6-22-2019 – Hot Pink Flowers, Hot Summer Day

Jun26

Brittany and Corey said “I do” on June 22nd, 2019! They said their vows in the picturesque Courtyard Garden of the Pittsburgh Airport Marriott. Their photographer was Chase Images, and they took this gorgeous photo of the newlyweds in the courtyard!

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Brittany carried a bouquet (#993) of bright stargazer lilies and hot pink roses. Her bridesmaids carried similar bouquets (#994) of stargazer lilies, hot pink roses, and white waxflower.

The ceremony took place between two bright altarpieces on top of our pillars, featuring white hydrangea, white stock flowers, pink Gerber daisies, stargazer lilies, pink snapdragon, and pink larkspur. You can see them pictured below, with the bride!

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The reception took place inside the Pittsburgh Airport Marriott in their Grand Ballroom. On the placecard table, we provided a vase (#117) of white hydrangea, Stargazer lilies, pink larkspur, light pink roses, and gunny eucalyptus.

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Inside the ballroom, the tables were decorated with alternating low and high centerpieces. Both the low (#628a) and high (#628b) centerpieces featured white hydrangea and pale pink roses.

We decorated their wedding cake (#159) from Bethel Bakery with light pink roses and spray roses. The cake topper was just too cute!

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We had a wonderful time working with Brittany and Corey to help them prepare for their big day! Thank you to the happy couple for allowing us to play a part in your special day!!!

6-15-2019 – Ohio, Here We Come!

Jun18

Our adventures over the weekend took us to Saint Peters Church in Steubenville, Ohio for Carmela and Primo’s wedding. This stunning church was a wonderful venue for our lovely couple. The pews (#24) were decorated with tulle and gerber daisies, giving an extra pop of color.

The bride carried a full bouquet of champagne and white roses and Queen Anne’s lace (#987). bouquets 987

Her bridesmaids carried bright bouquets (#988) of light coral gerber daisies, light coral roses, green hypericum berries, and gunny eucalyptus.

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Their reception took place at the Pittsburgh Airport Marriott here in Pennsylvania. Guests were greeted by a vase of coral flowers on the placecard table (#115).

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Inside the Grand Ballroom, each table was adorned by low centerpieces (#626) similar to the bridesmaids’ bouquets: light coral roses, light coral gerber daisies, green hypericum berries, and silver dollar eucalyptus.

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We also decorated the newlyweds’ four tier cake from Bethel Bakery with light coral roses and pink spray roses.

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It was a pleasure working with Carmella and Primo on their big day! We wish them luck and love in this new adventure!

6-1-2019 – A Summer Garden Wedding

Jun4

What a beautiful day for a wedding!

Sara & Anthony must have prayed really really hard for a beautiful day, because June 1st turned out to have the best weather so far this year in Pittsburgh! Beautiful plexiglas signs welcomed and directed guests to the Pittsburgh Airport Marriott courtyard for a short, non-denominational service, conducted by Ronald Cambest.

Sara chose all white flowers for her bridal bouquet, accented with Picassa mini callas. Her bridesmaids, dressed in dark plum, and carried white rose and waxflower bouquets.

Our pipe and drape, adorned with beautiful purple and lavender flowers, provided an elegant backdrop for the ceremony and for pictures after the service. Following the service & pictures, we moved the pieces from the pipe & drape into the ballroom to adorn the head table.

Inside the ballroom, the cake was trimmed with lavender roses and spray roses.

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The centerpieces were low on the tables and combined as many purple flowers in a variety of shades as we could find!

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Congratulations to Sara & Tony! Thank you for allowing us to be a part of your special day.

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4-5-2019 Let’s Color Our World!

Apr5

All of our world revolves around color. We thought you might be interested in exploring what different colors mean – and how they can all fit together in harmony!

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Does your heart beat for red? This color represents vibrancy, passion, love, and strength. While we all know the traditional red rose, there are so many flowers that grow in so many shades of red!

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Is orange your favorite color? This color represents harmony, aspiration, optimism, creativity, happiness, and joy. Orange flowers have very high visibility, which is perfect for catching attention and highlighting the most important elements of a floral arrangement. Not to mention – it’ll brighten your day!

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Does yellow make you smile? Yellow is the color of sunshine, and its color produces a warming effect. Use yellow in your arrangements to send cheerful, pleasant sentiments. It’s a classic choice for spring arrangements and a sure bet to cheer up a friend or loved one!

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Does the color green soothe your soul? One of the most important elements of a floral arrangement is the base of greens such as salal, variegated pittosporum, or Italian ruscus – but there are also many green flowers! Green represents harmony, growth, balance, relaxation, and is associated with healing. Including green flowers in your bouquet adds an element of freshness and harmony that we love!

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Blue is the color of the sea and the sky. It is often associated with depth, stability, loyalty, trust, intelligence, truth, and faith. Its calming effect makes it a perfect choice for sympathy and get well arrangements.

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Do you adore the color purple? Purple combines the tranquility of blue with the passion of red. The color of royals, this color symbolizes luxury, ambition, independence, and extravagance. So many flowers grow in beautiful shades of purple, which makes it a versatile color for arrangements.

Are you tickled pink by the color pink? This color represents youthfulness, romance, compassion, nurturing, love, and friendship. Pink flowers beautifully contrast with blue or green blooms, and complement lighter shades of yellow and orange.

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White means more than just tradition. A color of innocence, reflection, inspiration, purity, and transition, white is an ideal choice for the special occasions in your life.

When we combine colors in our creativity, we’re doing more than just making a pretty arrangement – we’re creating a deeper meaning. What statement can we help you make today?

8-18-18…The Biggest Wedding Day of the Year

Aug22

August 18, 2018 was a beautiful day for a wedding – 30,000 couples across the planet agreed on that! It was the busiest wedding day of the year, so far.

