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!
Meredyth and Brock's Tent Wedding with Eucalyptus Garlands
When Meredyth and I first started planning her wedding flowers, we didn't actually have the opportunity to meet. I typically like to do an in-person flower consultation with all of my clients, but sometimes, a Skype meeting is the only way to go! Meredyth and Brock live a few hours away, in Brandon, and the wedding was going to be hosted out there as well.
Gorgeous photos: Pantel Photography | Bridal Gown: Vera Wang
Over the course of their engagement, we ended up changing the plan for the flowers a few times, but through all of the new ideas, one thing was very clear: Meredyth had GREAT style. The palette of soft blush and pinks, creams, and sage greens felt lovely and fresh in the all-white tent where they held their reception. In the end, we decided on simple eucalyptus garlands with a few blush roses tucked in here and there, gold-rimmed candle holders, and bouquets of cream and the softest pink that looked beautiful against the ballet-pink bridesmaid dresses.
Bridal Bouquet Ingredients: hydrangea, stock, white O'hara garden roses, sweet pea, astilbe, silver brunia, dusty miller, acacia, and gunni eucalyptus.
I absolutely ADORE a cute flower girl and ring bearer duo!
White and Copper Winter Wedding Flower Inspiration
Oookayyy. You know I love colour. A jewel or berry-toned wedding palette gives me heart palpitations. But this white and copper palette? It's amazing for a neutral-loving bride, totally luxurious, and perfect for a winter wedding.
Creative Direction & Styling: Host Winnipeg | Photos: Janine Kropla | Venue, Tabletop Items and Furniture: Hut K
Floral Ingredients: Peonies, amaryllis, tulips, ginestra, magnolia leaves, copper beach, and israeli ruscus, and navy privet berries. I LOVED using this amaryllis - it's a winter flower, and creates an obvious focal point any time it's used thanks to the large, star-shaped blooms. Aren't they gorgeous?
Get the recipe for this spiced ginger and pear cocktail here!
2016 in Review - Winnipeg Wedding Florist
Well, I guess I blinked. Again. Just like that, it's somehow the end of the year. Wedding season came and went in a flash. I feel like I barely remember any of it, but then I think a little harder, and my goodness, were there some good (no -- great!) things that happened this year. Here's a few highlights!
Early this summer, I invited my friend Aly of Victoria Anne Photography to come and check out my studio. I really love my space. It's actually the reason why we bought this house!
I created this photo shoot, taking inspiration from a subtle but beautiful colour palette and bringing together some of my wedding friend-ors (vendor friends!). This was featured on Utterly Engaged and Vale & Vine.
Vendors:
Brittany Mahood Photography ~ Keeks Paper Co ~ Bliss Bridal Boutique (Pronovias) ~ Makeup Expressions by Rimpal ~ Vanhoft Hair ~ Cielo's Garden
Oh yeah, and these photos led the launch of my brand new site! I also worked alongside Prairie Film Co on a brand video, which you can check out below to see me working :)
I had the privilege of working on my largest wedding to date, which was a total dream day.
There were so many great parts of this wedding. I honestly don't know how to describe it. At one point, during setup, I looked around at my team working away on the tablescapes, and I just felt this incredible sense of pride. Everything was awesome -- the weather was great, the flowers were beautiful, and I just loved being a part of this day.
Vendors:
Kampphotography ~ Divine Weddings ~ Planned Perfectly ~ Kelburn Farms ~ Event Light ~ Jennifer Bianca Calligraphy
I travelled to Texas to visit a dear friend (who also happens to be a floral designer!), and we joined up with Bows & Arrows Flowers for a two-on-one floral session. It was featured on Style Me Pretty! Also on that trip, we went to Magnolia Market which was really fun -- my husband and I are both huge Chip and Jo fans :)
Vendors:
Kayla Barker Photography ~ The Wildflowers Events ~ A&Be Bridal Shop ~ Tracy Melton Artistry ~ Script Merchant ~ Alli K ~ Rosewood Mansion, Dallas ~ Bella Acento ~ La Tavola ~ Trumpet & Horn
I was thrilled and honoured that one of my bouquets was chosen by Weddingbells Magazine as one of Canada's Most Beautiful Bouquets. It was really fun to create this bouquet, as I used a number of different ingredients that I wouldn't normally. You can see more from this here.
In November, Elle Decor selected this bridal bouquet as one of their FAVORITES in their "30 Best Wedding Bouquets." I was so excited! Even better, it was submitted by the editors at Wedding Sparrow as one of their favourites, so the whole situation was completely flattering. Photo by Kat Willson Photography.
2016 finished off with so much excitement, as I was featured on Host Winnipeg a bunch of times!
First up was a studio tour and career profile, in which I got to tell the story of how Stone House Creative came to be, followed by Katie and Dan's vineyard-inspired wedding! Host also featured Lauda and Jeremy's colourful garden wedding at Pine Ridge Hollow last week - more from that wedding will be on my blog in the New Year!
For one of my very last projects on 2016, I collaborated with Jaclyn, the editor at Host, on the creation of this holiday tablescape. I LOVED it. This took place at Hut K using a lot of their incredibly products, and photos by Janine Kropla. I'll be sharing more on the Stone House blog soon!
Photos Above Courtesy of Ariana Tennyson Photography, Kamp Photography, Luckygirl, Mackenzie Jean Photography, Monique Pantel, Izabela Rachwal Photography, and Victoria Anne Photography
So with that, I want to say THANK YOU. Thank you to all of my couples who have trusted me with their flowers this year, inviting me into their celebrations in a small way. It's amazing to be a part of such a monumental day. I have prayed for each and every one of you, and wish you blessings for a lifelong marriage filled with happiness, good health, and amazing relationships. Marriage is a wonderful gift!
Cheers to 2016. Bring on the New Year!
Elegant Blue Wedding Ideas at Cielo's Garden
Here is another of the styled tablescapes I helped to create (this one, alongside Liz of Styled Wedding & Event Planning!) for our editorial day with Host Winnipeg this past spring, at Cielo's Garden. Liz went for a more elegant approach to her table design, choosing a gorgeous palette of dusty blue, white, soft green, and the tiniest hint of pale pinks. Rather than going with the typical glamorous or stuffy feel that an elegant wedding theme often has, Liz created a design more fitting for an elegant garden party. With this lush white and green centrepiece in my silver mercury glass compote, the look was complete!
Even better - I love seeing these images all over Liz's website. If you're looking for a fantastic day-of wedding coordinator, connect with her!
Photos: Pantel Photography | Event Design: Styled Wedding & Event Planning | Floral Design: Stone House Creative | Venue: Cielo's Garden | Stationery: Keeks Paper Co
