Client Process: A Step-by-Step Look at Working with Stone House Creative
We are Stone House Creative, a floral design studio led by Lauren (that’s me!) and rooted in colour, clarity, and thoughtful artistry. We shape the full visual story of a celebration bringing palette, texture, and atmosphere together with calm, confident direction. Couples choose us for our ability to simplify complex ideas, articulate what will make the greatest impact, and deliver a celebration that feels cohesive, expressive, and uniquely reflective of their aesthetic.
It’s really important to me that every element I’m touching is thoughtfully considered to build a cohesive, immersive aesthetic that feels elevated and artfully composed. I often joke to my planner partners that I’m nosey and I want to know everything — but I truly do. If I know what you’ve got going on in various areas of your wedding, then I can offer florals that will best complement the overall vibe,
Another of my priorities is to act as a guide to you: I know that you (most likely) haven’t done this before. You have no idea what boxes to check, what to focus on, and sometimes, you don’t even know what you like! I want to help my couples refine ideas, prioritize impact, and navigate decisions with clarity and transparency.
If you’re interested in working with me, the process is going to go a little like this!
The Top 5 Wedding Flower Mistakes Couples (and Planners!) Make
I remember what it was like to be engaged, attempting to plan and budget for a wedding when I had ABSOLUTELY no idea what anything could cost, or what order I should do things in. Luckily for me, I happened to work at a wedding magazine so I had the right information available to me.
Now that I’ve been working in the wedding industry for 15+ years (I’m not that old, I’m sure…I’ve just spent my entire career in weddings!), there are a handful of things that I see couples (and some wedding pros, too!) make mistakes on that I can offer some help on!
Why You Should Create a Design Board for Your Wedding (and How To!)
So many of my clients come to me saying, “I’m a really visual person and I’m having a hard time picturing the wedding.” And a large part of me wants to say “you don’t need to visualize it; I can, and it’s gooood.” But obviously that is completely unhelpful to you 😝
So what do you do? How can you communicate to your vendors what it is that you want your wedding to look and feel like to make sure you’re all on the same page?
A mood board, also called a design board.
2026 and 2027 Wedding Flower and Design Trend
Every year for the last 12 years, I’ve written an annual trends forecasting blog post. I always enjoy it but to be honest, this year I’m not feeling it. Why? Good question.
It might be that the trend cycle seems less interesting to me than ever before. Rather than obsessing over trends, I would love to see you plan a wedding and celebration that is unique, interesting, and fits your vision instead of just replicating another thing you saw online. I’m feeling this way with my personal style, with the renovation I’m planning for my home, even just feeling super tired of Instagram itself.
The best designs are never going to be replicating what we see someone else has done.
How Much Does A Bridal Bouquet Cost?
I remember what it was like to be engaged, attempting to plan an budget for a wedding when I had ABSOLUTELY no idea what anything could cost. I have a specific memory of sitting at my fiance’s (now husband’s) computer and googling “wedding photographer in Winnipeg”, opening up every single website on the first 5 or so pages of Google, and sending a form submission to every single one. Because NONE of them had any pricing information available (and I only heard back from about 5 of them!).
That was a long time ago, and pricing transparency has definitely improved in the Winnipeg market, but I think that now, more than ever, couples are anxiously seeking pricing information. Since covid, costs on a lot of things have increased and not gone down, and now we get the joys of all this tariff business. All that to say, I understand where you’re coming from and I’m here to give you some insight on wedding flower pricing!