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March 7, 2022

Wedding at the Fairmont Olympic: Lindsay & Erin

After a year and a half of wedding planning (thanks, pandemic!), Lindsay and Erin finally celebrated their wedding at the Fairmont Olympic Hotel in grand style. This couple envisioned an elegant and softly traditional event, filled with flowers in shades of white, cream, and blush and lush garden greenery. For her bouquet, Lindsay opted for a modern ombre design of white and blush garden roses, sweet ranunculus and lisianthus, and soft pink larkspur. The groom and groomsmen in their black tuxes and bridesmaids in long pale silk gowns were elegance itself – just look at this beautiful wedding party!

A bride and groom stand outside the Seattle Four Seasons for their First Look.

bride and bridesmaids pose with their bouquets

A bride stands outside the Seattle Four Seasons for their First Look.

bridesmaids and bride pose with their bouquets

bride and groom pose with bridal bouquet of pink garden roses

A Romantic Ceremony in the Garden Room

The high ceilings and arched windows of the Fairmont Olympic’s Garden Room created a stunning backdrop for this wedding ceremony. And with such a grand backdrop, we knew we needed to create a ceremony arch worthy of such a space. The 12 foot tall tall lucite arch was topped with a bower of roses and soft greenery, and flanked on either side by large white urns filled with lush floral. Down the aisle, groupings of glass hurricane candles sparkled. A big shout-out to the team at Crimson Haze – their uplighting during the ceremony was the perfect finishing touch to send this ceremony over the top!

wedding ceremony in the Garden Room of the Fairmont Olympic Hotel featuring white chairs, hurricane candles, a white aisle runner, rose petals, and a large lucite arch

bride stands in front of her ceremony arch holding her bouquet

tall lucite ceremony arch topped with white roses

ceremony arrangements placed on lucite pedestals

white and gold chairs placed beside the ceremony aisle decorated with hurricane candles

large urn floral arrangement at ceremony aisle entrance

bride and groom under a tall floral ceremony arch at the Fairmont Olympic Hotel Seattle

bride and groom walk down the aisle after their ceremony

A Lavish Reception in the Spanish Ballroom

A stunning long head table surrounded by flowers anchored the reception space. A lush floral runner ran the length of the table and trailed off both ends. Creating a lovely backdrop behind the table, a set of four large white urns overflowed with flowers and greenery. The white tiered wedding cake, decorated with a cascade of blush and white roses and green leaves sat on its own round table, draped in gold linen. And throughout the room, round dinner tables featured a mix of low floral arrangements in gold compotes and towering tall arrangements set on fluted crystal vases.

wedding reception set up in the Spanish Ballroom at the Fairmont Olympic Hotel Seattle

wedding reception at the Fairmont Olympic Hotel

a mix of tall and low centerpieces on round dining tables

low gold compote centerpiece with gold votive candles

detail photo of head table floral runner

head table set in front of ballroom window

head table overflowing with flowers and set with white chairs and candles

Round reception table set with a tall centerpiece on a crystal vase at a wedding at the Fairmont Olympic

wedding reception decorated with lush white and blush flowers

head table covered in white and blush flowers and candles

tall centerpiece on round reception table

low compote centerpiece with floating candles

low centerpiece set on round table with floating candles and gold votives

head table with floral runner and large urn arrangements

wedding cake and head table decorated with blush and white flowers

Wedding reception at the Fairmont Olympic Seattle

bride poses on the staircase at the Fairmont Olympic Seattle

bride walks up staircase decorated with candles and greenery

bride and groom catch a sneak peak of their decorated reception space

seating chart decorated with greenery and gold candles

flay-lay composition of wedding invitation with flowers

wedding reception in the Spanish Ballroom at the Fairmont Olympic Hotel

white tiered wedding cake decorated with roses

bride and groom cut their tiered wedding cake decorated with white roses

tiered wedding cake set on round table draped in gold linen

bride and groom sit at their long head table decorated with flowers

bride and bridesmaids toast with wedding guest

bridal party sit at a long head table decorated with lush floral

bride and groom pose on the stairs at their reception

If you liked this Wedding at the Fairmont Olympic, be sure to check out more!

