Site: Ritz Carlton Washington DC.Photo courtesy Freed Photography A mix of tall and low arrangements in classic whites feature white hydrangea, Blizzard, Vendela and Sahara roses, white spray roses, white stock, white lisianthus, and white dendrobium orchids.
Site: Meridian House.Photo courtesy Paul Fetters Photography White pillar candles and flowers in classic and romantic shades of white, ivory, and blush pink define the centerpiece. Three square glass vases with a textural mix of white and cream hydrangea, ranunculus, ivory and Sahara roses, tulips, and stock Ð with subtle accents of green ladyÕs mantle and light pink sweetpea. The vase is wrapped on the interior with a green aspidistra leaf.
Site: Hotel Monaco.Photo courtesy Sandi Foraci Photography Three tall cylindrical glass vases bring together the lush look. One is filled with blue hydrangea, spilling from the top. A second vase covered with platinum fabric is filled with an elegant, white calla lilies. A final vase holds shades of blue delphinium. The arrangement is surrounded by several luminaries of light blue paper or fabric.
Site: Torpedo Factory Arts Center.Photo courtesy Renee Michele Photography Centered on the placecard table is a wrought iron, octopus-armed candelabra with an overlay of curly willow branches over the frame. The base of the structure is nested in lush blue, purple and green hydrangea. Topping the structure is a lush arrangement of hydrangea in cool blues, greens, and purples accented with light blue delphinium, green dendrobium orchids, and ivory roses. Votives hang from the arms of the structure and sit atop the arms, providing a romantic, cande-lit glow.
Site: Hotel Monaaco.Photo courtesy Sandi Foraci Photography A large martini glass shaped vase is topped with lush mounds of with blue hydrangea, ivory roses and accented with blue-black privet berries.
Site: Pavilion Room, Ronald Reagan Intl Trade Center.Photo courtesy Sabine Scherer Photography Topping the vase is an elegant arrangement of purple and white dendrobium orchids stemming up from a ring of rich purple hydrangea accented with white calla lilies. An inverted calla lily is submerged in the vase for additional visual interest. .
Photo courtesy Holland Photo Arts
A lush garland of lemon leaf foliage skirts the front lip of the sweetheart table, accented with flowers in bold oranges, pinks, and reds: orchids, roses, and pincushion protea.
Photo courtesy Holland Photo Arts
A cluster of three rectangle vases of varying heights hold hot pink mokara orchids, orange mokara orchids, and tightly packed red roses.
A grid of small square glass vases are each filled with swirled bear grass of fuschia and orange mokara orchids.
Site: Foxchase Manor
A beer stein-style vase filled with Valentine's Day candy and topped with an elegant arrangement of pink and white French tulips, red Dutch tulips, red parrot tulips, and pink heather.
Photo courtesy Cleverly Candid Photography
A new year's eve arrangement in classic white tones - white hydrangea, tulips, hypericum berries, and orchids - accented with iridescent glass balls.
Site: DAR O'Byrne Gallery
The elegant arrangement of classic white hydrangea, roses, dahlia and orchids is accented with magnolia and hanging amaranthus, personifying southern charm.
Site: Woodend. Photo courtesy Jennifer Domenick Photography
White mini-calla lilies are swirled in a round bubble vase in a minimalist yet dramatic modern design.
Photo by Roman Grinev Photography
A composite arrangement centered with a white button pom pomander surrounded by smaller arrangements of red and white orchids, ranunculus, roses, and hydrangea befit the cocktail party atmosphere of the reception. Small square glass vases with a floating candle in red tinted water complete the design.
Site: Willard Intercontinental Hotel. Photo courtesy Michael Bonfigli Photography
Orchids in alternating hues of red and orange line the center of the long, Tuscany-style table. Floating candles are interspersed between the arrangements.
Photo courtesy K&R Photography
A rounded arrangement of Camela and Leonidas roses, and Panee mokara orchids in a square glass vase with orchids within the vase.
