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The Five Hottest Wedding Trends for 2018, part 2
Hi again! I’m ready to continue last week’s post on the hottest wedding trends for 2018! Why should you care? You don’t have to care; if you know exactly how you want your wedding day to look and feel, and you’re not influenced by what everyone else is doing, then you have a strong sense of style and are confident in your choices. Go you! You might be coming up with the newest wedding trends we’ll be talking about in 2019, or you have very classic, traditional taste and you c
Garden by the Gate
Feb 4, 20183 min read
Five Biggest Wedding Trends for 2018
(A 2-part post) In an unscientific study of 2018 wedding trends, I went to a lot of popular wedding websites and looked at their hottest wedding trends for 2018. There were some common threads, a few outliers, and at least one where the experts contradicted each other! Before I get to the top 5 trends that I found I’ll give you the ideas that are definitely trends, but perhaps not everywhere for everyone. Cakes, big cakes: It sounds like the multi-tiered cake with elaborate d
Garden by the Gate
Jan 27, 20182 min read
3 Tips for Choosing your Wedding Color Scheme
How to choose the right colors for your wedding One of the first questions that we often ask in a consultation is “what are your wedding colors?” We’re sorry. We can’t help it. We just want to start dreaming up gorgeous florals for your wedding. You may have had ideas about your dream wedding since you were a little girl, or you may have found the perfect wedding color scheme on Pinterest. But there are some important things to consider before you order those bridesmaid’s dr
Garden by the Gate
Jan 15, 20184 min read
Three Tips to Save Money on your Wedding Flowers
Wedding blogs and magazines are full of articles about how to save money on your wedding flowers. Some of these have useful information, but some of it is inaccurate or incomplete. The best advice I can give brides today is that your greatest ally in keeping your flower budget under control is us, at the Garden by the Gate. That may surprise you, but it’s true! As experienced professionals, we know THE BEST ways to save money on your flowers and we will never steer you into a
Garden by the Gate
Jan 8, 20183 min read
Putting the Country in Country Club
When Jennie and Paul first became engaged, they planned to be married on the family farm with tons of rustic touches. As it became apparent that preparing the farm for a wedding was too daunting a task, the couple chose to move the festivities to Firestone Country Club, where they are members. The world renowned club has been home to many high profile events like the Bridgestone Invitational, part of the World Golf Championships. Portraits of the many celebrities who have vis
Garden by the Gate
Dec 31, 20171 min read
Jewel Tones for Fall
As fall brings a nip in the air, nature puts on some of her most vibrant colors. Nicole and Isaac’s wedding was on a perfect September day and they chose a perfect fall color palette that included harvest colors of eggplant, wine, maize, apple green, and all the oranges of a maple tree at peak fall color. Nicole carried her grandmother’s rosary down the aisle along with her bouquet of black magic roses, dahlias, mums, hypericum berries, scabiosa pods, and seeded eucalyptus. S
Garden by the Gate
Oct 20, 20172 min read
A Rivercrest Farm Wedding for Flower Lovers
It’s truly a pleasure for us to work with a bride and her family who LOVE flowers! It is particularly poignant that their love of flowers was fostered and shared by a loving husband and father. In his memory, the bride carried a single tiny sunflower, his favorite, in her bouquet. Carissa chose an awesome ombré color scheme that ran from palest blush to coral to rich cherry pink. Getting the colors right might have been a challenge but Karen, our representative at Mayesh Cle
Garden by the Gate
Aug 6, 20161 min read
Faith, Hope, & Family Farm Love
This lovely celebration took place under an expansive white tent on the family farm. Baskets of baby’s breath led the way from the parking field along a lane, past the chicken coop, and under a swoon-worthy arbor. Mason jars filled with blush and white flowers graced the tables. A hay-wagon piled with sweets and beverages beckoned and as night fell Swedish fire logs cast a magical glow on the party.
Garden by the Gate
Mar 6, 20161 min read
Ohio Wine Country Wedding
Home-grown Dahlias Dazzle Water’s Edge Vineyard, in Louisville Ohio, is a gorgeous venue that has it all. From the charming gazebo where the ceremony was held, to cocktails on the pergola-covered deck, to dinner and dancing in the “glamorous barn,” a colorful mix of home-grown flowers was used to create a vintage feel with a bit of glam. Mercury glass and antique silver provided the shine while dahlias and zinnias amped up the vibrancy. In addition to the dahlias and other f
Garden by the Gate
Mar 2, 20161 min read
A Sweet Home Grown Wedding
You’ll love seeing these gorgeous images from Magic Memory Works Photography of the Garden by the Gate’s first big event. Leeka was amazing and captured every lush detail. She was so great to work with and her photos show all the love that goes into them and the emotions of everyone throughout the day. We think it was the loveliest wedding we’ve ever attended, if we do say so ourselves! Family Fun Kate and Harry’s wedding was truly a family experience. Everyone did their part
Garden by the Gate
Feb 29, 20161 min read
Grow your own Wedding Flowers!
Is it possible to grow your own flowers for your wedding? YES! And you don’t even have to be that experienced in gardening. Home grown wedding flowers are great for barn and outdoor weddings, vintage or rustic weddings, or DIY weddings. Locally grown flowers are also well suited to a garden or tea-party theme. Some of the best flowers for a rustic or vintage look are also very easy to grow! Here are some tips from the Garden by the Gate’s main grower Joy Walko. Annuals Fast g
Garden by the Gate
Feb 29, 20163 min read
Heavenly Hilltop Wedding
It was a heavenly day for a hilltop wedding at Rivercrest Farm near Dover, Ohio. Sweet bride Nicole planned a lovely rustic wedding with the help of the One Fine Day folks at Rivercrest and the Garden by the Gate was thrilled to provide the home-grown flowers for bouquets, centerpieces, and ceremony decor. Nicole’s bridesmaids wore lovely chiffon dresses in various pastel shades, so we made the bouquets mostly white with a few touches of color. Nicole’s bouquet incorporated a
Garden by the Gate
Feb 27, 20161 min read
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