Colourful Prairie Tent Wedding in Neepawa
They have the world at the fingertips, and they chose to come back home to get hitched ❤️
Working with Brooke and Taylor on their wedding was a 2025 highlight for me. They were planning from out of town (NYC), and getting married out of town (in her hometown of Neepawa), so there were a lot of logistics to sort through and plans to make.
A few of the things I love: summer flowers, the colour coral standing as a focal point in a fun palette, and a couple who gives me creative control. AND WHEN THEY ALL ROLL INTO ONE? My literal dream!
Photos by Pretty Burd Portraits
They have the world at the fingertips, and they chose to come back home to get hitched ❤️
Working with Brooke and Taylor on their wedding was a 2025 highlight for me. They were planning from out of town (NYC), and getting married out of town (in her hometown of Neepawa), so there were a lot of logistics to sort through and plans to make.
A few of the things I love: summer flowers, the colour coral standing as a focal point in a fun palette, and a couple who gives me creative control. AND WHEN THEY ALL ROLL INTO ONE? My literal dream!
Photos by Pretty Burd Portraits
The Floral Design
Brooke and Taylor’s wedding was in the middle of August — aka the PERFECT time for flowers in Manitoba. Everything in the local fields is just perfect. The dahlias are ramping up, the lisianthus and zinnias have hit their stride, and there’s so much colour and texture available. With their summer sunset palette in mind, it’s safe to say I had a lot of fun.
Bridal Bouquet Ingredients: Mixed coral roses (dragonfly, pink xpression, coral xpression), dahlias, zinnias, foxglove, cosmos, lisianthus, feverfew, sweet pea, and mixed grasses. This was definitely one of my favourite bridal bouquets of the year!!
As a special addition, we commissioned Kathryn from Golden Age Botanicals in Toronto to create these custom gold bees, as a nod to Brooke and Taylor’s original meet-cute through Bumble! I included 2 in her bridal bouquet to represent the two of them, and another in the bar arrangement.
The Design Inspiration
Since Brooke and Taylor live in NYC, they were feeling a bit anxious about everything coming together in a well-rounded way without them being able to actually see anything. After they fell in love with their floral proposal, they asked me to also provide Event Design services. I was so happy to take it from there!
With that “late summer sunset palette” as our starting point, and knowing that the guest list was going to be substantial, I got to work on floor planning and trying to build a tent plan with interest and flow. The only problem was, the guest list kept going up 😂 We ended up re-jigging the layout a few times, luckily adding on a separate tent for the buffet to be served out of so we could keep the dinner tent clean and functional.
The Reception Details
After we sorted out the floor plan, I got to work on tablescaping. I like to have some symmetry in the tent, and I like to have a mix of table shapes. Visual interest is everything in event design — if everything is a sea of sameness, it falls flat VERY quickly (especially if it’s rows of 20 of the exact same thing!).
From Design Board to Reality
Right off the top, this Toffee Belize linen from Planned Perfectly was a great base for all the tables. A tent has so much white from the tent itself, and so much green from the grass, so I needed to create a warmer layer that the rest of the decor could stem from. Brooke loved the idea of a coloured glassware, and while we had a few choices, I ended up selecting Planned Perfectly’s pink tinted glassware for two reasons: 1) it was visually interesting and 2) it wouldn’t actually stand out. We were gong to have a lot going on, and I didn’t need the glassware to make a huge statement.
Next up, deciding how to layer in greens (her favourite colour) and dark yellows/oranges (his favourite colour). Flowers were obviously an easy place, and we also chose green taper candles, golden vases, and LED table lamps. Why go for white or clear when you can layer in a shade from the palette?!
JUST LOOK AT THESE ROSES!!!! This definitely unlocked a new favourite rose combination for me.
The Hanging Installation
This was a sort of last-minute addition! A few months before the wedding, Brooke asked about the possibility of adding something hanging over the dance floor. The logistics of a hanging piece get me really excited!
I ended up using baskets as a base, strung up on airline cable, adding in chicken wire balls and then all the greenery and florals. Luckily for me, Brooke’s entire family of men were around and willing to help, so they graciously did all the hoisting!
