Ellie + Kevin's Elegant, Rustic Hill Country Ranch Wedding

Ellie and Kevin held their wedding at Quail Crossing Ranch (owned by their family!) in Hondo, Texas, and Shannon Rose Events led the charge to bring together this romantic and upscale yet warm and inviting ranch wedding with all of the right touches to capture these families’ traditions and personalities. We curated a mix of neutral, mauve and black blooms for floral statements throughout the ceremony and reception.

The ceremony was held outside in what ended up being perfect weather with a clear sky. To compliment the landscape, we designed a fully flowered aisle that led to a statement of a floral arch at the altar. All embodied a very organic and lush feel and featured those gorgeous Autumnal tones and lots of texture.

The reception, held in the barn on the property, continued to mix the ranch’s rustic feel with elegant, refined touches — custom-engraved shot glasses made up the seating chart as an unmatched experience at the event and take-home for guests. The floral statements in this space included a ceiling installation and an overgrown bar installation full of vibrance and texture from top to bottom. 

The guest tables were decorated with arrangements in black-footed vases, which were styled with a mix of pillar and votive candles. With the low, greenery-lined ceiling, wooden chairs and brown linens, the space put off a lot of warmth yet felt so elevated and luxe with the other table decor.

Ellie and her bridal party made one of the ultimate statements of the day in black gowns and with mauve-and-black bouquets in hand — feminine, modern and romantic with a touch of drama.

Not every wedding embodies a family’s history and personality the way this one did — getting to reveal the final product of the elegant-yet-rustic vision to this couple and their loved ones was so rewarding!

Bridal Bouquet Ingredients: Cafe Latte Roses, Westminster Garden Roses, white Ranunculus, Quicksand Roses, black Scabiosa, Chocolate Cosmos, Brownie Tulips, white Nerine, white Limonium, Peegee Hydrangea, Lisianthus, Huckleberry, purple Foliage

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Kelly + Michael's Elegant Fall Wedding at the Texas Discovery Gardens

Kelly and Michael’s wedding was a case of an absolute perfect match between venue and design vision — these two requested a modern fall style featuring lots of bleached and dried blooms and leaves, and chose the Texas Discovery Gardens to wed and celebrate at. Full of lighter neutral tones and touches of toffee and orange shades, this was such a vision of delicate Autumnal energy!

For this couple’s ceremony, we designed an asymmetrical arch that took on that modern style and featured lots of texture in those neutral ivory shades with a few pops of color. To line the aisle, we designed clusters of blooms and candles to add the garden feel, especially since the ceremony was held outside. This whole setup managed to come across as light and bright while also Falltime-appropriate.

The reception was also held outside and had even more of that intimate immersive garden feel, with a stunning mirror seating chart and delicate flowers everywhere! Butterflies were a motif throughout the reception, and appeared as a special detail on the cake and in other decor, as well as in the bride’s accessories! Given the venue, this was such a fitting choice, and the guests actually got to explore the Discovery Gardens’ butterfly exhibit during cocktail hour.

The guest tables either had a collection of bud vases and candles, or low compote arrangements. All of the floral elements included that stunning toffee color, more soft neutrals and touches of greenery.

The bridesmaids continued the neutral palette with their champagne-tone dresses for such an elegant bridal party vision! They carried bouquets that combined lush blooms and dried leaves and flowers for such a unique textural moment. Kelly’s bouquet featured stunning toffee roses and other statement blooms in shades of ivory for a stunning, sophisticated bridal look.

Bridal Bouquet ingredients: white Dahlia, Playa Blanca Roses, Toffee Roses, Vendela Roses, white Majolica Spray Roses, Bohemian Mocha Lisianthus, bleached Amaranthus, bleached Ruscus, bleached Ferns

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Monique + Will's Moody Autumnal Wedding at The Emerson Venue

Monique and Will’s wedding at The Emerson was a perfect mix of quintessential moody fall tones and organic and modern textures. We were thrilled to deliver on the bride’s request for a stylish and sleek feel with this moody Autumnal palette. This event managed to blend the moodiness with light and bright touches, both in terms of color and shape/texture. We loved putting together this collection of tablescape flowers, greenery installs, floral arch and other statement arrangements.

