Classic Northwest- Jamie and Weston at AXIS

There is so much beauty in our Northwest forests, and Jamie and Weston wanted that reflected in their flowers. They also wanted to stick to a fairly traditional color palette of white and green, so we spiced up the classic with lots of textures and northwest native foliage- maidenhair and sword ferns, snowberries, salal and huckleberry foliage all found their way into their bouquets and table designs. That combined with lots of Peterkort roses, gomphrena, scabiosa pods and more made for a beautiful, late season palette at one of my favorite downtown venues, AXIS Pioneer Square.

As always, it was a joy to work with Megan from Clutch Events on this wedding! She is just fantastic- if you are looking for a planner, check her out!

Molly Magee took all these beautiful photos.

Congrats Jamie and Weston!

From the Garden....

The Cutting Garden is getting so messy- plants are falling down across the paths, knocked over by the rain and late-season neglect. But the flowers bloom on, always reaching towards the sun, so there are tons of twisty stems out there. I can't say we mind, it makes them so very amenable to spilling over the edges of their vases....

Featured on 100 Layer Cake!

Last November, we collaborated on a photo shoot that was recently published on 100 Layer Cake! For this shoot, we really wanted to play with COLOR. As the shoot took place in November, we went foraging around Seattle for fallen leaves and cool seed pods to bring in some of that awesome, crisp, autumn texture. We combined earthy browns, punchy oranges, and lush pinks with modern metals and teal accents, to create a super rich color palette.

It is a rather strange time of year to highlight such autumnal designs, but I didn't want to wait until next fall to share! Hopefully this will inspire anyone out there currently planning a wedding this coming fall. Enjoy, and be sure to check out all the amazing vendors who contributed to this shoot (list at the bottom of the post).

Vendors:

Photography: Tara Brown
Flowers: That would be us
Tables, Trunks, and Props: Vintage Ambiance
Venue: Utina Wardroom
Linens: Creative Coverings
Dress: Amy Kuschel from Belltown Bride
Model: Our very own Jesi Clark, who besides being absolutely gorgeous, is also my right-hand lady!

And just for fun, one behind the scenes shot of me and Jesi, cracking up over who knows what :)

Rattlesnake Lake Photoshoot

Back in September, we collaborated on a photo shoot at Rattlesnake Lake, in North Bend, Washington. Though the thunder clouds did eventually break (and when they did, oh boy did it POUR!), Jess Hunter managed to capture some beautiful moments in the pre-storm hours. These arrangements were more about the textural elements than the "showy" flowers- juniper, amaranth, snowberries, purple basil, astrantia, quince, ferns... these elements took center stage, with just a few stems of dahlias and acidanthria (the flower featured in the hair comb and bouquet) to lend a little bit of lushness and romance. Woodsy, elegant, romantic, natural..... these were the words that inspired the shoot. All the amazing botanicals came from my favorite local farms and farmers at the Seattle Wholesale Growers Market.

This shoot was recently featured on Green Wedding Shoes (you can see the feature here).

Florals: Botanique (that's us!)
Photography: Jess Hunter
Props, Tables, Trunks, and Tabletop Items: Vintage Ambiance
Dress: Claire Pettibone, from The Dress Theory
Paperie: Antiquaria
Cake: Kerri's Cakes
Hair & Makeup- Cassie Sells Hacket, from Rosaline Hampton

Thanksgiving Offerings

"The Autumn Explosion"

 (Pardon my naming, it is really hard to come up with good names for floral designs...) 

Followed by:

"A Peachy Autumn Palette"

And lastly...

"An Apple a Day..."

We will be creating a limited number of each of these arrangements for pick-up or delivery on November 21st and 22nd, for Thanksgiving. Pre-order now so that we don't sell out of your favorite! You can place your order here, or email (emailbotanique@gmail.com) to arrange for a custom design.