Merry Christmas & Happy 2013!

We'll be closing early today and all day tomorrow to spend time with our families over the holidays. We're planning to be back on December 26th, but we're also keeping a close eye on that weather storm!

And so you can preplan if needed, we will also be closed New Years Eve as well as New Years Day. Then we're back to our regular hours for your floral fix! :)

I know I can safely say everyone at Graves wishes you & yours the best & brightest in 2013. And that we hope you know how much we appreciate all your business, love & friendship throughout each & every year.

We hope everyone has a beautiful (and safe!) holiday season!

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!

Back from the Flower Show....

Back from the flower show at OKC's Greenleaf!

(And let me tell you: their new building is amazing.)

Not to mention our designer for the evening, Vonda LaFever, was also amazing. Greenleaf & the Oklahoma Board did a fantastic job of bringing her in and hosting a lovely inspiration workshop for the state.

And not only is Vonda a tops designer, she is so nice. Absolutely engaging personality, fascinating to watch and learn from, and also, quite funny.

Wonderful job for everyone involved! It was super fun, Greenleaf's new coolers are top notch and the place looks remarkable.

Let's end on one of our favorite arrangements from LaFever:

But I love anything with green glads and orange roses. :)

2012 Weddings - Terra Cotta, Golds & Peaches

This is from one of our weddings several weeks ago, but check out that awesome (and unusual!) color palette! Terra cottas, golds, peaches & olive greens!

Bridesmaid Front

Guinea feathers, gold dahlias, leonidas & green beauty roses, solidago, hypericum berries, euc....

Side View of the Bridesmaid's.

See those lace handles? They're pieces taken from the bride's grandmothers wedding gown. :) Something old....

 

 

 

 

Closeup of that beautiful lace on the bridesmaid handle.

Too cute.... a baby bout!

Bout's filled with craspedia (billy balls), guinea feathers, hypericum & euc.

Groom's Bout - Green Beauty Rose with Craspedia, Solidago, Euc, Hypericum & Guinea Feathers.

All the corsages & bout's together.

The reception pieces were small centerpieces and all different from one another, so we just snapped a collection of photos to give you an idea of what they looked like together:

Reception Piece

The bride brought in the cute 70's glass vases in olive greens & golds.

Reception Piece

Reception Piece - love the guinea feathers!

Reception Piece

Reception Pieces

And for all you Pinterest lovers:

A nice, neat little collage so you can keep the whole thing together if you like! :)

2012 Weddings: Turquoise & Orange

 This beauty from two weeks ago is so bright & lovely! Check out all this cheer! 

Bridesmaid: Orange gerbs, turquoise misty, seeded euc, burlap & orange ribbon.

Bridesmaid: Turquoise gerbs, orange misty, seeded euc & burlap & turquoise ribbon.

Bout: Orange gerb, turquoise misty & jute tie.

Pin On Corsage: Orange gerb, turqoise misty, seeded euc & jute ribbon.

Toss Bouquet: Orange & turquoise gerbs with matching misty & burlap tie.

Collage for all your fellow Pinteresty types. :)

Olympics: The Victory Bouquet & Opening Ceremonies!

We can't wait for opening ceremonies tonight.

The Victory Bouquet - Loving the colors & the herbs! So perfect!

 

 

And of course, part of what we love about every Olympic season is seeing what is chosen for the winner's bouquets!

Be sure to check out this article on Flowerona for all the breakdown on whats in these beauties. The elements for the victory bouquet can be quite restrictive in terms of size & shape, so its always fun for us to see what creativity can develop within those guidelines!

2012 Weddings: Purple & Creams at Stubblefield

We loooooved this cream & purple wedding, especially since it featured some of our favorites: dark schwarzwalder & picasso callas! This wedding was at Stubblefield Chapel on OBU's campus and was so pretty against the style of that sweet old chapel.

Bridal: Picasso & dark schwarzwalder callas with cool water roses, purple hydrangeas & seeded euc.

Bridesmaid: Picasso & dark schwarzwalder callas, cool water roses, cream & purple hydrangeas & seeded euc.

Bout: Picasso calla, misty & a touch of seeded euc & lily grass.

