Flourish Wedding Design

04/23/2024

Happy Earth Day!! We are proud to be Eco-Friendly & Sustainable Wedding Planners & Floral Designers.

We design wedding flowers using the most up to date eco-friendly floristry techniques:
1. No floral foam
2. Design in water
3. Compost all organic material
4. Recycle whenever possible
5. Reuse containers

And we give back 1% to the Planet.






l.101 gadson

04/18/2024

This is one of my favorite fall color schemes! Its all shades of brown/tan with a mixture of fresh and dried flowers.

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03/15/2024

Loving my new commute to work!
Here is some wedding day advice, while I "commute" to our new floral studio I built in my backyard.

1. Stay hydrated! On your wedding day, make sure to drink lots of water. It's a long day and especially if you consume "adult beverages", it's important to drink lots of water to keep your energy up through the whole day.

2. Wear (or bring) comfortable shoes. It's not surprising to see couples get married in sneakers or boots, but if you choose to wear dress shoes or heels, make sure to have an extra pair of comfy shoes to change into.

3. Plan Breakfast and Lunch. Similar to drinking water, plan to eat whenever something is offered and make sure you have food during "getting ready" time. Pre-order sandwich platters & have someone pick them up. Make sure both you and your partner make a plan for meals during the day.

4. Live in the moment! There is nothing comparable to your wedding day. It's such a special memory once it's in the past. So make sure that you have your timeline all planned out with every detail so you can enjoy every moment of your big day! (A planner/coordinator can make sure it all happens as intended!)

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l.101 gadson

02/20/2024

"I don't like roses!" is what this bride said to me when discussing her floral design. She wanted seasonal wildflowers sourced from local flower farms. "Absolutely!" we replied, and created a design less focused on specific flowers and more focused on what was growing in Early September.

We made different centerpiece styles - table gardens (no visible container) and bud vase centerpieces (love our extensive bud vase collection). We attached flower buds to the welcome sign and put vases inside the card box.

The couple was so thrilled with how everything came together!

This design really pulled a garden-y vibe and we are so here for it!

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02/08/2024

What should be the RSVP date on your wedding invitation?

6 weeks before your wedding!

We advise setting your RSVP date for 6 weeks before your wedding. Why? Because many vendors need your final headcount within 1 month of your wedding. This includes your venue, caterer, bar, florist, rentals & wedding planner/coordinator. We want you to have 2 weeks from your RSVP date to follow up with the guests who havent responded so you can have an accurate head count on time (no surprises). We also want you to have enough time to put together your guest's seating assignments so we can get that seating chart in order.

There are still plenty of things to do after figuring out your final guest count - so give yourself time.

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Venue: Fields at Skycrest
Coordinator: Events On The Lake

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l.101 gadson

02/02/2024

Wanna see some Baby's breath clouds at Camelot Meadows.

Designing this wedding was so fun! The couple requested all the baby's breath with white roses. We made baby's breath runners for the long tables, we attached it to the top of gold metal stands for the round tables, a large floor garden for the sweetheart table and we made a statement piece - large 5ftx3ft hanging baby's breath cloud ceiling installation for their cocktail hour.

Contact us today to begin designing your spectacular wedding flowers!! Contact us through our website - www.flourishweddingdesign.com

Photo credit: www.hannahwagnerphotography.com

01/12/2024

1. Choose your preferred Season- Talk to your fiance about whether you want to get married in the Spring, Summer, Fall or Winter. We advise being less specific to the month and choosing the Season you want to get married, then choose your date once you find out what is available at the venue you select.

2. Decide what location you want - ie: Charlotte, Asheville, the Mountains, Destination - Are you getting married locally? Do you want your wedding backdrop to include the city, country, mountains, or beach? Do you want everyone to travel to a destination?

3. Come up with a budget - Knowing how much you can afford to spend is critical to successfully planning your wedding. Talk to your fiance and anyone else who will be contributing to the cost of your wedding.

4. Create your guest list - The guest list directly impacts the cost of the wedding. The more guests, the more expensive. Write out a list of names you plan to invite and your goal head count. This will be important when choosing your venue to ensure the space can accommodate your guests.

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l.101 gadson

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10/25/2023

What a beautiful day for a wedding!!

10/25/2023

What a wonderful couple! And so many awesome wedding vendors!!