Lush greenery laced the chapel’s windows for a simple yet impactful accent. Especially from the guests’ vantage point, this addition added so much to the understated stage area. Altar arrangements at the start of the aisle were the statement pieces of the ceremony and featured fall-toned blooms and lots of greenery that tied in with the window installs. 

In the Emerson’s reception space, we embellished with bud vases and floral frog arrangements, with a mix of taper candles on the guest tables. These created the perfect eclectic feel, and without linens, these were the main source of color and impact. For the sweetheart table, we designed an organic-style arch to frame the couple. This lush piece was the focal point of the room, with extra volume at the bottom through large blooms and tapered greenery at the tops.  

Unique from the rest of the flowers, Monique’s bouquet was understated in color palette and featured dainty blooms like Sweet Pea and Tweedia, all in whites and ivories for the ultimate bridal elegance.  

Bridal Bouquet Ingredients: white Majolica Spray Roses, white Sweet Pea, white Astilbe, white Tweedia, green Hellebore

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Elle + Davis's Intimate Cocktail Reception at the Place at Tyler

Elle and Davis held an intimate celebration of their marriage at the Place at Tyler, and we were so thrilled to put the floral touches on this stunning refined yet relaxed reception. The venue’s architecture, furnishings and existing plants were a great basis for some simple floral design that elevated the space for this couple’s closest family and friends.

For this modern-bohemian reception, we designed several arrangements to decorate the tables, small bud vase arrangements and added greenery to the chandeliers to mimic the room’s hanging plants. The space was full of blush and soft orange tones with deep green as a statement color in the furniture and wainscoting. The flowers played off of this palette and added in the element of texture that gave everything a playful yet sophisticated feel.

Another key element of the bohemian-inspired design was Pampas grass that we designed into ground arrangements to accent the bar area. These looked gorgeous with the deep green bar — a simple addition with a big impact!

We went for contrast in the bridal party’s bouquets between the bridesmaids’ modern style with bleached Fern leaves and Lunaria, and Elle’s understated bouquet full of cream, peach and toffee-colored blooms. The oranges and neutrals that the bridal party wore couldn’t have been more on-point for the classy autumnal feel of the whole event.

Bridal Bouquet Ingredients:  Toffee Roses, Cafe Au Lait Dahlia, Ohara Garden Roses, Playa Blanca Roses, Peach Ranunculus, Peach Yarrow, Bleached Italian Ruscus, Bleached Bunny Tails, Lunaria, Bleached Ferns

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Mary + Zachary's Elegant and Textural Wedding at The Mason

Upscale and elegant meets laidback and relaxed — a difficult vibe to achieve that fit Mary and Zachary so well! Shannon of Shannon Rose Events helped curate such a thoughtfully designed ceremony and reception full of nods to this couple’s history and with lots of room for special floral touches, which we ran with and embellished with a mantle installation, compote and ikebana arrangements, a seating chart installation and others.

With a palette of taupe, blush and ivory, the flowers brought in lots of brightness as paired with the darker elements like black guest tables and blue linens. The guest tables were filled with lots of texture, in the compote arrangements we designed and in elements like the unique black chargers and flatware at the place settings. Candlelight was the finishing touch, as always!

The floral star of the show was the arrangements installed on the fireplace and mantle at The Mason. We designed ground arrangements to sit at the bottom and installed flowers asymmetrically that climbed up the sides of the fireplace. With the white wall and mantle and the pillars on either side, this looked so stunning as a focal point.

Our other favorite touches were the cake and the mini install we built to surround it and the ground arrangement that grew up around the seating chart that sat on a music stand as a nod to how the couple met in high school.

Mary’s bouquet was full of the same crisp colors and was the perfect match with her A-line gown. Her bridesmaids continued the blue thread with their dresses in mismatched cuts and patterns. This wedding was a great example of a color palette adding so much sophistication to the experience, also made so special with personal touches.

Bridal Bouquet Ingredients: Cafe a Lait Dahlia, white Ball Dahlia, Toffee Roses, Quicksand Roses, Bohemian Mocha Lisianthus, peach Yarrow, white Ranunculus, blush Butterfly Ranunculus, PeeGee Hydrangea, Huckleberry Greenery

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