1. Budget Range The first thing you should be able to come to your florist with is a budget! This will let them know the scope of the floral project and allow you both to sit down with a realistic vision in place. Many florists have minimums too, so make sure that your budget aligns with theirs! 2. Style Most brides have an idea of what they want their flowers to look like on their wedding day, and most florists have a particular way that they like to arrange flowers. Take some time to look through potential florists’ websites to see if their style matches yours. Both parties will end up happy if your tastes align! Klaire Dixius Photography 3. Boutineers and Corsages Who receives boutineers

A New Year's Day Wedding is the perfect way for us to start of the New Year!  We loved being part of Chelsea and Pretlow's wedding at Balliceaux. Throughout all the bouquets, headpiece, and boutonnieres we used baby's breath, cream and white roses, spray roses, seeded eucalyptus, silver brunia, and foliage sprayed silver. Thank you to James from 88 Love Stories for taking these great pictures of our arrangements! Thank you to Chelsea and Pretlow for having us be a part of your big day!

We loved being part of Peter & Tayloe's wedding.  They were married at St. Stephen's Church and had their beautiful reception at the Country Club of Virginia. Thank you to Norman Allen of Photography by Norm for sharing his pictures with us. Tayloe's bouquet was full of orchids, ranunculus, freesia, spray roses, and astilbe. Don't you love her centerpieces!  We used ferns, safflower, bupleurum, seeded eucalyptus, and bittersweet. And finally we did the cake top in traditional UVA colors with delphinium and hypericum. Thank you Peter and Tayloe for including Petals & Twigs in your big day.  We wish you a lifetime of happiness!

Thank you to Cory & Ashleigh for including Petals & Twigs in your big day! We had so much fun working with you and especially creating a floating monogram for the pool at Celebrations at the Reservoir. Thank you to Anne-Sophie Marchal Photography for the beautiful pictures. Flowers included Hydrangeas and Roses.

Thank you to Holly & Forrest for having Petals & Twigs be part of your big day!  We loved adding romantic arrangements to your already beautiful day. And thank you to Enigma Photography for sharing these beautiful pictures! The wedding arch was full of  white hydrangea, peach david austin roses, poets laurel, seeded eucalyptus, magnolia, and white roses. Holly's romantic bouquet was arranged with peach david austin roses, white dahlias, white and pink spray roses, sword fern, queen annes lace, seeded eucalyptus. Forrest's boutonniere is spray rose and seeded eucalyptus. Table arrangements included peach david austin roses, whtie dahlias, white and pink spray roses, seeded euchalyptus, queen

Another wedding in the books for Petals & Twigs!  We have loved all the weddings we have been involved in this year. Thank you to Becca and Tom for including us in your wedding! And thank you to Erin Forehand Photography for taking such beautiful pictures of the flowers! Becca's awesome bouquet was full of succulents, seeded eucalyptus, peach spray rose, peach roses, white veronica, white spray roses, white dahlia, salidago, white rununculus, pods, and queen anne's lace. Her bridesmaid's bouquet was about the same with some variegated pitosorum as well. Tom's boutonniere was spray rose and seeded eucalyptus. And finally we did the ceremony flowers and table arrangements that include most of

As long as we can remember it has been tradition for brides to carry a beautiful bouquet down the aisle... but why? Sure, they are pretty and they sometimes tie the rest of the decor into the ceremony... but how did it start? According to the Huffington Post, it was because brides were pretty stinky. "Back in the 15th Century, most people got married in the month of June because they took their yearly baths in May and didn't smell too bad a mere month later, the time it took back then to plan a wedding. Just to be on the safe side and not drive the groom back out the door gasping for fresh air while holding a handkerchief protectively over his nostrils, brides began carrying bouquets of flow

Have you ever been so excited to bring in beautiful flowers from your garden only to have no clue which vase you should use? My video on picking a container for your arrangement will hopefully help you make the right decision and you can show off your flowers and flower arranging skills! If you would like to view more of my how-to videos visit my YouTube page here. Hope you are having a great week! - Sarah

I have many brides that love sunflowers for their weddings, and what is not to love? They are beautiful, bright, and big! Sunflowers can be used in bouquets, wedding ceremony decor, or they are perfect for table arrangements at the reception like the one pictured below from a Petals & Twigs wedding. They go great with burlap and mason jars and start to give us the sense that fall is right around the corner. Hope you all have a great Labor Day weekend. - Sarah

Thank you to David Clark Photography for sharing these great pictures with us of the Castelamare & Penner Wedding!  The bride's choice of a sweet romantic bouquet, bridesmaids' bouquets, and boutonniere looked perfect for her big day!

