City Hall Wedding

As I've stated before, sometimes the easiest way to go green is to stay simple. And simple can be cute too. Gorgeous and Green recently provided the flowers for a couple who got married at City Hall in San Francisco, and the result was so darn cute, I had to share the pics and video provided by Reuben Rodriguez and Vanae Tran. Take a look:

The boutonniere was a simple binding of locally grown yellow button mums, camelia leaves and navy blue grosgrain ribbon.

The bouquet was a hand gathered bouquet of locally grown and non-sprayed white dahlias and yellow button mums tied with yellow cotton ribbon. The Hair piece was also a wired piece of locally grown yellow button mums and camelia leaves.

Click here to see their super darling wedding video. Or just watch here:

It's so simple yet so cute. I avoid floral foam and try not to wire or tape very much if possible. The ribbon is also cotton, so this makes for a biodegradable bouquet!


Thanks Mily and Peter for sharing your day with us!

G&G

Simplify and Stay Green

Finding green solutions to your planning and event needs can be overwhelming at times. One tip: don't over-plan. All the little extras can actually add up to bigger carbon footprint and extra waste, plastic, etc. Figuring out how to stay simple and not over-plan can actually reduce your stress too. Staying simple can help you go green and keep you happy!

I have not had one yet, but I look forward to the day when I have an event where we use just 1 type of flower. Not only would it help keep the planning costs down, we'd be able to source a local flower that might even be organic. We could support a local grower and get all the flowers from them.

Take the daisy for example. This is such a simple flower but still so bright and cheery, some would even say romantic. I recently delivered a lovely all-shasta daisy bouquet for a Gorgeous and Green client and it was very simple and cheerful. Take a look:



Lovely and simple.

G&G