Doreen and Kirk married just a few weeks ago at Chrysalis Vineyard near Middleburg Virginia. Their day was completely stunning, everything about this wedding was appealing. This event is the complete package a great couple, a awesome venue, a incredible photographer Kristen Gardner, and of course really lovely flowers.

Doreen carried a Holly Chapple Flowers bouquet of orange Tulips, orange Ranunculus, orange Star of  Bethlehem, orange Roses, orange Freesia, orange Orchids and orange Celosia. The bouquet was bound with a green iridescent ribbon and orange pins.

The Groom’s boutonniere was created of orange Freesia and orange Orchids

The maids carried hand tied bouquets of all green flowers, we used spider Mums, green Roses, green Euphorbia, green Hydrangea, and green Button Mums.

Only a vineyard wedding has this look and feel. Chrysalis Vineyard  is in Loudoun County, and Loudoun is in DC’s Wine Country.  We have some of the finest vineyards and wedding locations. If you want a vineyard wedding, you must come check out Loudoun.

To enhance the ceremony site we created a simple garland of  Italian Ruscus, Lemon Leaves, Plumosa Grass, and Baby’s Breath for the arbor.  Orange rose petals were sprinkled across the ground at the arbor.  When the venue looks this natural and elegant, you can save on flowers.

The centerpieces were Ivy Topiary or Lavender Plants.  By using living plants we were able to keep on budget without compromising the overall look and feel of  the wedding.  To add some wow to the tent we had several very sexy buffet pieces. Each buffet piece represented a different type of cuisine. Guests dined on American, Japanese and Mediterranean dishes.

I hope you are smiling as much as I am. I just love looking at these images. Kristen did a incredible job. She really captured the whole look and feel of the event.

What a perfectly gorgeous couple, and what a perfect wedding.

Happy married life, Doreen and Kirk.  Best wishes and lots of love,

Holly

Yeah!!!!!!! This bouquet was featured in the new  Bride and Groom magazine by Washingtonian.  I have been holding my breath to see if we would actually be published, and yes indeed we were. One big and bold, beautiful full page with a  Holly Heider Chapple  bouquet.  17 years in business and they finally know we exist in DC. In addition to having  a featured bouquet we have been chosen as a Editors Pick.   Time to celebrate. Pick up your copy today, and celebrate with us. We are over the moon.
Holly

Wedding number 6 for this Saturday. Check out the last 5 posts to see the whole day, which was the biggest in our history.

Honestly, I don’t know where to begin with this wedding. I loved the bride, I was head over heels for Glory (mother of the bride), and then the icing on the cake, a Hitched Gown.

I had my bride Amy on the books long before I did a little event called “Hitched”. Little did I know when I met the Hitched girls, Julia and Carin, that I was already part of the Hitched Family.

It truly all does begin with  the perfect dress.

For the flowers, we had two awesome ladies to make happy. In truth, it should always be about the bride but sometimes a mother comes along that you just love, love, love. Glory was the best, and that is exactly what she wanted for her daughter.  Which would explain why there was a Hitched dress and flowers by  Holly Heider Chapple flowers.

My bride loved the simplicity of  Tulips and Daisies, and so we found her Tulips, lots and lots of Tulips. Not a easy task in the middle of June. However, I would never have disappointed these girls. In order to “take things up a notch,”  at Glory’s request, we added Orchids, Poppies, Dahlias, Birds of Paradise and Anthurium. The combination was stunning. The wedding took place at Hillsborough Vineyard. The flowers were a combination of country classics, which were perfect for the vineyard, and contemporary, super stylish  blossoms that worked with the Hitched Dress.

This is my bride Jessica. The last time I saw her she was on the job helping us with the delivery of baby Grace.  Today was my day to return the favor and I brought Jessica lots of gorgeous flowers.

Jessica carried a mixed bouquet of Gerber Daisies and 3 shades of pink Roses.  She looks so beautiful. Her groom was a very happy man today.

The maids carried shades of hot pink and orange. We used Roses and Gerber’s in their bouquets also.

The boutonnieres were created of Spray Roses. I love using Sprays for the guys the size just seems perfect.

