Lindsay and Devon married this past Saturday at Breaux Vineyard. Lindsay and her groom were absolutely stunning and the wedding party looked magnificent. The tones and colors of this wedding were perfect.  When I saw Lindsay’s dress, I was in awe.

The beading on her gown was perfect with our decor and everything was sparkling so beautifully.

The bridal bouquet was created with silver brunia, silver dusty miller, silver finesse roses, white dahlias, white cabbage roses, sahara roses, spray roses and calcynia heather. A brooch from the brides family was added to the bouquet for the finishing touch.

The maids bouquets were created with Don’s Dahlias, silver brunia, dusty miller, seeded euc, sahara roses, plum ranunculus, plum scabiosa, spray roses, and silver finesse roses.

Bouts, were created with hanging amaranthus, spray roses, seeded euc, and scabiosa flowers.

The tables were designed with a mix of our silver stands, crystal beaded stands, and mercury glass. All of the above listed flowers were used to create the centerpieces but masses of peegee hydrangea, white hydrangea and wine toned snapdragons were added into the big designs.

I am so truly glad we at Holly Heider Chapple Flowers were working this wedding. Our flowers and our service came in mighty handy on this day.  I would like to applaud Lindsay for her calm and graciousness on this day. Due to the weather things were not quite as she had imagined them but her ability to find the beauty in the day and focus on her groom and family was remarkable. I don’t think I have ever been this proud of a bride. The rain certainly changed everyone’s vision of the day but with a glowing bride and glowing flowers, everything was magical!!  I am also sharing with you a note from my bride…

Holly,

I wanted to send you a quick email and say thank you again.  I was/still am, completely blown away by how gorgeous your flowers were. They were without a doubt the most stunning flowers I have ever seen and I am so excited that they were a part of my wedding!  I never in my life thought I would have such gorgeous flowers at my wedding. You are so gifted, your creativity is amazing!  Even though the weather that day was terrible the inside of the tent was stunning thanks to your flowers and candle centerpieces.  And, not only were your flowers amazing, but so where you.  I so appreciate your help designing the alter for the ceremony at the last minute and also helping to shield me from all the guests when I was walking into the tasting room.  I will without a doubt recommend you to anyone and everyone that I know who is getting married.  Again, thank you so so so much for helping create my dream wedding. I know that no other florist would have been able to do what you did.

Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Lindsay

Happy married life Lindsay & Devon, we are so happy we were your floral designer!! This was yet another beautiful Loudoun Wedding.

Today was awesome!! In a earlier blog post today I announced our Chapel Designers 2012 NYC trip. I am excited to say that we had lots of interest in the trip and many designers have signed up. The trip to NYC had us totally excited today but the real gift or buzz of the day was the arrival of almost 200 dahlias from Don. This shipment was super fun because we got to see some varieties that we have not yet worked with. We are doing an orange, hot pink, and red wedding on Sunday and because each design can be slightly different we bought the dahlias in bulk. This shipment of dahlias is the second delivery from Don this week or actually maybe it’s the third.

This dahlia was the star of the day. It was so big that we were comparing it to Gabby’s six month baby bump.

In addition to our bright colorful wedding, we have a beautiful soft peach and green wedding.

These flowers will become the bridal bouquet first thing tomorrow morning. Yep, that’s right I am waiting until tomorrow to design this bouquet.  I am such a slacker!!!

A really LITTLE place card arrangement!!

Here are the bouquets for our wine and taupe toned wedding. Unfortunately the rest of this wedding is hidden in the back of the cooler and I could not get you a sneak peak!!

We also have an orange, white, and gray wedding.

As you can see it was another full and amazing week here at Holly Heider Chapple Flowers.  Oddly enough I will end this post with Sami’s bouquet from last weekend.

This bouquet was taken out of water and given to our bride Sami at 2:30 in the afternoon last saturday. At the end of the wedding the wedding planner asked me to bring the bouquet back to my flower shop. We arrived back in the studio at 1:30 in the morning. The bouquet was out of water almost 12 hours.  3 days later my friends at Waterford Past Thymes were contracted to pick up the bouquet. When they came to get this bouquet it had been out of water for 12 hours, been used for countless photos and of course was a part of an important ceremony. It was 5 days old and it still looked incredible. This photograph and this story speaks so strongly about the quality of our designs. I am so proud of all that we create, accomplish, and design around here!!