You can see the BTS of this here!
I’m so grateful both for the creative trust and the long distance trust that Taylor and Brooke put in me. It’s a lot to hand over the reigns to your most special day, but when you’re planning from afar, it’s also the way that things work best.
It was also so wonderful to have Brooke’s handy family involved! They built and painted all of the ceremony pedestals, outdoor signage, and the bar back wall. Whenever I made a suggestion, they were on it. Tent weddings on your property are a LOT of work (seriously, don’t underestimate it!!) but if you’ve got the right kind of people involved, then there’s nothing else like celebrating in the place you grew up!
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White Bridal Bouquets 3 Ways
ALRIGHT. So the Pantone “colour” of the year for 2025 is Cloud Dancer, and I’m sure you’ve all seen just how irritated the creative world is that they chose white as a colour. If you’ve been around here long enough, you’ll know that I’m a die-hard colour lover, BUT I also acknowledge that white has, is, and always will be a popular option for weddings.
So, let’s talk about white flowers a bit! If you’re one of the people who envisions yourself carrying a white bridal bouquet, I’d encourage you to think about / ask your floral designer to think about ways that your flowers can be designed uniquely. White flowers can be white flowers can be white flowers…it’s our job to ensure that we are guided by movement and cohesive palette choices, blending visual interest with refinement to create depth, emotion, and harmony.
Today I’m offering up 3 different white bridal bouquets, each designed with a different perspective in mind.
ALRIGHT. So the Pantone “colour” of the year for 2025 is Cloud Dancer, and I’m sure you’ve all seen just how irritated the creative world is that they chose white as a colour. If you’ve been around here long enough, you’ll know that I’m a die-hard colour lover, BUT I also acknowledge that white has, is, and always will be a popular option for weddings.
So, let’s talk about white flowers a bit! If you’re one of the people who envisions yourself carrying a white bridal bouquet, I’d encourage you to think about / ask your floral designer to think about ways that your flowers can be designed uniquely. White flowers can be white flowers can be white flowers…it’s our job to ensure that we are guided by movement and cohesive palette choices, blending visual interest with refinement to create depth, emotion, and harmony.
Today I’m offering up 3 different white bridal bouquets, each designed with a different perspective in mind.
UniqueLY ShapeD Blooms
Brittany Mahood Photography
One of the first things I consider when I’m planning my floral selections for a white wedding is looking for unique shapes. Unless you’re specifically asking me for a white rose bouquet, it’s very easy to have a white bridal bouquet fall flat because designers use round flowers as a crutch. There isn’t necessarily anything wrong with this, but a bouquet composed entirely of round flowers just gets really boring to look at, even if those flowers are beautiful (like ranunculus, peonies, and lisianthus).
My go-to is to find something with a star shape, something with a longer line, and something floaty/wispy to add in to those round focal flowers. For Kate, that meant tulips for their star shape, mini calla lilies for their lines, and sweet pea and spirea for that floaty delicate feel!
ConSider Texture
Determining the right type of texture is another designer secret that can take your bouquet from basic to bespoke. Historically, I’ve personally had an issue with “texture.” I think this is because in the mid 2010s when I was coming up as a wedding floral designer, boho was the go-to aesthetic and with that came a ton of messy, feathery foliage and fillers that I just did NOT like. Bouquets felt wild and untidy, and while that sometimes really worked well, it just isn’t what I personally prefer.
Boy, was I relieved when my brain finally realized what kind of texture I DO like: floaty, ruffly, dainty.
Take Mollie’s bouquet as an example: we wanted to go dainty, feminine, garden-whimsy. I chose not to use any traditional focal flowers, so instead I went for lisianthus, sweet pea, autumn clematis (this was DIVINE), and larkspur. It felt very floaty, very fluttery.
Bouquet Shape
The shape and style of your bouquet will make a statement. You’ll need to think about the silhouette of your dress, the formality level of your wedding, and the overall vision for your celebration. Big dress? You can get away with a large or a small bouquet. Slim fitting dress? A petite bouquet is likely the way to go. Really dramatic bodice with the girls on display? Go with something more streamlined.
