For many brides, rain would be their worst wedding nightmare. It’s really not that bad, and the photos end up looking incredibly romantic. You can tell my friend Cecile here didn’t let the rain get her down — she and her now-husband seem to embrace the rain on their St. Patrick’s wedding day.
Photo by Leila Peterson
I remember the day well — it was raining cats and dogs. Save for the umbrella, however, you wouldn’t know it — they’re grinning at each other as if it was sunny and warm.
This post starts with photos of the church. I’ve decorated this church dozens of times (I actually grow up in this church).
There was no draping; instead, my brother and his design partner custom made these stands of branches and put sprigs of hydrangeas on top and on the bottom. One arrangement was placed at the opening of each row along the aisle.
My brother’s wedding at the Huntington Beach Hyatt was his first big solo job, so even though he didn’t need me to do any draping, he enlisted my help in advance to take photos, since he always forgets to take them. Of course, when I showed up, I was immediately set to helping moss arrangements, fill water piks and other tasks.
Because of the vast number of photos I took for this wedding, I’ve split my blogging into two posts — this one is about the personal bridal flowers, like the boutonnieres, corsages and, of course, the bridal bouquet.
Above, you’ve got three examples of boutonnieres from this wedding, and there were actually more — I just liked these three the best. To the left, I believe the green cymbidium orchid with some burlap backing is a groomsman’s boutonniere. In the center, the purple and white mini calla lily, is a ring bearer’s boutonniere. To the right, the purple anemone with coffee beans and burlap backing is for the groom. My brother had also made a backup for the groom using a white anemone that’s not pictured here.