Annie + Blaine's Elegant Summer Wedding at The Hillside Estate

Annie and Blaine had a sweet early-Summer wedding at The Hillside Estate with a light and bright palette of white and ivory blooms and touches of pink, along with airy Baby’s Breath and greenery. We worked with Gathered Events to bring this bride’s vision to life — which included incorporating lots of luxury statement blooms in combination with wildflowers all while playing up this gorgeous venue as a backdrop.

For the ceremony in The Hillside Estate’s tall-windowed chapel, we designed an arch at the altar with a mixed base of greenery and baby’s breath. Large-scale blooms added dimension and Delphinium, Spirea and Campanula brought in that wildflower inspiration. Petals and candles lined the aisle for extra floral flair and romance. Before the ceremony, though, this couple captured such a sweet first look in the venue’s stunning front room.

In the reception space, a statement installation on the mantle of the fireplace brought the same bright pink blooms outside and helped frame the head table — and the cake table, which we designed an arrangement of greenery and baby’s breath for.

Annie’s bridal bouquet tied together her requests for statement blooms and wildflowers with a modern feel — featuring bright peach Ranunculus and more neutral Peonies and Panda Anemones. Her bridesmaids wore deep jade-green gowns that made for the most elegant bridal party photos.

Bridal Bouquet Ingredients: blush Peonies, Kiera Garden Roses, Sweet Escimo Roses, Panda Anemone, peach Ranunculus, blue Tweedia, yellow Lisianthus, Spirea, Rice Flower, Huckleberry

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Springtime Downton-Abbey-Inspired Outdoor Birthday Party

This should go without saying, but weddings aren’t the only opportunities to put on a big production and get all your friends and family together! We love working with clients to add show-stopping flowers to any special occasion — in this case, a fabulous 70th birthday celebration. We worked with Shannon of Shannon Rose Events to deck out the guest of honor’s home for a Downton Abbey-inspired party and adore how it turned out.

For the outdoor tent that held seating for guests, we designed an installation for the entrance that grew up from the ground and was filled with organic-style flowers and lots of lush greenery. This looked great with the lush treescape surround and made for a statement right off the bat. Inside, more organic-style floral designs lined the square tables in gold vases — layered on a neutral base of beige linens and wood-framed chairs. 

A longer guest table layered blue and elegantly beaded linens. All of the tablescapes had thoughtful details — teal-and-white patterned chargers and gold flatware, along with gold votive holders and table numbers in gold frames. All of these touches created that eclectic, antique look. This party had lots of fun experiential elements for guests — including custom-embroidered handkerchiefs, silhouette cutouts and a vintage car, accented with a flower installation to turn it into the perfect photo op — all playing up the Downton Abbey influence.

On either side of the band’s stage, and at the seating chart table, large urn arrangements of Peonies, Roses and Passion Vines continued the elegant, upscale feel along with the color palette of ivory and blush tones.

This was such a bespoke, special birthday celebration and we love how the flowers and all the other details helped channel the style inspiration and create an immersive experience for this group of friends and family.

Vendors:

Venue: Private estate

Planning: Shannon Rose Events

Florist: Wedfully Yours Events + Design

Photographer: Chua Lee Photography

Chainstitch Embroidery: W Durable Goods

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Jennifer + Paul's Classic, Romantic Wedding at Scottish Rite Cathedral

Jennifer and Paul had an original wedding date in April of 2020, held a rescheduled, intimate ceremony later that year and celebrated with all their friends and family in 2022 at Scottish Rite Cathedral in Dallas. We loved working with these two to coordinate their day and design flowers to deck out their wedding party and venue. Even given all the changes in plans along the way, they rolled with the punches and ended up having such a perfect celebration for themselves and their loved ones.

We designed the flowers with a soft, bright palette of neutrals, blush and pops of blue that was so fitting for this classic venue. The guest tables held small arrangements in gold vases and a mix of bud vases with flowers in shades of pink. For the head table, we designed tall arrangements for a statement.