Tori has a very classic personal style, and she wanted a classic cascading shaped bouquet. Originally when I was designing for her, I went WAY too big. We had some absolutely delicious locally grown lisianthus and dahlias, and I just kept on adding and adding and I loved it so much. Then I held it up to my body and it was gigantic! I scaled it back, and added the gorgeous stephanotis vine to emphasize the trailing shape.
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2026 and 2027 Wedding Flower and Design Trend
Every year for the last 12 years, I’ve written an annual trends forecasting blog post. I always enjoy it but to be honest, this year I’m not feeling it. Why? Good question.
It might be that the trend cycle seems less interesting to me than ever before. Rather than obsessing over trends, I would love to see you plan a wedding and celebration that is unique, interesting, and fits your vision instead of just replicating another thing you saw online. I’m feeling this way with my personal style, with the renovation I’m planning for my home, even just feeling super tired of Instagram itself.
The best designs are never going to be replicating what we see someone else has done.
Every year for the last 12 years, I’ve written an annual trends forecasting blog post. I always enjoy it but to be honest, this year I’m not feeling it. Why? Good question.
It might be that the trend cycle seems less interesting to me than ever before. Rather than obsessing over trends, I would love to see you plan a wedding and celebration that is unique, interesting, and fits your vision instead of just replicating another thing you saw online. I’m feeling this way with my personal style, with the renovation I’m planning for my home, even just feeling super tired of Instagram itself.
The best designs are never going to be replicating what we see someone else has done.
Now here’s the thing: Despite my current disillusionment in all things trends, I nevertheless work in an aesthetics-based segment of the wedding industry. And I LOVE making your weddings beautiful. But here’s a good quote for you: “You can’t please everyone, so please yourself. Trying to make every family member and guest happy can lead to a wedding that doesn’t reflect you two as a couple. Focus on what makes you happy.” In other words: You do you. Make your wedding the greatest it can be, for you.
Trending Colour Palettes
Blue
I LOVE blue. Much of my wardrobe is blue. It’s flattering on every skin tone, it can be calming or energizing, and of course, there’s such a huge range of shades. I think we’ll be seeing pastel, baby blues (paired with chrome for a chic feel!) as well as bolder cobalt for couples who aren’t afraid to make a statement.
When it comes to flowers, there really aren’t that many naturally blue flowers, so when blue is a strong component of a colour palette, I often suggest that the planner or couple finds other ways to incorporate it; stationery and linens are excellent places to layer in more blue.
Chartreuse
Wedding pros have been petitioning Pantone to make Chartreuse the colour of the year for a few seasons now, and I think we’ll keep it seeing it play into high end weddings in a major way. It’s a fun way to add a modern flair to a classic white and green palette, but I’d love to do a citrusy palette like Brides and Minted have collaborated on.
Burgundy and Olive
It’s not new, but it’s still going strong. Burgundy and olive green will continue to be a popular choice, and for good reason! It feels very rich and luxurious, and is a natural base for an elevated design. This palette fits really well with velvet textures and over the top drapery, and I think you could easily layer in rich browns, taupes, and magentas to add more depth and visual interest.
Unconventional Seating Layouts
This one’s quite a lot of fun! We’re seeing unique seating layouts all over Pinterest and Instagram, for both ceremonies and receptions. Below are a few images that caught my eye, but one word of caution: pretty much all of these ideas require either a smaller guest count, or a large amount of space — or both!
To tie back to the beginning of this post, these are all excellent examples of having fun and getting creative. Do something unique, because you like unique — and not just because you’ve seen it on IG.
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An amazing floor plan is like a love language to someone who works in events. A plan that creates visual interest in the room and allows for multiple different design elements, at the same time as allowing for excellent flow, is the absolute dream.
