FLORI COGNOSCENTI
Q: How do you upgrade the boutonnière?
BRITTANY RILEY PHOTOGRAPHY
SWEET LIFE PHOTOGRAPHY
BRIAN SLANGER WEDDINGS
Uncommon floral adornments for lapels, buttonholes, and pockets
ELLEN FROST
KRIS BENNETT
SARAH WAGSTAFF
LOCAL COLOR FLOWERS
KRISANTHEMUMS
SUOT FARM AND FLOWERS
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND
HERMISTON, OREGON
BURLINGTON, WASHINGTON
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Designer Ellen Frost
Kris Bennett is a fan of
For a black-and-white
incorporated unique biking
pocket boutonnières for
wedding, Sarah Wagstaff
elements like tiny wheel
their simplicity and ease.
wanted a timeless, classic
cogs into the boutonnières,
“They stay where they
floral look. The boutonnière
a nod both to the groom’s
are placed and photos are
elements come from SUOT
favorite pastime and
always great!” Ranunculus
Farm (variegated Fatsia
the venue, a park close
and succulents lay flat and
japonica; fern tips; a
to biking trails. “We
are attached to ribbon.
flowering plum branch tip,
used simple elements—
Design one to two days
and boxwood), and from
gomphrena and rosemary—
before the event, and use a
MV Blooms, which grew the
to let the cogs shine,”
hydration chamber to keep
white anemone. It’s tied
she explained.
things fresh.
with a simple black ribbon to complement the palette.
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SPRING 2023