Why I can't make just a bouquet...

1. Roses - Rust, 2. Sweet William, 3. Tuberose, 4. Carnations, 5. Amaranth, 6. Eucalyptus. - seeded, 7. Eucalyptus - Silver Dollar, 8. Grevellia, 9. Calycina

Captured by Dani Jerry Photography

I often receive inquiries for a single bridal bouquet and a boutonniere for a simple wedding. It always breaks my heart a little to turn them down, but as an events-only studio - they don't make financial sense for my business. While I do LOVE flowers, this is also my job and income for our family rather than a hobby. I have set boundaries on availability and an event minimum for Tiny weddings [read more here] as a result. 

Florists that operate with retail can use flowers already on hand for the week and cycle any "extra" unique material ordered for the bride back into their daily orders for delivery. Anything not used or sold to a client for their wedding is a loss for my little studio. Why?

Flowers are expensive! After 14+ years in the floral industry, I’m still shocked at the cost of flowers. Like the rest of us, the flower world was rocked by the pandemic, and we’re still experiencing some fluctuation and significant increases in flower costs across the board. Even traditionally affordable or more cost-effective flowers are 20-30% more than in previous years.

Shipping charges - our closest wholesalers come from the greater Denver area, and overnight freight can run from $45 - $75 per shipment and doesn't include any of those flowers that make the magic happen. 

Wholesale flower bunches - various flowers, filler, or greenery come in a specific "bunch" size. Specialty items come by a single stem, others in quantities of 5, 10, or 25 each. Greenery typically is packaged as a growers bunch or by weight, so it's often a guessing game on how much you'll need vs receive in the shipment. 

Time - prepping for a single bouquet vs bouquets for an entire wedding party takes about the same time. I still need to write recipes, order the goods, process fresh flowers, and make all the magic for your wedding. A single item takes less time to create than making more but the prep time is the same.

When writing a flower recipe for a client, I'm considering shape, color, and form in addition to the overall feel of the day (traditional, boho, relaxed). My typical bouquets include 5-12 varieties of flowers and foliage and nearly 20 varieties for more complex designs. If I ordered a bunch of eight different types of flowers and greenery, there would be more in the studio than could fit into a single bouquet, sometimes with at least 50% unused product. 

For couples in 2024/2025 looking for elopement packages who are flexible on colors and willing to trust me with flower magic, you can learn more about my availability here.

Here are a few of my favorite bouquets and a general list of the flowers and foliage included.

1. Cognac Anthurium, 2. Pieris japonica, 3. Carnations, 4. Tuberose, 5. Lisianthus, 6. White Anthurium

Captured by Kaylie Sirek

1. Roses - Sahara, 2. Lisianthus, 3. Eucalyptus - Silver Dollar, 4. Mint, 5. Scabiosa Pods, 6. Curly Dock, 7-15. Local Grasses x 8 varieties

Captured by Alissa Ferullo Photography

1. White Peonies, 2. Roses - Purple, 3. Roses - Lavender, 4. Hellebores, 5. Freesia

Captured by Alissa Ferullo

1. White Garden Roses, 2. Carnations, 3. Kangaroo Paw, 4. Bay, 5. Eucalyptus - Baby Blue, 6. Eucalyptus Silver Dollar, 7. Bay, 8. Grevellia, 9. Spray roses, 10. Lisianthus

Captured by Cassie Rosch Photographer

1. Roses - Red, 2. Roses - Purple, 3. Blue Thistle, 4. Purple Anemone, 5. Bronze Amaranth, 6. Dahlia, 7. Ranunculus, 8. Bay, 9. Salal, 10. Eucalyptus

Captured by Dani Jerry Photography

1. Peonies in Blush, 2. Garden roses - white, 3. Ranunculus - pink, 4. Ranunculus - white, 5. Waxflower, 6. Eucalyptus Seeded, 7. Italian Pitt

Captured by A.Ribordy Photography

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Ready to start planning your Wyoming wedding or Sheridan Elopement? You can see my 2024 elopement availability here. I’m ready to start flower dreaming with you. Let’s chat.

