Marisa + Dean's Springtime-Inspired Wedding

Marisa and Dean’s wedding at The Hillside Estate is the perfect vision of a subtle color palette that makes big statements. The style inspiration was organic and garden-style, and we brought in a range of light blues, lavender and neutral tones, along with lots of greenery to create that lush, airy look. We worked with Gathered Events on this winter wedding and love how all the details came together!

As an anchor to the ceremony space, we designed a floral arch for the altar, with blue Hydrangea and lavender Roses as the main staples — along with plenty of greenery vines flowing out. To create extra volume at the base of each side, we added four additional ground arrangements that trailed down the stairs, and matching arrangements were also placed at the front of the aisle with pillar candles.

After the ceremony, this arch framed the couple’s sweetheart table in the reception space, with the ground arrangements in front, making the newlyweds’ corner a gorgeous floral centerpiece of the room. The reception featured so many touches that worked together to create this garden-esque atmosphere — gold details for the place settings, a motif of butterflies throughout the tablescapes, a lattice wall that held the seating assignments (and which we embellished with greenery and flowers on opposite corners), and a stunning flower-iced cake, surrounded by real vines of greenery.

Two rectangular head tables flanked the sweetheart table, and we designed floral runners the length of the tables, with taper and pillar candles mixed in. The other guest tables held bud vases, simple single-bloom arrangements, and tall arrangements on clear stands to add some height.

The bridal party’s bouquets had the same organic style, and we incorporated more color for the bridesmaids’ while keeping Marisa’s bridal bouquet mostly white with subtle pops of light blue and lavender for a sweet, delicate look that stood out.

Bridal Bouquet Ingredients: white Peonies, white Cloud Garden Roses, Playa Blanca Roses, white Majolica Spray Roses, white Double Tulips, white Ranunculus, blue Tweedia, lavender Sweet Pea, white Larkspur, white Sweet Pea, white Limonium, Huckleberry

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Lexi + Jackson's Elegant Garden-Inspired Wedding at Knotting Hill Place

Lexi and Jackson’s wedding took on an organic garden-style elegance, perfectly complemented by the drama and glamor of a venue like Knotting Hill Place. Floral elements in the ceremony and reception centered on romantic flowers in a soft palette of neutrals with touches of pink tones and lush greenery as a staple.

The indoor ceremony opened with ground arrangements lining the aisle and leading into an oversized floral arch at the altar — a continuation of the garden-style mix of Delphinium and lush greenery. This combination made for an elegant statement in KHP’s ceremony space — the tall arch mimicking the tall rounded windows.

The reception ballroom was filled with a mix of round and rectangular guest tables, topped with either centerpiece arrangements in white vases or greenery vines trailing down with taper candles. The head table featured a mix of both, and all the tables had delicate gold details in the place settings for an elegant touch. More flowers in ground arrangements embellished the escort display.

Lexi and her bridesmaids’ bouquets took on a manicured garden style, made up of blooms like Orchids, Roses, Sweet Pea and Ranunculus. Unlike the ceremony and reception flowers, the bouquets were all-white and contrasted with the wedding party’s black gowns and suits.

Bridal Bouquet Ingredients: Phalaenopsis Orchids, Playa Blanca Roses, white Majolica Spray Roses, white Lisianthus, white Ranunculus, white Larkspur, Sweet Pea

Vendors:

Videography: 47 Weddings

Event Planning: AML Weddings

Floral Design: Wedfully Yours 

Wedding Dress: Rime Arodaky

Cake: Baker Mama 

Invitations: Minted

Catering: Cn Catering

DJ: DJ Tr3-Matic

Groom's Attire: The Black Tux

Wedding Venue: The Knotting Hill Place

Beauty: All Things Glam by Jee

Rentals: Bella Acento

Photo Booth: Pikcher Booth

Rentals: Posh Couture Rentals

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Becca + Grant's Luxury Texas Destination Wedding

The main event of their destination wedding weekend in West Texas, Becca and Grant’s big day was held on family property — an outdoor ceremony and tented reception. The wedding featured some of the same tones from the rehearsal dinner for a mix of bright and punchy reds in the flowers and soft blues brought in with other decor throughout the reception. We worked with Shannon Rose Events to curate this natural-feeling and elegant ceremony and reception that were truly unique. 

We designed a statement floral backdrop at the altar for the ceremony — as opposed to adding onto an arch or arbor, this was all flowers — a semicircle of arrangements at various heights for lots of drama and volume while complimenting the natural landscape. The same style was mimicked at the start of the aisle, where we added collections of arrangement in white pots on either the ground or rectangular pedestals.

