I'm a little bit country.........

I love to do western, country, rustic or country chic weddings! I recently received a horse for Valentines Day (yes- a horse), I love riding and have wanted to get back into it for years. So, my very thoughtful significant other leased me a horse. So, I have been riding at least once a week and am loving  it! It has also renewed my interest in the western themed wedding.

Below is a photo of flowers in cowboy boots, taken at Brasada Ranch in Central Oregon. The other items on the tables were wood boxes with fresh flowers, candles, red bandanna's as napkins,  plates, flatware and stemware rented from Set in Your Way Rentals and of course what kind of favor is appropriate for a western wedding? S'mores of course! The s'mores were done by Ceylon Blu and were really packaged cute.

It's all in the details! Detail ideas for your Central Oregon Wedding

I love the details! I really think that when your having an event it is the details that make it look finished, personalized, polished and planned. There are so many little things you can do:

• Personalize your favors.
• Do themed tables with what you love.
• Display photos of the couple in frames, hanging, on tables etc...
• Guest book ideas-out with the old and in with new ideas.
• Place setting name cards.
• Printed materials and menus.
• Linens!
• Dishes and flatware.

It really is the little things and you don't have to have a gigantic budget. When it comes to your table tops for the reception-add linens! It is not expensive and a great way to add texture or color with either tablecloths to the floor, napkins or runners. This is a small effort that makes a huge impact.

For themed tables - pick what you love! I have a bride this upcoming summer who loves to play games with her fiancee. So, each table will have a game as part of the decor. Each place setting will have a bingo ink stamp-all the guest will play bingo with the DJ calling out the numbers....I love that idea!

Instead of boring numbers to label your tables for seating, use old photos of the bride and groom or postcards from favorite places. A lot of brides name the tables, ie: Mt. Bachelor, Three Sisters, Mt. Hood.

Having a modern wedding or simple-clean lines? Rent white square plates instead of the typical rounds. What a difference this makes for your guest and the presentation of your food.

Rent fancy chairs (these
are from Central Event
Rentals), add candles in
candelabras.

Do a bench or chair for your guests
to sign instead of the typical guest
book!

Flowers in birch containers with
trendy square plates.

Wedding Photography in Central Oregon

There are so many talented photographers in Bend. You'll find that each one offers a special artistic style from ultra romantic, playful, traditional, ultra artistic, out of the box, creatively staged or not staged at all. Here are the ones I have worked with personally and some samples of their work (and mine...).

Kimberly Kay Photography

Heirloom Photography

ByronRoe Photography

Benjamin Edwards Photography

Stott Shots Photography

Tullis Photography

Michelle Cross Photography

Cascade Photography

Decision making made easy for your Central Oregon Wedding

There is a Wedding and Event Design Studio in Bend. It is called Ceylon Blu and is located in downtown Bend in the Franklin Crossing building on the corner of Bond St. and Franklin St. The studio is owned by Melissa Vandenbrouke and houses a variety of vendors: cakes, flowers, bands, dj's, limo and carriage services, rentals, caterers, bridal gowns and photographers.

 The idea here is that you can visit one place, see the vendors work, meet with the vendors in the conference room, see ideas-which are set up for viewing of the vendors works and style. Of course, the plan is to not "just"refer those vendors...it would be to refer who we know would suit your needs best. Sometimes that means a referral of someone not part of the studio.

Ceylon Blu has a beautiful facility with lots to look at. If your planning your destination wedding and want to keep it simple-come check it out.

Ceylon Blu Wedding and Event Design Studio
http://www.ceylonblu.com/
541-388-0314

Blogging in Central Oregon

I own a floral design studio in beautiful Central Oregon! This new blog will be about everything from different C.O. venues to cakes, decor and flowers! I hope it helps those destination brides who choose Central Oregon as their wedding location. I know it's not easy to plan things from afar........I know most of my brides live out of state.

I will be featuring a lot of different ideas-but try to keep it local. I am so very lucky to do what I do....I work from my home and have a quickly thriving floral business and will be moving into also doing styling in 2013. I have been in the industry for 20+years and pride myself on using unique flowers and creatively making each wedding to fit my brides personal style. I work from my garage, which has been transformed into an awesome workplace where my dogs can both be with me during the day. In C.O. we have a different flower vendor that comes every day of the week! This means fresh flowers daily.

I guess I would say my niche is the destination bride who I sometimes don't get to meet until the wedding. I am good at getting to know people and "getting in their head" so to speak, thus-creating a wedding better than they imagined. My preference is to pack the tables with a variety of things depending on the wedding theme or style. For instance a vintage wedding could have flowers in vintage tins, candles in mason jars, personalized hankies as napkins, old books, fans, old photos etc...that's what makes it fun and unique!

So, check out the future blogs about local wedding info! Photo by ByonRoe Photography. www.studio-br.com

Sara/Blue Daffodil Flowers
Bend, Oregon
www.bluedaffodilflowers.com
541-678-4531