Michelle + Nathan's Fresh, White-Bloom Summer Wedding

Michelle and Nathan got married in June, and chose The Hillside Estate as the backdrop to their monochromatic, white-blooms-and-greenery ceremony and outdoor reception. We worked with Gathered Events to curate a fresh, dewy and bright garden-inspired design, with a focus on single-flower arrangements and delicate decor touches throughout the evening.

In the ceremony space, the aisle was lined with ground arrangements of greenery and tall Delphinium blooms. These brought in the perfect fresh-feeling texture and height leading up to the altar, where an asymmetrical all-Hydrangea design sat at the base of a white wooden cross for a subtle floral accent.

The reception had a romantic setup out on the venue’s patio beneath greenery-accented cafelights - long rectangular guests tables were lined with organic-style floral runners with lots of texture and dainty blooms tucked into them. White pillar candles and bud vases filled the spaces in between. The sweetheart table, fireplace mantle, cake table and pillars across the space were also accented with ground arrangements that added a final lush touch!

Michelle’s bridal bouquet was 100% Peonies designed in a round pave style, complimented by her bridesmaids’ baby’s breath bouquets. With black bridesmaids gowns, these bouquets were the perfect classic combination!

Bouquet Ingredients: White Peonies

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Carmen + Hugh's Playful Spring Wedding at The Hillside Estate

Carmen and Hugh’s May wedding featured a unique palette that spanned warm to cool with peaches and purples, plus lots of floral textures and greenery to deck out both indoor and outdoor spaces. As always, the team at Keestone Events brought so much to the design that came to life at The Hillside Estate!

For the ceremony, we designed four organic-style tall arrangements that were placed to frame the couple, and lush ground arrangements lined the aisle with pops of purple and orange. These had enough volume and height to make them the perfect introduction to the statement design at the altar.

Out on the venue’s patio, cocktail hour followed, and we added greenery vines to the string lights and a large urn arrangement to the circle bar in the center of the space. Another arrangement accented the outdoor fireplace for the perfect backdrop.

Back inside for the reception, the space centered around the rectangular head table in the middle, which held tall arrangements and bridesmaid bouquets, along with smaller bud vases and lots of candlelight. Rectangular guest tables were designed around small floral-and-greenery garlands and candles, and round tables’ centerpieces were low, lush compote arrangements. A mix of muted-orange-patterned and solid lavender linens tied in with the pops of color in the arrangements.

The bouquets were organic-style with a spectrum of peach, orange, pink, lavender, and deeper purple. These were such a unique mix of shades and textures, perfect for this May wedding, and popped even more with the bridesmaids’ muted peach gowns.

Bridal Bouquet Ingredients: Juliet Garden Roses, Shimmer Roses, Sweet Eskimo Roses, Hues of Apricot Lisianthus, Orange Ranunculus, Peach Ranunculus, Chamomile, Orange Astrantia, Lavender Sweet Pea, Lavender Clematis, Purple Larkspur 

Vendors:

Venue: The Hillside Estate

Planner/Designer: Keestone Events (Tzahhia)

Photographer: Daylillies Photography

Videographer: Everlasting Films

Caterer: Vestals Catering

Bartender: Mama’s Medicine

Florist: Wedfully Yours Events + Design

Audio Guestbook: After the Tone

Cake: Butterfly Cakery

Ceremony/Cocktail Hour Music: Electric Violin Lady

Dance Floor/Stage: Imperial Floors

Linens: BBJ La Tavola

Getaway Car: DFW Classic Car Rental

HAMU: The Styling Stewardess

Microphones: AEG

Guest Transportation: Igport Limos

Round Bar: Bella Acento

Stationery: Wouldn’t It Be Lovely

Reception Music: Intensity Bands

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Katie + Michael's Pastel Wedding and Patio Reception

Katie and Michael’s wedding at The Hillside Estate was a summertime blend of vibrant pinks and yellow with pastel shades of blue and peach for an elegant indoor ceremony and outdoor reception.

For the ceremony, we designed a full aisle’s worth of ground arrangements that led up to a semicircle of blooms to frame the couple at the altar. All of these arrangements were designed with extra height for a little drama, along with dainty textures in subtle shades of blue and blush.

For an entryway to the reception on the back patio, two columns were accented with branches and pops of flowers for a glowing archway that framed the space perfectly. Lights and greenery were strung overhead, along with floral clusters hanging over the guest tables. The head table held a lush floral garland as its centerpiece, and the tables that flanked it were decorated with bud vases and blue taper candles that added some playfulness.

We installed an arrangement of lush flowers and greenery that organically trailed across and down one side of the outdoor fireplace - the perfect backdrop for dinner and the cake cutting. A walkway framed by the day’s most vibrant blooms - bright pinks, oranges and blues - led to the matching checkered dance floor!

The bridal party’s bouquets were built around two of Katie’s favorites: Lilly of the Valley and Gardenia, used in garden-style designs along with other springtime blooms and lots of texture. These were the perfect pop of warmth against the bridesmaids’ cooler-toned blue and green gowns.

Bridal Bouquet Ingredients: white Peonies, Quicksand Roses, Playa Blanca Roses, Gardenia, Lily of the Valley, blush Butterfly Ranunculus, peach Ranunculus, white Majolica Spray Roses, white Sweet Pea, peach Stock, white Asclepias, Spirea

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Vibrant Summertime Baby Shower at The Hillside Estate

Brittney’s summer baby shower at The Hillside Estate was full of orange, red and shades of blue to welcome their boy! We worked with Gathered Events to deck out the venue’s indoor and outdoor spaces, starting with the entryway where we accented the staircase with ground arrangements, and then an overhead tunnel of flowers and greenery. 

Orange and red flooring and layered seating chart signage made a statement to lead out to the patio. Guests were greeted outside with cocktails and mocktails, and sat at a mix of round and rectangular tables. In the center, the long table was covered with bright blue patterned linens, and decorated with bright orange and red flowers, fruit and candles for lots of texture and contrast. 

Vim + Venture installed draped fabric to create a more intimate-feeling space, and we added clusters of floral textures and foliage that hung with red shades for lots more color and vibrant accents. 

A gift-opening station was set up outside with multicolored signage, more orange arrangements with pops of blue, and a bright red love seat for the mom-to-be!

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Maddy + Blake's All-White Modern May Wedding

Our couple Maddy and Blake got married at The Hillside Estate and we worked with the wonderful Gathered Events team to design and execute on the perfect ivory-and-green May wedding that felt so fresh and classic and really prioritized the guest experience with unique touches like a champagne seating chart and an outdoor dance party at the end of the reception.

A garden-style disconnected floral arch marked the altar, which we filled with romantic blooms like Hyndragea, Roses and Delphinium. The aisle was lined with ground arrangements to tie in perfectly with the arch. Cocktail hour followed and the venue’s courtyard space made the perfect backdrop - we added greenery to the string lights and designed an installation for the mantle of the outdoor fireplace for the garden accents, along with pops of flowers to accent the bar signs.

The reception was held partially inside, where we repurposed the ceremony arch behind the sweetheart table. Guest tables had clean, modern centerpieces and were decorated with dispersed garland pieces with candles styled in between, and white Rose arrangements in glass cases on other tables. A tent was set up so the party could migrate back outside for dancing while staying protected from rain. 

The bridal party’s bouquets were all long-stem white roses, which continued the clean, neutral palette with some added dimension in the bridesmaids’ taupe gowns.

Bridal Bouquet Ingredients: Playa Blanca Roses, White Cloud Garden Roses, White Majolica Spray Roses

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