Wildflower Package at Johnson Mill

Saturday, June 13, we provided flowers for the wedding of Amanda Dennis and James Genessy at the Beautiful Johnson Mill in Midway. www.johnsonmill.com Johnson Mill is like a fairy tale in it's old world beauty! Those two must have very good karma, for it rained cats and dogs all morning long, then an hour before the wedding was scheduled to start, the rain stopped and blue skies appeared. A good omen, for the couple as they had their hearts set on getting married in the willow grove on the property. The grove is a gorgeous setting surrounded by huge grandfather willows, an organic cathedral... off to the side is a rushing waterfall and pond. It is beyond beautiful! They got their wish! Yay!


Amanda chose our Affordable Wildflower Wedding Package (see more on our packages at http://www.basketofgold.com/) and wanted to create a Celtic theme using rich jewel tones of emerald, sapphire and garnet with silvery accents. Her flowers included deep blue bella donna delphinium, bachelor buttons, blue iris, white fragrant freesia and Canadian blue thistle, nestled in rich emerald vinca vine, with silver Dusty Miller and lambs ear and just a touch of red provided by miniature wild roses. Her bouquets had a loosely arranged field gathered look.






Centerpieces were also casually arranged in silver galvanized buckets.



Her beautiful cake was made by Susan Fox of Midway Country Corner and flowers were arranged by Basket of Gold.






Look at this incredible icing! The bride was THRILLED! Susan's company is really growing and gaining recognition... check out her website! She's even being featured by Paula Dean! http://www.midwaycountrycorner.com/

I can tell that this couple is going to have a fun life ahead of them. They have a happy go lucky way of looking at life. They were so calm and lightheated regarding the sketchy weather. They were impressive. Here is James, clowning around with the Flower Girl head wreath...

We certainly wish them all the best!!

All photos (except centerpiece shots) were provided by Margo Moaremoff of http://www.mikesphoto.lifepics.com/ . She was Johnny on the Spot when I asked her to provide photos for our blog this morning, and her demeanor at the wedding was polished and professional... Thanks a bunch Margo! Check her website... I feel she has the same values as our company, in that she really wants to give her customers good value for the cost.

Please check out our website http://www.basketofgold.com/ to find out more about our new venture into wedding flower packages. We realize that everyone has been affected by the slumping economy and this is our way of going with the flow and making weddings affordable. We also, of course, love the big elaborate affairs as well! We love the challenge and creativity a big event requires! We just love it all... life is good!

Sunflower Package at Rose Sachs!

June 11, 2009. We loved arranging flowers for the sweetest couple ever.... Mandy Malone and Luka Ohana. They got married at one of our all time favorite spots, Rose Sachs Gardens in Parleys Canyon. If you haven't been there, you're missing one of Utah's hidden wonders. Gorgeous waterfalls cascade down rugged granite cliffs and if you told me I was in Yosemite, I'd believe you! Unfortunately Mother Nature wasn't very cooperative and it rained all week... but the couple worked with their savvy caterers, 'Have Party Will Travel' and arranged a tent. The caterers were able to split the cost of the tent between Mandy and Luka and two other parties they were catering there this weekend and everyone won! We were all so thankful we had the tent because it did rain during the ceremony. The tent was set up right next to the lower waterfall and everyone was snug and dry and still got the amazing waterfall backdrop. Brilliant! As soon as the ceremony was over the sun came out for pictures and for the guests to be able to explore that gorgeous site... walking up the stairs that lead to more amazing waterfalls.

Mandy and Luka were watching expenditures and chose our affordable Sunflower Package Deal. They had a single floating sunflower in a square vase that was lined with brown river rock and vinca vine for their centerpieces and we also used them on the wedding aisle. Simple elegance. The bright yellow really added a lot of sunshine to the grey rainy day. The brown river rocks were congruent with the mountainous setting...

We did a pair of taller arrangements up by the altar that did double duty on the buffets.

Here are the simple bouquets from our affordable Sunflower Package...

And then our adorable little flower girl fairy crowns and a mini sunflower boot for our ring bearer

Mandy and Luka contracted us to move the centerpieces and buffet pieces over to the reception after the ceremony. This labor is optional in our package deals. If you have willing family and friends you can enlist them to do this and save!

