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Flowers Used:
-Dried Birds of Paradise "color enhanced" red and orange to represent fire
-Field Tulips and Parrot Tulips- found this type of a variety as the pointed petals represented fire
-Carnations- used the petals from them as the texture represents fire
-Gloriosa LIllies- the color and shape of these flowers represented the fire
-Mango Calla lIllies, Yellow Kangaroo Paw Yellow Cymbidium Orchids and Yarrow to bring out fire color and more firey textures
-Yellow, Orange and Red Roses
-Teal, Fuschia and Apple Green Flat Aluminum Wire

Elements:
-Stationery: Invitation, menu, place cards- Similar design and fonts to the book style incorporating the phrase "may the odds be ever in your favor" an infamous line in the book, each place card listed which district that person was from.
-The chiffon chair back was used for the bride's chair to represent the flowing fire as Katniss is "the girl on fire"
-The favors were homemade "nightlock berry jam" after the poisonous "nightlock" berries

Desserts:
-Rue-barb pie was used in honor of the character Rue
-Haymitch's Rum cake was honor to that Haymitch's character is a drunk
-The candied apples with Cinnamon honor the character "Cinna"
-In addition the dessert table as oreo truffles, chocolate covered pretzel rods and rice crispy pops

Vendors:
Coordination and Desserts: Simply Sweet Weddings, www.simplysweet-weddings.com
Location: The Hilton Waterfront Beach Resort, www.waterfrontresort.com
Flowers: Empora Flora, www.emporaflora.com
Photography: Forget Me Knot Photography, www.forgetmeknotphotos-design.com
Linens: Designer Specialty Linens, www.designerspecialtylinens.com
Stationery: Jen Simpson Design, www.jensimpsondesign.com
Chairs, Chargers and Bride's Chair Back: Fusion Linens, www.fusionlinens.com