Church Décor: Tropical White

Howdy, after a ten day off we all feel fresh and are ready with our work again.  Since most of Indonesian people are still in the holy feast of Idul Fitri, we start our posting with all white church décor, that as white as the hearts of Indonesian after finishing the whole month of fasting. 

The materials used for this moment were mostly white except the hydrangea and the foliage which could make the overall look not monotonous. The flowers were white roses, white snapdragon, white lilies, white calla lilies, and hydrangea while the foliage was philodendron, ivy, ruscus and leather leaf. The white rose and lilies look gorgeous, don’t they?

The altar viewed from the front (image above), and the close-up look of the altar (image above). Look at the white calla lilies which beautifully hanging down as well as the ivy. They gave the impression of natural look.

Actually the flower arrangement in front of the psalmist table looked a bit pale, that’s why the decorator used quite a lot of foliage to balance the white color. And it works, doesn’t it?

Like the flower arrangement in front of the psalmist, the one in front of Jesus statue was just the same, the green foliage gave the brighter appearance on the all white design.

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Church Décor: Team Margriet

Wedding Bouquet Trend 3 : A Bit Contradictive!

Why contradictive? Because the hand-tied which only used calla lilies is so simple on its own but with lots of attention to the detail.

This hand-tied is actually a work of a floral designer from Singapore named Damien. Mrs. Ling Ling purposefully bought it for the need  as a comparison of the hand tied techniques.

For the brides who don't know yet how to hold this long type wedding bouquet, just look at the image above. So, the hand-tied is carried sideways, not upfront as usual.

As usual, the demo began with a ready-made hand-tied of yellow calla lilies which had already secured with gold ribbon and some orange colored flower pins attached on it.(imagine the buttons on your shirt!). The next steps are roughly the same as our previous post on 'wire on flowers'. First, you mold the wire into spiral look (look like mosquito repellent), after that arrange it on the ready-made hand-tied, then secured it with glue.  Finally, to make the wire look three dimensional, the spiral was pushed forward.

The overall and detail image of the hand-tied. If you would like to make it on your own, this is also the simplest form, so we encourage you to try it!!!

Here’s the real close-up before and after; before, the calla lilies were put together by using wire then covered with gold ribbon. The pins then were attached on it. If you’re Chinese, usually need 8 pins (lucky number). And the right image shows how it looks after the copper wire attached. Ooomph, it makes the regular hand-tied become premium. 

This type of wedding bouquet trend is for you who likes details but doesn’t like to be showy. This hand-tied might look very simple from afar, but while you’re holding it and greet your guest, then they will see all the ribbons, pins and wire details. Surely you'll feel proud of it!!

Next stop: Wedding Hand-tied Bouquet Ideas number 4.  So, don't miss it!!

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The original Wedding Hand-tied by Mr. Damien, modificated by  Mrs. Ling Ling

Images taken at IPBI DPC Bdg Monthly Gathering April 26, 2012.