myKPW Photo Shoot - Floral Design by Apotheca

Late this summer, myKPW held a photo shoot with the concept of a bride getting married at different times during the day. We challenged four photographers, a hair and makeup team, a bridal stylist, and floral designer to create a look unique to each of our four brides according to their ceremony time; morning, afternoon, late afternoon, and evening.

Alyssa from Apotheca graciously jumped on board and designed four beautiful bouquets. Check out the designs she created along with her thoughts during the design process. ~LS



A Morning Bride

Time of Wedding: 11:00am
Inspiration: Simplicity, Understated, Casual.
Color Palette: Moss Green, Limoncello, Warm White
Floral Palette: Lady's Mantle, Soft Yellow Roses, Scabiosa, Chamomile, White Asters

image by Studio Nouveau


Thoughts: Using smaller, busier textures leads to a more relaxed, informal bouquet. In this case, the chamomile, lady's mantle, and scabiosa, work with the roses to create an elegant, but "casual garden" feel. This design mix is echoed again with the textile choices in the bouquet wrap--white satin with twine.

images above by Studio Nouveau



An Afternoon Bride

Time of Wedding: 2:00pm
Inspiration: Colorful, Playful Interest.
Color Palette: Moss Green, Limoncello, Papaya, Apricot,
Floral Palette: China Berry, Coral Fern, Green Parrot Tulip, Helliobore, Limon Spray Roses, Yellow Calla, Cottage Yarrow, Roses, Ranunculus

image by Claris Photography


Thoughts: An early afternoon wedding can be playful and fun--but always elegant! The bolder take on the palette in the bouquet was "contained" by surrounding the colors in coral fern. For the wrap I used a Sophisticated & Serious Green Dupioni Silk, but cuffed it with a bright, vintage-feel silk rosette.

images above by Claris Photography



A Late Afternoon Bride

Time of Ceremony: 4:00pm
Inspiration: Depth, Sophisticated Textures.
Color Palette: Sage Green, Limoncello, Papaya, Apricot, Champagne,
Floral Palette: Apricot Garden Rose, Papaya Rose, Warm White Ranunculus, Yellow Calla, Succulent, & Peiris

image by Roxanne Ashey Photography


Thoughts: By introducing Champagne and Sage and more sophisticated textures like the succulents and Romantic Draping Peiris, the bouquet feels more elegant. The wrap is a generous amount of Double Faced French Satin in Pewter and Sage Green.

images above by Roxanne Ashey Photography



An Evening Bride

Time of Ceremony: 6:00pm
Inspiration: Structured Elegance.
Color Palette: Moss Green, Limoncello, Apricot, Warm White, Champagne
Floral Palette: Ranunculus, Calla, Roses, Phaeleonopsis Orchids.

image by Brea McDonald Photography


Thoughts: Monochrome Palettes are the safest way to sophistication, but in this case I wanted to keep the color; so, to streamline it a bit I cut back on the range of color and blocked the flower elements together. I also exaggerated the structure by giving the bouquet strong lines via the offset cascading orchid and the rolled leaf collar. The wrap was Double Faced Satin, French Ribbon in Pewter and Lemon, and was embellished with a patterned cuff and silver buttons.

images above by Brea McDonald Photography




Apotheca Flower & Tea Chest
Phone: 866.479.4594
Website: www.apothecaflowershoppe.com
myKPW State and Budget: NH $25-50k and $50-80k

Other vendors (including our photographers listed above) who helped make this shoot a success were:

Hair: Hair that Moves
Makeup: Joya beauty
Attire: Occasions Bridal and Tuxedos

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A summer KPW wedding on Squam Lake

Megan was one of our favorite clients this summer and I think you'll understand why after you look at these photos. We usually work with brides who want a fairly simple and subdued design but Megan was the exact opposite. She came to our studio with Pucci fabric and sapphire blue bridesmaids dresses in mind and we were in love! We wanted to keep the wow factor somewhat of a surprise throughout the ceremony decor and cocktail hour, but as soon as you entered the ballroom at Church Landing in Meredith, NH you were shocked with deep sapphire blue dupioni silk table cloths and Pucci-inspired toppers on each dining table. Hope you enjoy the images! Plus, could Megan and Josh have had better weather for their entire wedding weekend... I don't think so! KP

The people who made this wedding happen:

Wedding Planning and Floral and Event Design, Welcome baskets, Paper Products: KPW studio

Photography: Emilie Inc. (myKPW member)

Welcome Party, Pre-launch Reception, and Sunday Brunch catering: The White Apron, Dover, NH (myKPW member)

Tent for Murphy Residence: Sperry Tents Seacoast, Portsmouth, NH (myKPW member)