Vendor List:

Venue: Fairmont Olympic Hotel

Planner: New Creations Wedding Design & Coordination

Floral and Design: Flora Nova Design

Photographer: Kristen Marie Parker

Rentals: Sweet N Design, Crimson Haze Event Lighting

Makeup & Hair: Kayla Kollection Artistry, Angie Evans

Dress: Berta Privée, IDINA Bride

December 4, 2021

A Seattle Outdoor Wedding

The Romantic Seattle Outdoor Wedding of Katie and Eddie

Bride and groom in front of their large floral ceremony backdrop for their Seattle outdoor wedding

Katie and Eddie celebrated their Seattle outdoor wedding in July of 2021. Due to the pandemic they were one of our couples who chose to reschedule their wedding date from the summer of 2020 to July of 2021. So trying to keep pandemic risks at a minimum, for their July 2021 wedding date they greatly reduced their guest count and moved their wedding completely outdoors. The ceremony, cocktail hour, and dinner reception took place on the outside patio at the Hyatt Regency South Lake Washington and what a stunning affair it was!

Bride and groom with wedding bouquet of blush summer flowers

Bridal party wearing blue dresses and groomsmen in black tuxedos

Bride and bridesmaids wearing long blue dresses holding bouquets of blush summer flowers

Summer Flowers for a Summer Wedding

We fell in love with the color palette and design style as soon as we saw the couple’s inspiration board: grand arrangements of blush roses, dahlias, and ranunculus with tall orange eremurus, blue and white delphinium, rich smoke bush foliage, paired with lots of textured garden greenery and elements. Swoon!

For her bouquet, Katie wanted to go large with trailing elements. We designed a romantic, hand-tied bouquet featuring mainly roses and dahlias and trailing jasmine and long-stemmed astilbe added texture and movement.

Bridal bouquet with summer flowers of blush dahlias, blush roses, and long trailing greenery

Bride holding a lush bridal bouquet featuring blush summer flowers like dahlias, roses, stilbe, blue delphinium, tweedia, and trailing jasmine

For the ceremony we created grand arrangements of various sizes placed into large brown urns. For a staggered look we placed two of those tall urns on top of tall brown pedestals. These urns were overflowing with an abundance of colorful, mostly local garden flowers: dahlias in all sizes and many shades of blush, orange, and coral. Tall blue delphinium, red amaranthus, and various colored, textured greens. This created a dramatic and super-pretty backdrop!

Outdoor wedding ceremony at South Lake Washington featuring tall ceremony flowers in cream, peach, orange, and green

Bride and groom in front of their floral ceremony backdrop

Aisle entrance flowers for outdoor wedding ceremony inside large brown garden urn with summer flowers in cream, peach, orange

Seattle outdoor wedding ceremony at Lake Washington with large garden urns filled with summer flowers like eremurus, dahlias, roses, greenery

Grouping of large. staggered urn arrangements for a summer Seattle outdoor wedding at Lake Washington

Tall outdoor wedding ceremony with flowers in large brown garden urns featuring white and peach dahlias and roses, orange eremurus, blue delphinium, and textured greenery

Bride and groom getting married at the outdoor wedding ceremony featuring very tall floral arrangements of summer flowers in cream, peach, orange

Bride and groom's first kiss in front of their large ceremony flower arrangements in cream, peach, orange, coral, and greenery in brown urns

Smiling bride and groom just married walking down the aisle

The Outdoor Wedding Reception

The intimate dinner reception for just 40 guests was a truly romantic and stunning summer affair. The couple chose tables draped in specialty linens, woven French country chairs, elegant glass charger plates, lots of candles, and gorgeous floral arrangements to create an atmosphere to be remembered. And tall centerpieces with lots of candles on every table assured a wow effect and the towering ceremony pieces served as gorgeous backdrop behind the head table. Just wow!

