SALLY LAUREN & DARIK
Venue – PRIVATE RESIDENCE & METAMORPHOSIS
Photography – BRETT WINTER LEMON
Cake – LINDA ADAMS
S.S.S. [aka; Sassy Seattle Sally]
Sally Lauren is a Roanoke native but currently resides in Seattle, WA. Where she met, fell in love, and became engaged to Darik!
A while back, I THINK in a July post about my daughters wedding, I wrote a dissertation [LOL] about how my brain works, the left sided thinker that I am – LOL! You may laugh, as I often do……but it is UNCONTROLABLE! Anyway, it was a sneak preview of Sally Lauren and Darik’s wedding and into the GMW [aka; The Gray Matter Warehouse], also known as my brain.
Sally Lauren and Darik requested a wedding with **SPANISH** Flavor – and I HAPPILY obliged! WHAT FUN! They wanted to introduce their favorite of travels. Again, WHAT FUN! Almost instantly during our initial conversations, I reflected back to a painting that I had seen in my pre-teen years. It was of a SPANISH DIVA dressed in red and black lace. The background of the painting was a black wrought iron trellis almost covered with GIANT open, deep velvety red roses! And it was from that ‘stored, gray matter warehouse inventory’ that I built her décor upon after much research too, of course!
This wedding is called FRESCO [fresh] and FANTASTICO [fantastic]
The Bridal Party and Body Flowers
The Bride ~
Savvy Spanish – Deep and Dramatic! Closely duplicating a picture provided by Sally Lauren, of a bouquet she found at a Seattle Bridal Show, we created a centered mass of fresh flowers surrounded by a collar of ivory Ostrich feathers! Her bouquet was made primarily of all reds, different shades, hues and textures! The bouquet was a modern, tight trendy mass of red Celosia, red Intuition roses, red Warthal Protea, orange Coffee Berry, burgundy Dahlias, chocolate Cosmos, and reddish brown Kangaroo Paw. The stems will be secured with an ivory satin ribbon banding.
The 3 Bridesmaids ~
These ladies got the orange Pin Cushion Protea that Sally Lauren liked. I felt the color contrast would work best here against their espresso colored dresses and the more powerful, impressive flowers would be reserved for the bride!
These bouquets were comprised of orange Pin Cushion Protea, Leontis roses, chocolate Cosmos, red mini Tea Cup roses and burgundy Dahlias. Looking for a twist on bouquet construction, and knowing Sally Lauren’s fondness of great paper – these flowers were nestled down in paper cones!!! The cone concept is a modern one, but rarely used for bouquets. They are typically used on pews or chair markers, but certainly was a GREAT switch up!
The Groom ~
Darik wore a red Intuition rose surrounded by chocolate Cosmos.
The 3 Groomsmen ~
These gentlemen wore Leonitis roses surrounded by orange Coffee Berry
The Flower LADY ~
I ADORE this – and why not have an adult friend serve this role – it doesn’t always have to be children!
A friend of Sally Lauren’s dropped rose petals and handed off long stemmed, Black Bacara roses to the mothers!
The Ring LADY ~
I ADORE this too – again, why not!?!
This adult lady friend carried a silver tray down the aisle! On the tray, were 2 red Intuition roses, leaving the stems long, with a ring on each rose stem.
The Ceremony
The Aisle ~
At Sally Lauren’s request, the chair ends along the aisle were marked with 6” red rice paper lanterns, suspended by chocolate brown satin ribbon. We added a hint of Spanish by labeling the family’s lanterns with ‘reservado’ and fresh flowers!
The Exchange of Vows Area ~
For the lawn, we created a transparent backdrop. Transparent in that the guests could still observe the great view through open units. While still giving the couple a framing for photographs, during the exchange of vows!
Three, black wrought iron, scroll stands were securely planted in the ground and were decorated by adding single red rose heads to the scroll work! OH, SUCH A SPANISH FLAVOR WITH 100 BEAUTIFUL RICH, VELVETY OPEN RED ROSES!
The exchange of vows area was finished off with a red rose petal carpet, dotted with a few terra cotta colored petals, formed on the lawn in semi circle or arc shape! The arc of rose petal also had a ground level of red votive candles. This clean line of red votives on the ground mirrored the shape of the stands and created a more prominent base for the bride and groom to stand in during this very important moment!
The Reception
ACCENTS OF RED VOTIVE CANDLES
The Cake ~
A small toss bouquet was made for the cake topper, a miniature version of the bride’s bouquet!
CHATTER & COMMENTS:
The weather, let’s talk about that for a hot sec! IT COULD NOT HAVE BEEN ANY BETTER! The day was PERFECT! Considering the forecast all week was for rain and considering it was an outdoor wedding! My favorite phrase of the day was weather related and it came from S.S.S.! I called Sally Lauren the morning of the wedding and she exclaimed ‘RAY BAN ALERT’ – LOL!
SALLY LAUREN WAS A DELIGHT TO WORK WITH AND I ADMIRED HER TASTE TREMENDOUSLY – SHE IS AN INTERIOR DESIGNER! She totally annihilated any preconceived notions of creative people working together – Thank you Sally Lauren J
Hey there West Coast S.S.S. – drop me a line from time to time!
Godspeed and Carpe Diem!
The Bride ~ 
The Exchange of Vows Area ~ 
OH MY - WHAT SWEET PEOPLE! THE WHOLE ENTIRE FAMILY! THEY WERE JUST WARM, LOVING AND ALL AROUND FINE PEOPLE!
The Bride ~ 
Greeting The Guests ~
The Bridal Party and Body Flowers
The Arch and The Aisle 
The Bistro Tables 
I have to tell you about the first email that I got from Kim! It still makes me smile today! 
CORSAIR Floral & Decor is excited to announce our attendance in the VIRGINIA BRIDE MAGAZINE’s 3rd Annual Fall Roanoke show at The TAUBMAN Museum of Art. CORSAIR will display a surprise theme this year. Here’s a hint……………..the hottest, trendiest, newest neutral, politically inspired color for flowers and weddings of 2010! We will have staff on hand to serve and answer all of your floral questions.
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