The tented reception opened with two floral statements — an archway framing the entrance and a large urn arrangement in the center of the custom bar. Both of these were ultra-textural and bold, featuring red and brown foliage and lots of red, mauve and taupe blooms. Accents like wooden lanterns on either side of the entry archway added more interest and texture

The head table was the site of another oversized installation — a large centerpiece garland stretched across, brimming with textures, flowers, colored foliage and greenery. Pillar and votive candles, wooden chargers and blue linens made all the tabletops elegant and eclectic — other guest tables help arrangements in white vases or floral clusters growing up in the center of the tables.

Becca’s bouquet was organic-feeling and mixed all the tones and textures present in the ceremony and reception designs, featuring the bold red, mauve and brown shades with a pop of ivory. Velvet bridesmaid gowns added to the red statement and texture.

Bridal Bouquet Ingredients: Kiera Garden Roses, Heart Roses, Cappuccino Roses, Sahara Sensation Spray Roses, red Ranunculus, Bohemian Mocha Lisianthus, Frill Brownie Tulips, red Nerine, red Foliage

Vendors:

Venue: Private Estate

Planning: Shannon Rose Events

Stationery: Hazelwood Paper Co

Photographer: Rachel Elaine Photography

Florist: Wedfully Yours Events & Design

Videographer: The Lockharts

Makeup: Grand Slam Glam

Cake: Creme de la Creme

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Moody & Sophisticated West Texas Rehearsal Dinner

Our couple Becca and Grant held their rehearsal dinner at a historic hotel in downtown Big Spring, and wanted flowers to accentuate that West Texas feel we’ve come to know so well. We designed a few statement floral moments throughout the space and arrangements for tables in a palette of red, navy, and brown-mauve with dark greenery for a moodier take on their wedding day colors.

The entrance is always an appropriate place for a statement — we designed a large urn arrangement full of antique hydrangea, red roses, brown fall foliage and red and mauve blooms. Surrounded by red candles, this set the tone for an intimate welcome dinner for guests to kick off the wedding weekend.

We filled the tables with lush organic-style arrangements in low compotes that drew on the red and mauve tones. Navy blue textured linens and gold chargers, flatware and foiling on the menus rounded out this layered color palette for sophisticated and elegant tabletops.

A couple other touches helped bring this rehearsal dinner together — live music and an embroidery designer who stitched guests’ names onto bandanas — both special elements that gave an extra nod to the Texas destination wedding!

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Janie + Jake's Texas Canyon Wedding

Texan, rodeo-inspired, classic and refined — a combination we love to bring to life, especially in collaboration with Shannon Rose Events. Janie and Jake’s wedding day was the perfect representation of their careers (which brought them together) as a Bronc rider and reporter for the Cowboy Channel, with endless canyon-inspired hues of burgundy, taupe and mustard, and no shortage of thoughtful personal touches. 

The setting for the outdoor ceremony—the Palo Duro Canyon—was picturesque all on its own, but we designed ground arrangements full of the canyon’s warm tones, which lined the aisle and formed a semi-circle up at the altar. Janie arrived at the ceremony in a horse-drawn carriage — a perfectly fitting entrance.

After the ceremony, a cocktail hour was held in a teepee tent setup with a circular bar centerpiece that we surrounded with floral arrangements, and a horseshoe installation to frame the seating chart made another statement. Both pieces leaned into the same red and rust tones with touches of softer mauve and pink flowers, along with plenty of lush greenery that helped accentuate the horseshoe shape.

A clear tent, decked out with plenty of decor from neon signs to rustic chandeliers, made for the perfect reception space that still allowed everyone to experience the canyon setting. We designed several statements — an oversized floral arch framed the entrance, with longhorn horns (a touch from the bride’s family) hung in the center, and a large branch-and-flower arrangement at the welcome lounge area.

The tables continued the rusty color palette, with an extra-lush garland designed for the head table that trailed down to the ground. Other tables held arrangements in terracotta bowls, or floral and candle clusters. We were able to play off of elements of the natural surroundings, which made the space feel even more immersive while still elevated.

A couple other floral touches included accents for the cake and a collar for Janie’s horse. Her bridal bouquet featured all of the best of the flowers and texture seen throughout the event, in burgundy, mauve and touches of yellow.

Bridal Bouquet Ingredients: Kiera Garden Roses, Barista Roses, Shimmer Roses, Cappuccino Roses, Golden Mustard Roses,  Sahara Sensation Spray Roses, Roseanne Lisianthus, Black Scabiosa, Brownie Tulips, Brownie Sweet Pea, Cotinus

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