When you embark on your wedding planning, the large numbers of details can tend to get a little overwhelming. There are so many choices to make, so many decisions in front of you! At Peoples Flowers, we pride ourselves on designing creative arrangements guaranteed to make your wedding ceremony and venue truly spectacular. Whatever your chose for your color scheme, venue locale and dress style – People’s will provide the perfect flowers to created your desired ambiance.

This year, we are seeing a return to romance and elegance. Tall centerpieces, which utilize elongated vases and striking flowers on elegant stalks, can add sophistication to any venue. The expert floral designers at People’s Flowers have created a beautiful selection of both traditional and contemporary tall arrangements for recent weddings – what can we create for you?

If you have a unique vision for your wedding day, you can use flowers and other natural elements to create one-of-a-kind arrangements. This centerpiece isn’t a bouquet at all, but an elegant display utilizing purple iris suspended in a clear glass cylinder and flanked by lemons and floating candles. This non-traditional centerpiece is a great example of thinking differently to express your personality and theme.

If you love traditional romance, but want to make a dramatic contemporary statement, these lavish bouquets of roses are perfect! This bride chose an arrangement that showcased all the classic romanticism of the rose, but paired with a modern vase and elevated far above the table in a soaring display. No one will forget a centerpiece this extravagant, guaranteed.

Creating a look that is memorable is easy when you choose a tall, elegant vase that catches the eye. Your choice of florals will determine if the aura is contemporary or classic, traditional or inspired – no matter your style, we have the experience, expertise and inspiration you’ll need. If you are planning an Albuquerque wedding, plan to call Peoples Flowers!

Tis the season – for engagements! If you are among the many who got engaged this New Year’s Eve, congratulations. So begins a year of planning, preparation and parties. As you begin the process of planning your dream day, you may find yourself wondering, “What’s next?” Here are some tips to get you started in the right direction.

Choose Your Colors

The first step in planning your wedding is choosing your colors. This is where the flowers, dresses and decor will all be decided. You have two options here. First is to go with colors that are “you,” that capture what you and your fiancé love. Second is to go with popular colors for the year.

The Pantone Color Institute has released its Color Report for the spring of 2016. This year’s colors are inspired by architecture, nature and the bold designs of artists, like Picasso and Frank Stella. Rose Quartz, peach Echo and Serenity lead the way with bold, yet at the same time subtle, hues. Study the 2016 colors to see what matches your tastes as you decide.

As you consider colors, make sure to consider flowers as well. People’s Flower Shops has a number of beautiful arrangements and options that will fit well with the spring color report, or you can choose a mix of them in a bouquet or arrangement.

Choose the Date

Once you have your colors and theme, it’s time to pick the date. Some factors to consider include availability of your chosen venue, travel schedules for important attendants and guests and your work schedules. Choose a time when most of your loved ones can come and you can easily get off of work for your honeymoon and other festivities.

Save the Date!

Once you have the date, send out save the date cards. This lets your guests know that you are planning a wedding for a particular weekend. In today’s busy society, this is a helpful tool to ensure that you have a number of your loved ones who are able to attend your special day.

At People’s Flower Shops, we want to wish you congratulations as you start off the New Year as an engaged couple. After the excitement of your newly engaged status has calmed a bit, come visit us to see our portfolio of wedding flowers, and start planning the flowers you will use on your special day.

Winter weddings and themes have gained popularity in recent years, along with the expected style and décor choices. While pinecones and simulated snowflakes can help to create a winter atmosphere, they are not the only way to approach your décor. Consider using these winter wedding ideas and stay on the leading edge of current trends:

Flower Choices

While roses and lilies are always a great flower choice for weddings in any season, many couples are thinking outside of the box and opting for unexpected choices. Fuller blooms and flower looks are trending right now, such as hydrangeas as a focal point instead of an accent flower, or ranunculuses for a softer, more serene look.

If the ornate, full look just isn’t for you, you can take it in a far more minimalist direction by working the exotic orchid into your decor. Phalaenopsis orchids can help to create a particularly elegant atmosphere.

Winter Wedding Colors

While white, red and green reflect the holiday season, take care not to let it become garish. If you love the Christmas season and want to play up this aspect of winter, this route is certainly an option for you. However, metallic color choices like silver, gold and bronze are trending this year for winter weddings. So are soft pastels of all your favorite hues.

Less is more, and you can still use white as an accent color with any of these options. Bouquets with metallic ribbon accents can create a truly elegant effect.

Ice it Up

The use of ice in the form of an ice sculpture at a wedding is nothing new, but have you ever considered using it in your centerpiece décor? An ice sculpture at every table is another winter wedding trend to consider, and you can surround the base with your favorite elegant flower blooms to continue the artful theme at the reception. Accenting the table with tea light candles can also enhance the elegance.

Invitation Art

Being showcasing your décor with special attention to the wedding invitations, playing up the best of the winter season. White with off-white and metallic accents can create a serene, stylish and classy look that is sure to impress. Embellish your invitation design with wintry touches like frosted vellum paper or thin Plexiglas etched with winter imagery. (Extra postage will apply.)

Winter weddings are more popular then ever, but there’s no need to blend in the with the crowd. Consider these trending winter wedding décor ideas, and contact People’s Florist to place your flower order.

