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Romantic , “vintage Asian” design scheme, focusing on soft palette of dusky mauve, amethyst (gray-ish subdued purple), aubergine, and with accents of silver. Bride prefers a romantic, vintage-inspired style in arrangements and bouquets – with a slight mix of textures and delicate mixed foliages/herbs, and the use of flowering and other seasonal branches (such as cherry blossoms, willow, birch, etc). Bride shows particular preference for: ranunclus, peonies, garden or cabbage Roses (ruffly/fully open…NO hothouse roses), dahlias, cherry blossoms and other flowering branches, orchids, anemones, calla lilies, hibiscus, gladiolus, dusty miller. Also may utilize to a lesser extent, other seasonal flowers such as: lisianthus, hydrangea, lilacs, mums, etc.

From my vague mutterings — replete with exceedingly helpful directions like “no heinous arrangements” — Kate somehow got exactly what I was looking for. What I appreciated most about Kate’s estimate, though, was that she gave us lots of options and ways to keep the budget under control. For instance, in her estimate for tall manzanita centerpieces, she provided the following choices, each with a different price point:

• Trees’ branches decorated with individual and/or petite clusters of pink Cymbidium orchids, ranunclus, spray roses, stock, etc.
• Trees’ branches decorated with flowering Branches (cherry, dogwood, etc.)
• Tree’s branches draped with several strands of strung dendrobium Orchids

She also gave some “add-on” options:

• Clear or soft pink crystal strands, to hang from branches (5-9 per tree)
• Glass Votives with tealight candles, hung from tree branches (3-5 per)