RBK Creations

Last month I featured the wedding of Emma and Brandon. It was great to be able to showcase their wedding, the photographer and the happy couple. As I receive photos and stories from past brides, these posts will continue! My favorite part of the whole process is seeing that the bride (and the family and friends) are happy with what we created. That means the most! 

This next bride had so many personal touches added to her bouquet. I was so happy to see the photos from her big day. The smile on her face, made me smile. Kelda and Callum met on MySpace, but actually realized that they had a few friends in common! The only lived nine miles apart and had never met until then. They are also in the same field of work. It is crazy how the world works sometimes! 

Read on as Kelda explains her 12-28-09 wedding and what went in to planning it.   

 What was the theme of your wedding? What colors did you use/what was the overall feel of the big day? 

“There wasn’t really a theme – We’re not as ‘theme-y’ in Scotland as you are in the United States, but quirky probably sums it up. It was winter time, which most people don’t go for. The Bridesmaid Dresses were a crisp wintery navy blue colour too. We had the button bouquets. We had a humanist wedding (and basically wrote the whole service so it was quite fun and laid back. 

I play in a brass band and have done so since I was a kid. So we had my brass band play Christmas carols as the guests arrived. Then while I walked down the aisle, they played a Scottish song, Caledonia. While we signed the register they played another tune about a cat (we have a pet cat!) and on our way out, they played the James Bond Theme.  

Because we got engaged at the Taj Mahal, our table names were Bollywood film names (all love stories!) 

Our daytime favours, only for the females, were wooden Christmas tree baubles with the date of our wedding on them. And we had a roulette table at the evening reception, rather than favours.” 

What was the location of your wedding? 

“Snowy Scotland! We got married at the Burnhouse Manor Hotel in Ayrshire, Scotland on a gorgeous winter, snowy day.”
 

What was your favorite part of planning the wedding? 

“Do you know, I can’t pick anything in particular, but the bouquets were definitely up there with planning the ceremony, and picking the brass band tunes, and Bollywood table names and deciding to have the roulette table! These little things I found more fun than picking the dress and the venue I’d say!” 

What types of items did you receive from RBK Creations? What was your favorite piece?  

“We had my bouquet, 4 Bridesmaid Bouquets and 2 Flower Girl Bouquets 

I loved my bouquet because you added in lace leaves from my Gran’s wedding dress veil and buttons and cufflinks that were my grandpa’s (both who have passed away) into my bouquet! 

I loved the flower girl bouquets because you added in little snowmen buttons. 

Also, you had colour matched everything to the dress and the tartan which was brilliant.” (The colors we used were: Blue, green, yellow, orange, purple and ivory/whites. The bouquets were a fun mix of colors. The tartan was very inspiring.) 

How did you come across RBK Creations? 

“I think I had seen the idea of button bouquets or material bouquets on Offbeat Bride. When I googled it, your Flickr page came up. From there, I found your Etsy Page and I fell in love with your stuff!” 

Thank you so much Kelda for sharing your big day with us. We wish both you and Callum the best! All of the photos were taken by Ecco Photography Thanks Ecco Photography for capturing the bouquets! The photos are all stunning! 

Make sure to check back on Monday for our weekend update. We have a lot in the works this weekend and there will be tons of photos.

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In the last post I shared a photo of a pink and green flowergirl headband. The little flower girls will also be carrying a new item we have created. The two little girls will each have one of these felt and button wands. They look like our other felt flowers, however, they are about 4-5 times larger than a single stem. 

The flowers measure at about 7 inches wide and have 5 layers of embroidered felt. The ribbon hanging off is for rings, as these flower girls will be playing the part of ring bearers as well. This is a great option for the couples that don’t have a young boy or relative to be a ring bearer.

These can be created in any color. I am really liking the color that this bride has picked for her wedding. The pink and green are so sweet together and the white is a nice accent. It was a lot of fun doing the stitching on these flowers (there are two of them).

We love creating new items. If you have an idea for a custom item  you would like to see, just drop us a line! I will be introducing a few new items here in the next couple of weeks including some great fall time bouquets and decor.

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We had a pretty busy weekend. There are a lot of orders that are in the works as well as some heading out the door. We have finished up most of our summer weddings and fall is on our minds now. Each Monday I plan on giving a little update of what took place over the weekend. This is when we get the majority of our work completed.

I just finished a great order. The start of this order goes all the way back to October when we did the Ft. Worth Bridal/Quinceañera Show. We met with a lot of mothers and daughers planning for their big birthday celebration. Recently, we were contacted by one of those mothers who was still very interested in a bouquet. I put a rush on the order to get her bouquet done for her professional photos. I did a few new items as well, including the guest book above. I also created a larger pillow, for the shoe ceremony (I have been learning so much about the traditions, it is a lot of fun!) and a custom photo album so she can have a matching book to keep all the photos.

