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Bloomington-Normal Wedding – Ryan and Brittany – Spring Snowstorm!!

May 10, 2018Uncategorizedbridal bouquet, spring snow storm, spring wedding, wedding bouquet, wedding flowers, Wedding planningNancy

When you are planning your wedding for the last weekend in March and the temperature has been in the 50’s all week, the last thing you are anticipating is a spring snow storm!! For Ryan and Brittany, that is exactly what happened on their March 24, 2018 wedding with a mix of sleet, heavy snow and freezing rain which also prevented some out of town guests from attending.

All in all everything about the day was perfect…except for the weather; however they did not let it ruin their happiness and said it made for a few great “but brief” outdoor photos and was certainly memorable!!

Although they were missing the spring weather, inside it was all spring with sage green bridesmaid dresses and bridal bouquets, table centerpieces and church decor in soft blush and peach blooms – perfect colors for a spring wedding!!

Brittany found inspiration on Pinterest for her wedding color palette after seeing photos of light green bridesmaid dresses. She then incorporated the soft pink and blush for the wedding flowers and groomsmen vests & ties. Because her dress was ivory, she chose ivory linens and accent flowers with silver embellishments to make things pop.

Even though she had a full year to plan, Brittany said there were still not enough hours in the day with working full-time and and just encountering life’s obstacles! Therefore every open weekend was dedicated to wedding planning which paid off in the end. She also felt fortunate that a lot of what she wanted worked in her favor and she didn’t have any problems booking vendors, so she felt like she had an overall easy wedding planning process!!

They were married at Second Presbyterian Church in Bloomington which contains a gorgeous pipe organ and has beautiful stained windows. We decorated the pew ends with blooms and mixed greens and tied them to the pew with tulle. A friend crafted their welcome sign which we adorned with a floral spray.

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Brittany did a lot of planning on her own, but when she felt indecisive she could count on her mom and bridesmaids to help and be supportive and encouraging. She especially enjoyed the quality time she spent with them planning and it was not only fun and made it more stress-free, but they were a big help which made her life so much easier!!

Brittany’s vision for her flowers were for soft colors with a garden feel. We used a mix of blush and peach garden roses, peach stock, blush astilbe, white ranunculus and mixed greens of assorted eucalyptus and limonium filler.

Brittany thought of all the little details including a floral hairpiece which she wore in her hair at the reception and sweet little flower girl crowns with darling little spray roses for them to wear in their hair!!

Love these ruffly, blush flower girl dresses with their sparkly shoes and so sweetly wearing their floral crowns!! These gorgeous photos were by Dani Lang Photography.

We love this pose of Brittany in her gorgeous ivory lace dress holding her wedding bouquet!! One of our favorite parts of being a wedding florist is handing off the wedding bouquet to the bride and seeing her reaction. Brittany was overwhelmed with tears of joy at seeing her bouquet and her support system (mother & bridesmaids) quickly admonished her not to ruin her make-up!!!

Bride holding peach & pink rose bridal bouquet

The reception was held at the Marriott in uptown Normal, IL. All the tables had silver lanterns which we surrounded with mixed green garlands and inserted blush and pink roses into the garlands. The head table had a full mixed green garland running it’s length and to the floor with blooms interspersed as well as candles.

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Brittany’s best advice to newly engaged couples planning their wedding is to relax and enjoy the process!! She feels that investing in a planner is a life-saver as it does get stressful at times, but staying organized, not trying to do it all at once and leaning on your support system for help will pay off when you see it all come together on your big day!! It also helps to drink lots of wine and keep smiling!!!

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Are you wondering how the snowstorm affected the flower delivery? Well, we played it safe and brought all the flowers to the Marriott ballroom on Friday evening, then checked in ourselves and spent the night so that we found ourselves and the flowers safe from the brutal road conditions Saturday morning!!! We would love to work with you to create your vision for your wedding flowers – call or text 309-212-6570 or email us at fancyfloralsbynancy@hotmail.com to receive your free consultation!!

Bloomington, IL Bride’s Five Favorite Wedding Memories

February 8, 2018Uncategorizedbridal bouquet, brides favorite wedding memories, bridesmaid bouquets, central il wedding, Groom's proposal, Wedding planningNancy

Andy and Paige were married last November in Bloomington, Illinois. The autumn leaves were late to turn so they were still very beautiful at Miller Park Pavilion on the first weekend of November for their central Illinois wedding as revealed in these gorgeous photos by Melanie Anderson Photography.

