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What to do in the year of Classic Blue?

1/1/2020

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Classic Blue is the color of the year set by the Pantone Color report, this means that every shade of blue from periwinkle to Navy is going to show up on what is “in” wedding boards and on Pinterest.

Blues are tough in the flower world because there are not that many truly blue flowers available. Below we have put together a gallery of some popular blue floral options. Some of these offerings are seasonal and several of them are available all year long with your professional florist. Sadly, this is about the bulk of blue flowers available.

Gallery of truly blue floral options: Hover over the flower to see the name

Chinese Forget me nots

Blue hydrangea

light blue delphinium

So. Here is the reason whey I am writing this blog. Pantone is not choosing the flower color of the year. They are simply picking the inspirational color of the year. There are also sub-colors of the year. For example Spring and Summer Pantone has chosen Scarlet and Saffron which as a designer I am super excited about.

Click the red color swatch to see the complete library of Pantone sub (seasonal)-selections
All of these color selections are very bold and strong and are chosen to be a back drop to the event. A blocking color if you will rather than the actual color of the flowers.
Matching the color of the year to your floral selection is about as natural as matching ones eye shadow to it!

I think we can all agree that Classic blue looks far better on a bridesmaids dress, napkin or favor than it does on our faces! I should also throw in a note for the bakers here....classic blue frosting is not going to be cute on your guests faces or come out of your dress...that should be a pass area also.

How do we use a color like Classic blue elegantly and in good taste? There are many ways! Also this is a great place to pause to note, there are a ton of ways to add blue to your florals and have them look absolutely spectacular though it usually takes a professional eye and touch to do so. I will blog on using blues next time! Maybe we will call the next blog, Blue like a Pro!

For now, see the gallery below. You will quickly find that Classic blue is a magnificently strong anchoring color for a wedding and lends itself to a ton of different looks and feelings! Here are just a few:

So, use blue, use all of the blues! Do it up this 2020 and if you need any help or inspiration give me a call or send a line!
We would also love to know what you think about Classic blue, blues or anything else floral that may be on your mind.
XOXO
Hannah

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Preparing to Press flowers with Hannah

9/1/2019

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There is really no mystery to pressing flowers. The reality is that pressing flowers is a very honest and straight forward art that anyone can do. Why would I start by telling you this? Because what really makes the difference in your finished product is in the details of how the flowers are prepped, handled and how they are arranged. Here's ours!

Here is the bouquet with the ribbon and tapes removed.

Here is the completely deconstructed bridal bouquet.

Step 4: Loading the presses!
Pressing flowers is a lot like BINGO, everyone seems to have their special way of doing it. Presses pretty much have the same mechanics. Two boards, some tissue, cardboard and clamps or tightening agents. These are different from press to press but they all seem to have the same larger idea.

The Bouquet we will be sharing with you is one which was made at Hannah's. The photo to the left was taken prior to putting on the ribbon wrap at the stem. This is good because you seldom get to see the mechanics of bridal pieces. All florists design differently. I use soft corsage tape to hold my stems so that they will not get cut or crushed. Keeping the stems in tact is also key to keeping bouquets fresh!

Step one: Assessing the bouquet
Not all blooms are going to be good for pressing, some blooms may be dead and some just may not be visually appealing. We have to take the bouquet apart to inspect the blooms.

Look how pretty this wrap was! It is double faced satin with a sheer love knot overlay.

The stems are in incredible shape for a bouquet. They were still very hydrated and fresh looking and they were still very stiff.

Step Two: Choosing the blooms.
This is where an artful eye, a few tricks of the trade and a designers touch comes in handy. This is a very critical part to creating a stunning finished product.

Step Three: Choosing the blooms
They are all pretty, but you can only choose a few depending on the size of the ordered finished piece. We also must consider what blooms will press best. Because this was a Hannah's bride, we knew that Sweet pea has very important sentimental meaning to her so we made sure to press a good portion of it. Sweet pea is not going to be the most stunning specimen in the frame, but it may be the most meaningful.

This is a prepped Eskimo Rose

The presses are loaded and this bouquet start out at about 7 inches in height. Once the press is tightened down it sits at just around two inches! That is a lot of pressure! And there it will sit, safe and sound until it is pressed dry.
Boom!

If you would like us to press a bouquet or a blossom for you please feel free to drop in, give us a call, send us a note or shoot us a consultation request.
If you are not from our area you are welcome to ship your flowers to Hannah's. Simply give us a call and we will walk you through the steps!
xoxo
Hannah

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What to do in the year of Classic Blue?

Preparing to Press flowers with Hannah

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