Cori Cook Floral Design

Bigger is Better | Matt & Tessa | Highlands Ranch Mansion

Cori Cook Floral Design — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 22:00:07 +0000

If there is one thing I learned during my time at college in Texas, it was that "Bigger is Better" (well at least for Texans it is). And Matt & Tessa's wedding was no exception to this rule. The couple met at college in Waco, Texas and so of course their wedding had to have a little southern flare to it. With a huge bridal party (13 bridesmaids and 13 groomsmen!), tall candelabra centerpieces, fluffy and romantic peony bouquets, and a four-tiered cake, bigger was definitely better for this wedding.

Tessa and Matt - it was a joy to get to design for your wedding and also attend all the festivities. You are wonderful friends and I'm so excited for your marriage!

Enjoy looking at all the Texas lovin'!

- Liz

VENDOR LOVE
Photography: Kathryn Bacalis Photography | Planning: We Tie the Knots | Floral Design: Us, Cori Cook Floral Design | Ceremony & Reception Venue: Highlands Ranch Mansion | Cake: Kristie's Cakes

My Best Friend's Wedding | Carolyn + Daniel | Mile High Station

Cori Cook Floral Design — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 19:56:07 +0000

Every day I am surrounded by love and weddings and beautiful things. People constantly ask me, "Do you ever get sick of weddings?" And my answer is always, "Absolutely not!" I love celebrating marriage. Two people committing their lives to one another forever is a beautiful thing. Last October I had the honor of standing next to two of my best friends in the world as they gave their lives to one another. Carolyn has been my best friend since we were five years old and Daniel and I instantly became best friends when we met three years ago. I was actually the one to introduce these two and will always claim that I knew from the moment they met that they would get married. It didn't take long for them to realize it either. I can only hope that every person would get to witness at some point in their lives an unconditional love like Daniel and Carolyn's. It is genuine, it is sacrificial, it is fun and adventurous, it is constant.

Not only was I the maid of honor for this wedding, but I also had the opportunity to design all of their flowers. One of my favorite parts of the whole day was getting to hand Carolyn her bouquet. You better believe I cried like a baby!

Daniel and Carolyn: You two are a blessing and a gift to me. Still can't believe I got to stand beside both of you on your wedding day. You show me an incredible picture of marriage every day and I'm so grateful for you two in my life!

Love, Liz

VENDOR LOVE
Photography: Kelli Lyn Photography | Planning: We Tie the Knots | Floral Design: Us, Cori Cook Floral Design | Ceremony & Reception Venue: Mile High Station

Nautical Wedding Inspiration | Memorial Day | Cherry Creek Reservoir

Cori Cook Floral Design — Mon, 27 May 2013 18:56:52 +0000

Happy Memorial Day! It's a beautiful day to celebrate our nation and share our gratitude to the men and women who have sacrificed their very lives for the freedoms we enjoy daily.

We are excited to share this lovely nautical/americana photoshoot with our readers today! We always love any opportunity to create classic, fresh designs, so naturally we was thrilled to be a part of a nautical shoot in our very own Colorado. We love the way that this shoot shows that your wedding is a blank canvas, no matter what state you live in, if you work carefully to coordinate great details.

We love doing photoshoots because it is an opportunity to make new friendships. Thank you to all our models who did an outstanding job looking adorable. And thank you to Will & Stacey Photography, who blew me away with their mad skills. Let's do it again. Like soon.

We were even featured on Green Wedding Shoes today---Yay! Enjoy this lovely shoot brought to you by the following talented Denver wedding professionals:

VENDOR LOVE:
Flowers: Us! Cori Cook Floral Design
Photography: Will & Stacey
Planning: Pink Paisley Events
Hair & Makeup: Bree Heykoop & Erin Frost
Wedding Dress: The Little White Dress
Cake: Azucar Bakery
Venue: Cherry Creek Marina & Yacht Club
Chairs: Chairs with Character
Table: The Gypsy Wagon

Denver Wedding Flowers | Grand Hyatt | Audrey + Corey

Cori Cook Floral Design — Mon, 20 May 2013 18:38:22 +0000

A romantic blush and ivory wedding today with cafe au lait dahlias, hydrangea, and lovely blush garden roses...swoon (:

VENDOR LOVE:
Flowers: Us! Cori Cook Floral Design
Photography: Elevate Photography
Venue: The Grand Hyatt Denver

Congrats Audrey + Corey!!!