Us – Do you have a favorite memory from your wedding day?

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Paige – (Not being able to narrow it down to one, she shared five!)

Driving up to Miller Park Pavilion and getting my first look at Andy; then watching his reaction when he first saw me!

Walking down the aisle with my dad, staring at my future husband, and seeing for the first time just how many people (nearly 200) were there to share in our special day!

The Maid-of-Honor (my sister) and Best Man (Andy’s brother) speeches; everyone said there were some of the best they’ve ever heard, and I agree!

Dancing with friends, cousins, aunts, uncles, grandmas and grandpas – all night long!

Walking through the sparkler tunnel on our way to our limo. It was the most perfect way to end the night!

Us – How did Andy propose?

Paige – All my family was gathered at my grandparents’ house to celebrate my grandmother’s birthday. It was an unseasonably warm and beautiful fall day and because it was so pretty and the leaves were so colorful, I asked my sister to take our photo on the dock. (I had no idea that Andy had a ring in his pocket!) She took a couple of great photos, and then Andy insisted she take one more. My sister hesitated just a bit, but as she took another photo, Andy dropped down on one knee and asked me to marry him!! I turned to my sister in shock and we both started crying. Hearing all the commotion the rest of my family came running from the house. We celebrated with champagne and of course – a lot more photos!

Us – Your father was very involved in planning your wedding which as you know is unusual for most bride’s fathers.

Paige – My dad is a very organized, hardworking person who loves to help others. He knows how to bring a vision to life, so Andy and I were thrilled that he wanted to help with the planning and preparation for our big day.

Paige’s color palette was burgundy and blush so we chose the deep red Hearts rose and black mini callas along with the beautiful blush Quicksand rose, light pink astilbe, mauve astrantia, navy privet berries and seeded eucalyptus for texture and a mix of greens/dusty miller for her bridal bouquet. Paige’s mother surprised her and had us attach her late grandmother’s (as well as her own) wedding bands to Paige’s bouquet handle wrap.

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For the bridesmaid bouquets, Paige wanted mostly white, blush and mauve blooms along with the textures and greens so the bridesmaid bouquets would show up against their berry colored dresses.

Us – Is there any detail that you would change if you could do it over again?

Paige – No, everything turned out better than I could have ever imagined! I would not change one detail!!

The reception decor featured mixed green garlands hung along the banisters with coordinating floral sprays. For the table centerpiece decor we used silver $ eucalyptus stems, burgundy, blush and white roses and lots of candlelight for simple but beautiful look. (This last photo – by Nancy)

Paige said – “Nancy’s work is beautiful, and she is lovely to work with! She has great insight and recommendations and knows how to make a vision come to life.”

Call or text 309-212-6570, or email fancyfloralsbynancy@hotmail.com to receive your free consultation and share your floral vision for your wedding flowers.

What Makes A Non-Traditional Wedding?

August 30, 2017Real Weddingsbridal bouquet, non-traditional wedding, wedding flowers, Wedding planningNancy

Isthier and Catherine knew from the beginning that their wedding would be non-traditional as they planned to combine some Chinese and Bengali wedding customs during their ceremony. As Catherine explained they wouldn’t have it any other way as she had a bride’s man and Isthier had a best lady, as well as the fact that neither of them are religious yet their ceremony was performed by a rabbi who along with his wife are close friends of theirs.

On the day that Isthier proposed, they had planned on taking a trip to St. Louis Arboretum. It’s a funny story now, but at the time Catherine was a little irritated that morning as they had to get up early and he asked her to change what she had on to something a little more fancy! He found a quiet spot in the Japanese Garden as he knew she didn’t like attention focused on her. She was so surprised and overwhelmed she doesn’t remember what exactly he said!!

Catherine settled on a soft pink palette for her wedding flowers. She felt that white was too stark and bright colored flowers would be distracting in photos so she wanted to keep her floral vision soft. We used a combination of pastel garden roses along with stock and mixed greens for her bridal bouquet and wedding arbor backdrop.

The biggest challenge of wedding planning for them was simply getting started and finding a venue. Originally they wanted to get married in Chicago. After realizing how much more expensive that would be as well as inconvenient (as they are located in Champaign) they found the Walton Center on a wedding website and liked the character of the charming old building with the arches and large ballroom. Once they had their venue booked, everything started falling in place.