Vintage wedding themes can take your special day to stylish places from days gone by. Whether you go all-vintage or opt for a blend of antique and contemporary elements, an antique style wedding is sure to take their breath away and create a truly memorable atmosphere for everyone who attends. Here are some décor, accent and flower ideas to help carry your theme through from the invitations to the ceremony to the reception:

Invitation Art

Create a vintage theme that begins the moment your guests receive their invitations by designing an old fashioned print or letterpress look on heavy rag paper. A bow or artfully tied twine on the invitation can be the perfect vintage accent. You might also consider using an old fashioned script or font to help create an antique look to help set the tone for your throwback wedding. A printed flower border that will mirror the flowers at your ceremony and reception can be another artistic touch for your wedding invitation design.

Vintage Centerpiece Accents

Containers from bygone eras can bring a vintage flair to your reception tables. Try antique glass vases, pewter mugs, silver containers, copper pots or vintage tea kettles as creative vessels for holding your flowers. An antique watering can or birdhouse can also be a delightful touch. Old fashioned oil lamps or lanterns instead of candles can also make for lovely throwback accents throughout your reception venue.

The Bride’s Style

The possibilities for vintage style for the bride are nearly endless. Consider a subtle, nuanced look with delicate layers of lace, or try a bolder, edgier pinup girl look with a fitted dress style and 1940s inspired hairstyle. Bring a vintage feel to your bridal bouquet by mixing traditional roses with other ornate flowers suitable for a “hanging” effect, such as orchids or lilies.

The Finishing Touches

When it comes to vintage style and accents, a little can go a long way. Less is more, and an understated effect can strike the perfect note and create the ideal throwback atmopshere. Antique crates overflowing with flowers near the gift table, vintage tea or baking canisters as candle holders, and antique table wear can all add to the effect.

A vintage wedding can take your style and décor back in time to borrow from some of the most elegant eras in history. Consider these vintage wedding style and décor ideas, and contact Peoples Flowers for all your floral needs.

Pink is a a traditional color used in weddings, but it is far from plain or boring. From lush peonies to classic, elegant roses – pink comes in as many floral forms as it does shades. Brides and grooms can choose elegant lilies or whimsical tulips; while also selecting from a spectrum of hues that range from the palest blush to the boldest hot pink. Deciding on a pink wedding is only the beginning of the romantic, vibrant and unique design options.

Colors are as responsible for the ambiance of the setting as any other element of your wedding. Soft pastel pinks combined with candlelight evoke a fairy tale aura; while lavender-pink or salmon shades will help to create an exotic or tropical feel. If you love the idea of pink but tend to stray from the ordinary, choose a deep pink with dark accents for a completely unique venue that celebrates your personality.

When decorating your event space, don’t be afraid to experiment and have fun. Serve a bright pink punch, or provide all male guests with coordinating boutonnieres. From lighting the dance floor to illuminating the tables, your colors can shine from unexpected places. And when decorating your cake, don’t forget to include the expert florists at People’s Flowers, who can provide soft rose petals or vibrant branches of blooms to transform your cake from dessert into the floral centerpiece of the event.

For your wedding, no detail is too small. Call People’s Flower Shops of Albuquerque for beautiful inspiration in utilizing floral arrangements and accents to guarantee the wedding of your dreams. Bouquets to altar flowers, we are your one-stop wedding florist.

Planning your wedding for autumn is one way to make your event stand out and become even more memorable for your family and guests. This year, there are some innovative wedding trends gathering momentum for autumn that can help you break from tradition in exciting and inspiring ways. Consider these fall floral ideas for your autumn wedding:

Expect the Unexpected

This year, autumn weddings will push contemporary flower designs and ideas further than ever before. Contemporary looks for bouquets, corsages, boutonnieres and wedding decor elements will be the norm. Instead of the expected symmetrical designs, look for non-geometric looks that are more eye-catching than ever before.

Pairing autumn blooms like chrysanthemums, daisies, asters and sunflowers with more traditional wedding flowers like roses, lilies and hydrangea is a trend you should consider. Don’t be afraid to juxtapose seemingly unrelated flowers; you just might be pleasantly surprised by the results, and so will your guests.

Consider Artful Contrast

Autumn wedding trends this year will bring a definite play on contrasts in floral design. Flowers in fall colors like orange, rust, yellow, gold and red will be combined with bright white or elegant antique tones for reception and wedding ceremony flowers. Pink or purple could also act as the perfect contrasting color for a bold, artistic effect.

The juxtaposition of autumn colors with more traditional wedding pastels is another possible design direction. This fall, it’s no longer about “either-or.” You can have it all! Bring together autumn flowers and colors with more traditional colors and blooms for a fresh, unique look. Purple and orange look gorgeous together and vibrate in a visually compelling way, so don’t be afraid to experiment with opposite ends of the color wheel.

Add Non-Flower Autumn Design Elements

Another beautiful counterpoint effect in autumn wedding flower design is the incorporation of non-floral elements along with lush, gorgeous blooms. Some of the favorite wedding centerpiece additions this autumn will be feathers, driftwood, artful sticks and twigs, catkins, autumn leaves, pine cones and cattails. Make your centerpieces even more dramatic this autumn by combining gorgeous flowers with any of these fall design elements. Copper and amber are also trending for fall this year; consider translucent amber candle or light holders and copper containers for your fall wedding centerpieces.

This year’s autumn wedding trends can help you to break with tradition in beautiful, memorable ways. Contact People’s Flowers for more ideas and inspiration for your fall wedding flower design.