The Sanctuary Golf Club Wedding | Laura + Ryan

Cori Cook Floral Design — Fri, 03 May 2013 18:40:14 +0000

One of my favorite parts of being a floral designer is getting to meet with a bride and groom and dream up fabulous ideas for their wedding. Making every wedding unique and different for each couple that we design for is an important value of ours at Cori Cook Floral Design. We are constantly being inspired by new flowers, techniques, shapes, colors, and textures, so when Laura and Ryan came into the studio to meet with us, I was overjoyed at their desire to be creative and adventurous with the design for their wedding. Ribbon treatments (again, our favorite), monochromatic bouquets, centerpieces made out of antlers and pheasant feathers, hanging glass globes, and baby's breath poofs down the aisle are just a few of the elements that made up this amazing winter wonderland wedding.

Laura and Ryan, your wedding was an absolute dream to design! Thank you for trusting me and letting me run with your ideas. You were brave and adventurous and I love that. Not to mention - you were also fearless about getting married in February in Colorado! We love winter weddings. We love adventure and creativty. And we love you two!

Congrats! -Liz

P.S. A special shoutout again to Christyn at We Tie The Knots. We love doing weddings together. She is a brilliantly talented designer and one of the best coordinators we know! She truly made this whole event come together cohesively and creatively. Christyn - You rock!

The Oxford Hotel | Denver Wedding | Cori Cook Floral Design

Cori Cook Floral Design — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 18:49:08 +0000

Peonies in August?! Wait...what?

Making brides happy on their wedding day is what makes us most fulfilled in our job here at Cori Cook Floral Design. So my heart broke for Kelley at our first consultation when she explained that she planned her wedding date around wanting peonies EVERYWHERE...only to realize she had gotten some misinformation about when they are actually available. So she went from florist to florist only to hear that she couldn't get peonies in August. I figured it was a long shot, but told her I would look into a resource I had recently heard of---peony growers in Alaska.

After a little bit of research, I got in touch with an AMAZING resource in Alaska who assured us we could definitely get the peonies we wanted. So Kelley got her wish after all: Peonies in August! And we got ours too: Another happy bride! Our work here is done (:

VENDOR LOVE
Photography: Zorn Photography | Planning: Revel & Bloom | Floral Design: Us, Cori Cook Floral Design | Cake: Intricate Icings | Reception Venue: The Oxford Hotel, Denver

New Year's Eve Extravaganza | CCFD + We Tie The Knots

Cori Cook Floral Design — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 19:26:00 +0000

This is one of those times where I can confidently say...photos just just can't capture the beauty and magic of this wedding. What a way for us at CCFD to end 2012---With a bang! And lots of glitter and sequins! (Thank you La Tavola Linens for indulging our not-so-secret love of glitter and sequins).

Everything in this festive New Year's Eve wedding came together perfectly, from the event decor to the escort card displays, to the centerpieces. An "Extravaganza" is literally the only way to put it. Through the brilliance of Christyn at We Tie the Knots, Tricia and Eric's vision to have a "Bohemian Chic" wedding came to life! All elements of the wedding uniquely captured who Tricia and Eric are and also their incredible love story. Oh how I wish that photos could show just how perfectly flawless this wedding was!

My favorite thing about designing this wedding??...New designs and new challenges. Elaborate and glamorous ribbon treatments for the bridal and bridesmaids (a must-have in my opinion), a hanging manzanita branch arrangement over the head table, an antique frame filled with a bed of blush and ivory flowers. What's not to love?

Tricia and Eric - what a amazing thing it was to be a part of your wedding day and all the planning leading up to it. You two are a gift! Couldn't think of a better way to end the year. Cheers! -Liz

VENDOR LOVE:
Wedding Planning: We Tie The Knots (One of our absolute favs!)
Floral Design: Us, Cori Cook Floral Design!
Photography: Preston Utley Photography
Event Decor: Design Works
Videography: Passion to Action
Linens: La Tavola Linens
Venue: Kevin Taylor's at The Opera House

I could go on for days... but you just have to see it for yourself...

Keystone Wedding | Cori Cook Floral Design | Courtney + Ben

Cori Cook Floral Design — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:52:47 +0000

Looking back through the photos of this wedding we did last season in Keystone makes me wish for summer to arrive. The evenings where it doesn't get dark until 9pm and Colorado is its full glory...but, alas! Colorado weather continues to surprise us with a mind of it's own. It teases us with the occasional 70 degrees, but then dashes my dreams with another snow day like today.

It doesn't matter. Summer is alive in our hearts. We at Cori Cook Floral Design are ramping up for our sixth season of weddings and I have to say, that we're more excited than ever. We have all kinds of amazing weddings booked this year, from the casual to the extravagant. As another season approaches, we are overwhelmed with the feeling that we are really blessed to get to live our dream and do work that makes our hearts happy! What are you most excited about this summer?

Enjoy this lovely, casual wedding with the sweetest bride and groom ever...