And then of course, the package includes cake flowers which we happily arranged for them...

For more info on our Affordable Wedding Packages (We have a Sunflower, Daisy, Wildflower, Rose, and Gerbera Daisy) please see our website www.basketofgold.com . We have an email price list that we will be happy to send to you.

Note: Shots on this post were just our own snapshots... not the great work of the pros... but still wanted to get the post up... :) Stay tuned for a Wildflower Package Wedding tomorrow at Johnson Mill in Midway!

A Wedding Coordinator's Wedding! May 23,2009

Basket of Gold was honored to provide the flowers and decor for a wedding of a very special friend and work associate. Joni Francyk has owned a very popular wedding coordination company, A Unique Beginning, in Park City for 15 years. http://www.uniquebeginning.com/ We have been working together since her very first wedding. Joni found the love of her life, Paul Phillipp in her very own neighborhood.... Both widowed, both with bookend shiatsu dogs! It was great working with Joni on her decor because she is such a pro. She knew what she wanted but also gave us creative license ... she had two main requests: A spring tea effect using a soft color palette of shrimp, soft yellow and spring green and she wanted Lily of the Valley... good thing she chose the end of May because this delicate flower is only in season for a very short window. We went to work in our adorable cottage studio creating gorgeous arrangements for Joni. It is the BEST creating flowers for someone you know and love! We chose our square vases for centerpieces and wanted them to do double duty as aisle decor. Here are our centerpieces all lined up in the studio and ready to go.
We ordered gerbera daisies, abundant garden roses, delicate spray roses, tulips, monte casino, stock and buplurum for her displays. We were thrilled to be able to get the colors 'right on'!

Here is our Basket of Gold mascot! Little Seth Walton, Emily's 4 week old baby, and my grandson was a perfect gentleman, happy hanging out with mom and grandma as they did their work!

Joni and Paul chose Park City's St. Mary's Catholic Church for their wedding and reception. They are both members of that church and this was especially fitting because they had their first date there at the St. Paddy's Day Party!

As envisioned, the centerpieces worked beautifully on our to deliniate the wedding aisle!

It was rewarding to be an invited wedding guest and actually sit down for the wedding and enjoy the fruits of our labor! Joni and Paul invited their beloved grandchildren to stand up for them as they made their vows. Their granddaughter Emily even sang for them. It was so touching to see two families joined with such happiness and compatibility. Here is Joni with her grandaughters right before they walked down the aisle.

Joni wanted a variety of floral designs for her 'girls'. A hanging pomander and a traditional bouquet for her bridesmaids with a delicate headwreath and 'fairy wand' for her darling flower girl filled the bill. We created gerbera corsages replacing a fabric rose that came with the bridesmaid gowns. We were quite happy with Joni's bouquet. She got her Lily of the Valley. She and her attendants wore Austrian Crystal jewelry and Joni asked for crystals in her bouquet as well. As I sat in the church and watched Joni and Paul make their vows, the crystal in Joni's bouquet and jewelry picked up the light from the stained glass windows and sent colorful prisms dancing off of this happy bride in a brilliant spiritual aura! Her bouquet also included soft yellow roses and fringed white tulips and was surrounded with a collar of Lily of the Valley leaves.
Here I am with Joni. What a happy day!

After the ceremony Joni and Paul filed out of the church while bubbles and well wishes welcomed them to their new life as husband and wife!

As soon as the ceremony was finished our staff moved quickly to move the arrangements over to the Parish Hall for the reception. We love to have as many flowers as possible used in the ceremony and at the reception. Joni chose soft yellow linens with sheer celedon green toppers. Our flowers looked fabulous on them. We surrounded the square vase with our cube votives to complete the look.

All in all, this was a beautiful day for Basket of Gold and we wish Mr. and Mrs. Phillipp a lifetime of dancing together!

Note: All photos (except studio shot) are courtesy of Cynthia Woerner of http://www.cwphotographer.com/ Cynthia, Joni and I have worked for many many years together. Her work ethic, friendly demeanor and wonderful eye are highly recommended!