Josie & Colt at Fireseed

Josie and Colt- what a sweet, kind and easy-going couple. I was lucky enough to design the flowers for their mid-May wedding at Fireseed, and it was a delight to work with such a bounty of gorgeous, local ingredients: TREE PEONIES! RANUNCULAS! POPPIES! Plus wild-foraged honeysuckle, rubus, senecio foliage, viburnum... some of my all-time favorites, woven together to create a look that reads as fresh, springy, vibrant and soft. All of these gorgeous images were taken by Stephanie Guerrero and Tara Brown.

It was a lovely, warm, springtime affair. Congratulations Josie and Colt on the start of a new chapter together!

Sarala's Bouquet

It has been so busy around here that I am way behind on my blogging. There is so much to share! Before March is a completely distant memory, it seems important to share this shot of Sarala's bouquet. From that magical time when fritillaries, hellebores, muscari and ranunculas were all blooming together. Magic, I say, magic!

This lovely photo comes courtesy of Ish Ishmael. Stay tuned for lots more photos coming to this blog in the near future.....

Polly and Chung's Wedding Flowers

A few flower details from Polly and Chung's wedding in late March at the Sorrento Hotel..... hellebores, narcissus, pieris, dogwood, roses.........

And..... a few shots of the beautiful couple, taken by the awesome Rich Leighton......

I loved these two! Such a sweet couple :) Happy married life to you Polly and Chung! It was a pleasure to create these designs for you.

The Vintage Wedding Fair

Come visit us this weekend at the Northwest Vintage Wedding Fair! We will be set up with a gorgeous display of spring flowers, and would love to meet you and talk about your wedding!

The event takes place this Saturday, April 6th, from 11am-4pm, at the Fremont Abbey. More info and tickets are available here.

Hope to see you there!

Spring Bouquets

Spring flowers are so pretty.... so undeniably pretty!!! The delicate petals, the buds and blooming branches, the vibrant green of all the new foliage.... it's like all the flowers are saying "Hey! We're back! And we're glowing more brightly than ever before...."

It's how I feel too- like I am waking up, stretching my legs, and feeling rather bright-eyed and bushy-tailed. Spring marks the beginning... the beginning of the eight or so months where amazing botanical materials spill out of every corner of the garden; where I get to create bouquets and arrangements (and this year, some really cool installations too!) for an amazing clientele who value local flowers and artful, graceful and luminous design.... it truly is exciting!

Ready, set, SPRING! Here we go!

Featured in Seattle Bride Magazine!

We are so thrilled to have a bouquet and flower crown featured in the latest issue of Seattle Bride Magazine! This beauty was created for an article about local flowers, which is what we are all about :) It was an honor to be included in an article about something we have so much passion for!

Here is a photo of the page with our bouquet:

And the magazine cover:

Go get yourself a copy, check out the lovely article on local flowers, and our bouquet and flower crown on page 125!!! The actual magazine pages looks even prettier than these photos of the pages.

Many thanks to Seattle Bride Magazine for featuring Botanique, and for encouraging your readership to go local in their flower choices!

Talia & Justin at Fort Warden

Photo by Amanda Rose

Now Talia is a glamorous gal. She is also one of my good friends. When she and Justin married in late September at Fort Warden Park in Port Townsend, we wanted to create a bouquet for her that combined the rustic feel of this gorgeous park with the glamorous, sparkly personality that is Talia. Deep purple calla lilies combined with gomphrena, bunny tail grass, scabiosa pods, spray roses, and both gold and copper silk ribbon did the trick! Many thanks to Amanda and Henry Rose, Kari Champoux, and Derrick Ito for all these beautiful photos!

Photo by Kari Champoux

Photo by Amanda Rose

Photo by Kari Champoux

Photo by Derrick Ito (I know I already posted this photo in my "Favorite Moments from 2012" post, but I just love it... had to post it again...

Photo by Henry Rose

Happy married life Talia and Justin!!!! It was so fun to design these flowers for you.