dahlia Archives - White Poppy

We were pleased to work with our friends Ron and Kelly to help make their wedding just that much more special.

We created a fun series of bouquets for Kelly and her bridesmaids. They were inspired by the garden environment where the reception was held. The bouquets featured dahlia, veronica, hydrangea, ranunculus, delphinium, succulents and garden roses. Kelly’s bouquet included a locket that added both a bit of romance and whimsy.

Ron and his men looked dapper. We used succulent boutonnieres as a tie in to Kelly’s bouquet.

The reception was outside at a private resort in Paradise Valley, AZ. The guests were seated at a single long table. We used a burlap runner to center the flowers. On that, we placed rough-hewn wood slabs that we used as a base for the flowers. The hydrangea and mixed rose centerpieces were held in mason jars, keeping with the casual/outdoorsy feel.

Locket tied to the stem of a bridal bouquet — A closeup of the locket included on the stem of the bridal bouquet

Bride and bridesmaids with their bouquets — The bridal party and their bouquets.

3 groomsmen toasting the groom — A view of of the groom and his men, mid-toast

Bridal bouquet near a fireplace — The bridal bouquet alone next to a southwestern beehive fireplace.

The groom's shoes, socks, tie and cufflinks — Groom’s shoes, socks, tie, and cufflinks

Groom's succulent boutonniere — Closeup of the groom’s succulent boutonniere

Hydrangea and roses in mason jars — Hydrangea and roses were put in mason jars then on a 1″ slice of wood, all centered on a burlap runner.

Groom at the barber — The groom getting a wedding-day touch-up on his beard.

Garden style bouquets featuring dahlia, ranunculus and hydrangea — Dahlia, veronica, hydrangea, ranunculus and delphiniums made for an elegant garden-style bouquet

Bridal bouquets with garden roses, ranunculus, succulent and dahlias

Special thanks to Sunshine & Reign Photography for the use of the photos!

Dahlia Hybrids

*Also known as Georginas

*Availability- June, July, August, September, October

*Colors- white, lavender, purple, pink, magenta, red, burgundy, peach, orange, yellow, bi-color

The dahlia is a beautiful flower and has such a range in size. I have seen some as small as a golf ball and as large as a dinner plate.

I found this cutie on a great blog about gardening. This little girl reminds me of myself when I was younger but I would have been holding a rose from my mothers garden.

Here they are in white in a yummy bouquet I did at The Royal Palms this October. I mixed them with purple hydrangea, deep plum miniature calla lilies and rhinestone-studded stephanotis.

The dahlia is named after Swedish (go Swedes) 18th century botanist Anders Dahl. They are native to Mexico, Central America and Columbia and have 36 different species.

Thanks for checkin in on my Floral Friday.

Warm regards,

White Poppy

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Ron & Kelly

Floral Friday: Dahlia