Altar Piece containing all of the bride's flowers plus misty.

Pinteresty collage! :)

2012 Weddings: Burgundy, Wine & Plums

Wanna know what we were working on this past weekend?

Ta-da!

 

 

 

We've loved working with these gorgeous flowers. This wedding was at the beautiful Grace Church in Choctaw.

Altar Piece & Vases: Red piano garden roses, dark schwarzwalder calla lilies, burgundy amaranthus, curly willow, birch branches, Australian red cymbidium orchids, green & burgundy hypericum, seeded euc....

Bridal: Dark schwarzwalder calla lilies, red piano garden roses, Australian red cymbidium orchids & black ostrich feathers.

 

 

Bridesmaid: White garden roses, with white freesia & dark schwarzwalder calla lilies.

Pew Markers: Red piano garden rose with dark schwarzwalder calla lilies, curly willow, seeded euc & hypericum berry.

Collage for all you Pinterest lovers. :)

And we've got another one from was this past weekend to feature soon! And its veeery bright and cheerful..... :)

2012 Weddings - Yellow, Gray & White

We love the colors in this gorgeous summer wedding - so cool and classic!  This just went out of the shop last week.




The bridal bouquet - all white of lisianthus, freesia, hydrangeas & roses with seeded euc and dusty miller.

Mm....love dusty miller.




Bridesmaids of all yellow buttons, roses, freesia with seeded euc & dusty miller.

 Boutonnieres of billy balls, seeded euc and a touch of dusty miller.

Lisianthus corsage with seeded euc. Aren't these lizzys just gorgeous? We were oo'ing and aah'ing over them all week in the shop! So soft and pretty!

Composite Roses

Ooo..... brides, what do you think of carrying a composite rose for your bridal? We think they're gorgeous!

A composite rose consists of several roses put together to create the effect of one giant rose. (In this smaller case, three.) They remind us of the rose in Beauty & the Beast! What do you think of using them as your bridal or for your lovely bridesmaids? :) 

Composites are starting to make a comeback. You can create them out of several different flowers - gladiolas, (known as glamelias in this style), calla lilies, cymbidium orchids, carnations.... 

They can be labor intensive and therefore can be a little more costly, but the effect can be stunning! What do you think? 

Easter: This Sunday!

Oh, we've got some super cute arrangements ready for your favorite Easter bunny.

(See the boronia? Love, I tell you!)

And we have a ton of the freshest springtime flowers in right now just in time for the holiday. Iris? Daffodils? Tulips? Hydrangeas? Boronia? :)


All here and available to brighten up your Easter. 

And don't worry if you haven't ordered your Easter lilies yet - there's still some good looking ones here!

Wedding Trends: It's still all about the Feathers.

Feathers are a HUGE trend in the wedding industry right now. (And if you're a bride you know that because you'll see them EVERYWHERE.) It all started with ostrich feathers a few years ago - and now it's any color, any kind goes! :)

Ostrich feathers are still very popular, but now you'll notice brides leaning more and more towards incorporating them for color as much as texture. This bridal that went out last week is a great example - cream roses with just a splash of turquoise feathers for color (and sparklies! all the sparklies!). We love it.

Even pheasant feathers are getting in on the act with the ever-popular "rustic chic" or "rustic elegance" look that you'll also be seeing a lot of now. There are so many types of feathers out there - don't be afraid to pull them into your look for an extra touch of style!

Wedding: Navy Blue & White Winter Wedding

We had a beautiful navy blue & white wedding at the beginning of January that I've been wanting to show off... but we got so busy and I just now finished editing the photos! Be sure to pay attention to that night sky in the background of the ceremony....it was GORGEOUS. Such a perfect shade of blue to match. And while you can't see it in the pics, the moon was shining through those windows! It was beautiful.

Congrats to Kelly & Matt Waller!! :) We wish you all the best in your married bliss!!

Bridal  - Callas, Roses, Freesia, Thistles, Seeded Euc, Misty....

Bridesmaids - Callas, Roses, Thistles & Misty....

 

Bouts - Rose w/ Thistle & Misty

Corsages - Two roses w/ misty & seeded euc

Luuuuuve the night sky. Luuuuuuve. :)