Last September, on the perfect late summer’s day, my brother in-law married the love of his life and I had the honor to design for them. To make things even sweeter, their wedding was held at the family farm here in Little Compton, Rhode Island where the groom and his 9 siblings grew up. Our family not only gained the perfect sister but we all got to join in on the festivities by being in the wedding party. With an all-star vendor team from near and far, this wedding was one for the books, with no detail left unthought of!

There is something so special about designing for people that you know and love. It is such a joy to share your talents and resources and give them the best that you can and something that they love! That is exactly what this wedding was for me- pure joy!

Read till the end to see how this wedding ends…

With a color palette of all white and green, the florals were designed to have a clean and classic look to them. Beautiful Elsa Sass peonies grown in Alaska at Scenic Place Peonies, perfect white dahlias from Dahlia Shed, romantic white spray roses from Paja Rosa in California, filler flowers like scabiosa and lisanthus from Weatherlow Farm and white hydrangea grown right here in my own cutting garden made up the bridal bouquet. Using eucalyptus as the chosen greenery, this bouquet had a light and airy feel to it.

The bride’s something blue was a vintage 49’ Plymouth car driven by the groom’s uncle.

A true testament to who this couple is, was the size of their bridal party! 18 groomsmen and 12 bridesmaids made up the bridal party- the largest I had ever designed for! The boys wore classic JCrew navy suits while the girls were in a collection of nude tones silk chiffon dresses.

If you look close enough, you will spot me in there. Yup, designer turned bridesmaid!

Our family grew by one, for a total of 23 people- adding to all of the fun and joy we experience daily with each other!

Using reclaimed pieces found around the groom’s family farm, the neutral and classic palette was carried throughout every decor detail. A vintage barn door was the perfect backdrop for this seating chart.

The bar was built by the groom himself and was definitely the focal point of the night. Looking out over the Atlantic Ocean, the groom choose a large, over-sized window as the backdrop for the bar, creating a feeling like you were somewhere other than an open field.

The reception had a mix of rectangular tables and round tables, so we chose to arrange two different designs for the tables. On the rectangle tables, which had a beautiful sand tone linen, we designed tall, elevated pieces of all Russian Olive greenery, foraged from the family farm. To the left and right, mini arrangements with white florals and greenery were placed to fill out the tables and finish the look.

On the round tables, which had a clean white linen, traditional low compotes were designed, filled with seasonal flowers and greenery in the same color palette. This look was lush and romantic, giving the perfect nod to late summer’s bounty!

Finished with the perfect minimalistic stationary and gray beach stones, collected by the couple, each table had a clean and calming feel to it.

Every reception needs a floral hedge for the stage! This floral detail framed the dance floor and our happy couple perfectly!

This wedding ended with a traditional “presenting of the surf board”. For every individual married (either the bride or the groom) who is a surfer, they receive from the bridal party and surfing community a brand new “wedding board”. Of course my brother in-law had to one up this moment by literally riding his first wave as a married man, totally freaking out my mother in-law (seen lower left) which was captured perfectly by Maaike!