Flower Crowns

3 Micro-weddings in 3 States in One Day

October 12, 2020 by Christine

Micro-weddings in Chicago, Nashville, and the Michigan UP all got made a little more beautiful this weekend by #TeamBOC!

What a weekend! It isn’t that often that we hit the road to create wedding magic, but when we do we go all the way!

From North to South…

Sandy hit the road to the Amish country of the UP to set up Ryan & Randy’s boho micro-wedding. Even strong wind couldn’t stop her. Randy wanted lots eucalyptus with pops of burgundy and white.

Christie led the Chicago team with a more traditional micro-wedding in Hoffman Estates.

Last but, by no means least, I created Kala & Kevin’s wedding flowers in the beautiful hills of Tennessee in the remnants of Hurricane Delta! Kala’s vision for her micro-wedding was full-on boho in shades of burgundy and blush.

There are a couple of things that I want to add to this post.

One of the things I did when I started Branching Out Chicago was to build a team. That is the only way we can pull off weekends like this. What it means to you, the bride is come hell or high water, with a team behind the BOC brand you know that nothing will stop up from being there on your big day.

Second, look at how different each of the weddings was. Every one of our brides is unique. We don’t have a standard look or any preconceived notions. This is your wedding and it should reflect YOUR vision, not what some floral designer thinks. You bring us YOUR vision, and we execute it. Simple as that. With all the different talents our team has, we have the skills to create just what you are looking for.

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A Very Jurassic Wedding

November 9, 2018 by Christine

As a florist, designing a wedding is what I love most. One of the sweet brides I have been honored to design for just happens to be an anthropologist. When Alexis hit me with a dinosaur theme, I just knew it would be a very Jurassic Wedding! From ferns to moss, tiny dinosaurs to great big dinosaurs we had a ball putting this one together.
The colors Alexis chose were as bright and sunny as her wedding day. Big, bold, bright yellow roses and blue delphinium would be nestled in deep green ferns and accented with sunflowers.
Then Alexis hit me with the real kicker! To really top of her theme of a Very Jurassic Wedding, she was enlisting the aid of a dinosaur named Norm, on loan for the day from the Field Museum! Well, we figured if Norm was going to be a guest at such an auspicious event, he needed to dress for the occasion! It isn’t every dinosaur that can pull off a rose and sunflower flower crown, but Norm made it look great!

Even in all his fossilized glory, Norm still could not compare to a bride as beautiful as Alexis! Don’t Alexis and Michael make a stunning couple?

Everywhere you looked was that sunny yellow and blue color palette, from the wrist corsages to the barrette in the flower girl’s hair.
Don’t you just love the little dinosaur table numbers? Too cute!

My favorite moment of every wedding I design is when I hand the bride her bouquet.

Alexis, we wish you and Michael many bright sunny years as husband and wife!

A Rustic Woodland Wedding at Pinstripes, South Barrington

October 18, 2018 by Christine

A little moss, a few candles, and some amazing pink roses are sometimes all it takes to create a rustic woodland wedding vibe just about anywhere.

Erin & Joe’s wedding at Pinstripes in South Barrington was one of those times. When I met Erin, she had a very clear idea of what she wanted for her wedding, think lanterns, moss, twinkle lights and loads of green, like a woodland garden at twilight. The pops of light pink made it all the more romantic.

We used one of my all-time favorite roses, Esperance. They open so full and lush that Erin told me her guests kept touching them to see if they were real! The moss covered wood slabs, twinkle lights and those roses brought a bit of rustic woodland charm to the tables and the ceremony.

Erin had a lovely banner made for the ceremony which we accented with garland, moss and more roses. During the cocktail hour, we moved it all to the reception so they could use it as a backdrop for the sweetheart table.

Sara at Pinstripes was kind enough to capture this for us. Don’t they make the sweetest couple!

Major shout out to Brooke Rumbold of Brooke Alaina Photography for sharing the pictures in the gallery below. You can read more of Erin and Joe’s story on Brooke’s blog.

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Woodland Wedding Vibe

September 6, 2018 by Christine

Erin, our sweet bride, may have had her wedding in Hoffman Estates but we still managed to give her a Woodland wedding vibe.

Moss, garlands, lots of greens, huge Esperance roses and fairy lights, brought the woods indoors.

This big boho beauty of bouquet was a hit!

What’s a flower girl without a flower crown!

Tell us your vision and let us create your dreams.

Wedding Bouquet and Flower Arch, Oh My

August 22, 2018 by Christine

Pick a wedding bouquet and strike a pose!

I had the best time last Sunday with Team Nashville at the Pink Bride Bridal Show. Vicki imagined an amazing flower arch and brides could have their choice of wedding bouquet to pose with. Along with Jodie and Alicia, I climbed up the ladder and we made it happen.

The brides had a ball with all the different styles and shapes of bouquets to pick from. Most of these lovelies had never held a real brides bouquet before and for many a Mom in attendance, it was that “OMG, this is really happening” moment. As you can see, the bespoke garden style bouquet was the definite favorite with the Nashville brides.

Branching Out Event Florist, we are everywhere!

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Spring Wedding at Pinstripes

June 20, 2018 by Christine

Flower Crowns Come in All Sizes

June 20, 2018 by Christine

Flower crowns are one of our favorite thing to make and we recently discovered that they really do come in all sizes. One of our sweet brides is an anthropologist and went full Jurassic on her wedding. She even managed to get the loan of a full-size T-Rex skull! Well, we just thought that if a T-Rex was coming to the wedding, it should be dressed in style, so we made Norm a flower crown with a 72″ diameter.

We promise we’ll make yours a bit smaller!