Restroom Trailers for Murphy Residence: Dave's Septic, Bedford, NH

Ceremony Music: Woodwind quartet for the ceremony through Cuzin Richard Entertainment, Portsmouth, NH (myKPW member)

Cocktail Hour and Reception: Holy Cow! Band

Rentals: Custom linens provided by Indigo Moon, New Rochelle, NY

All other rentals: Be Our Guest Party Rentals, Boston, MA

Ceremony Location: Chocorua Island Chapel, Church Island, Squam Lake

Ceremony Transportation: Wolfeboro Trolley, Squam Lake Natural Science Center- pontoon boats, Puffin III 1928 Fay and Bowen

Reception Location: Church Landing, Meredith, NH

Cake: Something Sweet by Michelle, Worcester, MA (myKPW member)

Hair: Hair that Moves, Berwick, ME (myKPW member)

Makeup: Joya beauty, Dover, NH (myKPW member)



All of the fabulous images are from Emilie Sommer of Emilie Inc. Photography.



We started the wedding weekend Friday night at the Murphy's home on Squam Lake- where the famous On Golden Pond movie was filmed. We created a casual and fun cookout with a fantastic Sperry tent that we figured we should reuse for the pre-launch reception for the ceremony on Church Island. This might be the most beautiful lake in NH, what do you think?



These are Megan and Josh's welcome bags we put together for them... notice the hints of blue throughout but without overwhelming the guests... wait until you see the reception photos!



We love reusing flowers when we can so Friday nights flowers were all sunflowers and we changed a few containers and the layout of the tent for Saturday's pre-launch reception.



Had to post this.... Megan's younger brother was in charge of shuttling some of the VIP guests and some vendors to the ceremony island and he couldn't stop himself from feeling like James Bond- how often do you drive a speed boat in a formal tux? :)



I told you Squam Lake was beautiful...



Sometimes weddings are all about logistics... Megan and Josh's wedding was no exception... having almost 200 guests coming from all over the country, all driving or being shuttled to a private home in Center Harbor, NH to get on two different fleets of pontoon boats to make it to a 4:00 pm ceremony.... ahhhh! In order to make this run smoothly, Megan's mother Lauren suggested we give everyone tickets to differentiate between the first and second boat runs... To make everything match, we found tickets that were blue and purple which we thought made the perfect statement!



Because we had two pontoon boat runs scheduled, and because the trip took almost 15 minutes each way, the first group of guests were left on the island for a bit of time. Megan's mom suggested we give these folks something to do so we made copies of one of the recent NY Times crossword puzzles, bought some golf pencils, copied the history of Church Island, and brought lots of bottled waters for their enjoyment as they passed the time.



Megan arrived at Church Island in a classic 1928 Fay and Bowen Lake antique boat which we will show you in a bit... The hard part is getting to the island without wrecking your hair style... Megan embraced a bit of old Hollywood and wore a pashmina to cover her hair.. love it!



Now on to the ceremony... this was an interfaith ceremony so we had a pastor who happened to be a family friend of the Murphy's and rabbi present and we enjoyed the service so very much! Here are a few images of the aisle adornments and the huppah, which we adorned with the bridal veil of Megan's grandmother and Josh's grandfather's Tallis. We love adding these personal touches to a ceremony!







Here are the ladies as they prepare to walk down the aisle! Such a beautiful royal blue bridesmaid dress color, right? We wanted Megan to have all the color in her bouquet so we reversed the palate and gave the ladies all white flowers.



Another close up of the personal flowers.





Right after the ceremony, we had Megan and Josh sneak off in the Puffin III for a few minutes of alone time... Here they are returning to the island for their photos.



After the ceremony, Emilie and J gathered all the VIP guests for formal and informal photos on Church Island while the guests left for the reception.



Now onto the details of the reception and to reveal the color scheme we've been talking about.. The first place we revealed the infamous Pucci-inspired print was right on Megan's bouquet...



Here's the place card table that turned into the favor table at the end of the night... here are images of the table with the favors adorning it.





We must make mention that the favor's were hand made by Megan and her family as she is famous for making the best fudge in town!





We LOVED this deep sapphire blue dupioni silk... it catches the light so beautifully.



Here's a close up of the Pucci-inspired table toppers.



In addition to sapphire blue, Megan loved yellow so we added these callas to each of the napkins for a bit of color emphasis.



We always like to bring something special in for the bride and groom's place setting so we had two custom chair sashes made for their chivari chairs.





To complete the modern transformation to the ballroom, we brought in our white lounge furniture and replayed Megan and Josh's video montage from their welcome reception on a large plasma tv.

So last but not least I thought I would finish this post with my favorite shot of the entire wedding... this is why you want to hire a photographer who makes you feel completely comfortable and relaxed like Emilie... could Megan have looked more happy and peaceful?



Seriously....

Thanks for reading! KP