Bohemian Styled Shoot

Confession time: I don’t really like trends. I don’t know what it is about them, but I’ve always strayed away from the “popular” or “in” thing when it comes to fashion, music, and, I’m going to say it, floral design! HOWEVER, I am always up to use an ingredient that I haven’t had the opportunity to work with yet, and in this place it was the trendy reed, pampas. I figured we would hop on the bohemian bandwagon when Nicole of Soulshine Photography asked if we wanted to take part in a southern boho styled shoot, and I am SO glad we did! I was thrilled to be able to use a lot of dried ingredients and even some live plants as I prepared this order. Be sure to scroll to the end of the gallery below to see en epic light-colored bouquet with a huge air plant in it!

This shoot has also been published on Bride Link out of Knoxville, Tennessee. This is our third publication since opening 2 years ago. Super exciting! As usual, you’ll find all of our ingredients for this shoot listed below, along with the wonderful vendors that participated, and last but not least, the gallery!

I N G R E D I E N T S

Vendela roses, blushing majolica spray roses, caramel antique garden roses, blackberry scoop scabiosa, scabiosa pods, dried phalaris grass, bunny tails, tillasandia/air plants, silver dollar and seeded eucalyptus, painted sword and leather leaf ferns, dusty miller, miscellaneous vines, and the star of the show: pampas grass.

C R E D I T S

Photography + Planning: Soulshine Photography
Floral Design: Honeycomb Florals
Venue + Furniture: The Ashton Cole Place
Cake: Hey Honey! Cakery
Gown + Veil: House of the Bride
Groom’s Attire: Dazi USA
Hair: Bailee Hearn
Makeup: Kaitlin Grantski
Air Plants: House Plants Shop
Dried Plants/grasses: Koroni Art Studio
Floral Paint: Design Master
Stationary/Invitation Suite: BettyLu Paperie

The gallery from the styled shoot is below!

Pink and Plum Summer Wedding

This wedding was far out of my box when I began styling the proposal for the couple. Pink, purple, white, and barely any greenery?! I was asking myself if they were sure they inquired with the right florist! Regardless of their answer, I’m so glad they chose me to design their bouquets and copper ceremony arbor.

I chose bright summer flowers based on the bride-to-be’s requests and loved putting together this colorful celebration of blooms to accent them on their wedding day. We used white peonies in her bridal bouquet to make it more full, since I will usually have the bridal bouquet be slightly larger than the others. The shape is also traditionally rounded, but that doesn’t mean it has to be boring! We used a wide variety of flowers with different petal shapes to add texture. I love the result!

I N G R E D I E N T S

White akito and purple cool water roses, white peonies, star blush and snowflake spray roses, purple and white lisianthus, hot pink Barcelona tulips, white disbub mums, Italian ruscus, plumosa and leather leaf fern.

C R E D I T S

Photography: Sarah Tau Photography
Floral Design: Honeycomb Florals
Floral Assistant: Sydnee Barney
Venue: Steven’s Creek Church
Bridesmaid’s Dresses + Bridal Gown: David’s Bridal

Sit back and enjoy the colorful gallery below!

Colorful Styled Shoot

Earlier this year I said I wasn’t going to do any styled shoots because I didn’t want to spend the money or invest the time into them. Fast forward 6 months to the present day, and I’ve completed two with two more on the docket. Eating my words because they are SUCH an excellent way to push yourself to design in a different style and/or use ingredients you normally wouldn’t.

We wanted something wild and colorful this time around. I am totally having a proud plant-mom moment looking back on these photos. All of the greens and vines are from my home garden. Hopefully next year I’ll have some bulb flowers and other blooms to add to my orders. Until then, I’m just going to sit back and admire how well all of these colorful flowers came together for these photos and how they are accented by my baby greens!

I N G R E D I E N T S

Jasmine vine, gardenia branches, mondo grass blossoms, lady ferns, bupleurum, yellow stock, pink and white spray roses, purple lisianthus, white peonies, and hot pink tulips.

C R E D I T S

Photography: Molly E. Photography
Floral Design: Honeycomb Florals
Venue: Pointes West Army Resort
Bouquet Ribbon: Hey It’s Oh So Pretty
Wedding Gown: Elegant Bridals
Model + Makeup: Samantha Trentham
Hair Styling: Haley Poss McGowan

Enjoy!

