Christa and John’s Wedding, Saint Francis de Sales Church and the Cincinnati Marriot at RiverCenter

Christa and John were married at the beautiful Saint Francis de Sales Church over the weekend. Christa carried a textural bouquet with white peonies, blush garden roses, cream sweet peas and hellebores with cascading blush ribbons. bridal bouquet by wedding florist Floral Verde LLC in Cincinnati, Ohio; with pink hellebores, Brillant Stars Bridal spray roses, Keira garden roses, White Majolica spray roses, Quicksand roses, ivory Japanese sweet pea, white peonies, Heuchera ‘Vienna’ and scented geranium, with cascading silk and satin ribbons in blush.

The maid of honor carried a bouquet of Japanese sweet pea and roses.

bridesmaid bouquet by wedding florist Floral Verde LLC in Cincinnati, Ohio; with Brillant Stars Bridal spray roses, Keira garden roses, White Majolica spray roses, Quicksand roses, ivory Japanese sweet pea and scented geranium

Christa’s mother carried a petite and fragrant bouquet with gardenia, lily of the valley and sweet peas.

mother of the bride bouquet by wedding florist Floral Verde LLC in Cincinnati, Ohio; with gardenia, lily of the valley, White Majolica spray roses, Quicksand roses and ivory Japanese sweet pea

The centerpieces for this wedding were really something special. Measuring sixteen inches across, they were bursting full of blush peonies, garden roses, hellebores and locally grown lily of the valley.

centerpiece by wedding florist Floral Verde LLC in Cincinnati, Ohio; with pink hellebores, blush peonies, Brillant Stars Bridal spray roses, Keira garden roses, Quicksand roses, lily of the valley, white stock, Heuchera ‘Vienna’, Heuchera ‘Dayglow Pink’ and mini variegated pittosporum in a gold compote

Close up of centerpiece by wedding florist Floral Verde LLC in Cincinnati, Ohio; with pink hellebores, blush peonies, Brillant Stars Bridal spray roses, Keira garden roses, Quicksand roses, lily of the valley, white stock, Heuchera ‘Vienna’, Heuchera ‘Dayglow Pink’ and mini variegated pittosporum in a gold compote

The reception was in the RiverView Ballroom at the Cincinnati Marriott at RiverCenter. It was fun watching the river boats go by while I was setting up.

centerpieces in the RiverView Ballroom at the Cincinnati Marriott at RiverCenter, by wedding florist Floral Verde LLC in Cincinnati, Ohio; with pink hellebores, blush peonies, Brillant Stars Bridal spray roses, Keira garden roses, Quicksand roses, lily of the valley, white stock, Heuchera ‘Vienna’, Heuchera ‘Dayglow Pink’ and mini variegated pittosporum in a gold compote

centerpiece in the RiverView Ballroom at the Cincinnati Marriott at RiverCenter, by wedding florist Floral Verde LLC in Cincinnati, Ohio; with pink hellebores, blush peonies, Brillant Stars Bridal spray roses, Keira garden roses, Quicksand roses, lily of the valley, white stock, Heuchera ‘Vienna’, Heuchera ‘Dayglow Pink’ and mini variegated pittosporum in a gold compote

Congratulations to Christa and John!

Bouquets for Cincinnati Wedding Magazine with Leah Barry Photography

Early this year Tamia Stinson, a stylist at Cincinnati Wedding Magazine, contacted me to contribute to a style page. The theme was Wood Nymph. Before the shoot for the magazine I asked Leah of Leah Barry Photography to come and document the bouquet for me. Here are Leah’s beautiful images: Cascading bridal bouquet with sandblasted manzanita branches, white phalaenopsis orchids, green hellebores, green trachelium, Blue Star fern, Kalanchoe tomentosa and Echeveria lilacina, accented with fawn satin ribbon.  Photo by Leah Barry Photograpy, flowers by Floral Verde LLC Cincinnati, Ohio.

Cascading bridal bouquet with sandblasted manzanita branches, white phalaenopsis orchids, green hellebores, green trachelium, Blue Star fern, Kalanchoe tomentosa and Echeveria lilacina, accented with fawn satin ribbon.  Photo by Leah Barry Photograpy, flowers by Floral Verde LLC Cincinnati, Ohio.

Cascading bridal bouquet with sandblasted manzanita branches, white phalaenopsis orchids, green hellebores, green trachelium, Blue Star fern, Kalanchoe tomentosa and Echeveria lilacina, accented with fawn satin ribbon.  Photo by Leah Barry Photograpy, flowers by Floral Verde LLC Cincinnati, Ohio.

Cascading bridal bouquet with sandblasted manzanita branches, white phalaenopsis orchids, green hellebores, green trachelium, Blue Star fern, Kalanchoe tomentosa and Echeveria lilacina, accented with fawn satin ribbon.  Photo by Leah Barry Photograpy, flowers by Floral Verde LLC Cincinnati, Ohio.