We created huge altar arrangements of bright green Mums, orange Lily, pink Larkspur, raspberry Gerber’s,  hot pink Hydrangea and orange Snapdragons.  When I showed up with these whoppers my past bride Vanessa said ‘Holly Chapple always delivers.”

Whitney will marry on Sunday and her flowers are waiting in the cooler.  Another awesome wedding weekend in Loudoun County

Holly Heider Chapple Flowers LTd. on Brides.com.  What a hoot!!!! This small town, non beach VA. florist was  chosen to do a beach design for a New York Magazine. I guess we really can do it all here.  Thanks to Genevieve Leiper Photography for the photo shoot.

Take inspiration from the splendor of the sea with these fresh floral decorations

  These bouquets headed to the Stables at Foggy Bottom.  This venue is part of  Great Country Farms and it has one of the most lovely views in Loudoun County.  The stables, yes barns, are absolutely awesome.  This wedding venue is one of my favorites.

Doreen carried an all orange bouquet. We used orange Ranunculus, Tulips, Roses called Milva, orange Freesia, Celosia, Orchids, and orange Star of Bethlehem. The wedding was held at Chrysalis Winery near Middleburg and also in wonderful Loudoun County.

We used potted Ivy plants and herbs to keep the centerpieces at a comfortable price. This is a great option when working with a budget. You will also have living plants leftover at the end of the wedding to give as gifts or use in your new home.

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Our next wedding took us to Winchester to the newly restored George Washington Hotel.  Rebecca was my pink bride this weekend and we really created some amazing designs for her.

Her bridal cascade was created of white Cymbidium Orchids, berries from my garden, two shades of roses and ornamental grasses. The maids carried Peonies and Sophie Pink roses and the children carried Sweet Heart Roses and Spray Roses.

The centerpieces were unbelievable labors of love, they consumed hundreds of stems of Roses, Peonies and Orchids.   Half of the centerpieces were created with Manzanita branches and Willow. We spent hours creating these designs. We added jewels and orchids to the branches.
The next picture is a shot of Designer Debbie and I carrying in the Orchid trees. This picture is awful of me, but I want you to see the size of these pieces.  I have no shame, it is all about the flowers.

We love these glass compote bowls. We lined each bowl with beautiful tropical green leaves and then used all of the blossoms of the day.

This was another amazing wedding weekend at  Holly Heider Chapple Flowers.  Everything was just beautiful and truly perfect, but just so you know “I always get by with a little help from my friends”
Special thanks to my awesome team of designers and thanks to Marianne at Helen Olivia flower shop in Old Town. She helped me find the branches and then also let me bounce ideas off of her as we attempted to build the trees. It pays to be nice to your fellow vendors and Marianne is a real sweet heart.
By the way the fourth wedding left the shop before I got the photos, that was my “Something Blue Bride”.

This is Janie from The Brides Cafe. 

Holly Heider Chapple Flowers LTD  is featured today on The Bride’s Cafe.  I am so glad I met Janie of the Bride’s Cafe. She is a wonderful floral designer who I am so happy to now call a friend. I have just been added to her Cre’me De La Cre’me vendor list and I am so excited to be a part of the Bride’s Cafe.
Stopping by Janie’s Cafe is a absolute must for all brides to be. Enjoy your time with Janie, she brings sunshine everywhere she goes.
Holly

This week we celebrated Mothers day,watched the kids and the chickens grow in the sunshine. Prepared flowers for Fox 5 news and one other major publication. We created arrangements for our weekly clients, 2 weddings and one rehearsal dinner. I handled the whole clan while my hubby was out of town.  I am so glad he is back home safe and sound. Tomorrow we head to VA. Tech to watch Alex graduate, but first I need to create the bridal bouquet and head table pieces. Life is flying by, brides I have been working with for over a year are married girls now. Grace is 3 1/2 month’s old and I am just floored at how quickly time marches on. Here are some pictures of life at the Full Bouquet this week.

The kids got me a iPod for Mothers Day. They down loaded it with all of their awesome music. I am in love with Paolo Nutini and Blind Pilot. What blows my mind is how much music they have from my generation on their little magic music boxes.  I cant believe how much I love having this thing, now I know why they are plugged in all of the time.

