Toffee and Cream at the Rustic Wedding Barn
Kaleigh and Marc’s wedding was a really special one. They were originally scheduled for May 2020, and we all know what happened there. When they decided to postpone to October 2020, I’ll be honest that I wasn’t optimistic that we would be able to go ahead. When October rolled around, the restrictions on gatherings were tightening and it was getting a little nerve-wracking, but their date was one of the last weekends we were allowed to gather in groups — they made it!
Kaleigh and Marc’s wedding was a really special one. They were originally scheduled for May 2020, and we all know what happened there. When they decided to postpone to October 2020, I’ll be honest that I wasn’t optimistic that we would be able to go ahead. When October rolled around, the restrictions on gatherings were tightening and it was getting a little nerve-wracking, but their date was one of the last weekends we were allowed to gather in groups — they made it!
They were also my first postponed wedding to actually come to their new date…and I CRIED. It was just so wonderful seeing how happy they were, and knowing how fully they deserved to celebrate their marriage — it just made me so happy. So, I cried while I delivered Kaleigh’s bouquet!
It was a happy accident that what we originally planned for Kaleigh’s bouquet for their original spring date ended up bring an absolutely perfect for their fall date! Kaleigh originally wanted a simpler white palette, and then fell in love with the toffee roses when she saw me design with them at the Gates on Roblin’s open house. We decided to add them in, and then when the wedding was pushed to October, I was excited because I knew they would add the perfect seasonal warmth.
Bridal Bouquet Ingredients: Toffee roses, playa blanca roses, ranunculus, spray roses, stock, nine bark, camellia, and jasmine foliages.
The ceremony setup at the Rustic Wedding Barn’s wedding chapel is quite nicely done, in that the wood arches draw your eye in to the couple right off the bat. We simply added a pair of wood pedestals and oversized arrangements in my gold urns to complete the look! I love doing large arrangements like this, because a) they’re fun to design, and b) they’re super easy to repurpose to the reception without needing floral expertise or too much work!
Inside the barn loft for the reception, we decided to keep things pretty simple and minimal, with a little more attention paid to the head table. I added some clusters of bud vases to the head table along with their candles and gold-rimmed glassware, and on the guest tables we simply placed one of my large black metal lanterns with a pillar candle inside. It all played really nicely with the taupe linen, black napkin and gold-rimmed charger plates!
Words cannot describe how amazing Lauren and her work is! She was so friendly, patient and accommodating throughout the planning process, especially when we rescheduled our wedding due to COVID. When we originally met with her, I had ideas but her designs were amazing and more than I could ever dreamed! We appreciated her encouragement and excitement for doing something unique and different from other weddings. Plus the colours and flowers she used were stunning! We cannot recommend her enough, and we could not imagine our wedding without her!
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Modern and Organic Wedding at Cielo's Garden
Prepare yourselves to see a real-life Disney princess, folks. Chrystalle is one of THE most photogenic people I’ve ever seen and truly, in those gowns (that’s right, gowns - she had two) she honestly looks like a living, breathing Disney princess.
I love the way this wedding design contrasts modern and organic elements. From photos on a rooftop in the Exchange District to the natural beauty of Cielo’s Garden, and organic-inspired greenery arrangements lining the guest tables to the clean-lined glass vases I used, it all came together really beautifully. The planning process was quite simple, considering that Chrystalle did all of her planning from Vancouver (I love working with out of town couples!). We went back and forth on a few different centrepiece ideas, but always kept in mind her initial vision of a minimalist design with just black, white, and green with a touch of metallic accents.
Prepare yourselves to see a real-life Disney princess, folks. Chrystalle is one of THE most photogenic people I’ve ever seen and truly, in those gowns (that’s right, gowns - she had two) she honestly looks like a living, breathing Disney princess.
I love the way this wedding design contrasts modern and organic elements. From photos on a rooftop in the Exchange District to the natural beauty of Cielo’s Garden, and organic-inspired greenery arrangements lining the guest tables to the clean-lined glass vases I used, it all came together really beautifully. The planning process was quite simple, considering that Chrystalle did all of her planning from Vancouver (I love working with out of town couples!). We went back and forth on a few different centrepiece ideas, but always kept in mind her initial vision of a minimalist design with just black, white, and green with a touch of metallic accents.
Steph Schulz Photography ~ Cielo’s Garden ~ Alexandra Lillian Weddings & Events
Chrystalle’s bouquet was actually the only piece I used actual flowers in! Her bouquet had an organic, freshly picked from the garden feel with all white blooms, including garden roses, snap dragons, lisianthus, and scabiosa mixed with ruscus, leather leaf fern, and seeded eucalyptus. The bridesmaids carried bouquets composed just of greenery.