Cascading bridal bouquet with sandblasted manzanita branches, white phalaenopsis orchids, green hellebores, green trachelium, Blue Star fern, Kalanchoe tomentosa and Echeveria lilacina, accented with fawn satin ribbon.  Photo by Leah Barry Photograpy, flowers by Floral Verde LLC Cincinnati, Ohio.

And here’s the style sheet for Cincinnati Wedding Magazine by Tamia Stinson:

Wood Nymph style sheet by Tamia Stinson in Cincinnati Wedding Magazine Spring/Summer 2014 issue. Bouquet by Floral Verde LLC Cincinnati, Ohio.

I did a second bouquet for the shoot, which wasn’t used in the magazine. Here are more of Leah’s beautiful images:

Cascading bridal bouquet with white Japanese sweet pea, agonis, feather acacia, Blue Star fern and green trachelium, accented with vintage grosgrain and velvet ribbons.  Photo by Leah Barry Photograpy, flowers by Floral Verde LLC Cincinnati, Ohio.

Cascading bridal bouquet with white Japanese sweet pea, agonis, feather acacia, Blue Star fern and green trachelium, accented with vintage grosgrain and velvet ribbons.  Photo by Leah Barry Photograpy, flowers by Floral Verde LLC Cincinnati, Ohio.

Cascading bridal bouquet with white Japanese sweet pea, agonis, feather acacia, Blue Star fern and green trachelium, accented with vintage grosgrain and velvet ribbons.  Photo by Leah Barry Photograpy, flowers by Floral Verde LLC Cincinnati, Ohio.

You can also find images from Katelane and Ahren's Wedding on page 73 of the 2014 spring/summer issue of Cincinnati Wedding Magazine. Thank you Tamia and Leah! You can contact Leah and see more of her gorgeous images here:

Phone: (859) 466-8352 Email: leah@leahbarryphotography.com Website: http://leahbarryphotography.com/ Blog: http://leahbarryphotography.com/blog/ Instagram: http://instagram.com/leahbarryphotography Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LeahBarryPhotography

Impromptu Photo Shoot with Leah Barry Photography

It’s funny how an impromptu get-together with three creative and one beautiful assistant can turn into magic! In late January, Courtenay Lambert and I were feeling like winter was dragging on a bit too long, so we brought in some flowers to play with. Meanwhile, Leah from Leah Barry Photography had recently invited me out for coffee, so I called her back and invited her to meet us that day at Courtenay’s studio instead. Lucky for Courtenay and me, Leah came, and brought a couple of cameras with her! We were having a great time designing and laughing when Courtenay’s assistant, Allison, popped in. This is when things really took off. Courtenay and Leah saw the opportunity, and sent Allison home to pick up a few of her mother’s gorgeous vintage dresses. Then Leah quickly styled Allison’s hair, and voila, we had a photo shoot! Here are a couple of my creations, documented by Leah…

asymmetric cascade bridal bouquet with purple Japanese scabiosa, purple hellebores, Silvery Moon Japanese sweet pea, Charlotte ranunculus, peach ranunculus, jasmine vine and blue star fern, accented with vintage velvet and grosgrain cascading ribbons.  Photo by Leah Barry Photograpy, flowers by Floral Verde LLC Cincinnati, Ohio.

asymmetric cascade bridal bouquet with purple Japanese scabiosa, purple hellebores, Silvery Moon Japanese sweet pea, Charlotte ranunculus, peach ranunculus, jasmine vine and blue star fern, accented with vintage velvet and grosgrain cascading ribbons.  Photo by Leah Barry Photograpy, flowers by Floral Verde LLC Cincinnati, Ohio.

asymmetric cascade bridal bouquet with purple Japanese scabiosa, purple hellebores, Silvery Moon Japanese sweet pea, Charlotte ranunculus, peach ranunculus, jasmine vine and blue star fern, accented with vintage velvet and grosgrain cascading ribbons.  Photo by Leah Barry Photograpy, flowers by Floral Verde LLC Cincinnati, Ohio.

asymmetric cascade bridal bouquet with purple Japanese scabiosa, purple hellebores, Silvery Moon Japanese sweet pea, Charlotte ranunculus, peach ranunculus, jasmine vine and blue star fern, accented with vintage velvet and grosgrain cascading ribbons.  Photo by Leah Barry Photograpy, flowers by Floral Verde LLC Cincinnati, Ohio.

asymmetric cascade bridal bouquet with purple Japanese scabiosa, purple hellebores, Silvery Moon Japanese sweet pea, Charlotte ranunculus, peach ranunculus, jasmine vine and blue star fern, accented with vintage velvet and grosgrain cascading ribbons.  Photo by Leah Barry Photograpy, flowers by Floral Verde LLC Cincinnati, Ohio.