For their wedding decor, they tried to focus on having unique aspects. Because she enjoys bargain hunting and re-purposing things, they had fun finding small animal figurines which they spray painted gold to enhance the floral decor. She offers this tip for brides, “Spray paint makes anything look amazing!!” This turned out to be her favorite part of wedding planning.

Among their favorite memories from their wedding day were dancing and seeing friends. They both swing dance and their first dance was “Come Fly With Me” by Frank Sinatra. Two of her best friends finally met each other at the wedding. They had been blogging pen pals in college but had never met. When Catherine posted on Facebook about her new job, her childhood friend Stephanie realized that her college pen pal Sue worked there also and that helped break the ice between Sue and Catherine. They became such good friends that Sue was one of her bridesmaids. It was a pretty awesome moment for Stephanie and Sue to finally meet!!

Are you ready to plan your own unique decor for your wedding? We are here to help you – call, text or email to schedule your free consultation – 309-212-6570 or fancyfloralsbynancy@hotmail.com

How Beautiful Central Illinois Weddings Come Together!

May 11, 2017Real Weddings, Spring Weddingsbridal bouquet, Central Illinois wedding, wedding decor, Wedding planningNancy

How does a beautiful central Illinois wedding all come together? It takes a team of vendors collaborating, communicating and planning with the bride & groom!! We were thankful for Ephiphany Farms and Palace Events staff who worked smoothly with us for Alex and MacKenzie’s ceremony and successfully flipped the room for the reception! What a knockout it turned out to be!!

Alex and MacKenzie chose to have photos taken at the location of their first date Emack & Bolios in uptown Normal, IL. Photos by Micah McCoy Studio.

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On their first date they enjoyed ice-cream and then walked around uptown Normal for a couple of hours talking. They quickly realized they had a connection and felt a sense of comfort and familiarity with each other.

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We custom created yards and yards of mixed green garlands for the tables and MacKenzie’s mom had a great idea to use them to line the aisle seats at the ceremony, then re-use for the reception. They looked fabulous garnished with a few blooms and ribbons.

MacKenzie’s favorite part of wedding planning was dress shopping. She stated, “Wedding dresses are made to make you look good and it was so fun to try on different styles/silhouttes! I ended up choosing something completely different than I thought I would. MacKenzie had two handsome European ushers and she and her family were so delighted that they could come from Germany and Italy for the wedding – they were former foreign exchange students who had lived with her family!!

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After the ceremony, which was held in the upper-level ballroom at Epiphany Farms, the guests were ushered into Anju Above for appetizers while Palace Events brought in their beautiful harvest tables, and we placed the garlands and blooms of purple trachellium, White O’hara garden roses and Ocean Song lavender roses to decorate the tables.

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For her wedding decor and bridal bouquet, MacKenzie chose a mix of purple trachellium, stock, astrantia, lavender spray roses & wax flower and white ranunculus. Her biggest challenge with wedding planning was staying true to their vision when other close family and friends offered their opinions and even though she and Alex wanted them to feel included – yet they wanted it to be what they had envisioned!!

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What is her advice to newly engaged couples planning their wedding? “Remember to have fun!! This is one of the best times in your relationship and it goes by so fast! Try not to let things stress you out and if it starts to feel like work, take a break!”

Become our next delighted bride by letting us help you plan your wedding decor. Call, text or email us today for your free consultation 309-212-6570 or fancyfloralsbynancy@hotmail.com.

Cheers,

Nancy

Fresh Spring Bouquets For Your Central Illinois Wedding

March 1, 2017Spring Weddingsbridal bouquet, Central Illinois wedding, spring wedding, wedding bouquetNancy

March is finally here and spring is just around the corner which finds us flinging ourselves back into wedding season!! If you are planning a spring wedding, how wonderful to be able to include some of these gorgeous spring blooms. We picked these bouquets from Pinterest to bring you the beauty of spring.

Lilac

Lilacs are a flower best used when in season and oh how gorgeous they are. If you are lucky enough to have a lilac bush you already know how delightfully their scent is carried on the breeze. Their soft purple shades blend perfectly with other spring blooms to make a beautiful bridal bouquet for your central Illinois wedding.

Daffodil

The daffodil has to be one of the cheeriest blooms to announce spring’s arrival and whether used more subtly with these peach parrot tulips and scented narcissus in the wedding bouquet (upper left) or bright and bold with the larger King Daffodils and yellow mimosa in the bridal bouquet (upper right), they definitely say spring!!

