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  • Blue & Beautiful: Celebrating a Rare Color in Flowers

    by Laura Wheeler

    This styled photoshoot was created by members of Emerald Hour and published in the 2025 Spring/Summer Issue of Washington Wedding Day Magazine. It features a lush blue, purple, and green palette with a Pacific Northwest mountain backdrop, local spring flowers, vintage and layered decor, and a group of sustainably-minded wedding vendors from Washington.

    Posted in Emerald Hour, Mount Baker, spring flowers, Sustainable Weddings, wedding

  • Floral Chuppah & Cake Meadow at Semiahmoo Resort Wedding

    by Laura Wheeler

    This beautiful, coastal wedding at Semiahmoo Resort in Blaine, WA was full of local July blooms in a subtle palette and so many meaningful elements, including a floral installation climbing the chuppah, an elegant cake meadow, and handmade pottery.

    Posted in Coastal Wedding, English Garden, Local Flowers, Semiahmoo

  • Lush Early Summer Wedding Florals at Lairmont Manor

    by Laura Wheeler

    This couple dreamed of a beautiful backdrop with light pastels of blue, lavender, peach, blush, and white, with bright green and lots of romantic early summer blooms. This design was perfect for this late June wedding with historic Lairmont Manor and its lush gardens as a backdrop.

    Posted in Bellingham florals, lairmont manor, luxury floral design, summer weddings, wedding flower inspiration

  • A case for Spring Weddings in Northwest, Washington (5 Reasons your should get married in the Spring)

    by Laura Wheeler
    I do a surprisingly small amount of florals for spring weddings compared to the summer and fall and I am here to change that. Here are my top 5 rea...
    Posted in spring, wedding

  • Joyful Garden Party at Christianson's Nursery

    by Laura Wheeler
    Bouncy, colorful, happy florals everywhere. This couple gave me so much license in this design and it was a joy to create.
    Posted in Local Flowers, summer, sustainable, wedding

  • My Top 10 Northwest Washington Wedding Venues

    by Laura Wheeler
    From the mountains, to the islands, to the farm country, to the mountains, there are so many gorgeous venues in Whatcom, Skagit, and San Juan Counties and it is very hard for me to choose my favorites.

  • A Cozy and Magical Pacific Northwest Editorial in October

    by Laura Wheeler
    This cozy and curated, October photoshoot shows how lovely a simple elopement can be. It was inspired by subdued autumn colors in the Pacific Northwest with special attention paid to making sure elements were environmentally conscious.
    Posted in autumn, elopements, fall, heirloom, pacific northwest, sustainable

  • Earth Tones with a Pop of Orange - Late Spring Wedding at Woodstock Farm

    by Laura Wheeler
    This intimate wedding at Woodstock Farms in Bellingham, WA is inspired by warm earth tones, the natural Pacific Northwest Landscape overlooking Bellingham Bay, and a surprising pop of color.
    Posted in spring wedding; June weddings; Bellingham florals

  • English Cottage Garden Wedding in late spring

    by Laura Wheeler
    This lush, grounded design with English-garden flowers in soft colors was a perfect fit for this ceremony in front of a pond in the late Spring, Bellingham wedding.
    Posted in Local Flowers, spring, wedding

  • 5 Reasons You Should Have a Dried Flower Wedding

    by Laura Wheeler
    Natural-dried floral design is a unique and beautiful way to decorate your wedding. Read more for my top 5 reasons you should consider dried flowers for your event.

  • Vibrant Autumn Wedding in Mukilteo, Washington

    by Laura Wheeler
    This lovely couple had a gorgeous vision for their autumn wedding in Mukilteo, WA that included deep green, burnt orange, gold, and a nod to the br...

  • Coastal Garden Wedding at Roche Harbor Resort

    by Laura Wheeler

    A cozy, coastal garden wedding at Roche Harbor Resort on San Juan Island full of fluffy, pastel English Garden florals.

    Posted in wedding