Rhonda Patton Designs

Floral Basics, Tips & Tricks....

Calling all florist, event designers and planners...

Floristry is hands-on and the best hands on experience in town is offered at {Geny's Wholesale Flowers}.  Geny's specializes in providing fresh flowers and an extensive array of floral supplies.

As an event professional, it is important to stay abreast of floral trends.  Geny's is offering a {Floral Basics Class} on Saturday, July 18.  The floral basics class is a full-day workshop that will offer everything from flower selection, making bouquets, to alter pieces and transporting flowers to the event location and much, much more! 

Free lunch, goodies and rebates will be offered!  Please {click here} for more information! 

Real Wedding: Daniele & Andre'

      

Color trends come and go but {PURPLE} is back and reigns at this fete! 

This bride selected a color palette ranging from eggplant purple to kiwi-apple green with cream colored accents.  This royal affair included some of my favorite elements!  The bride's floral and reception motif was super chic with a modest~contemporary flair. 

 Check out the beautiful photos from Evan Baines.

 

The bride's bouquet was comprised a mixture of purples and greens, two varieties of mini callas, viburnum, peonies, and cymbidium orchids. The matron carried cymbidium orchids. 

 

The guys wore purple and green callas.

The bride selected a variety of tablescapes, alternating between four different designs ranging from high to low.  The varied designs made the ballroom aesthetically appealing.  One design included square-shaped pewter containers with wheat grass and accents of cymbidium orchids.

 

A trio of green carnations clusters.

 Willow branches with cymbidium orchids 

  Daniele & Andre' meticulously selected an amazing design team:

Wedding Planner:  A Delightful Day Event Planning

Photographer:  Evan Baines Photography

Flowers & Decor:  Rhonda Patton Designs 

Stationary:  Sweet Life Designs 

Wedding Cake:  Maples Wedding Cakes 

Reception Entertainment:  Blue Tone Music

Reception Venue:  University Club of Nashville

 

  

Happy 4th!!!

 

We wish you a safe and prosperous holiday!!!

Modern Lavender + Green

I ( heart ) lavender + green!  This beautiful inspiration board is courtesy of {lilxdreamy} and is the perfect illusion of a modern purple and green wedding.

 

Here is bouquet from my album that compliments this inspiration board.

Enjoy!

 

HIP, HIP, HER- RAY!!!

We were excited to see one of our former clients in {her Nashville} Magazine!   Her Nashville is Nashville's premier women's magazine. Described as intelligent, imaginative and inspiring, I am a bit addicted to this savvy mag!

 

{Lee Cunningham & Elisabeth Beale}, one of my favorite couples from 2008 were recently featured in her Nashville magazine with stellar photography from {Gray Photography}.  Congrats to Lee & Elisabeth!  

Images courtesy of {Gray Photography}  

Preview: Johnson & Johnson Wedding

Here's a preview of the Johnson & Johnson wedding ... 

The color palette: monochromatic pinks with chocolate brown as the accent color.

 

 

  

{Papered Wonders} was the stationer who created these lovely CD holders which were a huge success with the guest and a beautiful addition to the tablescape! 

 

Stay tuned for a full recap to include professional pictures and vendor highlights....

Miss Recessionista's DIY Disaster...

I realize were in a micro-mini recession and the "Miss Recessionista" bride has a positive DIY mentality.  I was inspired to blog about this DIY disaster after seeing it first hand. 

A few weeks back, a gun-ho DIY bride attempted to make her own bridal party flowers made of all fresh flowers.  She was the bride with a 4:30 pm wedding but at 2:00 pm, she was still fumbling with her flowers.  Time got away, she missed her hair appointment and nail appointment but was determined to finish her DIY project. Eventually, the bride left in a frenzy with flowers incomplete.

If Money is Funny and Change is Strange, please don't neglect the Important Things! 

Flowers are an integral part of a wedding. Their is no time on the wedding day to become a "fly by night" florist. 

The rule of thumb is to keep DIY projects to a minimum - typically no more than 2 or 3 small projects. If you are going to attempt to do your own flowers.  Practice first by purchasing flowers months in advance to experiment or make sure you have access to a back up plan (silk flowers) just in-case your project fails. 

Hire a competent planner who can help assist with some of these task or make vendor recommendations based on your style and budget; you may find yourself actually getting to enjoy being the bride! 

Small projects do not include designing fresh flowers for a large wedding party on the wedding day. 

Stay tuned for more Miss Recessionista's DIY disasters.

Wedding Ceremony : Circular Seating

Brides are not only thinking outside the box with their wedding reception seating, but are now incorporating unique seating for the ceremony set-up.

Ideally, Circular Seating 360 ~ {Three Sixty Seating} works for outdoor weddings because of the unique chair placements.  This setting is perfect for a wedding and truly represents the ring of love.  A wedding band is circular, representing the continuity of love ~ a circle never ends.

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Why this works? Circular seating, just like a wedding band; represents continuity, intimacy, romance, involvement and closeness. 

This works because everyone has a unique view!  This particular set-up creates a 4-way entrance which leaves your guest in suspense.  Which aisle will the bride enter? With four different entrances, the bride can select her aisle separate from the bridal party.

 

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360 style seating is something to consider if applicable to your venue.  Happy Planning!!!!

Extra, Extra... Read All About It!

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We are excited to announce the very first publication of our magazine {magazine name T.B.A} will be available to view very soon right here on our blog!  The magazine will feature:

• Real Weddings

• Chat with Real Brides

• Highlight Nashville's most chic and savvy wedding vendors

• Discuss industry trends and much, much more... Stay Tuned!!!

Sneak Peak: Tiffany & Shane

Here is a sneak peak of Tiffany and Shane's wedding with a full recap coming soon!!!