Tall floral centerpiece at Seattle outdoor wedding reception featuring blush roses, dahlias, smoke bush foliage, red amaranthus, greenery, with candles at base

Tall wedding cake with pink roses and amaranthus on table with white and gold linen and gold candle holders

Tall floral centerpiece at Seattle outdoor wedding ceremony featuring blush roses, dahlias, smoke bush foliage, red amaranthus, greenery, with candles at base

Head table at Seattle outdoor wedding at Lake Washington, with wooden chairs, and tall flower arrangements in background

Glass charger plate in white and gold with knotted napkin and menu card

Wedding reception place setting with glass charger plate in white and gold with knotted napkin and menu card, colorful flowers and floating candle holders

Tall wedding cake with pink roses and amaranthus

Floral accents at base of wedding cake table at outdoor Seattle wedding

Floral accent next to head table at outdoor wedding reception

Guests enjoyed a balmy summer evening with great views of Lake Washington until late into the night.

Bride and groom at outdoor wedding reception with Lake Washington in background

Bride and groom cutting their tall white wedding cake

Bride and groom kissing at their outdoor wedding reception during first dance

Are you planning an outdoor wedding? Here are some more weddings we were part of:

Bailee and Andrew’s Intimate Spring Wedding

Ashley and Danny’s Lake Union Wedding Day

An Outdoor Wedding at The Admiral’s House

The Fabulous Vendor Team:

Venue: Hyatt Regency South Lake Washington

Planning and Coordination: Tara Lee of Sugarcomb

Photography: Kristen Honeycutt

Floral: Flora Nova Design

Rentals: Cort Party Rental and BBJ Linen

February 21, 2020

A Seattle Wedding Featured on Style Me Pretty

A Grand Seattle Wedding Featured on Style Me Pretty

The grand Seattle wedding of Brita & Richie had it all: a wonderful couple, a tremendously generous family offering their most amazing property for this wedding, a bride with impeccable style, a stellar vendor team, farm animals, a huge custom designed tent, over 3000 white garden flowers specifically planted on-site for the wedding, uncountable pretty little details to make a most memorable wedding day! The list is long.

Brita and Richie in their family garden in front of large swan-shaped hedges - Flora Nova Design Seattle

A garden with tall stone fountain and planted with 1000s of white garden flowers for the family wedding in Kirkland

Bridal party at large estate wedding in Kirkland, Washington, standing in front of their mansion

Backyard garden pool with floating pool flowers at wedding in Kirkland

Garden Flowers in Blush and Whites

For Brita and her bride’s maids we used locally sourced, seasonal garden flowers in blush and creams with lots of garden greenery. We especially love the fairy roses, and English style garden roses in their bouquets. Definitely a favorite!

Bridal bouquet with blush and cream flowers using fairy roses, garden roses, peonies, astilbe, and other locally sourced elemnst - Seattle Wedding designed by Flora Nova Design

Bride and groom with lush garden style bouquet in blush and cream with greenery

Romantic bridal bouquet with locally sourced garden flowers in blush and cream using garden roses, garden spray roses, astilbe, peonies, and garden greens - designed by Flora Nova Design

Bride holding bridal bouquet with blush and cream flowers using fairy roses, garden roses, peonies, astilbe, and other locally sourced elemnst - Seattle Wedding designed by Flora Nova Design

Bride and bridesmaids wearing long blush dresses, holding garden flower bouquets

Romantic boutonnieres of blush and ivory roses for Seattle Wedding

The Flower Filled Church Ceremony

This was such a fun project for us: we covered the church aisle in 1000s of white rose petals, and decorated the pews with greenery, flowers, and hurricane candles. Then we designed huge altar flowers featuring peegee hydrangea, delphinium, eremurus, roses, and other locally sourced white and blush blooms, and placed the flowers in tall white garden urns for height and drama.

