All Green, Alien-Inspired Creative Shoot at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah

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This shoot was just for fun. No expectations, no clients, no reason other than wanting to get creative with some friends. I flew to Salt Lake City to meet Cara, Blake and Marci. Cara is a visionary and I owe it all to her for dreaming up this shoot. All green, alien inspired, funky, odd and a mohawk. It was freezing but beautiful and we had a great time hanging with the models and getting creative. Shout out to Tenesha and Julia for the hair and makeup too - such talented women.

All photos here are Marcella Laine Photography

Other Photographers: Cara Mia and Blake Hogge

Makeup: Julia Vinha

Hair: Tenesha Luckett

Styling: Lindsey True Dunlap

Creative Head Piece and Floral Body Art

Nicole reached out to me via instagram dm’s with some kind words and offering to model if I ever needed someone. I love the connections that I’ve made on instagram and I was so happy she reached out. That next week, a friend in the wedding industry reached out and told me she’d be in colorado and wanted to do something fun. So I asked Nicole to model and we set up a white sheet in my old dirty garage and got creative. I walked through the wholesaler looking for small intricate flowers with lots of detail to create these pieces. Whipped them up that morning and had a makeshift photo shoot that afternoon.

Photographer: Jessika Christine Photo

Model: Nicole

Freezing Day at an Epic Mountain Lookout in Boulder, Colorado

Boulder, Colorado, Mountain Elopement

I met Jess, the photographer, at a workshop last year and was so stoked when I found out she was coming to Colorado and wanted to do a shoot. I went to the wholesaler the day before and shopped the cooler, being drawn to all the bright colors, and then created a wild bouquet. Lots of texture, wiry greenery and unripened berries. It was so cold that all the flowers ended up freezing, like they were frozen in place. It was so cool.

Photographer: Jessika Christine Photo | Models: Dzirea & her partner

Vashon Island Ceremony & Backyard Reception Micro Wedding

My last wedding of 2020. It was so incredibly magical. The wedding started with a ceremony on Vashon Island where a dense layer of clouds laid on top of the Puget Sound while I set up. By the time the ceremony started, the clouds lifted for a perfect sunny ceremony. While the ceremony was happening on Vashon Island, I took to ferry over to Tacoma where I set up the Bride’s backyard into a micro wedding. Lu, the bride, has now turned into one of my good friends and #1 supporter. It is weddings like this that make me so damn happy to do this for a living.

A Rainy Fall Seattle Backyard Micro Wedding

This backyard Covid micro wedding was one of my favorite weddings of 2020. It was dreary and misting and so Seattle weather. The family built out the backyard with a tent, dance floor, and a stunning ceremony space right under the giant tree in the middle of the yard. My first tree installation ever. It was definitely a challenge but I am so happy with how it all turned out.

Photography: Kat Skye Photography

Covid Micro Wedding in Beautiful Air Bnb in Leavenworth, Washington

After deciding if they should postpone to next summer, Chelsea & Eric decided to rent an air bnb in Leavenworth, Washington and have a micro wedding. The air bnb was stunning and sat overlooking the Wenatchee River. The morning started out as a beautiful crisp and sunny day but it quickly turned to high winds and freezing rain. As the vendors went back and forth deciding what to do, a break in the rain came through and we quickly hustled everyone out to the ceremony spot to get these two married. Honestly, it was perfect. Here are a few photos from their day.

Photography: Marcella Laine

Planning: Gather Leavenworth

Design & Rentals: HJR Events

Intimate Covid Wedding in the Desert of Central Washington

I’m not even sure where to begin with writing this blog. This was one of the most special days of my life because not only was I the florist but also a bridesmaid and the officiant for my best friends, Will & Kenz. As we all know, Covid-19 really screwed up all of our plans for summer 2020. But as it became more and more evident that Kenz and Will wouldn’t get the big wedding they had planned, Kenz didn’t care about anything but marrying Will. And that’s exactly what she did. We were able to create the most magical & beautiful desert inspired wedding on a private residence in central Washington. Kenz has an incredible eye for design and every single detail of the wedding was absolutely perfect. Every time I look back on these photos I’m blown away again at how freaking stunning it was. In the midst of chaos and unpredictability, 30 of us were able to escape into the love story of Kenz & Will. Lots of tears, lots of laughter, so much smiling, and a LOT of dancing (until 4am to be exact). I hope you enjoy scrolling through this gallery & can feel the immense amount of love that was shared on this day.

Photographer: Marcella Laine

Design: Kenz, the bride

Day of Coordination: The Greatest Adventure

Makeup & Hair: Angela Evans

Dress: Grace Loves Lace

windy & rainy workshop shoot on the washington coast

I was stoked when Dawn asked me to do the flowers for her Wander Workshop on the Washington coast. I was able to build these ceremony structures with my friend Eli to create a unique ceremony set up. It was a typical winter coast day, rainy & freezing cold, but so much fun.

Photographer: Dawn Jarvis

Workshop: Wander Workshop

Models: Karli & Kev

intimate wedding in vantage, washington

When Covid hit, Jenny and Matt decided to switch up their plans and have a super intimate elopement at one of the most surprising but beautiful landscapes in Washington state. The PNW is amazing because you can go from rain forests on the coast, to epic alpine lakes, to grand deserts. I had tons of fun with this bouquet, with tons of colors and of course my favorite, making it giant.

