Jael and Gilbert's Backyard Reception

In August, we had the pleasure of designing flowers for Jael and Gilbert's wedding reception. After making a bouquet and boutonniere for their official, courthouse wedding in May, it was so fun to work with them again in a different season and setting! I loved the laid-back yet elegant vibe of their backyard wedding reception. And they have some seriously cute dogs! Their wedding was recently featured on Intimate Weddings.

Beautiful photos by Photography by Betty Elaine.

Congrats Jael and Gilbert!

Featured on Style Unveiled

A few days ago we had a lovely surprise.... a feature on Style Unveiled! Last weekend, we collaborated with The Rainier Club on their booth at the Seattle Wedding Show. Lucky for us, Alante Photography swung by the booth and took some professional shots.... which were lightning fast sent to Style Unveiled, and featured today.

Working with The Rainier Club was a lot of fun. They wanted their booth to read as elegant, sophisticated, warm, romantic, and inviting. Using lots of brass, gorgeous red pears, and flowers in shades of burgundy, earthy pinks, cream, and dark navy, we created a lush and majestic tablescape that encapsulated this feeling. Many thanks to The Rainier Club for a wonderful collaboration!

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