We’re talking differently shaped and sized tables, mixed cocktail and full size tables, introducing interesting seating elements (as long as they’re still comfortable!) and you have got yourself one heck of a good base for your event design. Just also know that you may not be able to count on the standard 8-10 people per table so your numbers will be a bit different!
Major Ceremony Focal Features with Scaled Back Reception Tables
In my books, this is a great combination: amped up florals and decor at the ceremony, and scaling it back on the guest tables at the reception. Here’s what works about this wedding design trend:
-When you go big in one area, it doesn’t look like you chintzed out in the other area. Meanwhile, if you go kind of medium everywhere and try to spread your budget equally without creating any design focal points, then it does feel like you chintzed out (not that other people’s perceptions of your wedding budget should have much bearing on reality…but keep in mind I’m speaking from a designer’s perspective here).
-I would love to see this as multiple pieces grouped around your ceremony altar, whatever that may be: an arch is always good, but I am seeing more interest in multiple sizes and styles of vases and ground-based floral pieces styled together. Then, we’re seeing long reception tables lined with minimalistic bud vases or petite floral frog arrangements, or round tables with 3x petite floral pieces with candles.
-Ideally, the ceremony focal florals are pieces that can be utilized at the reception (*note, you’ll need to talk this through with your floral designer so that she can plan it all out in advance. We design different pieces in different ways, and we want to make sure it looks phenomenal in each location). So, perhaps those ceremony arrangements become ground-based pieces that find their new home at the front base of each long table.
-Note that we still have a beautiful collection of vases on the guest tables, perhaps featuring interesting vessels themselves, or allowing the florals to have a lot of height and interest.
Portraits Are Getting a Glow Up
Paris Hilton’s wedding; show a photo of Michael and Melanie backdrop
Very editorial portrait style
Bonus points if this can also be set up as a grown-up alternative to a photo booth. I know I would be THRILLED as a guest if your photographer (or their second shooter) was taking high quality portraits of guests with a gorgeous setup that didn’t include cheesy props.
Bold Lighting Design
Lighting is taking a major step forward in design priorities this year. "Lighting sets the tone before anything else. Step into a room, and you feel it instantly. It guides the eye, shapes the space, and creates moments that linger. It’s no longer just functional—lighting is part of the décor. Seamless when subtle, bold when dramatic, it elevates the room, the entertainment, and the mood. Every glow and shadow tells a story. We are loving where this has taken our events, and possibilities are endless. The right light doesn’t just illuminate—it transforms. It’s how an event becomes unforgettable.” —Xin Huang of Le Petite Privé
Silver and Chrome Accents
We’ve been seeing silver and chrome accents trickling into fashion and home design, and slowly but surely making its way into weddings as well. As Junebug reports, “Silver is replacing gold, bronze, and warm metals in wedding fashion and décor. Expect to see silver tableware, silver-accented attire, reflective details, and chrome-adjacent finishes. It feels fresh, cool, and timeless.”
One thing to note, it does take a while for some of these types of design trends to become accessible in our market. It’ll take some time and investment on behalf of rental companies to be able to purchase inventory and get it into circulation. I just brought in some SUPER cute chrome vessels that I’m really excited to style at weddings and events this year!
So now that I’ve finished this post, I’m finding myself much more interested in thinking about trends than I was when I started — so that’s a good thing! I think all of these ideas can be highly customizable and be pushed to really create something that’s interesting and personalized to your style, your venue, your vibe.
I also thought I’d share my personal 2026 inspiration board!
I always like to start off with a delicious colour palette, and this is actually the palette that I’m focusing on in a branding refresh this year. You’ll be seeing more of this soon :)
I was thinking about what gets me really excited, what leaves me feeling invigorated and refreshed, and that’s always joyful colour, sweet pea, and pansies. I have had so much fun with dahlias the last couple of seasons and when they’re in season, there’s really nothing that beats them.
So, if you’re unsure of what you want, no worries. I KNOW WHAT I WANT and I can just do that for you! I’ve got ideas for every season that I want to accomplish this year.
All images curated from my Pinterest boards.
