A New Year’s Eve wedding is a party waiting to happen, with so many ways to incorporate the New Year’s theme into the celebration of your new marriage. Beneva Weddings wants to make sure your wedding flowers complement the occasion with these three tips: (more…)
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Keep Little Hands Busy During The Wedding Weekend
Having a kid-friendly (read populated) wedding and not sure how to keep all of those busybodies entertained? A weekend full of wedding events can be fun for adults, but often we forget that for our littlest guests, there isn’t much to do. We’ve got 6 floral crafts below that solve all of your problems. These […]
Gothic Flowers For Halloween
For some, a traditional spring or summer wedding just won’t do. Instead, they prefer a moody, evocative fall wedding, with all of the richness and depth of the season on display in flowers and decor. Halloween-themed weddings have become a popular option for brides and grooms who want their wedding to have a darker, more […]
How To Host A Flower Potluck
Every now and again, a fantastic, flower-centered event idea rolls around, and those of us who do a lot of celebrating through flowers get kinda excited. While they make an appearance at nearly every festive occasion, usually as decor, flowers are rarely the main event themselves. Until now. A few years ago, Kinfolk magazine put […]
Dogs Dressed To The Nines In Flowers
Is there anything more adorable than a little flower girl or ring bearer traipsing up the wedding aisle? Try a dog. Now, we here at Beneva Weddings have seen everything from pigs to horses to llamas incorporated into the marriage ceremony, but dogs are definitely the furry friend of choice—no bones about it. We’ve seen […]
5 Ways To Use Plants In Your Wedding
Move over flowers, plants are crashing the wedding. Plants are having a moment in general, whether they’re greening up apartments and homes or functioning as the floral decor in a wedding. They’re versatile, hardy and lend an earthy, organic feel to even the most indoorsy of ceremonies and receptions. Read on to find 5 ways […]
4 Ways To Brighten Up Your Bridal Brunch With Flowers
One of the most lighthearted events held ahead of a wedding is the bridal brunch, a mid-morning gathering that typically involves the bridesmaids, mothers of the couple and other female friends and family. The mood is sweet, warm and irreverent, a fun celebration of the bride and a chance for the ladies to get together before […]
How To Repurpose Your Wedding Flowers
Wondering what you’ll do with all those gorgeous flowers after the ceremony and reception? You’re not the only one. Several enterprising people and companies have posed the same question in the past few years. We’re all interested in being as kind to the earth as we possibly can, and the wedding industry is no exception. […]
Flower-Inspired Cocktails For Your Reception Menu
We’re used to seeing flowers on the cocktail tables at wedding receptions, but what about in the cocktails themselves? Sure, it’s de rigueur to pop a sprig of rosemary or lavender into your signature drink, but these days, brides are getting even craftier about their craft cocktails. Floral alcohol is showing up on bar menus […]
Wedding Color Ideas We Love
When it comes to weddings, there are many traditions we take for granted. But as brides increasingly break with the customary ways of doing things, wedding planners are seeing inventive and fresh ideas emerging. From colorful bridal gowns to extravagant themed events, a wedding day is anything you want it to be. Wedding color palettes […]