Who wants to meet me in NYC? I am beyond happy to announce that the Chapel Designers will gather again in NYC next March 2012. This year we will meet with the always entertaining and truly remarkable event designer Tara Guérard. The arrival date is set for March 11th, we will be gathering at the Hilton New York Fashion District and a limited amount of discounted group rate rooms are available here. The hotel is situated a few walking blocks away from the flower market and the offices of Martha Stewart. We will be gathering until the 14th of March. I have included a link in this post where you can purchase your tickets. The ticket includes your involvement in the conference with Tara on Monday March 12th, we also have designated conference room time scheduled for open discussions with me Holly Heider Chapple, Jennifer Ederer of Modern Day Floral, Alicia Schwede owner of Bellafiori Events and editor of the Flirty Fleurs Blog and author of Bella Bouquets,  We will also attend the NYC flower market together on a scheduled tour, so keep posted as the activities and offerings will continue to change. I am also hoping and praying we can add in a little David Beahm. David was our coach and mentor last year and this trip would not be the same without him. This fee does not include your hotel stay, transportation or food. We hope to be adding some additional classes as well and as those opportunities develop we will post them and add them to the offerings. If you would like to read about our trip last year or follow the adventures of the Chapel Designers you can find these posts on my sidebar under the tag Chapel Designers. You can also follow the Chapel Designers on Twitter. This gathering of designers in NYC began by a simple little question on Twitter ” Who wants to meet me in New York?” The trip resulted in amazing relationships and resources for all that attended. I am certain this year will be as rewarding and amazing!!!

Here is the bio of Tara:

Tara Guérard
Founder and President, Tara Guérard Soirée
Recognized as one of the nation’s leading tastemakers, Tara Guérard has earned a widespread reputation for her exceptional ability to create spectacular settings celebrating life’s most anticipated occasions.
For over a decade, clients across the United States – from “bright young things” to celebrity hostesses and CEOs – have turned to Tara for her southern-cum-contemporary affairs and impeccably executed events. With a core business in event design, Tara has expanded her brand to include commercial and residential interior design as well as custom invitation suites and printed pieces. In response to the growing demand for Tara Guérard Soirée services, a New York studio opened in the spring of 2009 to bring Tara’s unique vision to clients from the northeast and beyond.
A noted style expert, Tara has been featured in Food & Wine, InStyle, Southern Accents, Southern Living, the Style Network, Fine Living, Town & Country Weddings, Martha Stewart Weddings and on The Martha Stewart Show, among other media outlets. Additionally, Tara is a regular on the “blog” circuit, dispensing tips and advice on a number of design related topics.
Tara’s debut book, Southern Weddings: New Looks from the Old South (Gibbs-Smith) was published to rave reviews in 2007, and her second volume, Weddings by Tara Guérard (Gibbs-Smith) premiered in early 2010, further establishing her as an authority on gracious entertaining.
Tara lives in Charleston, South Carolina with her husband, Russell, their sons, Aiken and Myers and Springer Spaniel, Georgia. Please visit www.taraguerardsoiree.com to experience Tara’s work first hand.

A sweet baby girl was also born to Tara just last week.

I look forward to seeing you all in New York!!

 

Last Thanksgiving I had the pleasure of designing the most lovely of pink weddings. Lara and Steve married in Leesburg and their reception was in Middleburg, this was a gorgeous Loudoun wedding. This wedding was also featured on the Washingtonian Weddings Blog and you will want to check out the feature to see additional photos and inspiration.

The bridal bouquet was created with several types of hot pink cabbage roses, medium pink roses and then an antique pink rose. Silver dusty miller and silver brunia were added into the bouquet. We added a rosary from the family to the bouquet.

It’s been really hard to keep these images a secret for almost a year but giving them to you today is so much fun. Many thanks to the incredible Kate Headley who photographed the wedding and to Jamie and Lisa who were the event designers and planners. I loved working on this wedding, and finally I can say… happy married life to Steve and Lara!!!!

