Tag: wedding flowers

Hot pink for a warm night in the Berkshires

Hot pink for a warm night in the Berkshires

Jane and Matt were married early June, but it was a hot day in Stockbridge and the peonies were blown wide open and gorgeous by the time I had everything set up. I loved that Jane and Matt picked all the pinks for their wedding 

An elegant affair at Easthampton’s The Boylston Rooms

An elegant affair at Easthampton’s The Boylston Rooms

Brittany and Patrick’s wedding was so personal and unique! They chose a turn-of-the-century (before last!) theme, and everything – from Brittany’s gorgeous beaded gown to their flowers to their table decorations served up interesting details that went perfectly with the industrial chic of The Boylston 

Pink is a fall color!  Bright and seasonal flowers for a coastal Maine wedding!

Pink is a fall color! Bright and seasonal flowers for a coastal Maine wedding!

Yanet and Jon’s wedding had to move from my neck of the woods (western Massachusetts) to Maine because of the pandemic, so last fall I loaded up the old minivan with my husband, loads of hot pink dahlias, a couple of flowers crowns – and 

Fall Wedding Shoot at The White Room, Crompton Collective, Worcester

Fall Wedding Shoot at The White Room, Crompton Collective, Worcester

I was honored to be part of a wedding shoot this past fall – it pushed me out of my comfort zone (i.e. western Massachusetts – we were all the way in Worcester!) and connected me with a bunch of fantastic vendors! From cake to 

Wedding flowers for two “planty people” at Quonquont Farm

Wedding flowers for two “planty people” at Quonquont Farm

Michele and Graham are what I like to call “planty people.” Both work in horticulture. Both love plants. And so when they asked me to do their personal flowers for their September wedding at Quonquont Farm in Whateley, but said they planned on creating their 

A light, bright and (up in the) airy fall wedding at The Boylston Rooms

A light, bright and (up in the) airy fall wedding at The Boylston Rooms

When I first met with Grace and Chris it was clear Grace had a vision for her wedding. She wanted her flowers to be unique – mainly orange, but not earthtones-of-fall-orange – orange and blue and white – with a very special element: balloons! Giant 

DIY wedding flowers

DIY wedding flowers

My husband and I met while working at a hotel that did assembly-line weddings. I was a banquet waitress and he was a bartender and most weekends we’d work at least 1 or 2 or even 3 wedding receptions in a row. This was not 

Wedding consultations – How they work!

Wedding consultations – How they work!

I thought it would be useful to write out a little outline of how the consultation and booking process goes when asking me about flowering a full-service wedding. A “full-service” wedding would be one where flowers are needed for a full wedding party (couple, bridesmaids, 

Summer Sunset Colors for a Romantic Valley View Wedding!

Summer Sunset Colors for a Romantic Valley View Wedding!

When Dana told me she wanted her wedding flowers to be the colors of a pale summer sunset, I knew exactly what she meant. At the peak of summer, days in New England are long, just the right amount of warm, and perfect. And summer 

Purples and pinks and the Seven Sisters in the background: a fall wedding in Amherst

Purples and pinks and the Seven Sisters in the background: a fall wedding in Amherst

Sophie and Dane got married in Sophie’s grandmother’s backyard, which sounds sweet, right? And when Grandma’s backyard abuts the Holyoke Range state park, you get a view for days – a perfect backdrop for their family and friend-filled wedding. Something doubly sweet: Sophie’s parents were