Pomanders!

I'm seeing more and more interest in these flowery little balls! A pomander is the proper name for them, although I've been known to mistakenly call them pompadours.

I most often receive this photo (source unknown) from brides asking if this is something that can be created. And yes, it can be! We'll be doing a very similar set up for a wedding in October.



Here is how my brides have used them recently:

Carrie shipped down silk rose pomanders to be tied on the inside aisle of each chair. She was married at Sand Dollar Estates and we had the ceremony on the beach there.



Later, we moved the pomanders to cocktail hour and placed them on metal stands that were placed on hi boy tables.



A week later, we used them at Waterfront Bistro for Jen's wedding. The florist made up fresh flowers and we rented the candlesticks...three decorated the entry table:



And two decorated the cake table:



And if you haven't looked at the blog post below, check out how the moss pomanders were used to decorate one of the tables. This would also look very nice hanging on the chairs at the ceremony, maybe with one brightly colored floral bloom by the top where the ribbon would be (I think a gerbera daisy would work best).

Waterfront Bistro, St. John

In the last month, we've had two events planned with Waterfront Bistro on St. John and I'm just so happy to be planning events there. The owners are so nice and they have such a great space. I tried to get some photos to share but my little camera is no match for the professionals - if the flash went off, the effect was way to harsh and did not represent the space. So I kept the flash off which gave the room a very warm, glowing effect. I haven't edited these photos, they are straight out of the camera, but they really reflect the type of warm glow that was felt at the reception. (Forgive my bag sitting on the ledge by the tree - should have moved that! Don't worry, it was moved before the guests showed up!)


Beautiful beachside seating...


And just so you can see our gorgeous couple at their Trunk Bay ceremony...


Do you love the bamboo chairs?? I think they look great with the bamboo arch.

And another straight out of the camera, no editing shot...can you get over the vibrancy of these flowers??? I've seen a big trend in bright orange and pinks lately. I love how lively they are.


We've really been swamped lately at Island Bliss Weddings, no complaints of course, but I'm hoping to give the blog some more love over the next week. I have so much to share!

Real Life Experience...

So I brought my Flip Video Camera with me to my beach wedding Saturday morning. This wedding took place at Hawksnest Beach, St. John. It was a 10:30 ceremony with reception following at the Waterfront Bistro in Cruz Bay afterwards. Everything was set up and ready to go, I was just waiting around for everyone to show up when I decided to make a little video.



Now, I really should have narrated it as I went, because the script going on in my head was pretty funny. You'll see I had the bouquet in front of me, pretending to be the bride, walking down to the beach, seeing the empty chairs, the steel pan man's set up, and boom, it dawns on me that I'm getting married! And you see I hightail it back to the car...I think I'm funny, I don't know, do you? =) Next time I'll add the screams that were in my head.

Don't you love the little pathway down to the beach though? Such a perfect aisle.

This wedding was really a gorgeous one - I really wish I had pictures of her bridesmaids and their colors, it...was beautiful, I just don't know how else to describe it. I mean, check out the flowers below and imagine them with beautiful girls in short black dresses with a bright green ribbon around their waist. It was unbelievable. If the photographer shares some photos with me, I'll definitely post them here.



And probably my favorite element of the wedding? This sign made by the GROOM for his bride as a surprise! I put groom in all caps, because this is just not the creativity you see from my grooms. I love these types of personal touches!