Heart of the Summer Wedding in Emporia, Kansas

This bouquet was everything! Blair asked me to make her bouquet unique, and to include pheasant feathers and some dried elements. Challenge accepted! I love being asked to be artistic and to be trusted to make your dream bouquet.

Beautiful photos by www.briannahuynhphotography

This is the wedding of Blair and Doyle Conley on July 1, 2023 at the Messiah Lutheran Church with the reception at the Anderson Building in Emporia, Kansas. It was a beautiful day! Blair’s bouquet was a mix of blush roses, peach and white ranunculus, white scabiosa, and pale pink stock, accented with mixed eucalyptus greenery, feathers and dried grasses. The focal point was a white king protea.

Bridesmaids' Bouquets blush and cream

Bride's Bouquet with King Protea

Bridesmaids

Another great design element in this wedding was the groom’s pocket square boutonniere. I really love making these and this one is definitely a statement piece.

And finally this picture. Isn’t this what wedding parties are all about?

Congratulations to Blair and Doyle!

October Wedding in Loose Park

When I blog about one of my weddings, I always make notes first about special things I want to include. Every wedding I do is special to me, and there are always little details that stand out. This wedding was no exception!

Jessica and Tyson were married on October 23, 2021 in one of my favorite places, Loose Park in Kansas City, Missouri. In fact I considered this whole area my neighborhood at one time. I worked just blocks away as a chemist for MRI Global. I played in Loose Park on weekends with my husband because it was free entertainment and we had no money! The reception at the Grand Street Cafe was next door to my favorite chocolate malt place, Winsteads. So many memories!

(All photographs are by A.Lane Photography)

But that’s only one of the special things about this wedding. For instance, I have known the groom’s family for a very long time. Like way back. And I know the bride’s sister because I did her wedding as well! These are the things that bring a wedding story together for me. It really inspires me to create a floral vision when I have so many little stories and memories to piece together about a couple.

Flower girl with crown

Hand-tied cascade bridal bouquet

Groom's Boutonniere

Bridesmaids' bouquets with hydrangea and eucalyptus

The bride wanted a big flowy bouquet, all white with lots of greenery. I used white roses and ranunculus, snapdragons, stock and hydrangea, with several types of eucalyptus including seeded. There was a pretty severe flower shortage in 2021, especially with white flowers, but with enough perseverance I was able to get most of what I wanted to use.

The sweetest thing Jessica told me during our consultation was that she wanted her bridesmaids’ bouquets to feel special and look bigger, not small and unimportant. I don’t usually hear that from brides, and I think you can tell by this picture that the outcome was stunning!

Another picture of Jessica’s bouquet so you can see the hand-tied cascade. Also her dress was so beautiful!

Sisters!

The Kansas City Skyline and all the wedding PARTY vibes

So romantic! The couple wanted their wedding to be simple, elegant and classic and I think this picture sums it all up nicely. Jessica and Tyson, thank you so much for asking me to be your wedding florist, and best wishes for many happy married years.

Married in Madison- Jenna and Robbie

Jenna and Robbie were married in Madison, Kansas on August 21, 2021. It was a beautiful sunny summer day in this small town and I’m so excited to share their wedding flowers with you.

These kind words from Jenna are why I love my job- “I want to say thank you so much for agreeing to be our florist, we truly could not have picked anyone better. The flowers were absolutely perfect and exactly what I was hoping for!”

All photos by Jennie Marie Photography

The couples’ colors were dusty blue, slate, and navy with sage and blush. Jenna’s bouquet was hand-tied, with white anemone and blush garden roses, blue thistle, other blush and ivory flowers with mixed greenery including seeded eucalyptus.

There is just something special about a church wedding for me. The beautiful architecture and windows, flowers on the altar, friends and family in the pews are all wonderful symbols of the love surrounding this couple.

This is Jenna with her bouquet outside of the First Christian Church in Madison, Kansas.

The reception was held at the Sauder Center in Madison. Every detail was thoughtfully considered–from the mismatched antique china, to the display of both mothers’ wedding gowns, to the rustic wood and burlap accents–the theme was unique and romantic throughout every detail.

