Designed in 1936, Alfred Caldwel’s Lilly pond is my very most favorite spot in all of Chicago. Giving you  the impression that you are the only one who knows about it, this enchanted sanctuary is definitely one of the most sacred spaces in the city.  When I was little, I remember finding a massive pair of swans nesting there who later returned every spring.

This fall has been so outrageously lovely!  Pictured below are wet, wild clematis puffs… and in the bouquet above are astilbe, ranunculus, craspedia and akebia vine for a perfect fall bridal bouquet.