Cocktails were served on the mid level of the courtyard by Ringling’s own Treviso.  As usual, they handled all aspects of the catering from cocktails to dinner with precision. Slice of Heaven was the bakery of choice and created an amazing cake that was as delicious as it was beautiful.

While Treviso’s fare delighted the palette, guest table centerpieces were a feast for the eyes. Three separate yet coordinating arrangements graced each table. The focal piece was an elaborate arrangement of curly willow, blue-lavender hydrangea, cream O’Hara garden roses, taupe Sahara roses, porcelana spray roses, lavender waxflower and touches of trailing, feathery soft plumosia greenery in stately black urns. Candlelight glowed from the clear votive holders hanging throughout the curly willow. Two complimentary arrangements in white vases of hydrangea, Sahara roses and porcelana spray roses nestled close to the urn and votive candles on the table completed the look.

The beauty of the day will long be remembered thanks to lovely photography by Audrey Snow of Audrey Snow Photography. Thanks to the talents of many, from the florist to the caterer to the entertainment, everyone in attendance will have fond memories of this elegant wedding.

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The bride carried a hand tied bouquet of white gerbera daisies and ivory roses tucked into soft blue hydrangea. Her attendants carried orange gerbera daisies with deep orange spray roses and green hypericum berries.

The ivy bowls from the aisle served double duty as they were moved to the reception and placed on mirrors in the center of the guest tables and surrounded by votive candles. Each chair had the added touch of an orange or white gerbera daisy tucked into the tie.

Our thanks as always to Kimberly Dyer Photography for providing the beautiful photos in our gallery. It’s always a pleasure to work with fellow vendors who share our commitment to excellence.

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Flowers by Fudgie provided the bamboo canopy for the ceremony and lined the aisle with coral colored rose petals. The bride wore a traditional strapless gown with a full skirt. She carried a fragrant bouquet of coral David Austin garden roses. Her attendants wore coral silk chiffon dresses from J Crew in different styles. Their bouquets were all ivory Vendella roses.

Flowers by Fudgie enjoys status as a preferred florist at the Longboat Key Club as well as several other venues in Sarasota and the surrounding area largely due to consistent attention to detail and professionalism. Please contact us for complimentary information when looking for a florist in Sarasota for your next event.

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Let Flowers by Fudgie help you make your holiday party an occasion to remember! The holidays are a special time to celebrate with family and friends and we would love to help you make it a most memorable time!

Whether it’s a Christmas party or a New Year’s Eve bash, we would love to come alongside you and help plan the party of your dreams! We specialize in making our client’s dreams come true!

If you’re traditional by nature, we can provide elegant traditional party fair. Or if you lean toward something more outside of the box, we can do something that is sure to leave your guests dazzled at your creativity and ingenuity!

And no matter the setting of the party, Flowers by Fudgie will assist you in making it a glorious occasion. If you prefer to do the party in your home, we can come to your home and help create and design the best party lay-out. We will determine where the flowers and candles will work best and create the most festive atmosphere possible. We also provide a variety of props to bring that special touch to your party, like our gorgeous Candelabra in bronze, lead crystals and silver and crystal faceted. Oh and don’t forget the candles! Candles this time of year bring that extra sparkle and glamor that every party needs.

And after carefully listening to your needs and desires, we will provide you with a proposal with several options for you to choose from…thus making the party fit your budget!

For example, we recently did a beautiful holiday dinner dance party at the Longboat Key Club.  We used our 6’ tall black iron trees with extra branches added and decorated with gorgeous sprays of orchids and trailing dazzling hanging votive candles. At the base, we used 12 cylinders in varying heights with floating candles nested into a gold lame’ fabric…simply stunning!

Affairs in the Air also added to the décor of this room by using gossamer and tiny lighting in the ceiling.  Lighting is a critical component of party planning…good lighting adds so much to the atmosphere and ambience of the room. And the linens are also a critical element to consider when planning a fabulous holiday party–the brick black and gold linens used for this Longboat Party were from Shannon of Connie Duglin Linens.

If you’re interested in having Flowers by Fudgie help you design the holiday party of your dreams, contact us right away. We would be delighted to serve you and make your holidays magnificent! And please be sure to check out the gallery below for more examples of how Flowers by Fudgie can provide your party with that extra special touch!

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The bride walked the aisle carrying a hand tied bouquet of ivory David Austin Patients Roses. Her attendants,  dressed in lapis purple, carried a garden mix of green hydrangea, lavender roses, waxflower and purple lisianthus. In keeping with the purple, green and aqua color scheme, tables were covered in dark purple linens with touches of aqua. Flowers by Fudgie designers on site placed tall silver vases brimming with trailing seeded eucalyptus and an abundance of purple hydrangea with curly willow rising from the center of the vase on the tables. Small green dendrobium orchid florets were attached to the curly willow to add a touch of color. The couple chose origami ornaments placed at each place setting as wedding favors. The llama, symbolizing responsibility and strength and the crane, which stands for long life, fidelity and happiness. It’s always fun to see something different and thoughtful for the favors.