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Minimalist Meets Maximalist Wedding at The White Poplar
Lindsay came to me requesting monochromatic, minimalist meets maximalist vibes with spotlight floral features. Over time, things shifted a bit into a luxurious, modern European direction and I can’t wait to tell you all about it.
I always love to start my blog posts for the new calendar year with some of my favourite weddings from the previous year. Lindsay and Michael’s wedding was absolutely a highlight of 2025!
Photos by Michael & Melanie
Planning and Design by Melanie Parent Events
Lindsay came to me requesting monochromatic, minimalist meets maximalist vibes with spotlight floral features. Over time, things shifted a bit into a luxurious, modern European direction and I can’t wait to tell you all about it.
I always love to start my blog posts for the new calendar year with some of my favourite weddings from the previous year. Lindsay and Michael’s wedding was absolutely a highlight of 2025!
Photos by Michael & Melanie
Planning and Design by Melanie Parent Events
The Bridal Bouquet
Lindsay’s vision for the wedding design shifted and flowed throughout their engagement, but one thing that remained the entire time was my suggestion for her bridal bouquet: smaller, scaled back, slightly floaty, and with absolutely no focal flowers. I wanted the overall feel of her bouquet to be refined, and definitely as an accent to her dress isntead of taking centre stage on its own.
Bridal Bouquet Ingredients: hydrangea (as a base), phlox, corn cockle, and lisianthus.
The Ceremony
With the overarching design goal to feature maximalist moments, we decided that the ceremony chuppah and aisle would be the primary floral feature. This was one of the areas where the design fluctuated a lot! We weren’t originally planning to have anything down the aisle, and the ceremony focal point was originally planned to be a ground-based arch.
Chuppah: we designed with full coverage on the front of the chuppah, with grouped floral placements to create a lot of visual interest. The colour pockets allowed both the green and the white to stand out more, instead of creating a polka dotted effect (which would have been the DEATH of me).
Aisle: I was pumped after Lindsay saw an image of another wedding with a beautiful aisle and asked if we could incorporate floral pieces. While a full aisle is not necessary to create a beautiful space, it really makes a visual impact! I focused on longer stems and lots of texture, to create a fluttery path that felt organic and modern.
The draping textures were gorgeous, but one unexpected, hilarious moment happened at the beginning the ceremony: Michael stood at the chuppah, and decided he didn’t care for the draping green amaranthus bits that Lindsay loved…so he ripped them down 😂 We were all standing inside the venue just quietly killing ourselves laughing.
Memory Bouquets: A few beloved family members had passed and we wanted to find a simple, thoughtful way to honour them during the ceremony. We decided on a handtied bouquet placed at each chair. Each bridesmaid and Lindsay carried a single white rose that was tucked into the back of their bouquets, and placed on the memory chairs as they walked down the aisle.
The Reception
Florals on the tables were not a design priority for Lindsay. She wanted a twinkling candlelit evening, and Reveal Event Decor absolutely LOADED the tables with candles. I was so glad it wasn’t us that needed to light everything (though we did pitch in — you wouldn’t believe how long it took ha!) and even more glad that we weren’t responsible for cleaning the wax out of all the holders afterwards!
We repurposed all of the aisle florals to the ends of the tables and around the base of the cake table, allowing the sweetheart table to be the second major focal point.
The Floral Waterfalls
From the sweetheart table to the bar, we incorporated these cascading waterfall moments to create a major impact.
These babies are gorgeous but sure aren’t a design to underestimate. These are time-intensive, full of product, and tricky to get properly weighted. But the end result? Total magic!
Luxurious moments were added to cocktail hour on the patio, with floral touches cascading out of the fountain, floral urns on either side of the bar, and a gorgeous seating chart.
It can be really hard to sift through all of this inspiration that’s available out there, and figure out what you want to do for your own wedding — especially when your engagement is long. Lindsay’s design ideas were generally within the same vein, but we tossed around a brighter green with some more modern styling choices, or possibly incorporating some deep burgundy, and we also considered waterfall floral features cascading off the ends of each table. All of these would have been gorgeous choices and led to a great design and ambiance.
