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

Meet the Millers

Luke & Elise - Destination Wedding

Elise grew up spending her summers in the shadow of the Big Horn Mountains while visiting family near Sheridan, WY. When it came time to plan a wedding and future with Luke, saying “I DO” in a personal and meaningful spot was only natural.

They planned an intimate wedding weekend with their nearest and dearest -just 43 people - to celebrate their union. Surrounded by their family and friends, they hosted a creekside ceremony under the trees.

Sheridan, WY-based wedding photographer, Cassie Madden Photography, captured the entire day and all of the magic.

In lieu of a traditional wedding party, their three dogs joined the wedding and wore floral collars in tones to match Elise’s bouquet in lavender, peach, and orange.

Every element of their wedding was individualized and they chose their personal favorite colors for the wedding. Orange for Luke, Purple for Elise. We blended the two colors together using peach and lavender tones. Elise preferred a bouquet that was more formal and less wild so we opted for less greenery, lots of roses, and a few delicate elements to bring in a wildflower feeling like purple asters, lavender Limonium, and peach hypericum.

This image was captured in my studio by the talented Lance Roth

Rather than bringing in another element for their ceremony along the creek, we used the trees as a base for our ceremony arbor. Their wedding arch on the tree flowed up the trunk and over their heads and was full of roses and deep purple delphinium. This piece was created and built on-site using a chickenwire base stuffed with meadowgrass and simply wired to the tree. For my florist friends out there - no floral foam was used!

Using their love of food and wine as a guide, they planned a 5-course tasting dinner with Travis Sorenson, chef at Birch, complete with wine pairings at the lovely Barn in Big Horn. This was the perfect reception venue for their intimate party and an evening of lawn games and celebrating.

To allow for conversation and visibility across their large, horseshoe-shaped table, we used a collection of hand-thrown pottery vases scattered down the table. Their bar was accented by a tall and dramatic elevated floral piece.

Congratulations!!!

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Jackson Hole wedding in June

Paige & Luke

Sometimes wedding plans change, and your family ranch wedding in August makes a move to Jackson Hole in June. You get to have peonies in your bouquets and the majestic Tetons in your wedding pictures. Winning all around. Regardless of your wedding destination, you can’t lose in Wyoming.

The Bride wore an A-line dress by DAALARNA with spaghetti straps and delicate details while the groom wore a navy suit. The bridesmaids wore their choice of style and color in dusty rose, blush and, mauve from Azazie.

Ceremony - Snow King Resort at Jackson Hole

Reception - The Lodge at Jackson Hole Conference Center

Captured by Colorado and Wyoming wedding photographer Dyann Dierks.

The bride requested a lush flower crown to wear for the day and we filled it with blush spray roses, delicate ranunculus, tiny waxflower, and blushing bride protea to coordinate with the groom’s boutonnière.

Paige and Luke chose to have a first look at their ceremony location followed by a mid-day adventure with their bridal party for portraits with the Teton’s and the famous T.A. Moulton Barn on Mormon Row.

They returned to Snow King in Jackson Hole for an afternoon ceremony with their family and friends in front of a circle arch with flowers in blush and ivory. The aisle was marked with wooden pillars topped with lanterns and simple bunches in blush attached to the chairs.

We used their bouquets as decor for their head table - you’d never know they’d been out and about all day in the sun and still looked stunning for their reception that evening. We added flowers to their three-layer naked cake instead of traditional toppers.

Congratulations!!

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A Mountaintop wedding in Rust & Sage

Kaylie & Gerrit planned a mountaintop ceremony and rustic-chic reception at Meadowlark Ski Lodge for their August wedding in the Big Horn Mountains.

The groom wore a three-piece charcoal suit and paisley sage-green tie while the ladies wore an assortment of dresses from David’s Bridal in Dusty Sage. The bride found her stunning Essense of Australia gown at Dora Grace Bridal and looked absolutely incredible in the graphic lace.

Buffalo, WY-based wedding Dani Jerry Photography captured the day and all the magical details. As a florist, it always makes my heart happy to see the flowers we dreamed of with clients captured in all their glory and edited in true-to-life colors.

Kaylie wanted her bouquet to feel rustic and warm, reflecting the natural beauty of our Big Horn Mountains and the wildness of Wyoming. I used a variety of eucaluptus and grevelia, bronze amaranth, finely textured calycinia, Sweet William, toffee roses, and fragrant tuberose for her bouquet.

For their reception, they utilized our bulk, DIY greenery for simple faux garland on the long tables at the lodge. Paired with rust table runners, simple pillar candles, and antlers they had the perfect look for their reception and stayed within their budget for decor.

Their wedding venue in the Big Horn Mountains came with gorgeous farm tables and rustic chairs in addition to the striking views at Meadowlark Ski Lodge. You can choose between a mountaintop ceremony with stunning vistas of the Big Horn Mountains, Lakeside beauty or the lovely deck for your ceremony.

Congratulations!

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Getting married in Wyoming? 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. Use the connect form to start a conversation today.