amy's floral design!

this morning i had the greatest opportunity to work with amy, owner of amy's floral design, to shoot some professional photos of her as well as mock wedding floral arrangements for some promotional materials. i met amy back in may at jennie&mike's wedding and quickly became obsessed with her floral work. she is so unbelievably talented and creative at what she does. she adds such detail to her arrangements that makes the biggest difference! amy chose to create mock wedding floral arrangements in a green, hot pink, orange, and white color scheme as if we were documenting an actual wedding. she had some form of an arrangement for each element of a wedding... and it was awesome. the bright and fun colors just popped in every shot and made everything so fun to shoot. there are tons and tons of images from the session, like over 500, so it was hard to choose just a few to post on here but i did my best to pick some favorites. and these arent even all of them...

i will start with the bridal bouquet. (my favorite floral element of a wedding!!)

amy's sister beth came along to model the bridal gown and did a fabulous job!

i was telling the girls that bridal bouquets are my favorite because of how full and tightly compacted they are. luscious if you will? ps, those things are HEAVYY. this was something i never knew until i started photographing weddings and shooting the bouquets. i cant believe all you brides hold those (sometimes with one hand!) for as long as you do!!

but this was no ordinary bouquet. no no no, not when amy is in charge. she decked out this bouquet with the sweetest touch. look at all that bling on the handle! holla!


beth looked stunning in this simple up-do, especially with this delicate flower tucked inside.

i love this unique boutonniere with the pink and green combination... barely seen in the picture are 2 little diamond studs on the stem wrapping. see what i mean? little details. so fun.

groomsman boutonniere: loved the shade of green, cant you just see it on a black tux?!

flower girl basket! but its a purse packed with flowers. what little girl wouldnt want to carry this down the aisle?

the coolest ring bearer "pillow" ever. thanks to beth again for letting us borrow your own bling : )

this is a small centerpiece for a cocktail table which i think it so creative and simple, two of my favorite adjectives. just a little dressing for the tall tables everyone stands around

the meal table centerpiece! totally classy and simple. too cute.

amy hammered in these iron shepherd hooks along the aisle where she hung these perfectly delicate jars filled with little flowers. it was the perfect way to dress up an aisle without going overboard if you ask me.

and i saved the best detail for last... CUPCAKES! the simple little rose buds on top are such a sweet touch to an already sweet treat. amy truly outdid herself by prepping all of the florals PLUS baking and decorating these delicious cupcakes! she kindly let us each enjoy one once the session had ended.

come on, stinkin cute.

it just wouldn't be right if i didnt include one of the gorgeous headshots i took of amy. she and her sister share those beautiful blue eyes, which this photo perfectly highlights.

im so grateful to have had this wonderful opportunity to expand my experience with detail shots. what amy does is so so important to the look and feel of a wedding and it all definitely deserves to be captured. amy - you're the best at what you do and i had a blast photographing all of your wonderful creations!

dont forget to check out amysfloraldesign.com and contact her for any and all of your floral needs. clearly you will NOT be disappointed.

many thanks goes out to ashley, my lovely friend and second shooter for this session and the wedding tomorrow!