It's Saturday evening, and we just completed setting up the reception for Funke & Jonah. They are a Nigerian couple who gave us the honor of decorating & attending their engagement ceremony as well as their wedding & reception.
A special thanks to Amanda O'Connell, the wedding planner with Premier Planning in Edina, for bringing us the opportunity to design these special events.
The engagement ceremony was such an exciting and unique ceremony. The women and men were dressed in fabrics chosen by the couple, shipped in from Nigeria. They invited me to come, and asked me to design a dress to wear that evening, so I would fit in withe the rest of the women. The women there wore cultural head dress made from Swiss silk. The music and the singing was constant and upbeat.
I was honored to have been part of such an special event.
The following day we set out to decorate the reception. The colors for the day were coral & apple green. The centerpieces were tall, using green & coral colored gladiolas, with green apples at the bottom & Italian ruscus. The Bride's bouquet had antique emerald roses, green hydrangea, white freesia, adorned with green & diamond colored gems. The handle was wrapped in apple green double sided satin ribbon.
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- Debbie
- Chanhassen, Midwest/Minnesota, United States
- DTO flowers, also known as Debbie Turner Originals is a premier floral design company located in the SW suburbs of Minneapolis. Our main focus is larger events, such as weddings and large parties, but we are happy to help out with smaller special occasions as well. We were thrilled to have been selected by the National Republican Committee as "Preferred Florist" for the Republican National Convention in 2008.
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