We loved being a part of Carly & Rick's big day! They were married at First Baptist Church with a beautiful reception at the Jefferson. Luckily, they were married in June and the bride was able to use nothing but beautiful peonies in her bouquet. The groom's boutonniere is a spray rose, peony bud, and boxwood The darling flower girl's head wreath is baby's breath. The bridesmaid's bouquets included peonies, lisianthus, wax flower, peach hypericum berries, and pink spray roses. The table arrangements (which looked so cool!) were spray roses, astilbe, peonies, boxwood, fern, lisiantus, dusty miller, and scotchbroom. Thank you to Megan Garrison Photography for providing us with these gorgeous p

We loved being part of Alexandra & John's wedding this spring at Tuckahoe Plantation! We enjoyed making their bouquets, boutonnieres, a head wreath for the flower girl, church pew arrangements, and table arrangements full of amazing spring flowers including peonies! Thank you to Jen Fariello Photography for sharing these gorgeous photos with us. Wasn't Alexandra a beautiful bride?

We LOVED being a part of Tyler and Jeremy's wedding last fall. Thank you to Matt Stanton Photography for sharing these beautiful pictures. Flowers used throughout the wedding included white hydrangea, white dahlias, lizzianthus, spray roses, zinnias, dahlias, queen anne's lace, moss, gomphrena, amaranths, rex begonia, solidageo, and of course some greens. Enjoy the pictures!

Lisa and Alex were married in September at the Tuckahoe Plantation! Lisa wanted her wedding style to keep in tune Tuckahoe Plantation. She wanted muted colors, greenery and somewhat traditional arrangements with nothing modern looking. Best of all, Lisa said, "When in doubt, add more flowers!". Thank you to Emily March Photography for sharing these great pics with us! Lisa wanted her bouquet to be white with roses in tones of pink. The bridesmaids carried bouquets similar to hers, just smaller. Alex and his groomsmen wore white boutonnieres. We created unstructured arrangements in a garden style using a variety of greens and an assortment of flowers for her seated dinner reception. Thank you

Deborah and David were married at Upper Shirley Vineyard. Deborah described her wishes for her flowers to have a European Garden feel with a spectrum of pinks, corals, and lime green. Thank you to Michael Simon Photography for sharing these beautiful pictures with us. Deborah wanted her bouquet to have wrapped stems with loose and colorful flowers. David wore a dark blue suit and we made his boutonniere to compliment her bouquet. We decorated their huppah with gorgeous flowers that coordinated with her other floral arrangements. Their reception was filled with flowers that gave them the garden feel they wanted. Thank you Deborah and David for choosing Petals & Twigs to bring you floral visi

Petals & Twigs is pleased to share that our founder, Sarah Pollard Chiffriller, was featured in InStyle Magazine's article "8 Chic Fall Floral Trends to Inspire Your Wedding Centerpieces"! Sarah commented on a few common fall wedding trends she is seeing this year: "Our couples are using peach as an accent, while others are embracing café au lait dahlias and garden roses in subtle fall hues. On the East Coast, fall is a great time to source locally, which is becoming more of a priority for couples. Hydrangeas are the perfect addition to an autumnal wedding." Thank you InStyle for your continued support! Read the full article on InStyle. Photograph by Imani Fine Art Photography.

Petals & Twigs is pleased to share that our founder, Sarah Pollard Chiffriller, was featured in InStyle Magazine's article "8 Chic Fall Floral Trends to Inspire Your Wedding Centerpieces"! Sarah commented on a few common fall wedding trends she is seeing this year: "Our couples are using peach as an accent, while others are embracing café au lait dahlias and garden roses in subtle fall hues. On the East Coast, fall is a great time to source locally, which is becoming more of a priority for couples. Hydrangeas are the perfect addition to an autumnal wedding." Thank you InStyle for your continued support! You can read the full article on InStyle. Photograph by Imani Fine Art Photography.