Church pew decorated in trailing greenery with white roses and tall glass hurricanes - Seattle Wedding designed by Flora Nova Design Seattle

Bride and groom getting married at the church altar decorated with lush garden flowers in white and blush - Seattle Wedding designed by Flora Nova Design

A church aisle covered in white rose petals and the church pews decorated with trailing greenery and hurricane candles - Seattle Wedding designed by Flora Nova Design

Large church altar arrangement with white eremurus, white delphinium, hydrangea, and trailing greenery - Seattle Wedding designed by Flora Nova Design

Trailing greenery, white roses, and glass hurricane candles decorating a church pew

The bride and father of the bride walking to the altar for her wedding at a Kirkland church

A Romantic Tent Reception

For this Seattle wedding reception we created the most gorgeous floral backdrop for the head table. Then we hung several large greenery wreaths in the tent ceiling. We designed elevated and low centerpieces featuring garden roses, dahlias, and peonies, and made little herb bundles for each place setting. And or the cocktail reception we created fun pool floats, and decorated so many fun areas throughout the property – too many to count. The outcome was so pretty!!

Tent wedding reception with ceiling greenery wreaths, tables with ivory linens, Vineyard chairs and garden flower centerpieces - designed by Flora Nova Design Seattle

A flower wall as head table backdrop with gold vases and gold candle holder as decor - Flora Nova Design Seattle

Grand Seattle tent wedding with long wooden farm tables and vineyard chairs, greenery wreaths in the ceiling, and blush centerpieces - Seattle Wedding designed by Flora Nova Design

Wedding reception table with tall flower centerpiece on gold stand with gold candle holders around the base, ivory table linen, Vineyard chairs

A 5 tier wedding cake for a Seattle wedding in a grand tent

Flower compote arrangement with cafe au lait dahlias, peonies, garden roses, and raspberry foliage - designed by Flora Nova Design Seattle

A sprig of herbs as decoration on each napkin - Flora Nova Design

Gold candle holders, gold mercury votive candles, and garden flower centerpiece on wooden farm table at wedding

Long wooden table filled with flowers and candles at large tent wedding - designed by Flora Nova Design

Centerpiece with gold candelabra on round table with ivory linen at tent wedding

A flower wall of blush and white flowers with greenery, as backdrop of the head table at Seattle Wedding - Flora Nova Design

wedding cake detail with apricots and peach garden rose

Seating chart at wedding with white flowers and greenery

A gold rimmed glass charger plate, and a sprig of herbs as decoration on each napkin - Flora Nova Design

Bride and groom and bridal party sitting at their head table with lush flower wall behind them - Flora Nova Design

Draped entrance to bathrooms with greenery detail

Seating chart at wedding with white flowers and greenery arrangement

Greenery decorations and draping for bathroom entrance

wedding stationery suite for Seattle Wedding

This large Seattle wedding for 260 guests was planned, designed, and coordinated by the fabulous team of Vows Wedding and Event Planning – their amazing vision brought it all together. And the pictures by the fun duo of O’Malley Photographers are to die for.

If you liked this wedding, we hope you also like these other large tent weddings we recently designed:

The Fabulous Vendor Team:

Photography: O’Malleys Photographers

Coordination: Vows Wedding and Event Planning

Florals and Decorations: Flora Nova Design

Tent and Rentals: Cort Party Rentals

Cake: The Sweet Side

Lighting: Light.Smiths Seattle

December 18, 2019

Brittany and Alvin’s Elegant Arctic Club Wedding

Brittany and Alvin celebrated their oh-so elegant and romantic wedding at the iconic Dome Room at the Arctic Club Hotel in Seattle this past September. This gorgeous wedding was designed and produced in coordination with the fabulous team at New Creations Weddings.

The historic Dome Room was the perfect fit for this couple’s timeless, super-elegant style and their rich color palette of deep reds and navy blue with accents of blush, gold, and lush sage greens looked so classy there.

We used dahlias, roses, scabiosa, and anemones in rich burgundy, mixed with sage colors of eucalyptus greens, and blush tones. We created lush garden style arrangements in gold colored compote vases. The designs looked rich and vibrant on navy shantung linens, and paired with the gold vases and candle holders the look was so classy!

