Megan and Keith, March Wedding

Megan and Keith had a simple, elegant, and absolutely beautiful wedding in March.  They were a beautiful couple and a lot of fun to work with!  Don't they look so happy!

Kristen Wynn Photography did an amazing job of capturing their memories.

Toot-toot, The Owl

Although Harmony Gardens is elegant and polished, it is still natural and rustic.  It is a garden in which couples share one of the most important and memorable days of the their lives.  It is garden in which we work to cultivate a beauty that is worthy of hosting the ceremony of combining lives forever.  But it is also a garden in which plants and animals live and find solace.  We are a natural garden.  Basically that means that we grow our plants - right here.  When we have a hard winter our plants get cold.  When the flowers are in full bloom, it is because of the amazing work of our landscapers.  When we develop a new garden area, it is after months of planning and waiting for THAT moment, the moment in which we know how to best bring out the beauty of a certain spot.  It also means that we have some awesome visitors, or in this case long term tenants.  Toot-toot, our owl (actually there are several owls and they are all named Toot-toot!) can frequently be spied surveying the events of Harmony Gardens.  He is a beautiful bird and he lives in one of the most beautiful gardens around!

"Under Construction" Engagement Party

This was a very special engagement party for us at Harmony Gardens!  It was to celebrate Malcolm and Cindi's engagement (the owners of Harmony n Love Catering).  And it was also special, because I got to plan the entire thing and host it with my brother's girlfriend!  Fun!  We had games, and good food, a dessert buffet, a candy buffet, a fun DJ, some dancing, and we got to celebrate an amazing couple!  What more could you ask for?  Oh, some pictures, perhaps....

It was an "under Construction" theme, since the couple is building a new home and we tied that theme throughout.     

Cutting the cake

 we made cupcake flags out of paint swatches 

we placed trivia about the couple on larger paint swatches and put them in the centerpieces

We had everyone sign his and hers tool aprons

 Unfortunately most of my pictures were taken right before the party and we had not uncovered the candy yet! 

We used a drywall mud bucket to hold cards and gave mini tool sets for prizes for the games.  Games consisted of "Guess the number of screws" and answer trivia questions from trivia in the centerpieces.  We asked the question, "Where do see the couple in 15 years?", "How will you pray for the couples marriage?", or "write a fond memory" and had the notes pinned on a clothes line.  

October Wedding

The special touches on this wedding were so cute.  They used butterflies and fairies and a ton of greenery.  The garland over the pergola and bridge in the rose garden looked amazing.  They utilized pink and blue up-lighting in the dining pavilions.  Another beautiful Harmony Gardens wedding!  And congrats to the couple!!

Our PhotoBooth

Have I mentioned that we have our own photobooth?  Well, last Spring, I was planning for our Flavors of West Volusia event.  I so much wanted to have a photobooth for the night!  I started researching if there were any in the area, how much they cost, and any other details I could find. I determined that although I love the idea of a "traditional" photobooth, I really wanted a photobooth that could be customized for our location.   As most of you know, we are a very unique venue and we are a bit off the beaten path.  We decided we wanted to be able to offer that service to our couples and to be able to do it all right here, without them having to find a separate vendor, book the date, separate contract, etc.  So we began building and customizing.  And after several tries we finally got it right!!  We are so excited to have our own photobooth!  It is so much easier for our amazing couples to just do it all right here without worrying about the logistics of having to hire one, worry if it can be set up outdoors, finding a spot for it, etc.  And since we have it in house we can provide our photobooth to our brides at a much more affordable cost than if they were to rent one from offsite.

Check out these cute pictures from some of our weddings last fall!

February! WHAT??

So I realized today that it has been months, YES, months since I updated this blog.  Last November was the busiest wedding month we have ever had.  The holidays blew in and blew out.  And then I woke up and found it to be the middle of February, with our Spring season quickly approaching!!  I promise to get some pictures of last season up very soon and to catch you up on some exciting happenings here at Harmony Gardens.  In the meantime, here is a picture from one of our Fall weddings that the amazing Elegant Imagery captured.  Isn't this an amazing shot?

De Leon Spring Fall Parade

We participated in the De Leon Springs Fall Parade... We have since changed our phone number! 

 and won 1st place!!!

Thank you to our amazing models, Jill and John as Bride and Groom and Olivia and Joseph as Flower Girl and Ring Bearer!  You guys are AMAZING!!