The bride dreamed of an elegant garden party themed wedding in a beautiful, historic home in downtown Charleston. She and her groom met working together downtown, and now lived on a nearby farm on Johns Island, SC.
Featured blooms green ammi, white snapdragons, delphinium, seeded eucalyptus, white stock.
Wedding Inspo : White & Green Elegance
The bride was excited to feature a grounded arch for the ceremony, and a baby's breath cascading feature for the indoor fireplace. We incorporated local flowers from our Johns Island flower farm like white dahlias, gomphrena, zinnias, and fresh greenery.
Garden Party Tablescape
The head table was designed to look like an elegant garden party. We paired tapers with tea lights for the dinner party look. We created a runner from greenery on our farm, and added white roses and baby's breath. For the final touch, we added bud vases of white ranunculus and delphinium for height.
For greenery we used Ligustrum sinense, Chinese Privet, and Elaeagnus pungens, Thorny Olive. These worked well for twining together and held up well out of water. These plants grow wild in our farm woods, but upon more research we've learned that they are invasive plants.
The Gadsden House in Charleston, SC
The bride and groom chose the classic look of a Charleston historic home for their venue. It was such an elegant backdrop for their garden party style wedding. The ceremony and reception are centered outside in the walled garden. The cocktail hour was hosted inside the home, and on the piazzas. The main salon was home to the cake table, and the baby's breath cascade.
The historic fireplace is filled with candles in various size hurricane glasses. The dramatic baby's breath cascade is accented with white roses.
We highlighted the lovely interior with simple tea lights and classic bud vase arrangements. We chose white ranunculus, delphinium, and roses to create the bud vases.
Saint Evans Photography
Behind the Scenes
To create the grounded arch we used five individual arrangements and placed them together in a semi-circle. The arrangements then can be placed around the reception to accent the bar, and outdoor staircase.
We use chicken wire stapled to a board for the base mechanics. Then we anchor the tallest blooms in and fill in with greenery. The baby's breath cascade is built using a chicken wire cylinder stapled to a wooden board. The board rests on top of the mantle, and we wire on the hanging side on the day. Then we can fill in any gaps with baby breath sprigs, and the final touch is to tuck in white roses.
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