Sugar Flowers and Leaves Floral Design

12/06/2024

We finished the final string of decorating houses yesterday! We love all of our clients thank you for trusting us with your businesses and homes. It’s a favorite thing to do but somehow we always manage to schedule decorating days on the coldest and windiest days of the week. It’s a gift and not a good one.

Scroll to the last photos for helper photos.🐈‍⬛

Stay warm. Wear gloves. Take breaks and drink water! ❄️☃️❄️

Happy Holidays! More fun to come.



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11/30/2024

As we are entering engagement season I am thinking about weddings for next year. I wanted to share something fun that the ladies and I like to do with extra flowers from the weddings.

We always have some extra flowers that we need to work with in case anything wilts. But, sometimes we have more that that. We like to come up with some creative way to use them as a gift from us.

The first photo was smilax vine wreaths for our bride and groom’s chairs.
The second photo is a small baby bouquet for the cake table.
The third photo is a baby bathroom arrangement.

All of these were just extras for our couples. It doesn’t always happen that we have extra flowers but we go out of our way to think ways to use up what we have and just add a little extra fun and love for our couples.

11/27/2024

Thanksgiving is coming! We are moving quickly into the holiday season. Lots of fun celebrations coming up in December.

Email or message for assistance with floral functions. After thanksgiving we finish decorating and we are off with a bang for fun floral events. Stay tuned for more fun events and photos.

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11/22/2024

We were out and about today doing some holiday decorations in the Village of Sewickley. Our first stop was in Sewickley.

The office interior was beautiful and the realtors were so very kind to let us warm up in between decorating. Our fingers and hearts were so grateful.

Decking the halls on this cold November day! Happy Holidays in Sewickley!

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11/21/2024

As we are preparing for the holidays that are coming up a friend reminded me of this article for that is now on-line

https://pittsburgh.tablemagazine.com/blog/holiday-decorations-gwen-martin/

It includes fun tips and tricks for setting the table at your own home. I used greens from my yard and flowers and magnolia leaves from my wholesaler

Behind the scenes fun stories:

1. Our cats kept wandering into the photos. Finally we gave up and Erin took photos with them and they seemed less disruptive and lost interest in their photo bombing schemes.

2. It was such a hot day in May the outside greens crisped up beyond use so they never even got photos because they were so crispy and dry. The trickiness of magazines, everything is done well in advance.

3. I was using the room off the dining room for storage and Erin and Keith loved the look of peering through the door. I was shocked at the time but it’s a fun photo and it made it into the magazine. Yes that is what it looked like. Storage. Holiday storage even with candy canes!

4. And finally, I drank the wine in the glasses when we were done for the day. ☺️ whew!

Lesson from Keith. Be flexible and it will all come together. Great advice and I carry with me still…especially for weddings!

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11/17/2024

Thanksgiving is soon upon us. If you need assistance with a tablescape let us know.

One of the things we like to do is use vessels from our clients and fill them with flowers. It’s a detail that lends itself to a more personalized family styled table.

So lend us your grandmothers soup tureen we will return it filled with flowers for your family.

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11/15/2024

11/09/2024

Loving the morning light today. Happy fall flower friends! Enjoy the beautiful sunshine while we have it.

These were dining room table flowers for a client that had company coming and wanted some extra decorations for fall.

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11/07/2024

Fun fall arrangement photos. I haven’t been amazing in capturing photos recently. Not all of these were taken by me. Thank you friends for sharing.

1. Flowers for for her table at Savoring Sewickley
2. Gorgeous lilies from for .beauty for the Sewickley wine walk.
3. Client flowers
4. Church flowers

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11/06/2024

White and green are our fourth color palette for our pre-designed palette. We did more white florals for weddings this past year than ever before. 95% of all our weddings were all white.

I would say white had a moment to shine this year. Next year looks to be filled with mixes of colors with some white. I think the classic look of white florals will never go out of style for any wedding or event. It really does shine in photos.

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11/01/2024

Cheers to Mr. and Mrs. Bowser who are getting married today. It’s a gorgeous November day to get married. You couldn’t ask for better fall weather today and the trees are still beautiful and filled with colors.

Happy wedding day!



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10/28/2024

Sometimes there is simplicity in simple blooms displayed creatively with a little bit of water.

These mini calla lilies pop in glass bowls with grass. It’s a clean, classic yet modern look that makes an impact because of the singularity of the colors.

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10/26/2024

It’s that time of year. Dried flowers are making a comeback and spooky season is here. This is a wreath for a favorite friend and client.

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10/25/2024

The only thing missing from these photos are the warm temperatures and gentle breeze.

These photos were taken by at .weddings

It was a glorious day with happy memories and a beautiful couple. We love how the smilax arch pops against the sky in the ceremony photos.

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10/24/2024

A moment for some recent bridal bouquets. In my opinion this is the most important flower piece in your collection of flowers for weddings.

It’s the one thing that you don’t skimp on for your wedding florals. You will be holding this bouquet in more photos than anything else.

Things you need to think about:
1. Size. Do you want small, medium, or large?
2. Your dress. I like to look at a brides dress right before I start so it gives me the right mindset and impression before I begin designing.
3. Color of your dress. Is it white or cream?
4. Ribbon. Silk,satin, or chiffon? Do you like wrapped stems or dangles of ribbon.
5. Inspiration. What is the overall style of the wedding? We have several styles we were looking at with these bouquets. Boho chic, Garden style, Classically Modern, and our final style was a Southern garden style complete with white flowering To***co and Smilax to match the reception.
6. Scent. Does it bother you if your flowers smell or do like unscented?

We get all this information and more from conversations with our clients.

Our floral photo gallery has more photos on our website. Www.sugarflowersandleaves.com



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10/23/2024

Red, white, and green our third color choice. This one is my personal favorite. I really love green flowers. Especially green roses and I love an opportunity to use them.

This color combination is perfect for a holiday party or a wedding in December. Not that we are rushing the holidays we know Halloween is coming. But it’s never too soon to think about holiday parties.

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10/22/2024

Blue and white is our second palette color. Blue flowers are having a moment this year thanks to . Who would have guessed a series to have such an impact on color choices in the wedding industry?

This palette, like Pink and white is also a great choice for a baby shower or bridal shower.

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10/21/2024

Pink and white one of the six color palettes chosen for our pre-designed a la carte collections.

They are now available to pre-order on our website for showers, events, and weddings.

For more information and details head to the website www.sugarflowersandleaves.com