Nicole Kaney of NK Productions orchestrated this fabulous wedding in the garden at the Ritz Carlton Sarasota.  The bride wanted to incorporate the bold fuchsia color of the bougainvillea and orchids.  The talented designers and staff at Flowers by Fudgie created a garden arch of natural willow and bougainvillea vines.  The aisle was lined with lanterns topped with Ravel roses and bougainvillea as well. 

An oval bouquet was designed of mokara and phalanopsis orchids with a few of the Ravel rose tucked in to pull a little deeper hot pink color into the bouquet.   Barbara Banks of Barbara Banks Photography captured the day and we thank her for sharing her beautiful photos. 

The staff at the Ritz Carlton Sarasota did their usual job of preparing a gorgeous  ballroom.  The tables were dressed with  shimmering gold linens and each table was topped with two tall cylinders of curly willow with a collar of hot pink rose with bougainvillea trailing over the sides as also tied into the branches.  Two low arrangements in glass cubes with a mound of hot pink roses, orchids and spray roses were nested between the two tall vases.  The tables looked opulent.  The feasting table for the wedding party had an over the top look with several  tall willow vases and many low arrangements and candles worked between the tall vases trailing down the long “T” shaped table. The place card table also was designed with a tall vase of willow, roses and bougainvillea; but also included prisms and chandeliered votives in the pre-function area at the Ritz.   The happy couple was thrilled with the look.  Another successful wedding with a great team of vendors!

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For the ceremony a simple bamboo canopy with sheer organza made a lovely backdrop and the aisle was lined with single white hydrangea with lemon leaf. 

Fete Catering was in charge of the food and did lovely cocktail hour stations with a served dinner following.  Lyndsay of Pastry by Design handled the cake with a shell theme that was topped with fresh blue hydrangea and edible small white shells.  Pretty soft blue linens were topped with tall cylinders of white cymbidium that were submerged with a light tray under each which gave a soft glow into the evening.  Each tall cylinder was surrounded with bold colors using hot pink roses, deep blue-purple hydrangea, orange spray  roses and fuchsia Mokara orchids.  The floral arrangements gave a nice pop of color on the soft pastel linens.  Star fish and other shells were used on the place card table with all the table numbers were done with a shell theme.

This great team of vendors also included Katie Beyer Photography who provided all of the wonderful photos in the attached gallery.  Katie’s has a great way of capturing the moment, check out her website at www.katiebeyerphotography.com  for additional pictures of this and other weddings.

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This destination wedding took place on the beach at the beautiful Gulf and Bay Condos on Siesta Key.  The couple also had their reception in the clubhouse, which was catered by Nellie’s Deli, and Al Gordon Photography took photos.  The bride wanted the beach theme to be carried out with shells and palm fronds and lots of color. 

 She decided to keep the bridal bouquet and the bridesmaids in more subtle colors of green and white using cymbidium orchids for her bouquet and the bridesmaids carried nautilus shells filled with orchids.  This is a great idea as we provide a stand for the bouquet so they can easily be displayed on the head table at the reception.  We always like to suggest ways of getting double duty out of ceremony or personal flowers that can be reused at the reception.

The beach ceremony included a bamboo canopy for the bride and groom and officiates.  The canopy was decorated with sheer fabric to soften the look and bold tropical flowers on the upper corners.  The aisle was lined with rose petals and the back of the aisle we used 2 bamboo floor vases with birds of paradise and red ginger and other tropical flowers. The chairs also included a palm frond.

The reception tables had monstera leaf chargers and the napkins with trimmed with small green dendrobium orchids. The centerpieces included a grouping of glass cubes some with tropical flowers others with shells and floating candles. The place card table was trimmed with a conk shell filled with lilies and orchids and alstromeria.  Using 6’ palm trees also helped to carried out our tropical theme. The palms with up lighting were provided by Brett at Made in the Shade plant rental.  The trees were used in the corners of the room and at the entry.  Contact Flowers by Fudgie, your premiere florist – Sarasota, Bradenton, LongBoat Key, and Venice.

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The reception was at the Crosley Mansion, where we worked with many other professionals as a team. Tina from Sun Weddings served as the coordinator, Paul Mattison from Mattison’s Catering, Claudette from Rental Depot, and others that we are accustomed to partnering with came together beautifully.

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Planning a wedding long-distance — the bride is from Connecticut — presents some unique challenges, but we were happy to work with the bride via e-mail utilizing our digital portfolio so that she could select the elements for the wedding of her dreams.

The bride was gracious enough to send us this thank-you note and to tell us about this video of her special day.