create a striking scene in green and aubergine for this early September wedding at Huntingdon Valley Country Club. 

A rose petal aisle led the couple across the club’s lush green courtyard to a set of grand wrought iron gates, which were adorned with wreaths of deep green lemon leaves and rich mango roses.  Lining the aisle and framing the couple as they exchanged vows were bright green mum pomanders suspended with purple organza from shepherd hooks.

While Amanda’s bridesmaids carried tight bundles of mini lavender and aubergine calla lilies; she carried a collection of deep aubergine, mango and lavender calla lilies, that were accented with thin loops of grass blades and finished with a rhinestone cuff. Complementing the ladies’ flowers were the groomsmen’s mini calla boutonnieres. 

The reception tables boasted a beautiful display of plum napkins set against Darcy Green apple damask cloths—topped with arrangements of mango, green and deep aubergine blooms, accented with cymbidium orchid satellites.  Cocktail tables were topped with lime and plum striped cubes filled with bright green grass amidst twinkling candles.

The mango rose wreaths and green button mum pomanders, positioned atop varying sizes of glass cylinders, made an encore appearance upon the ballroom’s walk-in fireplace, which served as the backdrop for the sweetheart table. 

Forget Me Not

Ann and Shawn

May 2010

Elkins Park, Pennsylvania

Flowers and Invitations by La Petite Fleur

Photography courtesy of Jeffrey Shurak

Juicy Citrus Couture

Christina and Mike

August 28, 2010

Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania

Flowers and Decor by La Petite Fleur

Photography for La Petite Fleur, courtesy of Lori Gail

A Midsummer Night's Dream Wedding

Danielle and Devin

July 9, 2010

TRUST

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Flowers, Decor, Paper, Accessories and Planning by La Petite Fleur

Photography courtesy of SAS Becker Creative Photography for LPF

Draping and Lighting by Synergetic Sounds and Lighting for LPF
Catering by Fleur De Lys http://www.fdlcatering.com/

Photography by Kerry Harrison

World travelers currently living in Greece, Danielle and Devin chose TRUST in the City of Brotherly Love for their July 9th destination wedding. A self-proclaimed urbanite, the bride loved the venue¹s downtown location in Old City and its monochromatic (white-on-white) palette and elegant details.

Wedding boutique La Petite Fleur (LPF), located just outside Philadelphia, worked with Danielle via Skype and e-mail to create a look for the big day that integrated the couple’s desire for an untraditional, yet romantic, atmosphere. With the summer’s heat and the locale’s cool, white marble interior in mind, LPF’s Leigh Karsch and Ronald Giletti proposed a crisp lime and yellow color palette that would be accented by contemporary blooms and classic, sophisticated accessories.

Orchids, tropical foliage and pearls played leading roles in the event for their sleek, innate beauty. From the bouquets and centerpieces, which dripped with pearls, to the napkin rings and chargers, pearl opulence was scattered throughout. Danielle even took inspiration from the décor for the bridesmaids’ gift— a multi-strand pearl necklace (which finished-off their oyster-colored dresses).

Ambiance was courtesy of LPF’s trusted colleagues at Synergetic Sound and Lighting, whose artful draping enhanced the venue’s entryway, defined the ceremony space and added dimension to the lounge and dining areas.

Soft yellow up-lighting had the entire celebration aglow, while perfectly positioned pin-spotting illuminated the custom bear grass table runner with gently arching orchids, which adorned the head table, and the couture dinner table centerpieces perched upon monstera leaf chargers.

Flowers and baubles weren’t the only design elements that defined Danielle and Devin’s, special day. An ampersand, symbolizing their love of simply “being together,” appeared throughout the custom stationery suite designed by LPF, which included programs, place cards and seating chart.

Although there were several untraditional “touches” that pulled in Danielle and Devin’s desire for something romantic, yet a little different, the wishing tree in lieu of a guest book took the cake! The unique guest sign-in tree, created with curly willow branches and hand-sewn orchid blossom garlands, beckoned people to scribe “sage sentiments” upon beribboned, hand-cut paper leaves, which were then hung from the tree and later gathered for a keepsake album.

When it was time to party, LPF transformed the staircase into a mirrored bar, with a runner of orchids and sparkling candle light. Cocktail tables were draped with festive striped linens and adorned with floating orchid and pearl arrangements.

Proud as a Peacock

Proud as a peacock, La Petite Fleur is pleased to announce that we’ve received a 2010 Bride’s Choice Award for Flowers and Décor.

We’re even more excited to say that this honor was bestowed upon us by our clients. Through the gracious, rave reviews posted by past brides and the surveys of over 500,000 newlyweds on www.WeddingWire.com, La Petite Fleur stands tall as a preferred provider.

In short, we’re in the top five percent of this online vendor community, which consists of more than 100,000 wedding professionals nationwide (hence the pride!).

We’re thrilled about this award, but it’s the creative, collaborative process we engage in with our brides, grooms and their families that is so very rewarding. So, many thanks to our brides and grooms for your respect and feedback and for making La Petite Fleur the proudest of planning partners!

Curtain Up!

Not one event has inspired us more this year than the wedding of Jessy and George. Its various design elements, and the collaboration amongst the people involved, completely energized us and made us feel terrific about being a part of all that wedding planning has to offer.

For the inaugural post of Inspired Aisle, our new blog about the weddings we do and the people we meet, we thought it fitting to begin with this shining event--featuring a couple who is enchanted with the silver screen.

Enter Jessy and George. This couple came to us at La Petite Fleur approximately 10 months in advance of their big day. When we first met with Jessy and her Mom, Judy, the conversation began with a discussion of their ideas about flowers and their vision of a glowing, tree-like reception. We decided on peonies, hydrangea and french esperance roses for the personals, and branchy centerpieces. These sparce wooded scupltures featured curly willow, from which hung clustered balls of hydrangea, blush pink roses and green amaranthus. The table arrangements were accented with hanging tea lights. All this set the scene for twinkling 'old hollywood' feeling they wanted to create.

After establishing the color scheme and theme, together we designed a ticket-themed Save the Date with information about their wedding date, location and hotel accommodations for their Center-City Philadelphia affair at the esteemed, The Ballroom at the Ben. In the months following, we worked together to custom-design their bridal shower and wedding invitations.

In order to pull-off a downtown Philadelphia wedding for over 200 guests and a large wedding party, Jessy and George worked with our wedding planner to handle coordination of all logistics. Two meetings, a 5 page itinerary and many, many phone calls later, I's were dotted and T's crossed. On June 21, 2008, it was finally the big day.

The result of months of creative teamwork was a fabulous Saturday in the City of Brotherly Love. Guests enjoyed a lovely wedding ceremony at St. Patrick's Church, and then were shuttled over to the reception site. All were greeted by a reception table featuring a movie marquee displaying couples names in lights, along with their most beloved film. Theater-seat placecards with the names of family and friends instructed them to be seated at tables named after the couples' favorite flicks. After a number of heartfelt toasts, and a unique father-daughter dance routine, guests partied until dawn.