Okay, I lied - Ray’s boutonniere had a flower in it ;)
Ah, I love Cielo’s Garden! One of the best things about this space is that it’s very versatile, so lots of different design styles look fantastic here. You’re not competing with awful patterned carpet or busy wallpaper - as long as you respect the beauty of what’s beyond those clear tent walls, you’re good to go!
After debating a few options for centrepieces and ending up with a somewhat last minute seating plan change, we chose to mix together tall greenery arrangements with clustered, modern glass stem vases with single stems of greenery and lots of candles. They added clean-lined, modern stationery details and other than that, kept the reception space very simple and minimal!
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Maureen and Pat's All-White Autumn Wedding in Gimli
When the fall months strike, I usually feel two things simultaneously:
1) Incredible sadness that summer is on it's way out.
2) Energized excitement for buying school supplies (a bouquet of freshly sharpened pencils, anyone?) and warmth.
I can dig a fall colour palette, when it's done well -- you know, mature tones of ochre, gold, and rust, and not Crayola oranges and yellows -- but when Maureen contacted me just a few short weeks before their fall wedding, with a request for simple, all-white blooms, I was excited!
Their all-white autumn wedding was in Gimli, and they took care of all the decor themselves. It turns out so pretty, though, that I had to share some of this pics, too! Photos by Xandra Photography.
Bridal Bouquet Ingredients: large-headed white roses, spray roses, mums, waxflower, statice, veronica, and seeded eucalyptus.
Garden-Inspired Wedding at a Private Mansion
Stephanie and Corey's wedding literally couldn't have been more amazing. The florals were garden-inspired, the bride has unreal style, and the reception was set at a private mansion. Say what?! Yep. Straight up fantasy-turned-real-life. Take a look at these incredible photos from Luckygirl Photography to see some of their day!
Dress: Bliss Bridal Boutique | Suits: Eph Apparel | Catering: The Grove | Planning Consultation: Amanda Douglas Events | Makeup: Ashley Tiopo Artistry | Hair: Salon POP
These bridesmaids are so chic! All in elegant navy gowns, and so not the typical "bridesmaid" dresses. I created petite posey style bouquets for them, using a small handful of white garden roses and the most amazing white stephanotis vine. Each of these bouquets only has one stem of vine in them! They were so heavy with blooms that I just wrapped the vine in and out of the bouquets. It added such a sweet scent!
I really loved Stephanie's bridal bouquet! All white and green, with a few hits of deep plum with some locally grown scabiosa touches. Her bouquet had all the best blooms: white roses, white garden roses, white dahlias, white ranunculus, and that gorgeous stephanotis vine!
I can't even get over this incredible space! This is a private mansion in Winnipeg, featuring its own ballroom. It was initially built as a wedding gift by the bride's parents - isn't that amazing? Someone can build me a mansion any day now. I won't complain.
Behind Corey, in the picture above, you can sort of see the greenery installation I created on the fireplace. Designing this piece was one of the happiest moments of my entire summer wedding season. It was so much fun to do something different than the usual!
Lauren and Jordan's Greenery and White Wedding at Cielo's Garden
Alright. This post has been a long time coming and I've been waiting to share it with you, because it was one of my absolute favourite weddings of 2016. Lauren and Jordan are just plain amazing. Their characters are remarkable: they're both so kind, generous, and honest. Their love for each other is inspiring. It was truly a privilege to be a part of this wedding.
Normally, I'm not so huge on the whole "Pantone Colour of the Year" thing...but given that they selected "Greenery" as the colour for 2017, I can get behind it! Looks like Lauren and Jordan were trendsetters :)
Photos: Pantel Photography | Venue: Cielo's Garden | Videography: Prairie Film Co | Dress: Bliss Bridal Boutique | Makeup: Jessica Kmiec
Lauren had a very beautiful vision for her wedding. With a palette of navy, light blue, white, green, and gold, she told me what she liked and what she didn't like, and then let me run with the rest of it. The bouquets were loose and gardenesque, all in white and green with as many locally grown blooms as possible. I tied them all up with navy satin streamers.
Bridal Bouquet Ingredients: garden roses, scabiosa, sweet pea, lisianthus, campanula, veronica, waxflower, and several varieties of eucalyptus.
The chapel at Cielo's Garden is one of my favourite places to design flowers in. Lauren's idea was to install this gorgeous greenery piece above the altar where they'd say their vows and I couldn't get enough of the idea. I tucked in a few white blooms here and there for some depth. Designing this piece was one of the happiest moments of my summer!
For this piece, I threaded in salal, plumosa, nagi, pittisporum, eucalyptus, ruscus, and stems of white campanula blooms to add in depth. Over at the reception, we chose long garlands of salal greenery with white campanula blooms to emphasize the long wooden tables. They had an incredible troop of friends and family members helping them out on the day of the wedding -- Lauren had wooden table number signs, individual escort cards for each place setting, and many candles. It was absolutely beautiful.
Lauren also asked me to design a flower crown for the reception, and man, does the girl ever wear it with style!