Photography: Marcella Laine

edgy parking lot shoot

My mom has always been a huge vegetable gardener but when I started this business she decided to have a go at flower farming, which apparently is a lot harder. This spontaneous parking lot shoot was created after driving back from my parent’s house with a bucket of flowers. I had this idea that I wanted to create monochromatic flower designs to be displayed in a way that was unexpected. Not a wedding shoot, not a couples shoot, not a light & happy flower shoot. But an edgy, breaking boundaries, for no particular reason flower shoot. Two badass women covered in flowers in a parking lot. And yes, there are cigarettes involved. Why? Because its unexpected. Because women can smoke a cig once in a blue moon if they want and because flowers can be rebellious and dangerous as well. Let yourself feel whatever you feel when you look at these. Art is about breaking boundaries and evoking emotion, and yes, any emotion is good.

body art studio shoot

This shoot was something I had dreamed about doing for a long time after being inspired by Passion Flower Sue and all of her incredible creations. I am so drawn to the detail work of body art and how endlessly creative it can be. Amanda Dang worked her makeup magic and Marcella Laine took all the photos. My goal for this shoot was to highlight Black women through art & creativity. It’s hard to put into words the energy and empowerment that was felt in this studio during this shoot. Women encouraging women, embracing sexuality, and just so much fucking beauty.

Photography: Marcella Laine Photography

Makeup: Amanda Dang

Models: Mikala, Lanee, Parris, Jessica

hey darling photography workshop on the oregon coast

Henry and Viet asked me to be the floral vendor for their amazing Hey Darling photography workshop on the Oregon Coast. We stayed in a giant, insanely beautiful air bnb right on the beach, drank tequila, made so many connections and had the absolute best time ever. Daniel & I modeled for the first sunset shoot (bottom photos) with an epic & huge spring inspired bouquet that I made. The next day I made one of my favorite installations out of driftwood that I collected and built on top of each other right on the vast & empty beach. I created a bouquet with half dried, half fresh pieces to accompany the installation and my new friends, Ella & DJ modeled. I HIGHLY encourage all Henry’s Diary fans to go to his workshop, him and Viet are some of the best people ever and they host the most amazing workshop ever.

All photos by Henry Tieu

Workshop hosted by Henry's Diary & Rain and Pines

hiking elopement at the base of mt rainier

The most magical and adventurous elopement at the base of mt rainier.

I met Luke (rad photographer) at a Starbucks parking lot in Seattle to drop off the bouquet with him on his trek to mt rainier. When he sent me back this photo album my jaw dropped. Every single detail of this day is so perfect & so authentic. I designed the bouquet with a combination of different roses, some pops of dried textural pieces and kumquats (my favorite little orange pop). I hope you enjoy scrolling through these photos as much as I did.

All photos taken by Luke Lambertson

elopement shoot at discovery park

One of my favorite shoots with some of my fav photographers, Marci & Kendall , and one of Seattle local favorites, Rachael. We borrowed dresses from Seattle Dress Theory for a fun shoot at Discovery Park. Some of my all time favorite pictures.

macrame launch for wildly designs

A fun shoot in a studio in downtown Seattle to create content for Wildly Designs macrame back drop launch. Rugs brought in from Indigo and Saffron & all photos taken by Sarah Jane Brown.

fall wedding in roche harbor

The sun came out for this stunning October wedding in Roche Harbor & it couldn’t have been more beautiful. I had so much fun making this fall inspired, super textural bouquet and couldn’t be happier with all the amazing photos that Kim took. Crisp cool air, warm sunshine, colorful flowers, oyster shell name tags & the most enjoyable vendor crew of all time. Katie from Revel San Juan for planning and Kim from La Vie Photography helped create everything you see below.

summer camp wedding in north seattle

These two met while both being summer camp counselors at this exact camp that they got married at. There were buckets of sunscreen, an aquarium of sea animals, a camp cat strutting around, guys playing guitars, kayaks, a rock wall, and so so so much love and excitement. Not your traditional wedding setting but the location was so special to everyone there, you could feel the loving energy just emitting off of everyone. All photos by Brooke Embree.

seattle summer beach wedding

A magical wedding on the water with little wildflower like flowers to brightened it up. Briana & John were a dream to work with and after a crazy cancellation from their original venue, they handled all the last minute planning with such ease and just were happy to be getting married to each other. Worked with the amazing Melissa at Brightside Events and all photos are by the absolutely wonderful Brittney Hyatt.

enchanted forest wedding in snohomish

Anna & Andrew got married at one of my all time favorite wedding venues, Maroni Meadows. I hung greenery all over the wooden shelters to accompany all the existing vines & overgrown greenery throughout the venue. Pops of burgundy gave this outdoor summer wedding a moody and romantic feel. Anna & Andrew are two of the most stunning and genuine people I’ve ever met and I wish them all the best throughout their marriage. All photos by Brittany Moore.

bohemian lakeside wedding

Karli & Kev got married on the same dock where they got engaged and a few doors down from the place they met. There will never be enough words to fully describe the straight up magic that happened this day, so here are 75 photos to help tell the story of when Karli & Kev got married. All photos by Marcella Laine Photography.

This wedding was also featured on Green Wedding Shoes. Check out their blog to learn more about the details of the day!

Vendors:

Photographer: Marcella Laine

Video: Wyat Taylor

Planner: The Greatest Adventure Weddings

Hair: Dang Bang

Dress: Rue De Seine at The Dress Theory - Seattle

Rentals: Seattle Farm Tables, Cort Party Rentals, dkrenewal

Makeup: Josephine Silverwolf