Late summer weddings are some of my very favourites — the colour movement, the locally grown flower availability, the green of the grass and foliages, the slightly earlier sunsets…it all comes together in such a beautiful way.

Christine and Herbert’s late August wedding fell right in with all of the wonderful things above. The general concept was “summer’s bounty,” featuring a warm summer-meets-fall palette of salmons, corals, sages, golden mustard, creams, and soft greens.

Was I intending to take a holiday on the weekend of Leilah and Keven’s wedidng? Yes. Did I then see the design plan from Soiree Event Planning and then text my husband to ask if he’d be okay with me taking one less week of holiday? Yes. And he said yes, too :)

I was so happy to be brought on board. First, Leilah was an absolute gem to work with. She is kind, creative, and happy to lean on her creative professionals to explore ideas and trusted us to design something beautiful for them.

And design something beautiful is just what we did! The plan that Soiree envisioned was full of unique, personal, and interesting details. When it came to the florals, we wanted to move towards modern shaping and bloom selections, designing with an overall classic aesthetic that fits the venue.

Elegant, classic, with unique touches and twists. Andie and Charles (okay, Andie) had a traditional vision for their wedding and I was so thrilled to make it happen.

I love finding those tweaks that take something traditional and elevate it into something personal, something unique, something fresh — without straying off-course. The Manitoba Club was of course the very perfect location, with its heritage interior and warm finishings.

Andie brought me on board pretty early in her planning process, so much of the design was really guided by the florals. Within her idea of a classic white and cream palette and traditional overall style, she was really open to letting me lead the design and here’s what we came up with!

There are some weddings that come together beautifully after much back and forth, brainstorming, and ideas…and there are some that seem to come together so effortlessly! This textural summer wedding reception at the Winnipeg Art Gallery for G+D was the latter — at least on my end!

Eventzy brought me in to design all the personal and reception florals, and they had already conceptualized such a great design plan. Textured rattan elements, touches of floral pattern, a calming twist on the classic white/green/blue palette, and a few modern elements brought it all together.

Kate and Denis’ wedding was set in late May — one of the best times for flowers! We’re talking tulips, lilac, AND spirea — and you know I used it all!

They had chosen SMITH for their reception, loving the intimate setting and delicious food. But, they have a more classic style overall, so in the design process we needed to find ways to blend that more traditional style with modern design elements, to create an overall event design that worked with the restaurant setting.