The staff at Mattison’s handled all aspects of catering from appetizers to dinner with expertise and precision. Dancing on the patio under the stars was the perfect way to end a memorable day.

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You know you live in an amazing city when people from all over the country choose it as a destination location for their wedding day! And as Sarasota wedding venues go, none is more amazing than the always-dazzling Sarasota Ritz Carlton! A very special couple from Dallas, TX chose the gorgeous Ritz for their once-in-a-lifetime day and we had the honor of beautifying it even further with flowers specially designed for this awesome couple!

The beautiful bride chose a pretty and vibrant pink and white theme for the wedding itself, but then opted for an all white look for the reception with lots of shimmering candlelight. The bride’s bouquet was a hand-tied wonder of David Austin Patience roses. These one-of-a-kind roses feature lots and lots of petals making them resemble open peonies. Smaller ivory spray roses were interspersed throughout the bouquet.

The bridesmaids, in eye-catching pink dresses, carried gorgeous hand-tied bouquets of Pink O’Hara garden roses and fragrant Attaché roses, carefully nested into perfect white hydrangea… stunning!

The ceremony was held in the peaceful and simply beautiful Healing Garden at the Ritz Carlton Sarasota. The couple was flanked by two lovely garden arrangements in pink and white and a pink rose lined aisle.

After the ceremony, the party moved inside to the ballroom where the reception took place. We alternated between elevated and low arrangements on the tables all in white and cream tones to include hydrangea, orchids, lilies and roses for a dream-like look.  The elevated pieces included chandeliered votives hanging from curly willow branches.  The head table was a feast for the eyes! Two of the dreamy elevated arrangements topped the table with several votives candles flowing down the middle of the table to provide further illumination.

Tibor Imely of Imely Photography captured this beautiful day in pictures and provided the gallery of photos for us to display. Please be sure to browse the gallery below to see all the pictures from this wonderful day!

The couple was pleased with all the selections they made–from the small orchid boutonnieres to the flower trimmed cake to the grand candlelight ballroom–they absolutely loved every aspect of the day and will forever cherish it!  And we couldn’t be happier to have another satisfied customer on one of the most special days of their lives.

If you are looking for a florist in Sarasota to work along side you and bring your dream wedding or dream event to pass, Flowers by Fudgie is here to serve you with style, class, and joy. Contact us today!

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Lights…Camera….Action! Everyone has heard these words before but the designers and staff at Flowers by Fudgie were actually the ones getting ready for the action…and more… much more!

Lavish Floral Arrangements for the Movie "Parker"

Flowers by Fudgie received the awesome honor and privilege to provide flowers for a movie scene being filmed right here in sunny Sarasota! Directors of the movie, Parker– a thriller starring Jennifer Lopez and Jason Statham– shot part of the high-profile film for three days at the always spectacular Ringling Museum’s Ca’ d’Zan mansion and Flowers by Fudgie was selected to provide the upscale, lavish and opulent flower arrangements for filming.

Let’s take moment to set up the scene. Imagine a posh multi-million dollar jewelry charity auction for the very wealthy, supposedly set in Palm Beach. (The rest of the movie was actually filmed in Palm Beach!) The scene features event planners who were really thieves, scoping the place out for a heist during the auction. Their devious plan is to set a fire and have the guests flee outside while they are free to pillage and plunder the unattended jewelry. This hopefully gives you an idea of what kind of glamorous flower arrangements our designers were going to have to come up with…

Gorgeous jewels and stunning roses for the movie scene!

Initially, Flowers by Fudgie was to provide 6 to 12 small arrangements in elegant cream and white tones for outside on the terrace. However, Flowers by Fudgie later found out they were to provide the large ultra-glamorous and swanky arrangements in deeper and bolder tones for the inside the Ca’ d’Zan, where the glitzy jewelry auction was being held.

Doesn’t sound too daunting, does it? Well, maybe a little, considering this is floral design for a multi-million dollar Hollywood movie. However, let’s add the timeline to all of this. Basically, Flowers by Fudgie found out on a Tuesday all of what they needed to provide for the scene and had to deliver it and set it up in high Hollywood fashion ready for film by Thursday at 4:00 pm!

It was a glorious flower frenzy getting ready for the movie "Parker!"

Needless  to say–let the ordering  begin! Flowers by Fudgie ordered lots of roses, black magic roses and red garden roses called “Wanted”, and hydrangea and deep burgundy calla lilies, safari sunset, Bells of Ireland, bulpurium, and mini coin greenery. It was time to make some movie magic happen!

The Flowers by Fudgie staff was in overdrive! Not only did they need to prepare and design for their first ever Hollywood film, but they also had several weddings to prepare for the weekend after the filming…six weddings to be exact!

