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Nancy @ Nancy Liu Chin Designs, San Francisco Vendor: Florist Website: Nancy Liu Chin Designs About Me: A San Francisco native, Nancy graduated from the University of California - Berkeley's Haas Business School where she studied finance and marketing. Beyond running her floral studio, Nancy is a huge fan of Top Chef, loves to travel to exotic locations, is an avid reader of contemporary fiction and considers herself on Team Edward (Twilight fan!), entertains friends in her loft style home in San Francisco's SOMA neighborhood, and can be found at SF Giant's home games. Nancy and her husband, Kevin are a dynamic pair and can be frequently seen walking their white Bichon Frisee, Chin Chin around the city and lounging at cafes sipping Italian sodas.

{Floral Tips: Simple Statements}

June 22nd, 2009 @ 10:37 am by Nancy @ Nancy Liu Chin Designs

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Do you love expensive blooms like garden roses or peonies? And you want to create a centerpiece that's not your typical arrangement but have a limited budget?

No matter what your budget, you can use expensive blooms. Don't let the price of expensive blooms persuade you not to use them. You don't have to pack the blooms in; instead you can make a statement with simplicity.

You can make a statement with a smaller number of flowers as long as you arrange them with the right accessories and accent pieces. I took one bunch of garden roses, 2 succulents, a few strands of honeysuckle and some geranium foliage and made this simple arrangement out of my leftover flowers from a wedding a week ago. I had a wonderful birch branch that looked great with these flowers, and I started out with a very modern and simple container that I found at Floral Supply Syndicate .

By cutting a large succulent and then putting it next to the vase, I'm extending the arrangement and giving your eye somewhere else to look. Building an arrangement with airy greens so that the focal flowers are supported is a great addition to the design. :-)

However, making arrangements probably isn't for a bride who will have 200+ guests. This is a manageable project for someone having a simple wedding that's maybe 70 or 80 guests max.

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