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Sarasota: Michael’s On East Ballroom – Wedding for a Friend

Flowers By Fudgie — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 02:51:51 +0000

Michael’s on East’s elegant ballroom was the setting for both the wedding and the reception for this recent Sarasota wedding. Half the ballroom was set by Flowers by Fudgie for the intimate ceremony. Fudgies created an altar surrounded by bronze candelabra set against a backdrop of lush green plants. Dramatic floral arrangements composed of Wow (coral), Circus (yellow/red edge) and Leonides (terra cotta) roses with hanging green amaranthus completed this elegant space. This was a special wedding for all of us at Fudgie’s. The bride, Jen Blanco, is a close friend and the officiant principal of Notary to Go, a long-time Sarasota wedding service provider. Jen was now on the “other side of the table” as she and Steve Moore were tied in marriage! Bobbi Hicks (Weddings by Bobbi), Evelyn England (Sage art and video , Jen Blanco-Moore (Notary to Go) and Becki Creighton (Flowers by Fudgie) have worked together as a team for years as Your Wedding Source, the one-stop-shop for Sarasota brides who expect the best for their weddings. It was loads of fun planning and executing a wedding for one of our ”sisters”! But this time the team included Susan Quarmby, of Weddings by Susan, as the officiant. Together, we made our dear friend’s wedding day as special as any we have ever done.

Phil Mancini, owner of Michael’s on East joined the team as Maitre d’ along with Brett Osborn of Made in the Shade, who provided the rental of the green plants. Three other great vendors for the evening were Tammy Gamso of Finishing Touches, who did the bride’s makeup, Carl from Ole Heidelberg Bakery who provided a scrumptious cake and Wayne Delair of Delair Entertainment, who provided fabulous music for the evening.

The reception was in the same ballroom where Fudgie’s designers created elevated arrangements of Leonides, Circus and Wow roses, trailing ivy with several votive candles at the base of each one for a rich, romantic setting. This fun, loving couple continued partying on with all their family and friends all weekend. Pre-wedding fun started Friday night at Marina Jacks and ended Sunday at the Hyatt Sarasota with a grand brunch. See the photos below to get in on this great wedding weekend!

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Marie Selby Gardens-Wedding

Flowers By Fudgie — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 21:11:01 +0000

Marie Selby Gardens of Sarasota has several beautiful garden settings for a wedding reception and this couple from New York chose to have theirs under the tremendous Banyan Trees. They were married at the 1st Presbyterian Church of Sarasota prior to arriving at Selby.

We worked together with Maria Brady their planner, Michael’s On East and Barbara Banks that provided us with photos we have displayed.

When the guest arrived their tables were set with vibrant orange and fuchsia linens. Two styles of arrangements were designed for the tables. One style was an elevated arrangement in glass pilsner vases with curly willow branches and pink Makara orchid sprays to look like orchid trees and on the other tables had glass bowls of hot pink hydrangea, Makara orchids and bright orange roses. This bold pop of color was a very eye catching within the lush garden setting. For the place card table we use flats of wheat grass; where the cards where nested in alphabetical order. The couple wanted a fun and casual look and the bold colors helped to set that tone.

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Sarasota Ringling Museum Wedding-Courtyard

Flowers By Fudgie — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 16:28:22 +0000

The Ringling Museum in Sarasota has a beautiful courtyard where we participated in a grand wedding of over 300 guests. This was certainly a platinum affair from beginning to end for this local Bradenton couple.

We were first contacted by their wedding planner, Bobbi Hicks and we worked together with other vendors such as Michael’s On East and Alfred Gordon who provided us with some of the photographs of an amazing evening under the stars.

They exchanged their vows at the 1st Presbyterian Church in Sarasota. The evening continued at the Ringling Courtyard with dramatic elevated arrangements of pink blush Anna roses and lots of crystals and candlelight for a truly elegant affair.

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