Heather and Ryan were a DREAM couple to work with and their modern wedding at the Winnipeg Art Gallery was a personal favourite from my 2017 wedding season. They have such great style, had incredible vision, and came up with creative ideas and details that set their wedding apart from all the rest. It was definitely one of those weddings that, as a floral designer who never gets to see the main event, I WISH I could have been a guest at! Details were minimal, curated, and in a crisp black and white palette with touches of burgundy and peach. A family friend welded an incredible custom metal arch for the rooftop ceremony, which was a dream to fill with florals.

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Photos: Kamp Photography ~ Venue: WAG ~ Wedding Coordinator: Amanda Douglas Events ~ Dress: Bliss Bridal Boutique ~ Desserts and Cakes: Buttercream by Alareen

Heather wanted a bouquet that was loose, organic, and textural with a shape that kind of spilled out and over. I started with white dahlias, lisianthus, cosmos, scabiosa and veronica and then added in peachy zinnias, strawflower, and blushing bride protea. Burgundy smokebush foliage was used for some depth, along with these really cool trailing vines and ferns. Sometimes a bouquet just sort of takes on its own thing while I'm putting it together and I love it when that happens. I felt like this bouquet just had so much personality. 

Below, you see me teaching Heather how to hold the bouquet to show it and her dress off best :) 

Heather actually designed all of their stationery products herself!

This arch. Ahhhh. Designing the florals for this arch was one of my favourite moments of 2017.

The structure (which they had welded by a friend) was just so much fun for me to work with. I love the clean, simple lines of it and because of the open frame, I could actually work both inside and outside of it. I hope you can see that depth in some of these pictures - some portions of the design were placed inside, at the back of the frame to allow the flowers to come through and out, and others were placed outside the frame, growing up and down. We used probably 7 different types of foliages, and finished with with a few perfect white dahlias to create an interesting visual line.

The rooftop at the WAG is windy no matter what the weather is down on the ground (a lesson learned sadly at this wedding). Heather and Ryan's arch was pretty stable thanks to that solid base, but it's definitely something to keep in mind if you're planning an outdoor rooftop wedding!

When you host an event in a gallery or museum, you're pretty much restricted to whatever art installation they currently have on display. Heather and Ryan totally lucked out in that department, because just a few days before their wedding, the WAG installed these gorgeous floating cloud-like pieces from the ceiling and they couldn't have been more perfect! They brought a beautiful softness to the space, while complementing Heather and Ryan's clean-lined, modern style really well.

Centrepieces were kept simple, with organic-style greenery arrangements in a clear glass vase. I added greenery and floral touches throughout, on various signs and the cool seating card wall that Heather designed. They had a pretty slick lineup of different cakes and desserts that I added different touches to as well (I SO badly wanted to just shove my face in these chocolate treats).

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