Bride and groom posing under tall trees with wedding bouquet

Bridal bouquet with burgundy dahlias, panda anemones, and blush roses

Bride and bridesmaids with burgundy dresses, holding bouquets in burgundy, blush, and cream

Bridal bouquet with burgundy dahlias, blush roses, panda anemones, and spiral eucalyptus

Draped ceremony arch with lush greenery and roses in the Dome Room at the Arctic Club Seattle

Compotes in cream, blush, and burgundy line the ceremony aisle

Ceremony aisle lined with compote arrangements on top of lucite pedestals and accented by candles

Wedding kiss under the domed ceiling at the Arctic Club Seattle

Bride and groom at the Arctic Club Seattle

Wedding centerpiece in burgundy, blush, and cream on navy linens

Bride and Groom under the domed ceiling at the Arctic Club Seattle

A quiet moment at the Arctic Club Seattle

Wedding reception under the domed ceiling at the Arctic Club Seattle

Wedding reception centerpiece in burgundy and navy

Anemone accent on a navy and gold place setting

Burgundy, blush, and navy blue wedding reception

Burgundy and Navy wedding reception at the Arctic Club Seattle

Anemone napkin flower at a burgundy and navy wedding reception

Head table dressed in gold, navy, burgundy, and blush

Signature cocktail displayed under glass

Head table flowers in burgundy and blush with navy accents

Signature cocktail display at wedding reception

Signature cocktail displayed at reception bar

The fabulous vendor team:

Venue: Dome Room at the Arctic Club Hotel

Floral and Design: Flora Nova Design

Planning and Coordination: New Creations Weddings

Photography: Alante Photography

Linens: BBJ Linen

Rentals: Cort Party Rentals

Hair and Makeup: Offwhite Makeup & Beauty

February 5, 2018

Olympic Rooftop Pavilion Wedding

Lauren and Jake’s Elegant Rooftop Wedding

Lauren and Jake’s fabulously chic Olympic Rooftop Pavilion wedding was a perfect mix of clean modern lines and lush garden florals. Clear lucite ghost chairs, a lucite arch, and lots of stemmed glass hurricanes sparkled in the sunshine and gave the event an air of sophistication that complimented this trendy industrial-chic rooftop venue.

Bride and groom with pink peony wedding bouquet, Olympic Rooftop Pavilion wedding with pink peonies by Flora Nova Design Seattle

Bride and groom summer wedding with pink peonies, Olympic Rooftop Pavilion wedding with pink peonies by Flora Nova Design Seattle

Bride and groom in front of flower covered fireplace mantle, Olympic Rooftop Pavilion wedding with pink peonies by Flora Nova Design Seattle

Lauren’s Beautiful Pink Peony Bouquet

We are in love with peonies! And luckily Lauren was too. And it was even luckier that their wedding date was during local peony season and we had an abundance of peonies from local growers available. For Lauren’s lush garden style bouquet we used white, blush, and pink peonies, garden roses, garden spray roses, blooming clematis vines, and other locally grown garden flowers. It was such a pretty composition!

Bride in white vail holding her pink peony bouquet, Olympic Rooftop Pavilion wedding with pink peonies by Flora Nova Design Seattle

Bride with peony bouquet in front of greenery covered arboc, Olympic Rooftop Pavilion wedding with pink peonies by Flora Nova Design Seattle

Romantic garden-style wedding bouquet with white and pink peonies, Olympic Rooftop Pavilion wedding with pink peonies by Flora Nova Design Seattle

Bride under a lucite wedding arch, Olympic Rooftop Pavilion wedding with pink peonies by Flora Nova Design Seattle

Bridal bouquet of pink and white ponies, anemones, and roses - Olympic Rooftop Pavilion wedding with pink peonies by Flora Nova Design Seattle

A Ceremony with Trailing Greenery and Lush Flowers

For the ceremony, smilax vines flowed down the aisle and cascaded down the lucite arch, which was topped with asymmetrical floral in cream, blush, and pink. Then we lined the aisle with hundreds of candles. And clear lucite chairs for ceremony and reception completed the look.

