The Jordan Almond Wedding Tradition, Italian Style

I just wanted to show the lovely little nests filled with five robin's egg blue almonds that I placed on the tables at my wedding reception. Little did I know that Jordan almonds are actually an Italian tradition. Sure, I saw lots of Jordan almonds tucked into tulle pouches at every family get together. I grew up on the South side. I figured that Jordan almonds were invited to everyone's family gathering. Hmm. Guess not.

A little fact from the Jordan almond website:

ITALIAN WEDDINGS Five almonds signify five wishes for the bride and groom: health, wealth, happiness, fertility, and longevity. These almonds decorate each place setting as favors, tucked into pretty boxes or tulle bags called *bomboniere* that are often personalized with the couple's names and wedding date.(Or in my case a sweet twiggy nest!) You can order the 3" nests from me $2.00 each. I purchased the almonds at www.ohnuts.com

Weddings at The Red Lion Restaurant, Boulder CO

Just received these lovely pictures of a wedding that I designed at the Red Lion Restaurant in Boulder, CO. If you haven't visited the Red Lion, you must. It is nestled in a breathtaking canyon. The intimate location makes you feel that you are years away from Boulder, but are actually just minutes outside its city limits. Plus, you will just love Tina, the event and wedding contact. Of coarse, the food is scrumptious too. Many thanks to Susan Armitage of Armitage Photography for kindly sharing these photos with me. I just love them!

Happy Halloween from Colorado! whatever.

So this is Halloween in the Rocky Mountains 2009. Ugh. I can't imagine that poor Linus will be waiting in the pumpkin patch this year. Who knows, perhaps the great pumpkin loves the white stuff. Sigh. Me and Lucy, well we prefer snickers bars.

This Weekend's Wedding Bouquet

This weekend's wedding bouquet is designed with beautiful shades of white with a touch of autumn orange. I used white "Avalanche" roses, white ranunculus, white freesia and white hydrangea. The bride wanted to incorporate a touch of orange bittersweet which gave the bouquet a modern touch, asymetrical indeed. Quite fitting for this weekend as we were delighted with a touch of snow falling on our orange autumn leaves.

Wedding at The Hotel Boulderado

A lovely wedding at the Hotel Boulderado. I so enjoy being part of these celebrations of love! photos by david west

The Knot magazine

I just received the oh so amazingly beautiful, professional photos of the flowers I designed for The Knot party which too place this past summer! Jared Wilson of Jared Wilson Photography did a fabulous job of shooting at Denver's Theorie. I loved working under the direction of Nicole Milvaney from Denver's Rsvp Shindig, my favorite wedding and event planner. I was so excited to be chosen to take part in this very cool and hip party. www.theknot.com

The Chocolate Shoppe

So, I was thinking that nothing goes better with roses than chocolate and since we're not an ordinary flower shop, we can't sell just ordinary chocolate. So, here is a sneak preview of the yummy items we will be offering on our website...chocolate mint tea, essence of chocolate candles, chocolate scented soap and chocolate scented bath salts. So deliciously decadent! As soon as I can get them posted on the website, I will let you know. We can deliver them locally with a lovely flower arrangement, or mail them to you. I will add more offerings to the menu as I discover new and wonderful things made from chocolate!

www.paintedprimrose.com