First off, I need you to take a look at this gorgeous scenery…

These are the views that would surround Shelby and Paul’s guests, making them fall in love with this wedding day even more.  And as a designer, I couldn’t imagine creating something that could complete with this natural beauty.

I knew this would be a day spent in the sun, with all of creation singing with glory.  Cowboy boots, wheat grasses and cool fall tones inspired me.  Autumn’s textures were abundant and I wanted Shelby’s bouquet to fit right in with this breathtaking backdrop.

This bouquet was filled with lots of goodness.  Roses are always a standby in my recipe making, I chose to us Vendela Roses for their slightly off-white and creamy appearance.  I paired them with White cloud garden roses, which often have just a tiny kiss of pink or at least a warmer white hue.  Shelby had specifically requested cotton, which I was happy to deliver and added in some tallow berries to accent the woodiness of the cotton stems.  I always like to add at least one linear item to the design and chose tuberose for this bouquet.  Again, it has a white appearance but the ends fold into a mauvy blush tone adding a little depth to the muted palette.  We had talked a lot about using wheat throughout her wedding design, but wheat just didn’t have the right movement, so I opted for pampas grass which would give a similar color but swayed nicer in the wind.  I then added a couple of grasses that I plucked from the side of the road which had a similar size and scale to the wheat.  My bouquets always require a pinch of green, especially since I knew there would still be plenty in our stunning autumn background, so I added snow on the mountain, which would serve to act as a bridge we transitioned from the greens to white.  Lastly, I added in one single hydrangea.  It was trimmed from a plant that I had bought earlier in the season and it served a couple of purposes.  One, it filled a whole that was daunting me during the design process.  Two, it added a little more depth the pale color palette.  And three, I knew there was an amazaing hydrangea bush on property with similar tones and I had high hopes that the bride would be photographed in front of it.  She was.

Oh the places the bouquet traveled that day, it was such a dream.

Photography: Ashley Slater Photography | Venue: Misty Farms in Ann Arbor, Michigan | Floral Design: The Day’s Design

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