Tulip

Tulips rival the rose for the sheer magnitude of wonderful colors available – from the bright jewel tones to the softest pastels and everything in between. They come in a fascinating assortment including the fringed edge, lily & peony shaped. Other gorgeous varieties available are the parrot tulips (pictured in the wedding bouquet – two above) and the larger french tulips. They look perfectly elegant mixed with garden roses (upper left) and equally charming in a wildflower bridal bouquet (upper right.)

Peony

I have heard it said that the rose is jealous when the peony blooms and it must be true – just look at the abundance of petals – what could be more luxurious?!! Even though peonies are now available almost year around, they are much more reasonably priced and so perfectly beautiful when they are in season. They range in shades from pure white, blush, pink, coral, hot pink, magenta, red and burgundy and look ever so elegant by themselves and so fabulous mixed with roses and other seasonal textures & greens to bring you a gorgeous and luxurious wedding bouquet.

Iris

The smaller Japanes and Siberian varieties of Iris are dainty enough to mix with coordinating blooms for a lovely spring wedding bouquet. The purple bouquet (above left) is anything but boring with the blend of lavender tulips & orchids, purple hydrangea and lisianthus offering a perfect backdrop for the purple iris. What a perfect marriage of blue, green/gray & white shades and textures in the cascade styled bouquet (upper right)!!

Planning a 2018 spring wedding?

We are booking now for 2018. To find out what other spring flowers are right for your central Illinois wedding, call or text 309-212-6570 or email fancyfloralsbynancy@hotmail.com to schedule your free consultation.

What Was The Most Popular Wedding Color of 2016?

January 9, 2017Real Weddingsbridal bouquet, brides, Central Illinois Brides, wedding bouquets, wedding flowersNancy

Burgundy

As we look back at our 2016 central Illinois weddings, wine-burgundy-cranberry shades of flowers were chosen by eight of our brides making it the most popular wedding shade out of the forty-five weddings we created bouquets for. That is not surprising considering Marsala was 2015 color of the year and here in the midwest we aren’t as quick to embrace the newest style.

Plum

Coming in second place was plum with six of our central Illinois brides choosing plum colored blooms for their bridal bouquets.

Peach

We had three shades tie for third place – Peach, Pink and White. Five of our 2016 brides chose peach shades for their wedding bouquets.

Pink

Another five of our central Illinois brides chose pink flowers for their bridal bouquets.

White

Classic white is always in and five our 2016 brides picked all white blooms for their wedding flowers.

Blush

Coming in fourth place we have blush – this surprised me as it seemed like I had worked with blush roses most of the wedding season!! We actually did use a lot of blush flowers mixed in with the burgundy colored bouquets and our favorite blush roses we used the most were Quicksand and White O’hara garden rose. We had four brides choose blush shades of flowers for their wedding bouquets.

Blue and Rust

Blue and rust colored flowers tied for fifth place with three brides choosing each color.

Yellow, Coral, Red and Lavender

Yellow and coral tied for sixth place with two brides choosing yellow flowers and two choosing coral. And last but not least we had one bride choose red and one bride choose lavender.

We so enjoyed working with each and every bride and creating their floral vision for each of them. We are greatly humbled once again by the lovely reviews our brides took time to leave for us and in so doing winning us “The Knot Best Of Weddings 2017”!! Thank you from the bottom of our hearts. While I loved many of the bouquets we created this year, I think my most favorite flowers I worked with this year was the antique lavender wedding – something rare and beautiful (see below right)!!!

We already have twenty weddings booked for 2017 and we are looking forward to spring and the returning wedding season. However, after doing fifty events this past year, many two and three per weekend, we are restructuring how we do business in 2017. To be able to fully enjoy and give our full attention to each wedding, we are only booking one per weekend starting now in 2017; thus we now have a $1,000 minimum to book with us.

We have met so many wonderful people and feel so blessed to be able to use our God-given talents to bring pleasure to others by working with God’s glorious flowers and to be able to use part of our profits to fund our mission trips to Mexico.

Happy New Year to all,

Nancy

What Is The Favorite Wedding Moment For Central Illinois Brides?

