Jackie and Nate's Rustic Fort Gibraltar Wedding

Jackie and Nate's wedding was rustic, but in the right way. As in, the not ripped-straight-from-Pinterest way. I loved designing their flowers, as you can probably tell from my last blog post. Hailey Funk Photography did an amazing job of capturing these photos at Fort Gibraltar, and I wanted to share a little more from it!

White and Green Wedding Bouquet Recipe

Jackie and Nate were married the last weekend of May, and I absolutely loved making her bouquet. It was all white and green, with a botanical, natural-inspired shape. We used large headed white roses, ranunculus, sweet pea, and silver brunia and I also included bleeding heart and lily of the valley from my garden. I can't tell you how much I loved including flowers I grew myself! These photos are from the wonderful Hailey Funk Photography.

Jackie was also the SWEETEST bride. She was totally open to me doing my thing, and on the day of the wedding, she was just the happiest bride I've seen. She was just laid-back and walking on air. It was such a wonderful wedding to be a part of!

More from Jackie and Nate's wedding is coming up on the blog next week!

Luxurious Purple Wedding Centrepiece

Last week I shared with you the bouquet and boutonnieres I designed at the flower workshop I attended earlier this year. Today, it's all about the centrepieces! 

This one all started with the lilacs! Some more of my favourites were added in, which was exciting because they're not varieties I can always get my hands on: hellebore, foxglove, and some seriously amazing greenery varieties like honeysuckle and elaeagnus. Plus, I love how the purple tones look against this deep navy velvet backdrop. Can this please be your wedding palette? Pretty, pretty please? I promise I'll make you pretty flowers :)

Photos: Almond Leaf Studios
Calligraphy: Leen Jean

Organic Garden-Inspired Wedding Bouquet

Earlier this spring, I attended a floral design workshop in North Carolina. I had the pleasure of learning from and working alongside some of my absolute floral designer heroes, and it was really exciting! This bouquet came about in a round-about way, and when it was complete, I couldn't feel happier about it. I loved the neutral palette, the organic shape (special thanks to the delicious freckled foxgloves on that!), and how light and airy it was. I've got more coming next week from the workshop, so keep your eye out!

Photos: Almond Leaf Studios
Calligraphy: Leen Jean Studios
Gown: Liz White Couture

Romantic Bridal Bouquet: A Preview

A few weeks ago, I collaborated with Kat Willson Photography and a few other AMAZING wedding vendors to put together a stunning bridal portrait shoot. I'm so excited to get this film in and am basically on pins and needles waiting for the images. In the meantime, I thought I'd share with you how things can sometimes come together for me! Most of the time, I like to get the flowers in my hand and let them come together. Once in a while, I do a little sketching (which BTW I am horrible at, but when you get watercolour markers, it makes you look like a genius). I normally just sketch things out to show a general shape, or to see what a tablescape will look like. In this case, I really enjoy looking back at my sketch, which I did up a few weeks before the shoot when I was planning my flower order.

Comparing the sketch and the final design is fun! I changed up the colouring a little bit, and switched up the foliage, but other than that, there are some serious similarities! What do you think?