An Ode to Burgundy & Blush

Perhaps the most enduring color palette of my 13 season wedding career, Burgundy (or merlot) and blush is the forever flexible color scheme that appeals to everyone. It can be rustic or country, classic and elegant while fitting nearly every single season. It might just be the unicorn wedding color palette to rival classic white.

Sometimes the design leans more towards blush and light tones with pops of color. Other times we go dark and highlight with brighter blooms. Often it’s paired with a shade of blue and you’ll find the funky, textural thistles in their starring role. From bouquets full of greenery to bouquets with minimal foliage you’ll find the full range.

Here are my favorites and how even when the request is the same, I keep things fresh, unique and customized to every couple I have the honor of creating flower magic for. Click the images to see accompanying blog posts.

September in Story, WY

Mauve June Wedding

Brooklynn & Connor

After planning a 2020 celebration and putting it on pause, these lovers hosted a wedding and celebration with their family and friends in June. With the ladies in cool blue dresses and flowers in blush and neutral tones, they finally had the wedding they’d dreamed of surrounded by family and friends. Nathan Hans Films captured their day and all the love.

Their outdoor ceremony took place under towering pines and Brooklynn carried a petite, hand-tied cascade bouquet of her dreams.

How sweet are these two!

Congratulations!

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It's a Party!

In January, I hosted a little party with friends to celebrate our debut in a nationally distributed edition of Rocky Mountain Bride. (You can see my blog post on our feature here. )Cottonwood Kitchen provided a beautiful space and a lovely spread of bites, Cassie Madden brought her fun photo booth, and we had a lovely group of friends and brides stop by to visit.

I brought a fun little bouquet and made a wild arrangement for decor and as our door prize. Following our party, Cassie asked to take the flowers home and capture them for me. Of course, I said yes!

I’m so grateful for creative friends who share their talent and take the time to capture my work.

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A Brinton Wedding in Burgundy

These lovebirds planned a Wyoming destination wedding at The Brinton Museum from their home in Texas. Through a series of emails and calls, we planned the perfect florals to go along with the romantic and fun vision for their wedding day. With burgundy dahlias, a September staple, pops of peach and accented with blue, their flowers fit the bill. Their day was perfectly captured by Ft. Collins Photographer, Dyann Diercks.

The Brinton is a personal favorite for local venues. From the old farm house with expansive lawns, beautiful gardens and towering mature trees (a favorite for outdoor ceremonies) to the clean modern lines inside the museum and sweeping vistas of prairie and the Big Horn Mountains near the tent- it has a bit of everything.

Carly and Ben shared a sweet first look on the lawn before the ceremony. This is always a personal favorite and his reaction to the first glimpse of his bride is priceless.

Their friends and family traveled from far and wide to celebrate with them here in Sheridan. I think we’d all agree life is better surrounded by those we love and sharing big moments together is even better.

For their reception, I helped them plan and coordinate some DIY centerpieces. They picked a varied set of amber bud vases and bottles to use alongside votive candles. I provided the flower planning, tools and a few instructions and they made some stunning and simple centerpieces. This is a fantastic option for flower enthusiast with a large guest list and moderate budget who have a few helping hands to put it all together.

No post would be complete without a few shots of the bouquet in all it’s glory. I was so thankful for full creative freedom to use the best of the season and make something just for her. This one featured dahlias, peach roses (Shimmer), blue thistle, ranunculus, foxglove and mixed eucalyptus.

Congratulations!

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Planning a Wyoming Wedding? I can't wait to dream with you about flowers for your big day! We believe that flowers evoke emotion and use texture, color and thoughtful design to translate feelings into the present moment - providing spectacular bouquets, lush ceremony back drops, centerpieces and unique personal flowers. Use the connect form to start a conversation today.