Site: National Museum of Women in the Arts.Photo courtesy McFarland Photography Greeting guests to the museum is a large and impressive placecard table arrangement in a tall flared glass vase. Topping the vase is a lush, overflowing arrangement in purple and cream tones featuring roses, lilies, iris, hydrangea, delphinium, tulips, and purple ornamental cabbage accented with lemon leaf foliage and green hanging amaranthus.
Photo courtesy Steve Whysall Photography
A square glass vase is wrapped with silk dupioni fabric and topped with a delicate arrangement of purple and white sweetpea accented with green hypericum berries.
Photo courtesy Steve Whysall Photography
A narrow cylindrical glass vase gently holds several stems of alium.
Photo courtesy Steve Whysall Photography
Bride and groom's chairs set off with chairbacks of purple sweetpea, green mini-cymbidium orchids, and bupleurum.
Photo courtesy Steve Whysall Photography
Three mint julep cups in varying heights and widths feature a single flower: purple sweetpea, white dendrobium orchids, and magnolia leaves accented with bupleurum and mini-cymbidium orchids.
Site: Woodend, Chevy Chase
A lush garland of lemon leaf foliage provided color for the lemonade table and is accented with lavender and pale pink roses, stock, lisianthus, and lilac
Site: Kennedy Center Roof Terrace.Photo courtesy Jennifer Domenick Photography A monochromatic table arrangement of white snapdragons tops an asparagus-lined cylindrical vase
Site: National Museum of Women in the Arts.
Dramatic sprays of green and white orchids are accented with white cherry blossom branches.
A ribbon-wrapped cake is topped with an elegant arrangement of green cymbidium orchids while smaller green dendrobium orchids grace each tier.
Photo courtesy Holland Photo Arts
A votive candle is submerged into a kermit pom and pearl pin studded cylinder finished with a nest of bear grass.
Site: Watergate Hotel. Photo courtesy Cleverly Candid Photography
A monochromatic table arrangement of white snapdragons tops an asparagus-lined cylindrical vase
Coffee and cream! Creamy white gerbera daisies top a coffee bean-filled vase.
Site: Mandarin Oriental Hotel. Photo courtesy Amy Deputy Photography
This rich, textured design features three rectangular vases of varying heights filled with lush arrangements of green flowers - one filled with coffee beans, another banded with chocolate brown and green satin ribbon, and a third filled with green china berries.
A white pillar candle is surrounded by a wreath of red roses, white stock, and variegated ivy foliage.
A square glass vase filled with variegated ivy is topped with a formal, beidemeir design of red roses and white ranunculus.
Site: Union Station. Photo courtesy Amy Deputy Photography
White dendrobium orchids top a tall cylindrical glass vase filled with coffee beans.
Photo courtesy Emily Payne Photography
Sunny sunflowers in a terra cotta pot provide the perfect complement to a barbeque-themed rehearsal dinner.
Photo courtesy Linda Wallace Photography
Site: Dumbarton House
A rustic basket holds a French country-styled arrangement of mini-sunflowers, solidago, delphinium, Queen Anne's lace, nigella.
Photo courtesy Juan Carlos Briceno
An elegant silver compote is filled with a textural mix of white hydrangea, blue-black privet berries, blue delphinium, and ivory roses.
Photo courtesy Juan Carlos Briceno
A frosted glass vase is rimmed with white ermine fur and topped with a pave arrangement of white roses. The vase is surrounded by small glass vases with blue tinted water and a floating candle and blue glass votives.
Photo courtesy Juan Carlos Briceno
Three options for cocktail tables (clockwise from top left): rectangular vase with submerged white tulips, pave-style white roses, and submerged privet berries topped with a floating candle.
Photo courtesy Linda Wallace Photography
A dramatic flower-filled cake with purple hydrangea and irises, lavender roses, light blue hydrangea, and topped with white cymbidium orchids.
Photo courtesy Freed Photography
A striking arrangement of white dendrobium orchids, purple vanda orchids, and white phalaenopsis orchids.
Photo courtesy Freed Photography
Lush summer berry tones through purple and blue Dutch hydrangea, light blue delphinium, and Charlotte and Bluebird roses in a square glass vase banded with purple satin ribbon.