Becki Creighton, owner at Flowers by Fudgie, did not sleep well that Tuesday night after getting the final order from the set director. She was up from 2-4 am Wednesday morning, planning how to rework her design staff  to cover the filming and the weddings! Can they do this she wondered?

Let the Real Action Begin!

After finally getting to sleep, Becki was awakened that morning by a 7:15 am phone call  from the assistant set director. She related to Becki that the producer and the film director decided to move the filming up and start that day at 1:00 pm…yes one o’clock that day, Wednesday! Not Thursday as originally told, but a whole day and several hours earlier!

Can you say PANIC!! Becki wondered how she was going to get all the flowers in that she just ordered! Fortunately, Flowers by Fudgie has a good relationship with her suppliers. They graciously rerouted the enormous flowers orders and Flowers by Fudgie received them 9:15 that morning! Thanks to the fabulous staff at Flowers by Fudgie working fast and furiously, the Ca’ d’Zan was amazingly ready for filming by 1:00 pm that afternoon. The set designers were thrilled and Flowers by Fudgie staff were overjoyed. All in all , there were 26 arrangements!

Another Twist to This Fabulous Story

Becki designing for the movies!

You would think being asked to design floral arrangements for a Hollywood movie was fairy tale enough, right? Sure…but this story doesn’t end here!!!! While working on the movie, Becki, and Debbie Bock, shop manager, were asked to be in the movie!  So, Becki and Debbie, in their signature lavender “Flowers by Fudgie”  team tee shirts, got to play, of all things, floral designers, arranging a bouquet of flowers. All in all, they did 6 takes for this small scene and enjoyed every single second of it!

This ended up being a once in a lifetime experience for Becki and the designers at Flowers by Fudgie. Please enjoy the gallery below to see more pictures of this special experience. Everyone at Flowers by Fudgie loved this opportunity, but they do plan to keep their day jobs! So if you are looking for a florist in the Sarasota area to plan your dream wedding or dream event, do not hesitate to contact Flowers by Fudgie today!

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The bride carried a classic bouquet of creamy Vendella roses and soft taupe Sahara roses. Her attendants, dressed in short, light champagne colored dresses, carried bouquets of hot pink Ravel roses and orange Gerbera daisies – just the right “pop” of color against the dresses. Mothers wore corsages of white dendrobium orchids while boutonnieres were either ivory spray roses or a combination of hot pink and orange spray roses.

After the ceremony, friends and family strolled around to the terrace overlooking Sarasota Bay and enjoyed a breathtaking sunset while sipping cocktails. Guest tables on the terrace looked amazing with stately bronze candelabrum decorated with votives candles in globes and hot pink and orange roses with greenery down the stem. Candlelight was carried onto the table with 3 cylinders with hot pink rose petals and floating candles. The massive feasting table for the wedding party of 28 people was truly a show stopper. Cube arrangements of hot pink and orange roses and Gerbera daisies, various size cylinders with floating candles and larger cubes with hot pink hydrangea mounds ran the length of the 24 foot table. Flowers by Fudgie placed empty vases for the attendants bouquets to become part of the gorgeous tablescape.

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The bride walked the aisle in an ivory silk strapless gown with a full silk organza skirt. She carried a stunning, elegant hand tied bouquet of cream garden roses wrapped in lace from her mother’s wedding gown. She was attended by 7 girls dressed in strapless silk shantung dresses in almond. Their bouquets consisted of green hydrangea, Circus roses and orange spray roses.

Designers at Flowers by Fudgie — your Sarasota florist — incorporated curly willow, bear grass and colorful croton leaves into the wreathes to create the couple’s vision of a loose, gardeny feel. Several smaller cylinders with green orchid florets and floating candles added the soft glow of candlelight to each table. Columns and arrangements were transferred from the church and used on the food station tables.

Catering was handled by Mattison’s, who expertly served a delicious dinner as well as a scrumptious cake created by their pastry chef. A.J. Mills Photography captured all the memories of the day with flawless photographs and Anna Pohl of Day Planners orchestrated the from start to finish.

It was truly a pleasure to help this out of town couple plan their wedding. By setting phone consultations, email and a few in shop appointments, Flowers by Fudgie was able to help eliminate the stress of planning a destination wedding.

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A short drive and guests arrived at the beautiful new Sarasota Yacht Club. Table centerpieces were lavish overstuffed glass cubes with white hydrangea, green mini hydrangea and white roses surrounded by lots of votive candles on navy linens. Pastry by Design created a delectable cake adorned with fresh white ranunculus – too beautiful to cut, but too delicious not to! Everyone agreed it was a wonderful evening of dining and dancing.

Sarasota has so many varied locations and venues there’s sure to be something to please every bride’s wedding vision. We hope they choose Flowers by Fudgie as their Sarasota Florist regardless of location.

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