09/30/2023

Your wedding day will go by quickly, so we advise to prepare for the things that are most important to you and carve those out in your day by adding them to our timeline. ​​​​​​​​​You want a private 10 mins with your new spouse just after the ceremony? Done! Added to the timeline. ​​​​​​​​​You want to make sure to eat a sandwich at lunchtime? Done! Lunch ordered and added to the timeline.
You want to make sure to get those stunning Sunset Photos? Done! Added to the timeline.

Our Planners live and breath our timelines and we add every detail in there to make sure your day is executed as expected! (or as nearly as possible!)

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09/29/2023

When the couple requests a round arbor with 70% coverage... we go all out! This was one of our favorite ceremony designs ever! ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​If you are looking for a wedding designer who can handle your planning, coordination and florals -- And specializes in eco-friendly & sustainable weddings ---
inquire through our website!

Photographer + Videographer: .keelers
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09/27/2023

So many times I'm so focused on just doing the work - making the flower arrangements & coordinating the weddings that I forget to get behind the scenes content. ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​I'm so thankful to for capturing some photos of me while I worked.

This team of vendors was so fun to work with for this 70's styled shoot!

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l.101 gadson

09/24/2023

You should LOVE your bridal bouquet! It's such an essential piece for every bride. That's why we love to find a way to continue to showcase your bouquet throughout the reception. ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​For this wedding, we repurposed the Bridal Bouquet as the centerpiece for their Sweetheart table. With a little added greenery & flowers and some votives, it's a complete tablescape.

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l.101 gadson

09/23/2023

Showcasing a previous wedding at one of our favorite venues - . The gardens are so incredibly beautiful and the grounds feel so comfortable- like home. We are so excited to be going back there today to be a part of another beautiful couple's big day! ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Photographer:
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09/22/2023

Centerpieces -
We like to when a reception room includes different kinds of centerpieces.

For this wedding, we made three different types of centerpieces- a floral focused pedestal vase, clusters of bud vases and a pillar candle trio with a greenery flat lay.

Each centerpiece includes the same frosted votives.

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l.101 gadson

09/16/2023

Blush, burgundy and burnt orange bouquet with emerald greenery. This one is headed down the aisle with it's Bride today - to play it's small part on MiKayla's wedding day!

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l.101 gadson

09/08/2023

Congrats Samantha & Michael! We were so excited to be a part of your garden wedding at

*phone photo right after the ceremony*

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l.101 gadson

08/27/2023

As we go into our Fall 2023 season, I'm looking back over this year and the many years before and am feeling immensely grateful for the team that Flourish Wedding Design has become!

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Wedding Coordinator: .l.101
Wedding Coordinator: .gadson

I'm also incredibly thankful for all of the amazing couples we have had the privilege to serve over the years!

Looking forward - we are so excited for the upcoming weddings this season and beyond!

07/19/2023

Reflexed Rose Bouquet with Playa Blanca Roses. ​​​​​​​​
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This bouquet was so fun to make but took a lot of time. Each petal must be reflexed by hand. To reflex is to flip the petals outward to make the flower appear more open and larger. ​​​​​​​​
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We loved the way her bouquets turned out and appreciate for capturing it in that gorgeous Venue! ​​​​​​​​
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07/15/2023

Hanging things from the ceiling is totally our vibe! ​​​​​​​​
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04/26/2023

One of our very own Wedding Coordinators ( ) got married this past weekend! We were so excited to be able to bring her floral dreams to life and & I ( ) also got to attend as guests - so fun!

04/02/2023

Did you know that we give back 1% of our sales to ? 1% For The Planet partners with nonprofit organizations around the world who are working on today’s most pressing climate issues.​​​​​​​​
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Since April is Earth Month, we decided to share details of our commitment to sustainable and eco-friendly practices within Flourish Wedding Design. ​​​​​​​​
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There are so many ways to do our part to protect our world! How are you giving back to our planet? ​​​​​​​​
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03/23/2023

Ever wonder where the term "honeymoon" came from??

"In Pagan times when a man and woman gad secured the agreement of their respective families to "plight their troth" - (that is to unite and be true to each other). A great feast funded by the bride's parents was held in the communal Mead Hall, their equivalent of the local pub, where each publicly exchanges their vows to each other.