Sometimes, my advice to couples is to take your time and not put pressure on making every single decision. Save images, and see what your thoughts keep coming back to.
And sometimes, my advice is to hire a planner (technically, my advice is always to hire a planner because a good planner is truly invaluable). Melanie Parent came on board and really helped Lindsay to refine her vision and ease the worries.
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Year in Review 2025
2025 is coming to an end, and I’m grateful for a slower season this winter as well as the end of an amazing wedding season!
This year was a bit different for me, and it was really nice. It was paced differently, with small breaks peppered throughout my calendar. Next year looks like it’ll be a bit different, too, but let’s not get ahead of ourselves!
It’s kind of weird to write an annual recap, because to be completely honest, I don’t remember much of the year. I have a rather pathetic memory to begin with, but designing for different weddings every single weekend and then “on to the next!” makes it really difficult to be able to truly take anything in and make memories. But I think it was a good year 😂
2025 is coming to an end, and I’m grateful for a slower season this winter as well as the end of an amazing wedding season!
This year was a bit different for me, and it was really nice. It was paced differently, with small breaks peppered throughout my calendar. Next year looks like it’ll be a bit different, too, but let’s not get ahead of ourselves!
It’s kind of weird to write an annual recap, because to be completely honest, I don’t remember much of the year. I have a rather pathetic memory to begin with, but designing for different weddings every single weekend and then “on to the next!” makes it really difficult to be able to truly take anything in and make memories. But I think it was a good year 😂
A few Numbers to kick things off…
34 weddings
7 corporate events plus a handful of social events (birthday parties, bat mizvahs, and baby showers!)
40 girls between 8-11 years old. I taught a “design in a mug” class to the Girls’ Club at my parents’ church 🫠 (it was honestly so sweet and they were all so excited!)
2 flower arranging classes: I used to do this annually pre-Covid and it’s always so much fun!
11th Anniversary!
I’m so grateful for Stone House, for 11 years, and for all of my clients past and present who have trusted me with their flowers. I’m one of the rare people that gets to say that I TRULY LOVE my job. Even the meh things like bucket washing and emptying the van out all the time aren’t that horrid.
That being said, this year was the year that I realized I’m no longer the young, cute florist on the scene anymore 😂 I’m 37, so I could have realized this quite a long time ago. But in the post below, you’ll see what I mean:
I used to be the young and cute one. Those days are gone now ☠️ I laughed when I realized this (it doesn’t help that it was a rainy and humid day and we were all frizzy) but it also got me thinking: I used to be the young and cute florist who wedding couples were excited to invest in because they both loved my work AND they loved the idea of supporting a small woman-owned business.
I’m STILL a small woman-owned business, and it’s because of all of you who have trusted me with your wedding flowers over the last 11 years, who have referred me to your friends and family or your clients, that I’ve been able to grow this business substantially.
I may no longer be the cute, young florist -- now, I’m the experienced, talented florist who your vendors love to work with because they know that I’ll make them look good without missing anything. I’m the one who’s able to pull together any size of team needed to create your wedding because there are a lot of talented floral designers and set up crew members who really enjoy freelancing with me, because I’m kind, organized, and a solid leader. I’m the one who's been able to grow in this business, raise my babies in this business, and support my community with this business.
So no, I’m not the cute, young florist anymore. And I owe a lot of thanks to you that I’m now the experienced, talented, long-lasting florist 😘
A Few Highlights
My wedding season was kicked off very early in January 2025, starting with this beautiful, intimate, moody engagement party/surprise wedding at the Manitoba Club.
Photos below: Kass Donaldson
In July, I flowered for my largest floral wedding of the year but with a relatively small guest count, which means I had a lot of fun with the flowers. This couple was quite possibly the most joyful I’ve ever worked with. Eager to allow me to get creative, and just so HAPPY on their wedding day. It was so wonderful! Photos are still incoming, but this video of their wedding weekend is stunning! Kaira’s bridal bouquet was one of my favourites that I’ve ever created.
