Rustic and Sunset-Inspired: Styled Welcome Dinner Shoot

We’re so thrilled to share some behind-the-scenes details and photos from a styled shoot at JAREH Ranch in Waco, dreamt up by the amazing Shannon of Shannon Rose Events! Shannon's specialization in weekend-long ranch weddings makes for such amazing productions for couples and their families as they celebrate joining together. We were so thrilled to contribute to this charming and unique inspiration shoot!

This welcome dinner setup was a pocket of that special Texas-rustic feel, with a stunning color palette of sunset-esque oranges and a denim-navy color that bridged all of the flowers and table decor with the natural green surroundings. For this guest table, we designed a series of compote arrangements that created a look of continuous flowers from one end to the other. Featuring orange and red Ball Dahlias, bright orange Ranunculus and Kangaroo Paw, these arrangements were lively in not only color, but shape and movement too!

The flowers were one of many elements that made this concept so dynamic, and the rest of the table decor brought in so many special touches. Terracotta-and-stone-colored mugs at each place setting added more of that western vibe while tying in with the orangey palette. Wooden benches for seating were the perfect choice for that warm, intimate and welcoming feel.

The stationery and welcome box design continued the cowboy motif, with a stunning hand drawn-style envelope liner, and lots more blue and western touches.  In a stunning full-fringe dress, cowboy hat and bolo tie, our couple embodied the whole vibe perfectly — the perfect indication that your wedding is ‘you!’

Compote Ingredients: Orange Ball Dahlia, Red Ball Dahlia, Raspberries, Orange Ranunculus, Shimmer Roses, Red Kangaroo Paw, Strawflower, Cotinus

Vendors:

Photographer: Rachel Elaine Photography

Venue: Private Ranch (Waco, TX)

Planner & Designer: Shannon Rose Events

Flowers: Wedfully Yours Events + Design

Tent: Peerless Tents

Rentals: Loot Rentals

Linen Rentals: BBJ Linen & Nuage Designs

Hair & Makeup: Jones Beauty Co.

Paper: Hazelwood Paper Co

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Vibrant and Sophisticated: An Intimate Birthday Celebration

This week, we’re looking back on not a wedding, but a 70th birthday party! We had the pleasure of contributing to this intimate dinner party, planned by Sarah of Keestone Events, with floral arrangements. Keestone Events planned out gorgeous details for this event, from leather menu cards to etched glassware. We had a blast tackling this special project, and love the idea of celebrating big milestones like this with a carefully curated party that shows off the guest of honor’s personality!

We decorated the tables with dynamic arrangements and bud vases, all in a stunning moody color palette. We featured blooms such as black Sunflowers, blueberry roses, and purple Dahlias. We love any opportunity to play with lots of various textures, and the size of these arrangements created a lot of interest on the tables and helped create an intimate atmosphere.

Even with a scaled back floral setup, adding one or two extra arrangements throughout the space, like we did at the entry table, can easily create cohesion. This event is a great example of choosing an intimate and upscale vibe with lots of sophisticated and personal details over a larger guest count and bigger space with fewer special, personal touches. Especially for an occasion like a 70th birthday, opting for this intimate option can make for such a memorable afternoon or evening with close friends and family!

Arrangement Ingredients: Black Sunflowers, Blueberry Roses, Purple Dahlia, Black Scabiosas, Purple Delphinium, Gunni Eucalyptus, Agonis Foliage, Salal

Vendors:

Venue: Private Residence

Coordinator: Keestone Events

Photographer: Anna Smith Photography

Caterer: Wolfgang Puck

Florist: Wedfully Yours Events + Design

Rentals: Posh Couture Rentals

Stationery: Leyco Lettering

Balloons: EZ Party Time

Cake: Butterfly Cakery

Cookies: A Dancing Baker

Music: Dallas Asian Strings

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Jacklyn + Chandler's Classic Southern Ceremony and Reception

This week, we’re thrilled to share some details on a sweet yet refined “southern charm” style wedding for couple Jacklyn and Chandler. We took Jacklyn’s request for all-white flowers with an organic touch and designed bright, lush and classic statement pieces for both the ceremony and reception. The couple’s chosen venue, Dove Ridge Vineyard, was a big part of the overall rustic-yet-still-modern feel, with an outdoor covered ceremony space and a spacious reception room with huge windows and touches of warmth in the dark wood ceiling beams.

We had a beautiful outdoor space to work with for this couple’s ceremony, on a covered patio overlooking a stunning view. The fireplace served as a built-in focal point, and we embellished the mantel with a bright arrangement of white blooms and greenery. For some more drama, we lined the aisle with large arrangements that sat on modern white stands, and that included cascading garlands down the sides.