These images are from the Fox 5 News broadcast.  Many thanks to Maria Cooke from Ritzybee  for including me in on this event.

The girls look like they are having so much fun.

Here are the photos from Genevieve’s photo shoot with Holly Heider Chapple Flowers Ltd.

Genevieve and I did not make it to the beach for these shots.  The very clever Genevieve shot these photos right here at the Chapple house. She brought sand and put it right up to the edge of the pool. I mean really, I would have never thought of that.   Plus who knew that my regular picnic bench would look like a dock. We have big hopes for these images and we will keep you posted.

Our wedding designs are turning out amazing as well. Here is a little preview of this weekends beautiful work.

It is time to make the bouquets, pack up the suitcases and get to VA. Tech.
Please say a little prayer for a sunny weekend my bride really deserves a beautiful weekend.

Exciting news, we were published in Weddings Unveiled.  This magazine covers a huge region and we were so glad to be noticed. This was Ann and Shawn’s wedding from last September. The wedding took place at Whitehall Manor in Bluemont VA.  We truly did a incredible job on this wedding. This wedding gets a lot of attention on our website. Check out their images on Holly’s website and look under featured weddings, Ann and Whitehall.

We really are blessed!!!!!!!!

This is my beautiful bride Allison.  My yellow bride. I loved her wedding and I am so happy to share these images, fresh in from Genevieve Leiper Photography.  We absolutely nailed this wedding or hit a home run.  A special thanks to Vicky Choy from Event Accomplished for making everything run so smoothly and to Whitehall Estate in Bluemont for always being amazing. Mrs. P, and Allison had a very definite look that they were going for they gave me so much inspiration that this was just plain fun,fun, fun.  Here are some of the clues they gave me, use bold yellow,  some cream is okay, we love lemons and waxy green leaves and then they said “Holly we trust you have fun”.

My grooms boutonniere or Allison’s grooms boutonniere was created of a yellow calla lily and yellow Freesia. All of the bouts had rosemary which my bride said was a family tradition. The bride had a cluster of cream Hydrangea, yellow Calla lily, yellow Freesia, yellow Craspedia balls, pale yellow Stock and yellow Roses.

We designed four different centerpieces, two styles of elevated and two styles of low.

This design had the cream Hydrangea and a more traditional shape.

This design was our bold yellow, with a slightly more contemporary style. We used yellow oncidium Orchids flying out the top of the arrangement.

This arrangement was our bold all yellow low centerpiece as you can see we wrapped the vase in white satin ribbon. This was a really striking look.

This was our fourth design here we used the cream hydrangea and we introduced the lemons.
In fact we went through 2 boxes of lemons for a total of 200 lemons and here they are.

My friend Rocio Diaz created the wedding cake and of course she used lemons. Rocio owns A Piece of Cake.

Here is one other wonderful idea from this wedding. The bride and groom created a cookbook of family recipes for their party favors.  The bride and her mom told me they were “foodies” and they enjoyed cooking and dinning out so they wanted to share with their guests.

This recipe is one that is sure to please. Mrs. P, shared this with me when we first met and I have served this several times.

Bacon- Wrapped Dates
Before you say “ew” to the thought of a bacon-wrapped date, give this recipe a shot. Not only is it easy and relatively inexpensive, the tongue tingling combination of salty bacon and sweet dates will be a great surprise.!!
1lb. lean bacon ( for this recipe, don’t use turkey bacon)
Approximately 36 dates
Cooking Spray/Pam
Toothpicks

Using a sharp knife, cut each piece of bacon into thirds.( Tip: just pick up the entire pound of bacon and lay it on a cutting board. You should be able to cut the entire pound into thirds at the same time.)
Spray the baking sheet with cooking spray. Take each third of a piece of bacon and wrap it around one date: push a toothpick through each bundle to secure and place it on the baking sheet. Repeat until all of the bacon and dates are wrapped.

Place the baking sheet into a preheated oven set to broil and cook for 10 to 15 minutes or until bacon is crisp and cooked through, turning over halfway through cooking time.

I am so happy I got to work on this wedding. I loved this family and loved the bright happy combination of yellow.  My sunshine wedding.
Holly