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Tropicals are Trending for Weddings
For 2019 Weddings, one big trend we see is the use of tropical flowers and foliages. Since they come in almost any color, tropical flowers can be included with any color scheme. Weddings using tropical flowers do not necessarily have an island feel or rainforest vibe; tropicals can be used in tandem with many kinds of flowers and incorporated into many wedding styles. For an elegant look, tropicals are your go to. There’s nothing more elegant than a bouquet of white Phalaenop

Garden by the Gate
Oct 27, 20182 min read


Vintage, yet Trendy Wedding Flowers
Ally and Brodie are just the sweetest couple and their wedding at the family property in Millersburg, Ohio, was truly swoon-worthy. From the bride’s long-sleeved dress in horizontal patterned lace to the use of succulents throughout, every detail was carefully thought out. The painterly skies that threatened rain only added to the drama as you can see in these exquisite images by Eliot & Company. Ally’s vision for her florals was spot on. I’m always amazed by the way our brid

Garden by the Gate
Jul 14, 20181 min read


Wedding Flowers in Pantone’s Color of the Year Ultra Violet
The year 2018 had just begun and Kalynn and Quinn chose UltraViolet as their color scheme for their February wedding at Cleveland’s Nautica complex, Window on the Rivers. Working with their color scheme, the Garden by the Gate created centerpieces with the most gorgeous purple hydrangeas, supplied by Canton Wholesale Floral, as the focal flower. We use a lot of white hydrangeas in our work here at the Garden by the Gate Floral Design, because they are fairly cheap flowers; bu

Garden by the Gate
Jun 29, 20181 min read


Royal Wedding Trends: Love ’em or Leave ’em?
Today’s historic wedding of Britain’s Prince Harry to his American princess, Meghan Markle, was brimming with special moments, great style, and historic firsts. As always with such events, it is sure to generate a profusion of admiring imitators and affect wedding style trends the world over. Which of these budding trends will blossom into full-blown fads? We don’t know, but we know which ones we’d like to see more of. Love it! The Gown! The now-Duchess’s svelte, sculptural g

Garden by the Gate
May 18, 20181 min read


The Barn on Enchanted Acres June Wedding
What would be better on a freezing February day than to look back at one of my favorite summer weddings from 2017? Let’s go back to a warm June day at the Barn on Enchanted Acres through the photos by Liza Kirk Photography. The Barn on Enchanted Acres is such an awesome wedding venue and we loved bringing it to life with abundant blush and white wedding flowers. Beautiful bride Brooke and her family were fantastic to work with and had tons of ideas for the flowers and other d

Garden by the Gate
Feb 26, 20182 min read


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


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
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