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Bride Magazine Spring 2010 issue
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LOVE STORIES:
CONTENTS FROM THE SPRING 2010 ISSUE
Read our special story from the Spring issue on Wedding Cakes, featuring a list of Vermont cake designers with large, detailed images to look at and savor. Read And Now For The Cake online here.
Cover Photograph by Justin Cash Photography
The beautiful bride on our Spring cover is Sabrina Marie Sikora.
By Karen Sturtevant
If I were to walk into your closet, would I find the latest fashions from Valentino, Christian Dior, and Elie Saab? Would I see secondhand treasures from a downtown Burlington shop? Or, would I appreciate timeless classics like a little black dress, white button-downs, and coordinated camisoles and sweaters? Your choice of clothing reveals glimpses of your statement of style. When the time comes to choose your wedding flowers, you will be asked to select the blooms that best reflect your personality and individuality. What are your preferences?
Describe your wedding dress:
A. Contemporary. No layers of ruffle or tulle, minimum embellishments and lace. Clean lines.
B. Column (Sheath). Moving around comfortably is as important to you as the look of the dress. You prefer this style over a bulky dress.
C. Fairytale ball gown. Full skirt, Cinderella-like. Lots of fluff and frill.
Choose your favorite flowers:
A. Strong focal flowers: Calla Lilies, Roses, Birds of Paradise, Lilies, Orchids.
B. Garden flowers: Sunflowers, Zinnia, Dahlias, Heather, Berries, Grasses, Herbs.
C. Soft and light: Roses, Peonies, Tulips, Cosmos, Sweet Peas, Lilacs.
Your dream honeymoon:
A. An island get-a-way: white sands, drinks with umbrellas, endless tanning oil and an all-equipped beach house.
B. An active adventure: hiking, scuba diving, parasailing, or river rafting. Have backpack and granola, will travel.
C. A romantic retreat: strolling in museums, art galleries, and gondola rides in Venice. Stopping mid-afternoon for a cappuccino break is a necessity.
Your reception venue:
A. The 5-star diamond ball room with crystal, candles, harpist, white linen cloths, silver centerpieces, and an on-site spa.
B. Refurbished country barn with sheep and horses grazing in the pasture. Post-and-Beam construction and a wide planked dance floor are waiting.
C. Big, billowy tents staked on freshly mowed grass.
Describe the creature comforts of your home:
A. Minimalism rules. Your home accents have moved with you from college to adulthood. Clean lines, few in number, classic furnishings.
B. Love Mother Earth. Nature-inspired pieces, lots of greens and tans, natural fibers and a bunch of wildflowers plunked in a canning jar displayed on your windowsill.
C. Cozy Comfort. Big, plush couches and pillows, lots of books and music, an eclectic collection that provides safety and sanity.
Total your score: Give yourself 1 point for every A, 2 points for every B, and 3 points for every C.
Classic and traditional, your style will stand the test of time. You will find floral bliss with a bouquet of strong accent flowers whether an arm bouquet of striking white calla lilies or roses in one dramatic hue. Foliage can be added or kept to a nominal amount. Minimal and clean, your bouquet will sparkle because of its simplistic natural beauty. Consider centerpieces in basic geometric containers of square glass cubes, cylinder glass vases, and rose bowls. Grouping flowers of the same variety and color creates a dramatic and ascetically pleasing presentation.
If you and your best girls could stop at the local farmers’ market on the way to the church and gather handfuls of wildflowers, this would be your ideal nature-inspired bouquet. You love the natural look of herbs, grasses, and the bounty that sprouts effortlessly from Mother Earth. Depending upon the season of your wedding, your florist may be able to source these awe-inspiring blooms from local growers. Your centerpieces, filled with a variety of color and garden flowers, take shape in canning jars, baskets, galvanized pails, and terracotta pots.
Containers do not have to match. Variety creates interest and as long as the choices are compatible, the overall look will be realized in a most creative array. Consider growing mint, lemon balm, lavender, and sage and use for added texture and scent.
Layers of sweetly scented petals from peonies and the aroma of lilacs make your heart sing. Your preference for the romantic leads you to soft, feminine pallets and delicate ribbon of tendrils and loops. Flowing, cascading bouquets embellished with jeweled butterflies or crystals will give you the dream-like feel of being princess for a day. Think light and airy. Add white pearl pins to the center of your roses - a nice compliment to Mother’s pearl bracelet on your right hand. Consider a collar of airy, white tulle around your bouquet and complete the design with tulle wrapped stems. Continue your enchanted theme with guest table centerpieces of crystal vases, lavish compotes, candelabras, and ornate urns overflowing with roses, sweet peas, poppies, and hydrangea.
From our soft, faded pair of Levis to our Doc Martens, we have our favorite attire for workday and weekend. You also have favorite flowers, even if you don’t know which ones yet. Let your preferences be the starting point of your voyage to finding your personal floral style. In this quiz, there are no wrong answers, only right responses to aid in your search for your ideal wedding flowers.