Bright Summer Wedding

This wedding was a joy to create. I get a lot of requests for ivory and green wedding flowers, so I welcomed the change of color palette. I also wondered how the bride found me! Her requests were to use flowers that have a lot of petals (garden roses and peonies, hellllllooo!) in varying shades of pink, with a rustic but classic feel to them (cue the burlap wrap and eucalyptus).

As always, the vendors are listed below from this colorful Enterprise Mill wedding. Hope the flowers make you smile when you see them like they did to me!

I N G R E D I E N T S

Juliet, Wabara miyabi, and baroness garden roses, pink peonies, hypericum berries, ruffled lisianthus, and astilbe, blush spray roses, white alstroemeria and ranunculus, garden grown dusty miller, seeded and silver dollar eucalyptus, burlap, and twine.

C R E D I T S

Photography: Dailey Alexandra Photography
Floral Design: Honeycomb Florals
Venue: Enterprise Mill Event Center
Wedding Gown: Elegant Bridals
Groom + Groomsmen’s clothing: Simon’s Formalwear
Hair + Makeup: Hannah Bass

Their colorful gallery is below!

Southern "Something Blue" Wedding

Being able to work at such uniquely southern venues has been an unexpected perk of this job. I grew up in southern California so every time we roll up to a traditional southern home, I get all googly-eyed at the sight of it.

Quinney Oaks didn’t need much as far as floral accents go. It was cleanly overgrown with English ivy and Spanish moss hung from the grandiose oak trees. Our bride was all about textural elements so we focused on bringing those into the bouquets and simple bud vase centerpieces using thistle, brunia berries, and Queen Anne’s lace.

The highlight for me, design-wise, was a massive pergola that the bride and groom were married on. Y’all (I can say that now, right??), we used a total of 32 feet of garland on that baby! Shoutout to my work husband/real husband that climbed atop and was perched like a freakin’ gargoyle tying it to the border, while my mom and I alternated holding my little one as it was drizzling on and off most of the morning (because why wouldn’t it be?).

The end result was a beautifully modern take on a traditional wedding scene. Scroll through to see the work we put in on this one.

I N G R E D I E N T S

Escimo + vendela roses, ivory spray roses, white ranunculus and hydrangea, disbud mums, silver dollar and seeded eucalyptus, variegated pittosporum, Italian ruscus, Queen Anne’s lace, gypsophila, dusty miller, brunia, and blue dynamite eryngium (thistle!).

C R E D I T S

Photography: Ivey Gibb Photography
Floral Design: Honeycomb Florals
Bouquet and Boutonniere Ribbon: Frou Frou Chic
Venue: Quinney Oaks
Cake + Desserts: Summer’s Temptations
Bride + Groom: Savanah + Brandon Price
Wedding Gown: Lovely Bride Charleston
Bling: Windsor Fine Jewelers
Groom + Groomsmen’s Clothing: Simon’s Formal Wear Augusta
Hair + Makeup: Bella Faccia LLC
Videography: Lamar Haaley Wedding Films
Invitations: K Creatives
DJ: Amplified Events

Gallery is below, as usual!

A Rustic Spring Wedding

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: This wedding was so fun to work on! I met Holly and Jamie over a year prior to their wedding date at My Unreal Wedding Expo in 2018, and soon after we sat down to talk over their wedding vision in its entirety. They worked so hard to make their wedding unique and personal.

They had handmade lanterns stained to match their wedding entrance and arbor, honey from the groom’s father’s bees as wedding favors, and a plethora of goodies they collected and customized in the months leading up to the big day. It was an honor to help bring Holly’s vision to life with flowers, foliage, and other accents like the feathers and cotton you’ll see throughout.

I N G R E D I E N T S

Vendela roses, ivory spray roses, white hydrangea, sword and leather leaf ferns, silver dollar eucalyptus, myrtle, pittosporum, pom daisies, scabiosa pods, gypsophelia/babies breath, pheasant, duck, and turkey feathers, antlers, a skull, cotton stems, burlap, and twine.

C R E D I T S

Photography: Dailey Alexandra Photography
Floral Design: Honeycomb Florals
Venue: The Ashton Cole Place
Cake + Desserts: Hey Honey! Cakery
Bride + Groom: Holly + James Byrd
Wedding Gown: Tiffinie Bleu Bridal Boutique
Groom + Groomsmen’s clothing: Simon’s Formalwear
Hair + Makeup: Kristyn Tucker Smith
Invitations: The Art Studio Collective
DJ: Amplified Events

Their heartfelt gallery is below! Hope you enjoy it as much as I did.