Vendors

Photographer: Kate Headley Photography

Ceremony Venue: Saint John the Apostle Roman Catholic Church

Reception Venue: Middleburg Community Center

Wedding Planners: Jamie Sears of Simply Chic Events and Lisa Schulz of the Posh Planner

Floral Design: Holly Heider Chapple Flowers

Dress: J. Crew

Bridesmaid Dresses: Anthropologie

Flower Girl Dresses: Crewcuts and Chasing Fireflies

Groom’s Attire: Hickey Freeman, from Nordstrom

Makeup: Victoria Stiles

Rentals: Capital Party Rentals

Caterer: Savoir Fare Limited

Cake: Taylor Made Cakes

DJ: Dynamo Entertainment in Fairfax, 703-623-6747

Band: Silent Critics

It’s Monday morning and things are off to their typical start. I have a bride due here in 20 minutes, a preschool drop in 50 minutes, we are out of dishwasher soap, laundry detergent, trash bags, and milk. We also have a rather large order of flowers to fill. We will be headed to DC tomorrow with 48 centerpieces and at this moment not a one has been created.  So in other words it’s just another crazy day here at the Chapple-home-flower shop.

We did five weddings last weekend and each one of them was truly beautiful. Here are the only images I was able to capture from last weekend.

I love these pictures of the maids helping Sami with her veil.

The couple married under this fabulous floral arch. This structure has become highly sought after and it’s a major ordeal to build, but you gotta admit it’s amazing.

The couple married at the Stables At FoggyBottom, also known as the Bluemont Vineyard. Catering was done by Celebrations Catering. We at Holly Heider Chapple Flowers handled all of the decor aspects of this event. My fabulous husband Evan hung over 200 yards of fabric in the rafters of the barn and he even sewed the curtains that framed the head table as well as install the chandeliers. White twinkle lights were also hung all through the rafters of the barn and Evan also provided up-lighting along the walls.

Sami’s reactions throughout the day were so gratifying. It was obviously clear she that she was thrilled with our work and our designs.

The barn was truly magical at night and I am so proud of the work we did for this event. My only regret is that my pictures are very lacking. There is another full section of this barn and the panels of fabric and the lights swoop down and cover that ceiling section as well. I wish I had pictures to show you how magnificent this was.

I can’t wait to see the professional images from this event. I am so proud of this wedding and the look we  created for this bride and her mother. Evans help with our events is clearly making a huge impact on the overall look and feel of our designs. This was clearly a success!!

Several weeks ago we worked on the very beautiful wedding of Camilla & Richard. The couple married in a church in Great Falls and their reception was held at the Halcyon House. This wedding had a very romantic and soft feel and it was one that I was dying to create.

I used cream sarah cabbage roses, pink sarah cabbage roses, candy bianca roses, sahara roses, and pale pink spray roses to create this bouquet a touch of dusty miller was added to give us a pop of grey.

Photographer Peter Bang caught this wonderful image as I gave Camilla her bouquet.  I will always cherish this image. Camilla’s delight that day was so rewarding as a designer. Many thanks to Peter Bang for sharing all of these wonderful photographs, and also to Megan Beth, who shot a lot of the detail photos of my flowers.

The front doors of The Halcyon House were decorated with the days flowers.

Mounds of baby’s breath were designed to hold the place cards. We also twisted up all of those pretty little silver wires to hold the cards. Working with baby’s breath is quite the experience, due to its dainty and wispy nature you must insert hundreds of extra stems to make a significant design. Its more than a little tedious however we were on a baby’s breath roll for this wedding. Baby’s breath will always be considered chic, and sexy in my mind after designing for Camilla. The head table also featured a mass of baby’s breath. We created a 20 foot long runner of baby’s breath. The flowers and candlelight were inserted into the babys breath runner. This design was truly spectacular. Many thanks to event planner Teresa Lee of Rex & Regina for coming up with this idea and for styling and planning such a beautiful event.

Guest tables featured gatherings of the cabbage roses and dusty miller. The linens alone on this wedding were drool worthy.

As you can imagine this was absolutely beautiful to see in person and guests must have been so pleased to be in attendance. I know I personally was blown away with the beauty around me.

Happy married life Camilla and Richard, your wedding was magical!!!

Getting ready: Ritz Carlton Tysons Corner
Ceremony: St. Catherine of Sienna Catholic Church
Reception: Halcyon House
Coordinator: Rex & Regina
Florist: Holly Heider Chapple Flowers
DJ: Chris Laich Music Services
Videographer: Blue Sky Films
A capella group: Euphonism
2nd Photographer: Megan Beth
Assistant: Ali Anderson
Catering: Design Cuisine

We are so happy to announce that we will be featured today on Style Me Pretty. Be sure to visit SMP today, our post will go live at 12 pm, EST! This wedding took place on the Eastern Shore and was beyond fabulous. I cant wait to share this with you!!

