In 2015, Blossom Flower Shops was honored to provide the floral arrangements for many weddings. It was a great year, with every type of wedding – formal, rustic, vintage. We love wedding ceremonies, because the bouquets, centerpieces and décor are different every time. Whatever you envision, Blossom Flower Shops is here to help you to create the perfect ambiance for your day.

Outdoor weddings are always popular, and that was absolutely the case in 2015. From waterfront vistas to tents in a meadow, this part of the country offers a stunning backdrop for ceremonies and photos.

These lavender roses and green mums make a romantic setting even more beautiful. This boathouse gazebo wedding utilized natural containers and lush greens to accentuate all the charm of a water side ceremony. This popular color palette is perfectly suited to outdoor weddings and events.

Outdoor venues also lend themselves well to vintage style, crafty weddings. Another favorite celebration included old wooden doors and window panes as accent pieces to welcome guests into the venue; details of white trellis and antique bronze lanterns added an inviting ambiance. White and green hydrangea, red roses and natural greens provided floral elements throughout the setting.

As we look forward to 2016 and all the new weddings on the horizon, we invite you to Blossom Flower Shops. We’d love to speak with you about your big day and help you design the perfect floral arrangements that will give your wedding the unique personal touch you’re looking for. We leave you with this photo of our red rose bouquets escaping from a T-Rex – definitely a wedding we won’t forget!

The magic and enchantment of New Year’s Eve is an incredible time for a marriage proposal, and couples all around the world get engaged on this very memorable night. From proposals in Times Square to engagements with nothing but the stars above, getting engaged on New Year’s Eve is an experience you’ll enjoy sharing over and over again.

Wedding Colors: Thoughts & Impressions

Your wedding is a reflection of your personality and style, and that’s why choosing your wedding colors is such an important task at the start of your wedding planning. Taking a look at the Pantone Fashion Color Report Spring 2016 is a great place to start if you’re interested in a wedding that features popular shades for the season.

The Pantone Color Institute releases a list of the colors they believe will influence fashion and style for the season. The colors of spring offer a beautiful range of hues from a subtle blue-green called “limpet shell” to a fiery red called “fiesta.” Imagine your wedding party wearing vivid sunset corsages in reds, oranges, and pinks.

If you plan to get married outside after the cold weather of winter has passed and the green of spring has arrived, you might choose to match your flowers to the landscape with lush green ferns in shades like “green flash” and yellow hydrangeas in shades like “buttercup.”

Savvy Wedding Color Tips

One piece of advice that you may want to follow as you start planning your nuptials regards the number of colors you’ll feature at your wedding. Even if you don’t have a great eye for matching colors, one of the easiest ways to make sure you have a beautiful wedding is to focus on one color.

Perhaps your favorite color is dark green. You might make forest green or pine green your primary color and ask your florist about shades to match. You might choose to include hints of yellow in your bouquets, which look beautiful with green, or you might go with a subtle approach with gray and ivory accents.

The dedicated florists of Blossom Flower Shops will help you plan every detail of your wedding flowers, and we’ll even help guide your decisions on color. Get expert advice on popular colors for the season, as well as gorgeous hues that will create a wedding that’s as idyllic or exciting as you can imagine.

Winter wedding décor is in a class all by itself. It is the only time of the year that we are likely to see reds and greens together; many people buck tradition entirely and create bright spring-like bouquets that will stand out dramatically against all the winter white.

But winter is also traditionally known for the utmost in elegance. Because of plunging temperatures, we often see the brides in a long luxurious fur; bridesmaids with elbow length satin gloves, or a dapper groom in a sophisticated black pea coat. Black and white weddings embrace the monochromatic nature of a winter landscape; and this year’s version of that palette is ivory and gray.

Although these winter hues may strike you as a bit commonplace at first, in reality grays and ivories can transcend their matte exterior to become shimmering colors that exude the beauty of ice crystals and snowy vistas. Kick off the event with frosted ivory invitations engraved with pencil gray calligraphy to welcome your guests; continue the theme through menus, place cards and table markers.   Pewter wine goblets and chargers will set off the single ivory bloom laying across every woman”s place setting; ice sculptures in the center of every table bring the outside in (but feel free to use crystal, illuminated by candlelight for a shimmering light source.

When considering your wedding flowers, vintage ivory or champagne roses, hydrangea and spider mums dusted with gray powder will evoke the feeling of a winter garden caught in a frost; eucalyptus leaves and some succulents come by the look naturally and add wonderful detail. Sprinkle your bouquets and centerpieces with small crystals or diamonds to create a winter shimmer, and don’t forget to illumine the room with hanging white icicle lights for an even more cohesive nod towards the winter y conditions outside. And before sending your guests back out into the elements, serve white hot chocolate in keep-sake engraved silver travel mugs to take with them as they go.

Winter is a unique time of year, and gives couples the chance to create a truly magical event. For more inspiration for traditionally elegant arrangements, bridal bouquets and winter centerpieces, come see us in our Yonkers or White Plains flower shops. Whatever your dream winter wedding looks like, Blossom’s expert florists and wedding planners are help to help.