Photo courtesy Andrea Melo, www.artistsandassociates.com"
A globe of roses tops a beer stein-style glass vases with rose heads nested amidst crushed cellophane.
Photo courtesy Andrea Melo
Pave-style arrangement of roses in a low square glass vase expresses a uniquely modern style.
Site: Meadowlark. Photo courtesy SOTA photography.
A tall, pilsner-style glass vase filled with brussel sprouts and savoy cabbage leaves is topped with a heady display of green and white hydrangea, white stock, green ornamental cabbage, green cymbidium orchids, green celosia, and white dahlias accented with curly willow tips, fiddlehead fern, lotus pods, green hypericum berries, and green hanging amaranthus. Further accents of airy Italian ruscus and lemon leaf foliage complement the arrangement with texture.
Mokara orchids are scattered amongst placecards.
Site: Historic Londontown. Photo courtesy Thomas Graves Photography
A citrus-themed wedding complemented by table arrangements lined with citrus slices and topped with lush arrangements of orchids.
Site: Mayflower Hotel. Photo courtesy Steve Whysall Photography
Delicately arcing pink French tulips communicate a formal and elegant spring feel.
Site: Mayflower Hotel. Photo courtesy Steve Whysall Photography
Pink tulips in a cylindrical glass vase banded with light pink and black ribbon.
Site: DAR. Photo courtesy Rodney Bailey Photography
Centered on the fireplace mantle is an elegant arrangement of white and ivory roses, dahlia, hydrangea, and dendrobium orchids.
Site: DAR. Photo courtesy Rodney Bailey Photography
Classic whites and ivories of hydrangea, roses, dahlia, and hypericum berries play off each other in a silver footed bowl, with subtle accents of seeded eucalyptus foliage to complement the textures.
Site: 101 Constitution. Photo courtesy Juan Carlos Briceno
A low silver-footed bowl features a lush arrangement of deep pink dahlias, hot pink mokara orchids, and Sophie, Charming Unique and Ravel roses in varying shades of pink accented with salal.
Site: Galleria at Lafayette Square
White cherry blossom branches provide an elegant arrangement.
Site: Samuel Riggs Alumni Center. Photo courtesy James Roy Fine Art Photography
A fluted glass vase filled with red mokara orchids is topped with an elegant arrangement of curly willow branches and James Storei orchids stemming from a collar of rich burgundy Black Magic roses and hanging amaranthus.
Site: City Club. Photo courtesy Shades of Gray Photography
A low cylindrical glass vase wrapped in red silk dupioni features a formal, biedermeier design of green antique hydrangea, Black Magic roses, red hypericum berries, and a center of chocolate cosmos.
Site: Corcoran Gallery of Art. Photo courtesy Bradley Hanson Photography
Tables alternate between a tall and low design, both featuring sumptuous reds - roses, orchids, dahlia, ranunculus, and safari sunset protea.
Photo courtesy Carrington Photography A rustic arrangement of tansy, delphinium and blue veronica in a raffia-tied mason jar.
Site: Evermay. Photo courtesy Matt Mendelsohn Photography Victorian garden hues and textures are expressed through a rich design of sage green hydrangea, Black Magic and Sahara roses, burgundy dahlia, and purple ornamental cabbage accented with blue-black viburnum berries, dusty miller and seeded eucalyptus foliage atop an elegant silver candelabra.
Site: 1789 Restaurant. A frosted glass vase is topped with a winter-inspired mix of white roses, tulips, paperwhites, and ranunculus accented with blue juniper berries and foliage, pinecones, nuts, and seeded eucalylptus.
Site: Strathmore Mansion. Photo courtesy Elaine Studley Photography A low garden urn features purple hydrangea, lavender and Jade roses, lavender stock, purple lisianthus, green hypericum berries, and green ladyÕs mantle with hints of green hanging amaranthus would trail from the lip of the urn in a romantic, English garden style.
Site: Strathmore Mansion. Photo courtesy Elaine Studley Photography A tall, slender wrought iron stand is crowned with an elegant, spring garden arrangement of green hydrangea, Jade and lavender roses, purple lisianthus, lilac, lavender stock, green hypericum berries, and draping accents of green hanging amaranthus.