May 24, 2016Real Weddingsbridal bouquet, bride's favorite memory, bridesmaid's bouquets, Central Illinois Brides, first revealNancy

When we ask this question to our brides after their wedding, most of them we have found will say doing a first reveal was their very favorite part of their wedding day.
>br /> It was no different for Justin and Jackie. She stated “I would have to say that my favorite memory was seeing Justin for the first reveal at my parents’ house. The look on his face when he turned around to see me was priceless!

“If time allows and you’re not opposed to seeing your significant other before the wedding ceremony, I highly recommend doing a first reveal beforehand! I loved that we got to spend some time together before the ceremony that was just focused on us, because we knew we wouldn’t get any alone time for the rest of the day. It definitely helped calm my nerves!”

These beautiful photos were captured by Kara Kamienski Photography. We love it when we get photos of the flowers from great photographers like Kara and are excited to share them with you!!

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Did everything go as planned? “For the most part, everything went as planned (woo hoo!). We were actually ahead of schedule for the majority of the day. I’m a very go-with-the-flow type of person, so even if everything didn’t go as planned, it wouldn’t have bothered me.”

Would you change anything if you could do it over? “I don’t think I would change a single thing. Everyone that we talked to had nothing but nice things to say about the wedding and reception! Justin and I both enjoyed ourselves, and I wasn’t stressed the entire day.”

Any advice or tips for newly engaged couples? “Just go-with-the-flow on your wedding day. Understand that not everything will go exactly as you planned – which is totally fine! Weddings have a lot of moving pieces – days like this usually go much more smoothly when you don’t have things planned down to the minute. Even if something doesn’t go as planned, your guests will never know something was supposed to happen differently, so it really doesn’t matter! Also, the day flies by, so take the time to notice and appreciate all of the details and people around you!”

For her bridal bouquet, Jackie chose sunflowers with blue veronica, a touch of baby’s breath and cascading mixed greens. For her bridesmaid’s bouquets she chose sunflowers with white stock and yellow solidago.

Her floral crown was made up with white spray roses and baby’s breath and looked perfect on her!! For the boutonniere we used Viking pomps to mimic mini sunflowers.

For beautiful wedding flowers designed just for you – call, text or email today to receive your free consultatation!

Fancy Florals by Nancy – 309-212-6570 – fancyfloralsbynancy@hotmail.com

The 8 Best Flower Girl Accessories

February 8, 2016Flower Girl, Informative and Funbridal bouquet, flower girl accessories, wedding bouquets, wedding floristNancy

Trying to decide what to have your flower girl carry?

Perhaps you know exactly what you want for your bridal bouquet, ceremony decor and centerpiece arrangements, but just can’t quite decide when it comes to your sweet little flower girl ~

Here are our top eight suggestions for floral accessories for the flower girl – and it doesn’t have to be something to carry either!

Basket of petals is still the most popular choice our brides use for their flower girls, but sometimes the venue doesn’t want fresh petals on the aisle, or the bride doesn’t want to have to think about getting someone to pick up those petals ~ what to do then?

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2. Floral pomanders or kissing balls, are becoming very popular and they can be as simple as baby’s breath, or made of colorful carnations, mums or roses. The balls are available in small sizes for young and medium and large for older girls.

3. Floral garland for something different! Of course, this only works if you have two flower girls. If you want something other than the traditional flower girl posy bouquet or basket of petals – think about trying this!

4. Floral wand – these are becoming increasingly popular also. What flower girl wouldn’t love to carry one of these!!

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5. Decorated Basket – If you love the idea of a basket, but aren’t sure you will be throwing petals, how about a basket filled with flowers, or ivy greens wrapped around a basket handle? No work involved for your little miss, just carry and look pretty!!

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6. Floral Crowns are becoming very popular these days for both brides, bridesmaids & flower girls. They can be as simple and sweet as a baby’s breath crown or more elaborate with roses & wax flowers, or other blooms of your choice.

7. Floral hair clips, combs & bands make an easy choice for an economical accessory for the little gal with enough hair to wear these. Oh the possibilities are endless!

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8. Posy bouquets are still a very popular choice for little” miss divas” who want to emulate the bride and are often miniature versions of the bridesmaids. These will leave your sweet gal dreaming of her own wedding someday!

Fancy Florals By Nancy, a central Illinois wedding florist, will custom create any of these accessories for your flower girl. Call, text or email today for your free consultation ~ 309-212-6570 or fancyfloralsbynancy@hotmail.com to discuss your vision for your bridal flowers.

Which of these ideas would you like for your flower girl? Leave a comment!! Thanks ~ Nancy

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