Amazing, amazing orchids

On Sunday, I had the pleasure of helping the wonderfully talented florist, Molly, decorate her client's reception at the Westin Galleria in Edina. This was my first time at this space and I loved it. Simple, elegant, and modern...but oh boy did Molly's flowers brighten up the space; it was breathtaking after we finished decorating. Molly and the bride decided on using mostly orchids...lots of varieties and colors. They were amazing. The precious flowers floated in water in two different cylinder groupings, along with a third setting of a tall floral. Incredible. I wish I could have been there at night to see the candles glowing and the flowers shining through the glass.

In the pictures below, the tall set of three cylinders are new items I now offer for rent! They are 12", 16", and 24" glass cylinders. They are heavy-bottom, high quality glass cylinders that are perfect to get some height into your reception and to mix and match with another centerpiece setting. The cylinder groupings sat on rented 14" round mirrors.

Beauty in Purple and Gold

For Jaci and Paul's 9/26/09 wedding, I had the pleasure of working with my friend Carra at La Petit Fleur to use MBellish pieces to accent her gorgeous flowers. Because the bride wanted purple and gold, she used the purple bubble votives around Carra's fabulous hurricane designs and used the Venice piece as one of her three centerpiece groupings. Wow!

University of St. Thomas Reunion

On October 10th I decorated, and attended, my 10 year reunion at the University of St. Thomas. It was a really fun event, held at our south campus cafeteria. The MBellish pieces really turned the cafeteria into an elegant affair! I used the Manhattan centerpiece as one setting and three beaded votives on a 12" round mirror as another. Thank you to Molly for suggesting I kick things up a notch by adding the purple dendrobium orchids.

Pretty in Pink in Hastings

On July 18th, I enjoyed decorating at my friend Angie's reception at the Little Log House Pioneer Village in Hastings. It's a charming hall in the middle of the country - really quaint and fun. Angie jazzed up the hall's basic linens by adding hot pink runners. They looked great! She used the Santa Monica centerpiece on 12" round mirrors, with lots and lots of flowerpot votives scattered on her guest tables and head tables. Photos by Michelle Huber.

Total class at the St. Paul Hotel

I thoroughly enjoyed setting up for the reception of Megan and Ramsey at the St. Paul Hotel on July 25th. Megan, along with the help of her florist Molly, did an amazing job selecting three different centerpieces to decorate the intimate ballroom. She used one floral centerpiece in a gold square vase, the Venice centerpiece (with the brushed gold stand), and the Sausalito centerpiece (which has a soft gold rim and ivory mosaic) accented by pink orchids . These three pieces coordinated together beautifully and made each table warm, interesting, and stunning. Check out these amazing photographs by Studio 188. I'm so grateful to Erica at Studio 188 for sharing these beautiful pictures!

Classic Beauty

Crystal and Andrew wed on a particularly rainy June day in Minnesota, but their beauty and happiness shined through in these amazing pictures by Eliesa of Photogen Inc. Their wedding had such a lovely, vintage feel, which is why Crystal selected the Venice for her centerpieces. Here are a few awesome pictures Eliesa generously shared from the reception at Bayview Event Center.

To see more pictures from the wedding, see Photogen's blog entry.

New Item - Square Vases

We are excited to offer a new centerpiece option! Our square vases offer a clean, modern look that is perfect for all of your tables or wonderful to mix-and-match with another piece. They are heavy, handblown glass pieces. The group of three consists of the following sizes: 4"x4"x4", 4"x4"x6", and 4"x4"x8". A 3" floating candle fits perfectly in these pieces. They can be rented as a group or separately.


These pieces were first used on May 2nd at the Habitat for Humanity Hard Hat and Black Tie Gala held at the Marriott City Center. MBellish donated rental items for this event and helped coordinate and organize their decorations. They had 70 tables and went with three different centerpieces. One grouping was the Manhattan with orange roses and green mini-orchids. The second was the tall square vase (with an orange tulip and a floating candle) with two Beaded Votives, accented by green and orange rose petals and green mini-orchids. The third was a grouping of the three square vases (one with a green hydrangea, one with decorative silver wire, and the third with decorative grasses) and two Beaded Votives, accented by green and orange rose petals and green mini-orchids. The lovely flowers were provided by Serendipity. Photos by Peter Kowler.