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We were thrilled to see our own Asheville Make-up Artist, Wendy Ballance, featured on the new website, The Wedding Branch! Learn about Wendy’s favorite products, how she got started in the biz, and what she recommends for your wedding day makeup.  From personal experience…this girl can definitely rock some makeup!  But you gotta be sure to book her early!

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Thank you so much to Asheville wedding florist, Beth from Studio Flora Diva, for sending over some great tips and advice when selecting your flowers for your wedding.  It can be so overwhelming as you look through bridal magazines, and scroll the million wedding blogs that are out there…so here are some tips from a pro that can make it a little easier for you!

Thanks Beth!!!

When you spot a picture of flowers or a floral design style you like, tear it out, put it in a folder, and bring the folder with you to your consultation.

Choose your color palette and your bridesmaid dress color before you meet with your florist. This will help with flower choices.

Some flower varieties are seasonal: tulips, peonies, dahlias, and zinnias, to name a few. If peonies are your favorite flower, but your wedding is in August, you will either have to choose another flower, or change your wedding date to late April- May!

On average, the cost for wedding flowers is 10-15% of your budget for the entire wedding. So, if you have budgeted $50 k total, you’ll be spending approximately $5000.00 – $7500.00 on flowers.

Be realistic about your budget. Purchasing 10 bridesmaid bouquets and 20 centerpieces will be impossible on a $1500.00 budget. Also, it may be more cost effective to have one large arrangement as a focal point, instead of 10 small ones that get lost.

Wedding floral is very labor intensive. Prices reflect labor cost as well as cost of flowers and materials.

Be willing to let your own style shine! While pictures of other weddings are great for inspiration, ask your florist to change the design a bit so your wedding flowers become uniquely you!

Have fun!  ~ Beth Hohensee, AIFD

I was thrilled to learn that Asheville wedding florist, Blossoms at Biltmore Park, has a new blog!  Go check it out for inspiration and the latest happenings in their neighborhood!  Check it out here.

We love getting notes like this! This came from Asheville wedding photographer, Mozingo Photography, who introduced a bride to StudioWed. Tara and Joseph are so sweet, and have such a great wedding team for their wedding day! We are looking forward to next June!  Want to see more of their engagement pics? Here you go!

Hi Meriah!
I hope you are having a fun and busy summer! I wanted to email you to fill you in on some stuff that I have done because I’M SO EXCITED! And, it’s all really Thanks to YOU because you got me into StudioWed. Joseph and I hired Nicole {Verge Events} to do our wedding planning. We set up an appointment with Blossoms to do a consultation in a couple of weeks for the flowers. The reason I’m so excited about all of this is because the Event Director (Kathy) at the Doubletree knows Nicole, Nicole knows you and Blossoms, the Rabbi knows Blossoms and loves them too. I feel like I have such a great creative team behind me and I know it’s going to work out so well!

So thanks again for introducing me to StudioWed…

All the Best,
Tara