Video below: Jay and Mack
We bumped around all over Manitoba and Southern Ontario this year, heading up to Clear Lake a couple of times, Neepawa, and Kenora area. While these semi-destination weddings are so much fun, they’re also a TON of extra work to get all the logistics down. And I love every part of that. My brain functions well in logistics :)
Photos below: Cody Goetz, Pretty Burd, Jennifer Fortier
Corporate Work
While the bulk of my work is and always will be weddings, I also love the opportunity to work on a few corporate jobs each year. Some small, some large, all special. It gives me the chance to get out of wedding mode and really consider how I can best help that particular business showcase itself best.
Below: branding photos for the beautiful Holly of Evergreen Weddings; Mad About Style’s 15th anniversary celebration; Wellington Altus’ client holiday party.
In October, I designed an event for the launch of the Modern Ambition brand, in conjunction with Natasha from Studio Giorg. And we only had about 4 weeks to do it, from start to finish. It was stressful, I’ll say that, but it came together so beautifully. They hosted a VIP dinner under the polar bear tunnel at the Assiniboine Park Zoo, with featured guests including Wab Kinew, Scott Gillingham, and notably, Jim Moore, Creative Director at GQ Magazine. We needed to impress, while also making sure the event was functional (that tunnel is smaller than it looks!).
Favourite Moments
Of course it’s impossible to choose favourites from such a full year! But here are a few, in no particular order, and with many still yet to come as their galleries come in from photographers! (and ps, if I did your flowers this year or even last year, I’d still love to get your galleries!)
Photographers: Brittany Mahood, CoJo, Karina Walker, Michael & Melanie, Ally Sigurdson
Room Reveals
I always love seeing these moments! The moment when you first see your wedding space, completely finished. Your dreaming has actually, finally, happened. It’s exciting!! For a lot of you, this moment won’t be caught on camera (a lot of logistical planning needs to happen to allow for this!) and those moments are just as sweet to me. Even if I’m standing in a pile of stems I’m in the midst of sweeping up, when you walk in and see it all, it’s so exciting.
I also want to note, these images are from weddings of all sizes and budgets. You should love your wedding flowers this much, no matter how much you have to spend on them.
Above photos by Michael & Melanie, Brittany Mahood, and CoJo Photo
I always like to promote some charitable offerings at the end of the year, in case any of you are looking for a great cause to donate to. Here’s a couple that I love:
Villages of Hope is an amazing Canadian organization that partners with communities in the poorest nations in Africa, providing schools, shelter, safety, nutrition, healthcare, and above all, hope. Their Hope Packs are a super cost-effective way to make a huge difference for a child, and include books, toys, clothing, and treats. They’re only $25!
Mainstreet Project: Amazon Wishlist
The Mainstreet Project is a Winnipeg organization that serves our city’s most marginalized people. Their Amazon wishlist is such an easy way to support them with the items they need, without needing to worry about Canada Post.
So what’s coming up next?
Next year you’ll see a beautifully refreshed and updated Stone House Creative brand and website. We’re working on it now and I cannot wait to put it all together and launch it into the world!
2026 will see more incredible weddings, both large and small, many of whom are referrals or family members of my past clients. That means the world to me — thank you! I do still have some space available next fall (September, October, November) so if you know someone planning their wedding in those months, I’ve got some killer ideas I’d love to make happen and I might be available!
Below, my inspiration board for 2026! Or shall I saw, one of my inspiration boards for 2026. I’ve never done this before, but I often write out a wish list of design elements I’d like to incorporate into my designs, and I thought a visual representation could be a lot of fun. I’ve got a few that I’m causally working on — my fall inspo board is looking particularly delicious!
If you’re interested in following along for more regular updates, I post on Instagram every few days with snippets of my wedding season, featured weddings, and behind the scenes of my work!
The Winnipeg wedding industry is an amazing industry to be a part of. There are a lot of great people, working to make sure that all of your weddings come together wonderfully. There is also a lot of creativity and professionalism, a lot of knowledge and excellent service. It’s an honour to be a part of that. Thank you to all of my colleagues for making every wedding such a great work environment.