And we handled our share of the excitement that day, traveling to all points of the Western Pennsylvania area.

Brittany

Brittany loves all things purple. Her bridal bouquet (#852) featured white and lavender roses with white lisianthus accents. Our bridesmaids, in alternating purple and lilac dresses, also carried alternating bouquets with white (#853) or lavender (#854) roses with hydrangea. Floating candle centerpieces with submerged lavender roses provided a romantic display on her guest tables.

Julie

Julie & Kevin exchanged vows and celebrated with friends and family at Gaetano’s restaurant on Banksville Rd. Julie carried a bouquet (#855) of blue delphinium, white roses, and white carnations. Her Maid of Honor carried a simple clutch (#856) of blue hydrangea, which was also featured in her centerpieces (#563). Similar blue and white flowers decorated our brass arch, which served as a backdrop for their ceremony.

Samantha

Samantha got married outside, at the Gazebo at the White Barn in Prospect, PA. She carried a lush, flowing bouquet (#857) of pink and white roses, pink and white gerber daisies, white lisianthus, and lots of interesting greens and accent flowers. The bridesmaids carried simple clutches (#858) of large pink gerbers, which were also featured in her center pieces (#564).

Kristy

Kristy’s center pieces (#568) also featured pink and white, using gerbers, roses, hydrangea, and carnations. Beautiful vases of all white fluffy hydrangea provided a stunning statement for the ceremony setting.

Shelley

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Shelley chose the elegant all white look for her reception. Our tall pencil cases provided an understated, simplistic center piece (#567) filled with white dendrobium orchids.

Jessica

Jessica’s was our biggest wedding of the day. When 10 bridesmaids are involved, you have a tribe! Our bride carried a loose, lush bouquet (#859) of garden roses, dahlias, lisianthus, Queen Anne’s lace and assorted greenery.

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Her tribe of bridesmaids carried similar flowers on a smaller scale (#860).

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Guests were greeted at the Pittsburgh Airport Marriott by a lush and full elevated center piece that included hydrangea, roses, and pink larkspur.

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Center pieces in the Grand Ballroom contained the same flowers in both high and low arrangements (#566).

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Flowers also were used to tastefully accent the wedding cake.

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Whether your wedding (and your wedding party) is big or small, we love helping you all! So, to all our wonderful brides and grooms, we thank you for choosing us to help you. We hope that you had ‘The Best Day Ever!’

2018 – Colorful Weddings are a Summertime Favorite!

Jul17

Kelly got married in a heat wave, and her flowers matched the heat! Pictured here are Kelly with her bridal bouquet of mixed summery flowers, as well as two of her bridesmaids whose short, fun, teal dresses were complimented by more bright summery flowers (Bouquet 844). Kelly loves color!

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St. John Capistran Church in Upper St. Clair was the ceremony setting, while a wonderful and very colorful reception was hosted at the Pittsburgh Airport Mariott. Each reception table contained a beautiful mixed vase of bright summer flowers (Center Piece 557).

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Congratulations to the newlyweds! Thank you for allowing us to join in the fun on your “best day ever!”

2018 – With colors like sherbet…

Jun21

Carina and Anthony’s wedding at St Gabriel’s Church in Whitehall, PA was the 2nd wedding in recent years for this family.

Carina carried a traditional cascade of all white flowers.

Her Matron of Honor was her older sister, and our former bride! She wore lavender and carried a bouquet with lavender roses, white Gerber daisies, and other white flowers.

The bridesmaids wore mint dresses, and carried bouquets of pale yellow Gerber daisies, white roses, and other white flowers.

The ballroom at the Pittsburgh Airport Marriott where the reception was held was tastefully decorated with alternating centerpieces. One held white Dendrobium orchids, while the other had white hydrangea and lavender roses.

The V-E-R-Y tall 5 tier cake was accented with white hydrangea.

Congratulations to Carina and Anthony! Thank you for allowing us to help you on your big day.

2018 – “The Hurrier We Go…”

Jun13

“Sometimes, the Hurrier we go, the Behinder we get!” That’s a quote from my beloved Grandma. Today, it seems somehow fitting.

Since the spring wedding season took off at a full-blown gallop in April, we have been so busy producing flowers and taking care of events that we’ve become very behind in posting some of recent bouquets.

Here are some beauties that needed sharing:

Love Blooms in PNC Park

May7

The PNC Park sign, along with the statue of Honus Wagner, greets fans as they enter the Park.

“Take me out to the ballgame…”

We at Parkway Florist are just hopeless romantics, and we love playing a small part in a great story.

PNC Park was the setting for our Friday, May 4th wedding. But the story is more than just a wedding at a cool place!

Robin & Nick are two neat people who moved to Pittsburgh a few years ago for new career opportunities. A casual meeting at a Pirates game led to more dating & eventually, an engagement. Now, they love our city. So….. As they began to plan their wedding, they made the decision to have both families travel to their new home city for the wedding. What could be a more perfect place for the nuptials & reception than where they first met – at PNC Park!

An image of Home Plate with the city of Pittsburgh in the background.

A park full of fans on a past game day.

Right at Home Plate is where the happy couple said “I do!”, with the skyline of our beautiful city in the background. What could be more perfect?

Our Bride, as well as her Bridesmaids & flower girls, carried bouquets of yellow & white Gerber Daisies. Corsages & Boutonnieres also featured bright & fresh yellow Gerbers.

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The reception moved inside to the Jim Beam Lounge. Festive centerpieces, featuring baseballs with the logos of several MLB teams (including the Pirates, of course!), were showcased against the black-clothed tables. Oh – and Cracker Jack were the wedding favor of the day!!