With prom season in full swing at Gillespie Florists, we are enjoying the challenge of making captivating corsages to match individual taste and style. This year has seen a dramatic shift to wonderful frothy colors of champagne and shrimp with overlays of lace. This particular design appeals to the hopeless romantic wanting to capture the updated vintage look featuring a myriad of pastel and the ever popular nude palette.
On trend right now also is the large chunky style bracelets. We have an exciting selection of styles and colors featuring silver metallic, crystals, pearls, and even full rhinestone cuffs. Each a wonderful keepsake to wear again and again.
Another exciting trend this year is the addition of sheer illusion. Normally used in costuming, this wonderful beige stretchy fabric allows you to have cut out detailing without showing actual skin. If you are the dramatic Fashionista, you can make a statement and still be demure. If you are more the Goddess type, then consider something very unique as this "Goddess Tiara".
This beautiful head piece features a rhinestone tiara as the base with dainty wax flowers woven in. It's natural soft greenery gives an ethereal effect and is finished with iridescent green leaves.
Not quite like you? Then how about Legendary "Elfin". You can define your look by wearing your flowers in unexpected places such as a necklace or flower ring. Here we have the newest trend for prom in a hand tooled wire necklace called "Frozen". It features unexpected blooms of Larkspur woven into 6 and 24 gage silver tone wire with iridescent strands and faux crystal stones. Each necklace is a one of a kind work of art!
Nothing quite like having magic at your fingertips with this beautiful flower ring called "Sugar Sugar". Here we have a delicate pink spray rose with an adjustable ring band and adorned with wax flowers and a rhinestone spray.
Everyone loves the natural Bohemian-Island girl look so why not wear a stunning headband that balances perfectly with a strapless gown. This beautiful piece is called "Bohemian Head Band” features a stunning green Dendrobium Orchid with a purple crystal dragonfly pin atop a silver braided headband. It is finished with blue accents and iridescent hanging bead strands.
Ok, still not you? Then how about all the Prom Rebels out there! Push the fluff and bling aside and lets get creative. 
Here we have designed something perfectly different for you called "Grim". It features chains, raw zipper edges, skulls, feathers and black ribbons. Blood red roses sets it aflame with individuality. We have many different types of fabric ribbons, lace, plaid, cording, buttons and charms to create that personalized, exclusively unique design. Steampunk? Rebel? Alternative? We’ve got you covered!
We have expert designers and staff on hand to help you create whatever you're dreaming of and possibly something you haven’t thought of yet! So whatever style you are, whatever color of the rainbow you need, whatever design of wristlets, body or accessory flowers you have in mind, come on in and let us show you how it's done!
The past couple of years I have been blogging about ‘Glee’ Prom and have received positive feedback. So here’s the scoop on what flowers our favorite characters wore to ‘Glee’ Prom 2013! First and foremost, I noticed there were way more characters on ‘Glee’ wearing prom flowers this season compared to past seasons; which as a florist, makes me very happy!
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With that said, I LOVED the fact that almost every single person in the cast was wearing prom flowers! Even all the extras were wearing prom flowers! They had a scene where some of the Glee Club members were performing on stage and the crowd of high schoolers were jumping and dancing and you could see the corsages bouncing around on their wrists! For that reason, Glee producers; you are forgiven for not putting more thought into your leads’ prom flowers!
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Since Stefan and Damon are over a hundred years old, it’s not surprising they take part in the time-honored tradition in bringing their prom date flowers (even though they are taking the same girl). Stefan gives Elena a hand tied bouquet (a.k.a. nosegay) of gerbera daisies and green roses. Even though her emotions are turned off, she does accept the bouquet. I think that is very telling of Elena true feelings toward Stefan because when Damon tries to give Elena a white rose with pink ribbon corsage; she tries to refuse it and not wear it. Of course if you know Damon, he won’t take “No” for an answer and with his super Vampire skills; he grabs Elena’s wrist and straps that corsage on her like her life depends on it! Elena does show up to prom with Damon’s corsage on and doesn’t have Stefan’s bouquet so, we could say that is very telling as well. But I’m on team Stefan so I am choosing to read more into Elena accepting the flowers from Stefan.
I love the centerpieces for the tables! They were fresh flowers with a lighted lamp in the center. I like how they combined two things people like to have in the center of the table and combined it instead of choosing one or the other. The bouquets included white lilies, purple stock, burgundy carnations, white buttons and accent flowers. A lot of schools choose not to have fresh flower centerpieces at their proms but we have a local high school that still does it and the kids love it! They keep the cost down by bring us their own containers and many times bring in items for us to include. This year they brought us party masks to include in the bouquet.
Caroline, vampire and friend to Elena, left the Prom early because she was upset that she couldn’t spend her senior prom with her werewolf/vampire hybrid boyfriend, Tyler. She came home to set up for a party she was having later that night and there was Tyler waiting for her with a hand tied bouquet of flowers. This bouquet included lavender daisies, cushion pompons, alstroemeria lilies and solidego. It was very pretty and very sweet of him to bring.
