This wedding took place at the Chicago Botanic Garden. For the ceremony, we brought the garden to the chuppah with Coral charm peonies and David Austin garden roses arranged in asymmetrical swaths giving the impression of an enchanted overgrown arbor. We then rooted the structure in drifts of flowers “growing” around it. Folkloric hollyhocks and …
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Green and White Winnetka Wedding
photography by Tec Peteja additional photography by Cynthia Loebe
Langham Hotel Wedding
At the behest of our horticulturally obsessed groom, we filled the iconic, Mies van der Rohe designed, Langham Ballroom, with 17ft displays of wild branches and flowers from our farm. The presence of such untethered, natural design added a wildly romantic vibe to the space via splayed fruited plum and apple branches, cornflower, delphinium and …
Prairie Chic Summer Wedding
Treading a path through lavish masses of prairie flowers, the happy couple exchanged their vows witnessed by two ancient willow trees. This “hedge” of cattails, feathery grasses, fragrant mint and delphinium from our farm was later moved to the tent to frame the dance floor. With the look of an enchanted arbor, luminous in the …
Summer Citrus At The Ivy Room
For this dreamy wedding, the beautiful bride chose a sherberty palette in shades of coral, tangerine, lemon and lime. We employed fresh citrus including limequats in the bouquets and centerpieces as well as dinner plate dahlias and cosmos from our farm. In the gorgeous sanctuary that is the courtyard at The Ivy Room, the ceremony …
The 4th Presbyterian Church
Following a formal ceremony at The Fourth Presbyterian Church, guests crossed Michigan Avenue for cake cutting and toasts at the Casino. Breathtaking cakes, millinery loveliness and masses of flowers kicked off a day of glorious festivities. Additional photos by Steven Gross
In Full Bloom At The Ivy Room
Joyful, irreverent and glam, the ceremony took place in the stunning courtyard while golden flamingos stalked through the landscaping. Edible flowers were a delicious theme, from nasturtium cocktails to floral salads with a finale of lavender, rose petal and orange blossom ice cream sundaes. Lavish floral mobiles spun overhead, setting the tone for gracious revelry, …
Tiffany Celebration Garden
For the first wedding at this new venue, the Chicago skyline and Buckingham fountain gave witness to the exchange of vows, while guests later found their names in wild calligraphy on place cards nested in a sea of neon succulents. The centerpiece was arranged in a single l75 foot. ribbon. Waves of textural foliage such …