Theres something about September that always feels like a turning point. The days are still warm, but the morning is a bit cooler. School is back in session. The light starts to change. And after a long DC summer, you do all get that first day when you can open the door and think, yes, fall really is coming. 🍁
For me fall has always been tied to the rhythm of the school year. Kids going back to school and calendars filling up. Pulling sweaters out of the back of the closet, and thinking about Halloween before you’re quite ready to admit summer is over.
In the studio, autumn has another rhythm. September and October weddings - arguably our busiest time of the year - paired with all sorts of fun things. Pods, berries, grasses and all sorts of funky things.
I think there’s a reason fall weddings always feel so right. It’s a season built around change. The landscape shifts, the light softens, the year begins winding down… and in the midst of that, two people choose to begin something.
Maybe that’s what I love about this time of year. Autumn can feel nostalgic and hopeful at the same time. So here’s to another fall wedding season, changing leaves, cooler nights (no mosquitoes), celebrations and all the new beginnings still ahead.
Amy & Reuben’s wedding photos are here, and I forgot how much I loved this palette! White flowers, loads of green, and black woven through just enough to make everything feel a little sharper.
We used anemones, ranunculus, roses, sweet pea and stock, with big, loose greenery moments throughout the room. It was springy without being pastel, classic without feeling too traditional, and so much fun to see all together at the Park Hyatt.
Also, that bouquet. 🤍🖤
📍@parkhyattdc
📷 @roephoto
💐 @petalsedgedc
📋 @cityandterrace
Classic roses. Ethereal baby’s breath. And bleached ruscus for some fashion forward style. Classic with an edge.
We spend a lot of time talking about flowers, mechanics, color palettes, and installations.
But every once in a while we`re reminded that flowers aren`t really the point.
They`re the backdrop to the moments people remember.
Tiffiannii & Minerva`s celebration, made possible through Wish Upon a Wedding, was one of those reminders. The flowers mattered. The celebration mattered more.
And that`s exactly how it should be.
@wishuponawedding
Planning | @kinfete.events
Venue | @citizensballroom
Photography | @emchastainphoto
Videography | @buxtonmediaproductionsweddings
Video + Content Creation | @socialsparkbybetsy
Catering | @spilledmilkdc
Florist | @petalsedgedc
DJ | @mydeejay
Rentals | @dcreventrentals
Photo booth | @bookextraordinary
Live Portrait Painter | @spencergraceartspace
Cocktail Hour Musician | Amanda Tillemann
Typewriter Poet | @wordsbydj
Cake | @plantbakedbysarah
Dessert | @spilledmilkdc
Hair & Makeup | @carlapressleyhairmakeup
Officiant | @weddingceremoniesbyjeff
Donated Flowers | @dcflowersdirect
Floral Donation | @petalshare
Invitations | @slateandbrush
Day-of Stationery | @slateandbrush and @mintedweddings
Dress | @thebridalroomva and @capecodformals
Ceremony Elements | @unityinglass