I have been working with a bride in Portugal. I made a few flowergirl headbands and then two large flowers for them to carry. Instead of a ring bearer, they will be having two flower girls that will carry a ring each. I will post the photos of the flowers later this week.

I have been working with someone locally who is doing an anniversary photo shoot. She was inspired by a gorgeous wedding that used jewel tones. It is a great mix of colors! I should have more photos of the finished bouquet on next monday’s weekend update.

This is a new color combination we are working on. This is for a super sweet bride in Australia. Should also have more photos of this next week! Can’t wait to see it all come together.

This order got shipped out! Spring Green, Dark Brown and White. This order is on its way to Canada right now! Can’t wait for her to see it all.

Lastly, this order was finished recently. Another great color combination! I love the vintage feel to these colors.

Thanks for stopping by and looking at what we have been working on. Make sure to head over to facebook and become a fan! http://www.facebook.com/rbkcreations

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I love getting photos from the Bride and Groom after their big day! I have been asked by a lot of people to see photos from the orange and pink wedding. We did a fun mix of satin, tulle and felt for the bouquets and decor.

I am excited to show you the photos from Emma and Brandon’s early June wedding. The orange and pink was a great accent for their outdoor wedding in Washington state. (This post is VERY picture heavy!)

The photographer for this wedding was Wilton Photography, a husband and wife team (Travis and Cari) that specializes in wedding, portrait, and commercial photography. You can also head on over to their blog and their Facebook fan page. They do some amazing work and definitely worth taking a look.

I just love the reflection in the pool, the color of the sky and how awesome this couple is.

The Girls. I love the orange and pink dresses. How cute are the flower girls?!? It looks like the weather was perfect for their day.

The bride and groom were just adorable. They look so happy. We were so honored to be a part of their wedding.

Check out that Bow Tie. That was handmade by aBeachBreeze. It fit in so well with the rest of the items!

I just adore how this turned out. I love the pomanders lining the aisle.

Here are some detail photos of the pomanders.

There were some button stems mixed in with fresh flowers. A nice, whimsical touch.

On the left is one of the magnets we made for favors. On the right, the pomanders were also used for the cocktail hour centerpieces. I love that they were able to have multi uses throughout the day.

Close up shot of the brides bouquet. The blue feathers added to her “Something Blue” and a shot of the grooms boutonniere. I love the little leaf accent!

And lastly, here is another photo of the adorable couple. We wish you both the best!

It was so much fun working with this couple. I will be posting more vendor information for this wedding shortly. In the meantime, if you have any questions, feel free to send me a message through the “Contact Us” page.

Tags: button bouquet, buttons, orange, pink, satin, wedding

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Most of the time we work with colors like blue, light green, soft or dark purple, yellow and white. We don’t see much in terms of bright pink and bright orange. When we get a chance to work with bright colors it is a lot of fun and a nice change of pace. We recently finished up an order in tangelo (bright orange) and fuschia (bright pink). I think I was smiling the whole time I was making the bouquets. I kept saying, “I just love these colors together!” It even made all the little scraps of fabric in the garbage look cute.

This wedding took place just this last weekend! It was a busy RBK Creations wedding weekend! We wish you the best Emma and I hope the day was everything you hoped for and more! Now on to some photos of the bouquets/decor. Like the Key West order, we were able to create some new items and play around with the design a bit.

L-R: The bride bouquet, it ended up getting some feathers added. It was truly whimsical and beautiful!
The bridesmaid bouquet, focus was on the pink.
The Jr. Bridesmaid Bouquet with a focus on orange.

We made 150 custom magnets. I think they turned out very cute!

On this order, we also mixed the materials used. While the bride and bridesmaid bouquets were satin, a few other pieces were felt.
This is the toss bouquet, the two flower girl bouquets were also made in felt. Once again, I can’t get over how cute the colors are together!

This is another great item we were able to create for her wedding. (Sorry for the bad photo, it is the only one I got of the bowtie and it is with my camera phone)
She wanted a pink bow tie for her father, but was unable to find one that matched the other items in her wedding. I was able to use the same satin from the bouquets for this bow tie.
It is a real bow tie, not a clip on or a pre-tied one. The bow tie was made by one of my co-workers, Erin. She has her own shop on Etsy, check it out, aBeachBreeze

I have become a very big fan of the pomander (kissing ball). They are so cute! These pomanders were used for aisle decoration at the ceremony.
They were then used as centerpieces for the cocktail hour tables. The pink/orange pomander was used at the kid’s table. Each pomander had button stems and some fun tulle accents.

It has been a very busy wedding month. Keep checking back for other June RBK Creation Brides! We will have some more orange bouquets, some yellow, a bunch of purple and lots more! To see the rest of the items from this wedding set, you can check out the flickr set here.

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