Over the years I've noticed the wedding season begins to slow down towards the end of October and remains relatively quiet through the winter, thus allowing me to TRAVEL!, which I absolutely love to do because it always inspires and replenishes my bank of creativity.
I recently traveled to Italy, Switzerland and The Netherlands, visiting the amazing cities of Trieste, Venice, Geneva, Lausanne, Bern and The Hague and found lots of inspiration from my European florist counterparts.
The trend I noticed most was a free flowing and generous use of greenery, including wispy vines often encircling the arrangements and lots of monochromatic colors. Also popular was the inclusion of succulents in arrangement and the usage of rustic pots for Fall arrangements. Below are pictures of arrangements that caught my eye.
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| Beautiful monochromatic arrangement |
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| Outdoor market in Bern, Switzerland |
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| Lovely Fall wreath |
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| Small white arrangements seem popular in the city. great for placing on a desk. |
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| Small florist shop in Venice |
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| Large florist shop in Geneva |
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| Tulip bulbs in Amsterdam's Airport |
While in Trieste, Italy, I saw several young women around town wearing beautiful fresh laurel wreaths on their heads. I finally decided to stop one of the women to ask what the head wreath signified and was told it was graduation day and the white color of the ribbon on the wreath showed what the advanced degree was, PhD in Psychology.
My favorite pastime, other than flowers, gastronomic travel!
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| Chocolate in Switzerland, everywhere! |
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| Kraut and different pork sausages in Geneva |
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| Captain's platter in The Hague |
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| Fast food in Venice - delicious calzones |
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| Here, I'm enjoying a delicious popular drink called Aperol Spritz |
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| Classic Margherta pizza in Trieste |
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| Espresso perfection! |
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| Fast food in Trieste - a focaccia stand! |
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| Venice |
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| Bern |
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| Trieste |
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| Geneva |
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| Venice |
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| Geneva |
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| United Nations, Geneva |
And finally, I'll share a few pictures of doors, because,well, I have a thing for old doors.
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My husband, standing in front
of this extremely large door at the Lausanne Cathedral |
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| Isn't this door amazing? |
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| Beautiful entrance of the Bern Cathedral |
