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Owner Ben Shamooelian and his team
are creating floral topiaries in shapes
ranging from swans to peacocks to the UT Longhorns logo. If the demand for
drama is high, and if space allows, he likes to “entirely cover the door leading to the reception area with flowers, or create a
good-size flower gazebo—or even a lifesize topiary in the shape of the bride and groom.”
One of the most dramatic floral state-
ments you can make with your wedding
larger arrangements, whether down the aisle or on top of a table, they have their own unique feel, and are an easy way to create a clean, modern, high-end couture look.
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K E I S H A E R V I N , K E I S H A’ S K R E AT I O N S
The designer, who hand crafts intricate
And for a smaller, but no less mean-
design…is not, in fact, floral at all. Or rather,
flowers from a variety of different papers—
ingful, piece of paper-flower artistry,
you—or your guests—might expect. “A
not just at weddings, but in some of the
on one special flower, and framing it in
windows—adds that, for major impact, “I
signing table, and a wonderful keepsake
the flowers themselves are not quite what groom gave me a draft of his vows and I
printed them on my paper and made a
paper-flower cascading orchid bouquet
for the bride, and incorporated one printed petal in each of the bridesmaid’s bouquets,” says famed paper-floral artist Balushka, of Balushka Paper Floral Artistry.
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I’m a really big fan of clear acrylic pieces, because "they’re so versatile. In addition to providing support for
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and whose installations can be seen
“Carving out the couple’s monogram
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a shadowbox, creates a nice touch to a
recommend making the ceremony back-
for years to come.”
drop a very large size, as we did for a
recent wedding. The wall of white flowers
was 16 feet wide and 10 feet high— definitely a dramatic focal art piece.”
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