By far my favorite thing about this wedding was the story of the car. Jenna’s grandfather drove away with her grandmother after their wedding in this very same car many years before. The family spent time cleaning it up and getting it to run for Jenna’s wedding. Jenna told me even if someone had to tow the car with a tractor, she would definitely be seen pulling away from her wedding with Robbie in this car. As far as I know the departure went off without a tractor!

What a joy it was to work with both Jenna and her mother Diane on this beautiful wedding. My clients are the best and some of the kindest people you ever want to work with, including this family. Congratulations to Jenna and Robbie and best wishes for a happy, healthy marriage!

November Wedding in Bonner Springs, Kansas

This was the weekend before Thanksgiving and the weather was beautiful for Jenn and Dalton’s wedding. The wedding was held at The Farms at Woodend Springs in Bonner Springs, Kansas. With a huge porch and big beautiful windows, it is a lovely venue for any event.

The guys wore navy, the girls wore sage green, and the bride wanted touches of apricot in her bouquet. I can’t tell you how excited I was to see this color combination come to life and it was so pretty. If you have ever read any of my blogs, you know I love greenery. But a November wedding is extra-special because I can add winter greens like cedar, pine and balsam fir to my regular mix of seeded, baby blue and willow eucalyptus.

Jenn used a lot of natural elements like wood accents throughout the venue, from the arch for the ceremony to the farm table for the head table to the wood slice under the cake.

The bride’s bouquet included white dahlias, white roses, stock, feverfew and veronica along with peach spray roses, apricot hypericum berry, and orange waxflower. And lots of mixed greenery!

Jenn’s flower crown with spray roses and berries made the perfect finishing touch for a beautiful bride. There’s just something about wearing a crown…

This is just the perfect picture of happiness. I don’t get to spend much time getting to know my brides and grooms but I FEEL like I know them by the time I deliver a wedding. Jenn’s fall schedule was very busy so she was thankful that planning wedding flowers could mostly be done by email. My goal is always to make the process easy, deliver exactly what the couple wanted, with amazing service and attention to detail. It makes me happy to see them so happy!

Katie and Adam at Magnolia Venue and Urban Garden, August 17, 2019 →

This story starts in the year 2001 for Katie and me. She was my daughter’s best friend in 5th grade and that was the year they talked their parents into letting them join a traveling summer softball league. So many long weekends and so much fun. And here we are in 2019 with Maryann standing up with Katie in her wedding to Adam. Good friends last a lifetime.

Photos by Brittyn Elizabeth Photography

The wedding colors were classic with dusty blue dresses, charcoal suits, creamy white flowers, and mixed greenery including several types of eucalyptus as well as magnolia leaves.

Katie’s bouquet included white Mondial roses, white garden roses, brunia, waxflower, stock and lisianthus.

It was a perfectly perfect day with lots of sunshine and lots of laughs. I was honored to be a part of this wedding and wish Katie and Adam all the love and happiness they deserve!

Photo by Brittyn Elizabeth Photography

Wedding Flowers at The Brownstone, Topeka, Kansas →

June began with a beautiful summer Sunday wedding at The Brownstone in Topeka, Kansas. The bride and groom had a long distance relationship- from Mississippi to South Africa! and chose Topeka as the destination since it was close to her hometown. There was so much joy in the air as we set up, so many family members and friends excited to see Rachel and Reece get married.

Ceremony Arch with all white flowers and mixed greenery

The pictures above from Megan Hein Photography capture the simple elegance of this wedding. White, ivory and cream roses with blue thistle, waxflower and large mums. Also mixed eucalyptus with silver dollar, baby blue and gunni.

Brides’ Bouquet

Dusty Blues and Greens

The picture above is one I took before the ceremony. Flowers featured are roses, stock, thistle, caspia, willow eucalyptus, gunni eucalyptus, and waxflower.

You don’t have to obsess over every detail to have a beautiful wedding!…with a few inspiration photos, an understanding of the overall wedding style and some freedom to create, I’m happy to run with an idea and bring it to life!

How do you want your wedding day to feel? Start with the feeling and build your plans from there.