Artful Summer Wedding Flowers in Clear Lake
I love when I get the chance to head up to Clear Lake for a wedding! It happens once every couple of years and each that I’ve done has been so different from the last.
Jamie and Garth were after a joyful, colourful, artful summer wedding. A little whimsical, a little surprising, chic and stylish…all the good words.
Jamie is a creative herself, and had a beautiful vision — it just came down to making it happen. And since they live in BC, it was kind of like they were planning a destination wedding within a destination wedding!
I love when I get the chance to head up to Clear Lake for a wedding! It happens once every couple of years and each that I’ve done has been so different from the last.
Jamie and Garth were after a joyful, colourful, artful summer wedding. A little whimsical, a little surprising, chic and stylish…all the good words.
Jamie is a creative herself, and had a beautiful vision — it just came down to making it happen. And since they live in BC, it was kind of like they were planning a destination wedding within a destination wedding!
This delicious colour palette was so so good. Poppy pastels, juicy touches of berry tones…mmm. Jamie had a long list of flowers that she loved, and most of them were growing locally (though I did have to change a few plans at the last minute because the spring flooding set our local growers back so much!).
Bridal bouquet ingredients: dahlias, cosmos, icelandic poppies, zinnias, feverfew, sweet pea, and snapdragons.
We designed a deconstructed arch composed with branching elements to keep the ceremony feeling really natural. White sunflowers reflected her Ukrainian heritage, while gladiolas were a nod to her grandfather who grew them. I also “grew” a few pieces down the aisle, creating that whimsical feel.
I had never actually seen a Jumping the Broom ceremony before, so I was thrilled to be able to see it incorporated into their service. If you don’t know the history of the tradition, look it up — it’s beautiful.
Jamie is not afraid of colour. After a few iterations of her palette, she had nailed down a gorgeous combination of lighter pinks, peach, lavender, a warm beige, celery green, and a pop of berry pink.
The reception was set in a small, clear top tent with the guests at round tables and the couple’s family at a double-sided family table in the centre. It felt really fresh with crisp white linens, juicy florals, and coloured glassware.
The ceremony florals were repurposed to the tent entrance, and the aisle florals to the base of the seating signage.
You know I love a good hanging piece! It doesn’t need to be huge to make a big impact, especially when it features great colours. We really didn’t know how we were going to be able to do this piece, because we had no idea what the interior roof of the tent was going to be like. But, I often feel like that “on the fly” work often ends up best!
I loved that Jamie chose brighter coloured candles for the head table, and we paired them with petite arrangements scattered with fuller pieces for a lot of movement and undulation down the table.
Photos: Brittany Mahood ~ Venue: Elkhorn Manor ~ Coordination: Tricia Bachewich Events ~ Tent and Rentals: Special Event Rentals Regina ~ Cake and Desserts: Flour and Flower ~ Stationery: Division 17 and Leech Letter Co ~ Makeup: Jelo Alindayu Artistry
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Lana and Carlos's Naturally Elegant Wedding at Clear Lake
There is something extra special about designing wedding flowers for a couple who shares my anniversary! Although technically, Lana and Carlos got married the day before my anniversary, their wedding was a few hours way (up at Clear Lake) so my husband came with me and we stayed the weekend! We snuck in a mini vacation at Elkhorn Resort and explored the town of Clear Lake a bit (which is ADORABLE).
But back to the wedding! Lana and I did all the planning via email, since they live out of town. She pretty much left it up to me, after selecting the colour palette, vases, and communicating her style to me. I loved the way it turned out! We went with a very naturally elegant feel, using mostly creams with touches of blush tucked in to the bouquets.
Photos: Esther Funk Photography ~ Ceremony Venue: Elkhorn Manor ~ Reception: Danceland ~ Day of Coordination: Alexandra Lillian Events
I just happened to get these perfect cafe latte roses that week as a complete fluke, My wholesaler was testing them out and I knew they'd be perfect. That warm, rose golden tone was just incredible! I tucked them into a combination of standard roses, garden roses, locally grown foxglove, lisianthus, Queen Anne's Lace, delphinium and straw flower.
The ceremony was set on the lawn of a heritage building called Elkhorn Manor. They had built this wood arbor, and we added an asymmetrical eucalyptus garland with white roses. At the end of the aisle, I placed two large hydrangea arrangements - one on top of a wine barrel and the other set on the ground, both flanking custom-made wood signs.
I loved the custom barnwood backdrop the couple made that was set up behind the head table. It spanned the entire width, and brought the perfect rustic, natural feel to Danceland (which is a very cool place!). Lana had this cool idea for me to add eucalyptus garlands to swag along the top of it, along with hanging strands as well. It looked really cool!
The entire interior of Danceland is wood, so it could get pretty dark in there. The choice of light pink linens was a great way to add some femininity to the space. Gold mercury glass votives flanked a low white floral arrangement in a stone urn, and it all came together really nicely!
