SUMMER BOUQUETS WITH SOLIEL PADEN

Happy Friday Lovelies…and it’s bouquet Friday at the cafe!!….a few weeks ago when we were experiencing triple digit temperatures in Virginia, I participated in a wedding event at Pottery Barn…(more on that next week and it was a lovely event)….along with having my ‘floral and inspiration’ table, I thought it would be fun to have a beautiful model walking around during the event holding my bouquets….cute idea, right!!

So, I asked one of my favorite models and honestly, she’s like a daughter to me, the oh-so-beautiful and talented Soliel to help me out….and I’m so happy that she did…just check out the gorgeous images captured by my girl Tori of of Marvelous Things Photography…Tori is AMAZING….I love the way she captured Soliel’s natural beauty and Tori has my flowers ‘dancing on the pages’…you know I love that!!

soliel paden

summer bouquets

Soliel is wearing a pretty blue bridesmaid dress from Bella Bridesmaid (Richmond, VA)…..isn’t it just perfect for a summer wedding!….and the flowers for  the summer bouquet are….peonies, dahlias, larkspur, tulips, queen’s anne lace, scabiosa pods, and bupleurum!

peonies, queens anne lace

Soliel’s makeup was done by my friend Erika Nixon ……I adore Erika….and I love the ‘natural look’ she gave to Soliel!!

bella bridesmaid dress

scabiosa pods, blue larkspur

blue bridesmaid dresses

bridal bouquets

blue wedding flowers

wedding photography

Summer Bouquets with Soliel is actually a 4 part mini series….I’ll have more next week…..I hope you enjoyed it and thanks so much to Tori at Marvelous Things Photography….you ROCK!!