The bridal party carried classic manicured bouquets full of petite romantic textures like pink Astilbe and blue Tweedia, again bringing in subtle pops of color. The bridesmaids wore black dresses that made a great statement with these blooms, and the whole wedding party got such stunning photos outside with the cityscape of Dallas as a backdrop.

Bridal Bouquet Ingredients: white Peonies, Kiera Garden Roses, Playa Blanca Roses, Sweet Escimo Roses, Blush Butterfly Ranunculus, blue Tweedia, white Scabiosa, blush Astilbe, white Majolica Spray Roses, Huckleberry Greenery

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Elizabeth + Ryan's Eclectic and European-Inspired Wedding at The Mason

We loved working with bride Elizabeth and planner Southern Affairs to design a stunning European-inspired and luxury-feeling wedding at The Mason in Dallas. With just three floral cornerstones — a mantle installation, the head table and the bouquets — the space was fully transformed for a ceremony and reception with a unique color palette of mauve, blush, butter yellow cream and small pops of black.

The ceremony was held indoors with a stunning fireplace framed with pillars as a backdrop. We used both the mantle and fireplace steps to hold lush floral arrangements, which were designed with an organic-style bent and to embody lots of movement. The venue’s architecture and finishings paired with these flowers created such an eclectic, upscale and polished look. A large gold mirror on the mantle and gorgeous gold chandelier added the perfect grandeur and elegance.

For the reception, the head table was the centerpiece moment, and we designed arrangements of lush, romantic textures like Ranunculus, Sweet Pea and Hellebore that sat in black compotes. Smaller arrangements in floral frog dishes also lined the table, along with taupe taper candles with a unique swirl shape and simple votive candles. With pale blue linens as an understated base and the touches of black in the vases and chairs, the head table made the perfect sophisticated statement.

The bride’s bouquet, another design focus, took on an organic-style design and was floral-focused in composition — with all the best of this stunning color palette. Elizabeth’s gown was appliqued with tiny flowers, creating such an elegant look alongside her bridesmaids’ black dresses.

Bridal Bouquet Ingredients: Blush Tree Peony, Patience Garden Roses, Mauve Hellebore, Brownie Tulips, Cappuccino Ranunculus, Roseanne Lisianthus, Quicksand Roses, Black Scabiosa, Blush Butterfly Ranunculus, Huckleberry

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Jing Qui + Henry's Whimsical, Intimate Outdoor Wedding

Couple Jing Qui and Henry held a perfectly intimate and whimsical wedding and reception at the Nasher Sculpture Center in Dallas, and we designed subtle, organic-style floral touches to embellish this already-gorgeous setting. With Silent Tea Studio, we brought the bride’s vision for a soft Spring-inspired wedding to life with a palette of blush tones, blue and white.

For the ceremony, we designed ground arrangements to line the aisle and to circle the altar — these featured those soft pink and white tones with pops of orange that added some understated vibrance. These created the perfect natural-yet-refined garden feel!

The reception was also held outdoors, under a stunning canopy of trees and string lights. We designed a couple tall arrangements for two long rectangular guest tables — the organic style was continued here and these featured lots of lush greenery to accentuate the light flowers. Small bud vases and candles completed these long tables, and simple place settings made for an overall simple look.

Other round guest tables held compote arrangements packed with texture and lots of delicate blooms in the same shades of pink and white, with just a couple touches of the brighter blue, orange and yellow. The cake — by Cakes by Tayte — was another stunning unique touch, which we embellished sparingly with more delicate flowers.

The bridal party’s bouquets were full of big statement blooms with just a touch of blue Tweedia, and a pop of color and greenery in the boutonnieres were designed for the groom and groomsmen.

Bridal Bouquet Ingredients: Blush Peonies, Kiera Garden Roses, Quicksand Roses, Blush Butterfly Ranunculus, Blue Tweedia, Peach Ranunculus, Frilly Tulips, Blush Lisianthus, White Lisianthus, Mini Variegated Pittosporum, Huckleberry

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