Photograph taken by Charlotte Lewis.

Event Design and Planning by, Bellafare.

Flowers by, Holly Heider Chapple Flowers.

Several months ago I participated in this photo shoot, designed by Megan and Laura from Events In The City. I adore working with these girls so this was a lot of fun. The shoot was called Our Maidens Voyage. I call it the Titanic shoot. What I loved about this shoot was the fashion and the photography. Many thanks to Laura Ashbrook Photography for capturing the Titanic shoot, and Carines Bridal Atelier for providing the fashion. My Holly Heider Chapple bouquet was also pretty darn rocking as well. The bouquet was added this week to the featured bouquet gallery at Grace Ormonde. We are mighty proud of that.

The bouquet was created with plum ranunculus, viburnum berry, white anemone, plum tulips, white majolica spray roses, and a fabulous rose called silver finesse. I bought the silver finesse roses at the NYC flower market the day before the shoot and I brought them home with me on the bus, now that’s devotion. That fabulous little brooch was also found on my buying trip in NYC.

Love these images!!

Accessories are so important on a wedding day!!

Gorgeous!!

The shoot took place at Trummers On Main, and they provided all of the catering for this session.

You have to love these dresses from Carines.

Vintage gold candlesticks were gathered from my friends at On A Whim Antiques. They were perfect for this shoot.

Yes, give me the key, this is definitely a world I would want to enter.

Credits:
Photographer: Laura Ashbrook Photography
Event Design: Events in the City, Floral Design: Holly Heider Chapple, Venue: Trummers on Main
Hair: Hair by Giselle, Makeup: Blend, Caterer: Trummers on Main, Stationery: Paper Moss, Custom Hair Piece: Gracylu Originals, Dress/Accessories: Carines Bridal Atelier, Model: Ryan Krasney, Calligraphy: Larry Orlando Calligrapher, Rentals: DC Rental

Here is a wedding that is all about the drama plus lots of red and gold. The above red wedding bouquet was created with deep purple calla lily, red roses, black bacarra roses, red coxcomb, purple foliage’s, and cascading wired james story orchids. This bouquet was certainly unique and very artfully designed. The same gold wire that was used to cascade the orchids was also woven through the bouquet.

On this wedding we used the flowers for the centerpieces to create an altar for the couple. After the wedding the flowers were transitioned to long king sized tables.

This gave the couple stunning flowers for the ceremony as well as for the reception.

This was an absolutely beautiful and stunning wedding. Event planning and design by Lisa Schulz, The Posh Planner, photography by Genevieve Leiper, and flowers by me Holly Heider Chapple Flowers. Event location the Hotel Palomar DC.

 

Several weeks ago I had the pleasure of doing a photo shoot with Wedding Wire. We staged the shoot right here in our yard. Wedding Wire is the go to spot for brides or families planning a wedding.

Make sure you stop by the WeddingWire blog today for a fabulous giveaway. I would love to see one of our readers be the winner.

This shoot was beyond fun, and since it was happening here I could easily grab additional props and antiques from my magic prop shed. My husband Evan, the newest team member at HCF says the shed is magic because I can shove so much stuff in the shed, he actually said crap, but that hurt. Evan does not yet appreciate or understand the power of my little lovelies.

All of the furniture used on this shoot was purchased at On A Whim Antiques. It’s one of my most favorite resources.

I found these modern white vases in NYC and I was so excited to use them for the first time. I loved the way this table design came together. The linens from Party Rentals were outrageously fun, bright, and perfect for this look!!

Many thanks to all of the vendors that helped to make this shoot so pretty, especially Jeffra and Crystal they were so awesome to work with!!!!

{Vendors ~ Photography: ckudesign studios | Flowers: Holly Heider Chapple Flowers | Linens: PartyRentalLTD |Furniture: OnAWhimAntiques | Cupcakes: VSweets | Dessert Table Signs: ckudesign | Clutches, Linen Flower, and Ring Pillow: Emersonmade | Design and Set-Up: Jeffra Trumpower and Holly Heider Chapple}