The reception was full of bright and fresh floral elements, from a statement overhead garland on the head table to a semicircle of ground arrangements surrounding the cake table. For the guest tables, we designed tall, manicured arrangements that sat on clear vases and created a great element of airiness. The head table garland was more of an installation than anything, and stretched 40 ft across!

The white bouquets for this bridal party were just as classic and tailored as the event design, and created the most beautiful effect with the bride’s white gown and her bridesmaids’ taupe dresses. These bouquets were made up of Peonies, Ranunculus and roses, with just a touch of greenery! We adored this couple and the way their classic southern-inspired wedding had just the right amount of drama!

Bridal Bouquet Ingredients: White Peonies, White Cloud Garden Roses, Playa Blanca Roses, Vendela Roses, White Tweedia, White Tulips, White Ranunculus, White Lisianthus, White Majolica Spray Roses, Italian Ruscus

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Jackie + Michael's Upscale and Timeless Wedding

If you love more “old school” weddings that are timeless and elegant, this one’s for you! Jackie and Michael wed at the University Park Methodist Church and celebrated with friends and family at Park Cities Club afterward. We provided floral design for both halves of the event, and played off of the classy, upscale and traditional vibe of their venues!

For the ceremony, we designed two classic urn arrangements full of lavender and ivory blooms at the altar, and bundles of eucalyptus attached to the ends of the pews. Even in a church as grand, beautiful and ornate as this one, including flowers is so valuable, since they not only bring in the couple’s personality, but also set the tone for the event design that guests will experience at your reception later on. When you don’t have control over much when it comes to your ceremony space (if it’s held in a church), flowers are a simple way to create a more intimate and personal feel!

The reception, held at Park Cities Club, was made complete with sparing greenery, candles and touches of gold in lanterns, chairs and chargers. This space has a great element of personality on its own, so it wasn’t hard to round out the look and create an intimate feel at each guest table. The dark wood finishings in the room, the gold touches at the tables and greenery made for that classy, upscale country club feel.

Jackie’s bridal bouquet was another fun yet sophisticated pop of lavender and other purple hues. Balanced out with big white and ivory blooms and delicate touches of greenery, it made for a gorgeous light and bright accessory. The bridesmaids’ bouquets had similar ingredients, including some roses that matched their mauve-purple gowns almost perfectly. This bridal party was a vision of springtime beauty and class!

Bridal Bouquet Ingredients: White Peonies, Vendela Roses, Ocean Song Roses,  Lavender Spray Roses, White Ranunculus, Lavender Scabiosa, Lavender Sweet Pea, Seeded Eucalyptus, Huckleberry

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Amy + Alex's Upscale Picnic-Inspired Ceremony + Reception

If you took a perfect summer picnic under the sun, threw in a little sophistication and elegance, and invited plenty of friends and family, it would be Amy and Alex’s wedding! This week we’re sharing photos and details from this couple’s big day, which we designed flowers for. As you can imagine, it wasn’t too hard to get plenty of inspiration from this fruit market theme and run with it! We played with a charming mix of shades of blue and peach, and lots of dainty and delicate textures.

Amy and Alex’s ceremony was outdoors in a beautiful space at Bethel Rock, and the two wedded under a white wooden triangular structure, which we piled blooms and greenery onto the sides of. We designed two bigger arrangements to sit at the base of each side and then attached more to climb up the sides of the structure, which furthered the heightening effect and created the perfect garden vibe!

For the reception, we created a statement with the newlyweds’ sweetheart table, with two ground arrangements sitting at each front side, and a lush floral arrangement front and center on the table. The guest tables really brought the fruit market theme to life, and were covered in cheesecloth linens, blue taper candles, blueberries, and blue napkins and goblets. We brought in some brighter contrasting colors through the arrangements that lined the table, and the upscale picnic vibe was complete!

Amy’s bouquet was another star of the show: utterly sweet and romantic! We used Roses, Ranunculus, and a statement Peony or two to create a full yet delicate bridal bouquet. The bridesmaids’ followed suit with lots more pops of orange and blue!

Bridal Bouquet Ingredients: Juliet Garden Roses, white Peonies, Shimmer Roses, Vendela Roses, peach Ranunculus, white Sweet Pea, Viburnum Berries, blue Tweedia, Gunni Eucalyptus

Vendors:

Coordinator: SilentTea Studio

Florist: Wedfully Yours Events + Design

Photographer: Bliss and Beloved

Venue: Bethel Rock

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