Helianthus and Lace

22/08/2024

Still reminiscing on this beautiful day from June! There is just something about those blues and whites 🩵🤍

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08/08/2024

If you're wondering if you should include your dogs in your wedding and get them flowers to wear, the answer is always yes. ✨️

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07/08/2024

It's been a hot minute since I've posted. I guess I've been too busy enjoying life 🤷‍♀️
I never know what to say, so here is one of my favourite ceremony installs from the Spring! Stunning grounds at Historic Ashland with a stunning couple 🤍🩵

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10/06/2024

The Taljans ✨️

This day was a dream!

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02/06/2024

Sarah and Chad ✨️
All weddings I get the honor of playing a part in hold a special place in my heart, but this one was a little extra special. So many firsts for my little biz here, so grateful for opportunities to design and grow. 💕

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26/04/2024

Sarah was a whole vision on her wedding day 😍 absolutely stunning and glowing, captured perfectly by
So much more to come from this wedding day!

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15/04/2024

Hi friends! Never in my wildest dreams did I think I would say this, but we were nominated as one of the top 6 florists for Harrisburg Magazine's Simply The Best contest! Voting opens today and runs through June 15th. It would mean the world to me if you took the time to go vote for us! We are located under "Florist" in the shopping category!

Link is below to vote!

12/04/2024

We love a good shout-out 🎉
And texture, we love lots and lots of texture 🫶

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28/03/2024

I knew I would love this place from the second I saw photos and knew it existed, but my jaw literally dropped when I walked in. event spaces are magical. If anyone is getting married here, please find me. Okay thanks 🫶

Garland set-up with LED candles from a surprise baby shower in January. 🥹

07/03/2024

So excited to be back at on Sunday for their 2nd open house this year! There will be lots of vendors there from all across the industry, so whether you're a Manor bride or not, come check it out!

Throwback to Father's Day last year for Julia and Arkél with the stunning bright colours 😍

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27/02/2024

Some more details from this lovely October day with Morgan and Brandyn 😊 the Inn at Wyndridge Farm is the cutest intimate spot for a micro wedding!

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23/02/2024

Instagram crop messing me up always 🙄 but there is nothing like walking into marriage with a good old-fashioned fist bump! 🤜🤛

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12/02/2024

I've noticed a trend in the weddings I do when I have multiple weddings in one weekend. Somehow, there is always a similarity. Whether it is colors, flower types used, or theme - there is almost always some sort of crossover. When I planned the flowers for Emily's bouquet, I knew I wanted to use things that were unique and highly textured. Incorporating a protea was a no-brainer, but it is also a flower I had never used in a bridal bouquet before. On the same day, I used a protea in another bridal bouquet with a completely different style. I don't think I'll ever understand how this happens, but it's really cool to notice.

Anywho, here is Emily absolutely killing her bridal look from September ✨️

We have lots of dates available for Fall 2024 - link to inquire is in the bio!

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16/01/2024

This snowy weather has me reminiscing on this cozy wedding from last January ❄️🌲

Happy (2 days late) anniversary to Samantha and Jacob!

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04/01/2024

I know a lot of people have shared all of their highs from 2023 and have talked about how great their year was. While I'm happy for everyone who has shared and am grateful to see some of my friends thriving, 2023 was one of the hardest years of my life. I won't sugar coat it. I've had a very hard time reflecting and trying to feel good about what 2023 brought me. Were all of my couples amazing and am I extremely grateful for all of them?? Absolutely 100%. But 2023 brought me the most anxiety I've had in over 14 years. It started with a very sick puppy (who is now very healthy 🙏), continued with me being sick for most of the Spring wedding season, lots of family troubles, numerous trips to urgent care or the ER (mostly being told it was anxiety), multiple heartbreaks, and ended with a major relapse in depression (with even more anxiety). So, honestly, 2023 as a whole, sucked.

I don't share all of this for pity. I share for transparency. We're all going through things, some more than others. It's proof that what we post on social media doesn't show what is really happening in life. I'm tired, my body hurts in ways it never has, and I'm having a hard time feeling positive about a new year.

I have some weddings booked this year that 100% align with my vision for this little business and I am SO excited for them. Really, I'm excited for all of my couples this year. It is an honor to be chosen to serve you in the way of flowers for the most special day of your life. Right now, that's all I can muster up to say for this year.

If you read this whole thing, thank you. Thanks for being here through the good and the bad. Here's to the new year

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28/12/2023

More details from Julie and Kasey's day in October. Still the most perfect Fall palette there ever was ✨️

I have lots of Fall dates available for 2024 still! Link to inquire is in my bio 🫶

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22/12/2023

Got some updated headshots recently, so I figured I'd do a long overdue introduction!

Hiii! I'm Amanda, the face and creative behind Helianthus and Lace. These photos are me in one of my most natural habitats - wearing comfy olive green clothes, oversized flannels and being surrounded by florals.
This little biz was a dream for many years before it came to fruition just over 2 years ago! Beyond grateful to live my dream every day. A few fun, random facts about me:

🔸️ Music is one of the most important things to me. I listen to it as often as I can and love to experience emotions through it

🔸️ I am a coffee snob 🤷‍♀️ I don't drink it all the time, but my first job was as a barista, so I know a good quality coffee when I taste one ( is where it's at!!!)

🔸️ My fur baby Ozzie is the reason I get up in the morning! He looks like a mini fluffy cow and I am obsessed with him

🔸️ My favourite season is summer because it's so warm and lovely, but I adore Christmas and cold season weddings because they are so cozy

🔸️ I grew up dancing at my local dance school, and you can often find me still dancing to music when I listen to it (so all the time) 💃

That's all for now! Thanks for being here and following along on my flower journey. 🌻

Huge thank you to for these amazing photos, and for allowing us to use your studio space!

20/12/2023

Julie and Kasey from October. The perfect Fall palette and they were blessed with a beautiful Fall day!

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12/12/2023

Winter weddings are the coziest! Love how this day came together with lovely trees from Hoagy's Lawn Care Service & Tree Farm at one of the best venues around!!

11/12/2023

08/12/2023

That just married feeling: a series 😁

Some of the best action shots I've ever seen 😂 Danielle's energy was the best!

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06/12/2023

Today marks ✨️2 years ✨️ since this little biz got her name (and official paperwork)! I've been a little too busy to really think about the past two years and all that has happened, so for now, I'll just say how GRATEFUL I am to have this little business. To the couples, fellow vendors, friends and family who have made this all possible - I'm grateful.

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23/11/2023

Thank you endlessly to the people who support me every day in living out my dream. I would not be where I am today without my family's support, the friends who trusted me in the beginning, the friends and vendors I've met along the way, and the insanely amazing clients who make this all possible. Gratitude doesn't even feel like enough, that's how lucky I feel 🫶

I don't even care that this picture isn't curated and perfect, it displays how I feel every time I get to do what I love.

Thank you God for this life!

22/11/2023

So stoked I was able to be a part of this display this year! If you're in the Hershey area between Black Friday and New Years Day, check it out!!

13/11/2023

Lexi and Pat 💕
9.30.2023

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23/10/2023

Absolutely loved being a part of this engagement session giveaway by ! Huge congrats to Emily and Roman 🎉

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11/10/2023

25/09/2023

Sneak peak from such a unique and fun wedding to design! Designing for high school friends is extra sweet 😊

11/09/2023

Little styled shoot I got to be a part of a little while ago. The creative freedom always feels good 😊

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20/08/2023