After this feast, both Bride and the Groom were absolved of all of their communal responsibilities for a period of 28 days - a full lunar cycle. During this period, they were accorded total privacy and were provided with as much 'Mead' (the potential fermented honey drink much loved by warriors) as they demanded in order to stimulate their affections.

This period of time became known as the 'Honey-Moon' and is the origin of the custom we observe today."

03/11/2023

We really couldn't choose better wedding flowers for a June wedding!!! These bouquets include a variety of roses and peonies as well as ranunculus spray rose and a bit of silver dollar eucalyptus. Do you have a favorite among these? ​​​​​​​​
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*if you tell - so will we* ​​​​​​​​
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02/02/2023

Order your sweetheart a gorgeous flower arrangement this year and add on a dessert box by I Hardt Sugar.

Deliveries in Mooresville, Davidson & Cornelius.

Click here: https://hello.dubsado.com/public/form/view/63bd6c589b8ab2e97a5dc07f

01/29/2023

Shop local is always a good idea!

To order your Valentine's day flowers - click here --> https://hello.dubsado.com/public/form/view/63bd6c589b8ab2e97a5dc07f

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=499571575614325&id=100066844590775&sfnsn=mo&extid=a&mibextid=6aamW6

Did you know when you shop at 1-800-flowers you are actually paying more for your order, getting less and giving your money to a large corporation?

1-800-flowers charges you a $14.99 service fee and an additional $2.99 for a Saturday delivery. When you click the service fee icon they show a picture of a florist hand delivering your order and explain that your order is hand delivered by a florist. While that is true.

They do not give the delivering florist that $15.00 service charge to deliver or the $2.99 for the saturday delivery. In fact, they do not give the delivering florist anything to deliver. They also keep 27 percent of the posted price of the flowers and give the florist making the order no delivery fee and 73 % of the bouquet price to make and deliver your arrangement.

If your order is $69.99 plus the service fee of $14.99 plus the $2.99 saturday charge, you pay $87.97 plus tax.

The florist is given $51.08.

You are then getting a $41.08 arrangement and $10 to deliver.

Shop Local get a better product and put your money into your community and help a small business keep jobs local rather than help a big corporation get bigger.

01/27/2023

One of my favorite wedding planners & fellow member of the Association of Bridal Consultants wrote this in regards to a post in a wedding group where a bride was looking for a wedding coordinator for $600.

https://www.facebook.com/100063601207200/posts/618686860261349/?sfnsn=mo&extid=a&mibextid=6aamW6

Truly everyone has a budget...
Just saw a forum request for a coordinator...

Let's breakdown that $600 request budget:
- $100 for an assistant (*friend/family technically about $8 per hour for a 12 hour day because its not safe to do an event solo)
-$100 (office supplies, gas, food, taxes, etc)
* not including any decor they might supply

=$400 / average 40 hours of planning & 12 hours day of event = $10 per hour

Min wage in NC currently is $7.25ph

We all started somewhere and yes, 22 years ago $600 was a good starting rate for a simple "day of" leave after cake cutting fee... but then, we got educated and learned that we as planners could still be held liable of situations even after we left due to poor planning or failure to plan the entire start to finish (we as planners should be one of the last to leave an event site to assure all is well nor shiuld we ever work alone)

It's all about education not only for couples but for up & coming planners, other vendors and venues to know Average starting prices for a newer planner should be $25ph minimum, average true cost is more like $45-65ph but their values range $100-$300ph due to experience & education...plus their team

Companies must cover their overhead costs, business expenses, advertising plus value their time away from their family and friends...

I'm happy to offer complimentary budget consultations to couples or venues, or sit with any planner up & coming to review their pricing or company strategy... I only wish more would join professional organizations & become more educated instead of crowd-sourcing & googling

Again I truly understand we all have a budget but a marriage costs $60, a wedding is as big of an experience & memory you want to create...

Budget accordingly, especially on the ONE vendor that should be there the longest amount of time that day from start-to-finish, the one there rehearsal & Wedding day, the one vendor you'll spend the most time with... the one that tells everyone what to do, when & how... the one that truly creates the magic by pulling it all together, they can't do it without a team of vendors but they typically are the glue of your day making it run smoothly

01/26/2023

It's giving "spring is right around the corner" vibes 😍​​​​​​​​
Loving this neutral floral centerpiece with dried elements in our whitewashed compote from one of our 2022 weddings!​​​​​​​​
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Bride: .steph​​​​​​​​
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