winter wedding at zingermans on fourth

It was so wonderful to hear from Tessa and Darin this autumn.  It's always a special treat to receive photos of wedding flowers from my couples, and this was especially lovely.  Tessa and Darin are just wonderful people and they were so kind and fun with each other, and they were my first wedding after taking my maternity leave at the beginning of the year.  They were so patient with me being away from email for a bit, and their warmth and understanding made me feel how lucky I am to be doing this - to have the flexibility to spend some extra time with my baby and to work with great people who are kind enough to be understanding and celebrate these family times!  I was so looking forward to their wedding and I was so happy when Tessa and Darin stopped by the day before their wedding to pick up a few things, and I got to introduce my baby girl.  Congratulations, guys - thanks for the special memories! And thank you for these lovely photos from A Girl in Love Photography.  

Spring Misty Farm Wedding

There are these moments when it feel like Christmas when photographers send images of a wedding and it's all the joy of seeing the happy couple celebrating and seeing your floral designs in action, and it's just so wonderful.  This is one of those times!  Thank you  The Compass Points Here for these gorgeous images from Lauren and Brandon's spring wedding at Misty Farm.  They were so wonderful to work with and I just was so looking forward to all the variety and texture in their flowers!  Lauren had some beautiful family glassware mailed in from Massachusetts, and I was also so thrilled that it all arrived safely and was so unique to work with.  The Compass Points Here captured everything so beautifully - even beautiful photos of the rain streaming down outside the barn doors that will be making people wish it rained on their big day!  Congratulations, Lauren and Brandon - so honored to have been a part of your celebration!

Purple peach and yellow bouquet

A little mix of the unexpected is always such fun!  Loved this bride's bouquet in shades of purple, peach, and yellow - it made for a gorgeous splash of wedding colors that were unique and fun and still elegant and classic all at the same time. I loved these purple and burgundy anemones and the lavender little silver spray roses together with peach ranunculus and queen anne's lace.

Autumn bliss at Matthaei botanic gardens

This wedding is a personal favorite for so, so many reasons.  I have been so excited to share these images with you of Natalie and Mike's blissful wedding last autumn at the University of Michigan's Matthaei Botanical Gardens.  I can't say enough how happy these images from Abby Rose make me, and just how beautifully she captured the joy of this truly wonderful couple (and Abby's shared even more amazing images of their day!).  So truly honored to have been a part of this celebration!  

Natural elements

Loved this cascading bouquet with lots of lush, natural foliage, brown lotus pods, cream majolica spray roses (just bursting open!), a hint of caramel and blush garden roses, and feathers!  This was for a lovely wedding at Misty Farm in Ann Arbor - can't wait to see the pro photos of this lovely couple!  

succulent boutonniere

Love this succulent boutonniere with a petite orange ranunculus bud - so sweet!  

Orange is the new...

Orange wedding flowers have been such fun this year!  I have loved getting to create these bold and bright bouquets that have such a joyful feel!  Here's one for a recent wedding at Earhart Manor in orange, peach, blush, pink and blue - and I just loved how it turned out! This one featured orange dahlias and ranunculus, pink fado roses, orange free spirit roses, and blue nigella.  

Fox hills wedding

So wonderful to see these beautiful images from this Fox Hills wedding - loved the soft tones and textures in peach and ivory - the juliet and campanella peach garden roses were some of my favorite this season!  And bride Aimee is just so stunning!  Thank you Once Upon A Memory Photography for these beautiful images!  

White oaks farm wedding

I was so excited to see these beautiful images of Laura and Sean's wedding at White Oaks Farm in Dexter.  Melanie Reyes Photography captured the day so beautifully - this family's warmth and joy shines through!  And the moments she captured of the adorable flower girls are precious.  I hope you enjoy.  Congratulations Laura and Sean - it was a genuine pleasure to be a part of this celebration!

These flower girls could not be any cuter!  I just love being asked to create flower crowns - these were mostly soft foliage with lavender and ivory rose accents for a soft, natural look.  The aisle flowers featured dark and light purple with white hydrangea and a splash of yellow, together with silver dollar eucalyptus foliage.

Having so much fun at this wedding already!

The groom's herbal boutonniere featured yellow ranunculus together with lavender and rosemary.

And the bride's bouquet of dried lavender smelled amazing!  I didn't want it to leave the studio!

More beautiful scenes captured by Melanie... what a joyful celebration!

local favorites

Today I picked up flowers for this weekend's wedding on my morning walk to the Kerrytown market - bliss!  Thank you Seeley Farm for these beautiful orange zinnias - this weekend's bride will love them!  Love using gorgeous flowers from local farmers right here in Ann Arbor - can't wait to design with these.  

I'm also teaching a class in September with local flowers and veggies from Seeley Farm, for more on that visit bloomclass.com.