When starting this bouquet I knew I wanted to go all out and create a spring explosion with plenty of flowers to match.
When lovely bride Melissa asked me to create her wedding bouquet her colours were mint, lemon, chartreuse and gold. From that moment I knew her wedding would be special and inspiring. It was fun to come up with something that was a little bit different.....
Together Journal regular contributor and writer of our 'Gems of Wisdom' feature each issue, Aleisha McNiece teams up with Melissa Mills to create this beautiful shoot for Together Journal...
Finally spring is in the air….we’ve had our share of cold and grey days over the last few months, but there were still rich jewel-toned blooms out there to lift our spirits... even in the depths of winter!
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I love to create arrangements in large urns, there's something about this style of vase that allows flowing movement with vines or branches and when placed on a mantel or table it can soften a hard edge.
My 1.5 meter long bouquet took my breath away, I always wanted to be able to create my own wedding bouquet but as I was stuck up a Scissor lift it kinda became impossible, so my right hand wing woman Yvonne reconstructed my floral vision and put her amazing skills to work.
I've just purchased a load of little gold vases for weddings coming up this season so thought I'd have a play with them to see what could be done. I love the luxurious feel they offer, and even though they'd look great with any colour or flower, I wanted to create a sensual arrangement using this seasons faves, Magnolias and Hellebores.
