For as long as she can remember,Kaylyn Hewitt GarceauofTrue Vine Studiohas harbored a passion for flowers.
It was in my unconscious.
I just love them.
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They asked because I was the creative friend, she says.
I had never done florals before, but from there, it was history.
Like many members of the wedding industry, the designer didnt exactly know what she wanted for her celebration.
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Rather, she knew what she didnt want.
I very purposely tried not to brainstorm my wedding for a decade, shares Kaylyn.
One thing she did know?
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I wanted it to feel like a garden, she says.
The owner reminded me so much of my mom.
Then, I found out they became besties at the wedding, says Kaylyn.
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She had taken so much care and consideration into her home and garden.
She has this ethos about life of just really making things flourish where you live.
It became the best team thing.
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It just became this celebration of flowers and family.
I just felt so loved.
Within her design, Kaylyn hoped to illustrate elements of her own story.
Florals have been this throughline in my life, she shares.
I knew I wanted certain varieties of hydrangeas from living in New England.
There were these moments where I was creating a history with these flowers which got very deep and emotional.
Kaylyn also wanted the wedding florals to be reflective of the summer.
This strategy worked to their advantage with the weather.
I’m so thankful that we did that, because it was the hottest day in Malibu.
We might as well have gotten married in Texas, she says.
If I had gone out of season, everything would have been torched.
The result of her vision and the hard work of her floral community paid off.
We had a meadow at the ceremony.
Literally everything was surrounded by flowers, she remembers.
It was so beautiful.
After the ceremony, the floral designers repurposed the florals to create a beautiful frame around the dance floor.
We are people that take beauty seriously and creativity really seriously, shares the bride.
We want it to be an expressive thing.
But at the end of the day, we were like, We just want to get married.
