[Over the last couple years, Janie has become a dear friend to me - she's always there with words of encouragement and funny stories. Not only does she blog at The Bride's Cafe, she's also a talented floral designer, and she very sweetly created this beautiful holiday table to share with you while I'm away.]

Kathryn, thanks so much for letting me guest blog for you while you and Ryan are getting hitched…

…so I wanted to do a little something different for the holidays this year and I wanted to show your lovely readers that they can step out of the box and use a fun holiday palette of teal and red. I’ve been holding on to these cute teal vessels from Anthropologie since the summer and thought they would be perfect for this feature!

Credits: red flowers, blue vases

I made the cake – it was really good but I’m not a baker…so we put a few anemones on top to pretty it up.

Credits: anemones and christmas ornaments

I’ve always loved the monochromatic look with florals…same color palette but using different flowers: gorgeous red anemones… ranunculus…and deep burgundy peonies.

Credits: red and blue holiday table

My friend Holly of Holly Heider Chapple Flowers came to visit me the day of the shoot so I asked her to join in and make it a fun afternoon. Holly brought the prettiest blue ornaments she purchased from Home Goods and they were a perfect fit for the décor.

Photos by Katelyn James Photography.