asymmetric cascade bridal bouquet with purple Japanese scabiosa, purple hellebores, Silvery Moon Japanese sweet pea, Charlotte ranunculus, peach ranunculus, jasmine vine and blue star fern, accented with vintage velvet and grosgrain cascading ribbons.  Photo by Leah Barry Photograpy, flowers by Floral Verde LLC Cincinnati, Ohio.

asymmetric cascade bridal bouquet with purple Japanese scabiosa, purple hellebores, Silvery Moon Japanese sweet pea, Charlotte ranunculus, peach ranunculus, jasmine vine and blue star fern, accented with vintage velvet and grosgrain cascading ribbons.  Photo by Leah Barry Photograpy, flowers by Floral Verde LLC Cincinnati, Ohio.

overflowing centerpiece with purple Japanese scabiosa, purple hellebores, Silvery Moon Japanese sweet pea, Charlotte ranunculus, peach ranunculus, jasmine vine, blue star fern and Alocasia ‘Polly’, in a vintage mint compote.  Photo by Leah Barry Photograpy, flowers by Floral Verde LLC Cincinnati, Ohio.

overflowing centerpiece with purple Japanese scabiosa, purple hellebores, Silvery Moon Japanese sweet pea, Charlotte ranunculus, peach ranunculus, jasmine vine, blue star fern and Alocasia ‘Polly’, in a vintage mint footed bowl.  Photo by Leah Barry Photograpy, flowers by Floral Verde LLC Cincinnati, Ohio.

overflowing centerpiece with purple Japanese scabiosa, purple hellebores, Silvery Moon Japanese sweet pea, Charlotte ranunculus, peach ranunculus, jasmine vine, blue star fern and Alocasia ‘Polly’, in a vintage mint compote.  Photo by Leah Barry Photograpy, flowers by Floral Verde LLC Cincinnati, Ohio.

overflowing centerpiece with purple Japanese scabiosa, purple hellebores, Silvery Moon Japanese sweet pea, Charlotte ranunculus, peach ranunculus, jasmine vine, blue star fern and Alocasia ‘Polly’, in a vintage mint footed bowl.  Photo by Leah Barry Photograpy, flowers by Floral Verde LLC Cincinnati, Ohio.

overflowing centerpiece with purple Japanese scabiosa, purple hellebores, Silvery Moon Japanese sweet pea, Charlotte ranunculus, peach ranunculus, jasmine vine, blue star fern and Alocasia ‘Polly’, in a vintage mint compote.   Photo by Leah Barry Photograpy, flowers by Floral Verde LLC Cincinnati, Ohio.

overflowing centerpiece with purple Japanese scabiosa, purple hellebores, Silvery Moon Japanese sweet pea, Charlotte ranunculus, peach ranunculus, jasmine vine, blue star fern and Alocasia ‘Polly’, in a vintage mint footed bowl.  Photo by Leah Barry Photograpy, flowers by Floral Verde LLC Cincinnati, Ohio.

bridal bouquet with purple Japanese scabiosa, purple hellebores, Silvery Moon Japanese sweet pea, Charlotte ranunculus, peach ranunculus, jasmine vine and blue star fern, accented with vintage velvet and grosgrain cascading ribbons.  Photo by Leah Barry Photograpy, flowers by Floral Verde LLC Cincinnati, Ohio.

bridal bouquet with purple Japanese scabiosa, purple hellebores, Silvery Moon Japanese sweet pea, Charlotte ranunculus, peach ranunculus, jasmine vine and blue star fern, accented with vintage velvet and grosgrain cascading ribbons.  Photo by Leah Barry Photograpy, flowers by Floral Verde LLC Cincinnati, Ohio.

bridal bouquet with purple Japanese scabiosa, purple hellebores, Silvery Moon Japanese sweet pea, Charlotte ranunculus, peach ranunculus, jasmine vine and blue star fern, accented with vintage velvet and grosgrain cascading ribbons.  Photo by Leah Barry Photograpy, flowers by Floral Verde LLC Cincinnati, Ohio.

Isn’t Allison stunning in every frame? Leah was great about keeping the shoot loose and natural. To read a brief interview with me, and to see more of Leah’s gorgeous images hop over to Leah Barry’s blog. Leah will be blogging photos of Courtenay’s gorgeous creations soon, so be sure to check back in!

Leah is a total rock star. If you want to hire her to photograph your wedding you can reach her here:

Phone: (859) 466-8352 Email: leah@leahbarryphotography.com Website: http://leahbarryphotography.com/ Blog: http://leahbarryphotography.com/blog/ Instagram: http://instagram.com/leahbarryphotography Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LeahBarryPhotography