Farm to Wedding Flowers

I recently had the pleasure of attending a floral design workshop hosted by Kelly Shore of Petals by the Shore at Wollam Gardens in Jeffersonton, Virginia. Beth Caldwell was our amazing photographer for the day, and as you’ll see, despite the gale force winds, she captured some beautiful images. Honeysilks provided the ribbon, and our beautiful models, @x8jaclyn8x in the ivory gown and @namroszy was in the stunning Star Blue gown by KellyFaetanini.

As you’ll see from the photos of my work below, it was a nice step outside the typical wedding design workbook where garden roses and hydrangea hold court. Poppies, ranunculus, anemones, tulips, abelia, pennycress, viburnum, black cherry, birch - all grown within 300 feet of where we designed.

The foam free arch installation in the pavilion at Wollam had the additions of lilac and a double cherry blossom which truly emphasized the spring wedding inspiration. The left side of this ‘arch’ is actually freestanding and could be moved to your reception after the ceremony - wouldn’t that be gorgeous flanking your cake or sweetheart table?

Summer Garden Bouquet

Bouquet No.2, another Emily Bouquet - keeping to our garden rose start, here's a continuation on the theme - 

Peach Shimmer and Romantic Antike garden roses are the focal of this bouquet, their delightful peachy pinkness highlighted by accents of white and ivory.  A bouquet for another Emily, it's full of texture and interest, alluding to deeper depths.  Orlaya, the lacey white umbel just peeking out here and there, is one of my favorite flowers to use to add a bitter of summer garden to a bouquet.  

The orlaya in this bouquet was grown in our gardens here at the studio, as was the pennycress (the little round disks of green), the white peonies, and the white wands of gooseneck loosestrife.  The loosestrife is a bit of fun, the spikes rising above and curling a bit to give some movement in the bouquet.  Little bits of parviflora eucalyptus also move when the bride walks or a breeze blows.  Dusty miller, white spray roses and white waxflower are also in this bouquet.