Bride and groom with greenery covered lucite wedding arch at Olympic Rooftop Pavilion - Olympic Rooftop Pavilion wedding with pink peonies by Flora Nova Design Seattle

Lucite wedding arch covered in greenery and blush flowers with clear lucite chairs and candles lining the aisle - Olympic Rooftop Pavilion wedding with pink peonies by Flora Nova Design Seattle

Bride and groom - Olympic Rooftop Pavilion wedding with pink peonies by Flora Nova Design Seattle

Wedding aisle with candles and rose petals - Olympic Rooftop Pavilion wedding with pink peonies by Flora Nova Design Seattle

Wedding ceremony arbor of clear lucite pillars covered in greenery and blush flowers - Olympic Rooftop Pavilion wedding with pink peonies by Flora Nova Design Seattle

A Chic Reception for a Olympic Rooftop Pavilion Wedding

At dinner, the modern-meets-garden theme continued with more clear lucite touches. We used custom table numbers, welcome signs, a lucite cake stand, and even lucite name cards. A romantic mix of compote arrangements and bud vases in silver mercury and blown venetian glass lined the long tables. The outdoor fireplace mantle topped with lush floral became a focal point as the guests gathered to take in the view and soak up the sun.

Wedding reception at Olympic Rooftop Pavilion in Ballard, designed by Flora Nova Design Seattle

Long table filled with flowers and candles - Olympic Rooftop Pavilion wedding with pink peonies by Flora Nova Design Seattle

Place setting with lucite escort card and flowers - Olympic Rooftop Pavilion wedding with pink peonies by Flora Nova Design Seattle

Long table lined with flowers and candles - Olympic Rooftop Pavilion wedding with pink peonies by Flora Nova Design Seattle

Compote vase arrangement with pink peonies - Olympic Rooftop Pavilion wedding with pink peonies by Flora Nova Design Seattle

Long reception tables with silver linens and pink centerpieces - Olympic Rooftop Pavilion wedding with pink peonies by Flora Nova Design Seattle

Centerpiece of pink roses, Olympic Rooftop Pavilion wedding with pink peonies by Flora Nova Design Seattle

Place setting with beaded charger plate and lucite name card, Olympic Rooftop Pavilion wedding with pink peonies by Flora Nova Design Seattle

Lucite menu card at wedding reception - Olympic Rooftop Pavilion wedding with pink peonies by Flora Nova Design Seattle

Pink peony centerpiece in silver compote, Olympic Rooftop Pavilion wedding with pink peonies by Flora Nova Design Seattle

Wedding cake with pink flowers, Olympic Rooftop Pavilion wedding with pink peonies by Flora Nova Design Seattle

Long table lined with pink flowers and silver linen - Olympic Rooftop Pavilion wedding with pink peonies by Flora Nova Design Seattle

Peony centerpieces lining lobg table at wedding reception - Olympic Rooftop Pavilion wedding with pink peonies by Flora Nova Design Seattle

Fireplace covered in pink flowers and greenery at Olympic Rooftop Pavilion wedding in Ballard, designed by Flora Nova Design Seattle

If you liked this wedding, you might also enjoy these weddings we recently designed using our clear lucite arches and pedestals:

Vendor Team:

Venue: Olympic Rooftop Pavillion

Floral and Event Design: Flora Nova Design

Planner: Chambers & Company

Photography: Alante

Rentals: Cort Party Rental

Cake: Honey Crumb Cake Studio

Hair & Makeup: OffWhite Makeup and Beauty

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January 24, 2018

Andrea & Louden’s Romantic Garden Wedding

Look at this stunning couple!! Andrea and Louden had very specific and defined taste for their wedding – they knew exactly what they wanted. We never had to guess about design choices for their event – and everything turned out perfectly!

We love an outdoor garden wedding, and Laurel Creek Manor is such a beautiful setting for one. For the ceremony we draped the large arbor with sheer fabric, a greenery garland, and lots of cream, champagne and pale pink blooms. The aisle was lined with buckets of rose petals down either side.

Andrea’s bouquet, with eucalyptus, garden roses, scabiosa, and tied with silk and lace streamers, was a perfect complement to the whole romantic affair! So dreamy!