Sustainable blooms at your Outdoor Florida Wedding

Earth Friendly Blooms

This season I got the privilege of designing lots of wedding florals. As many of you know, Tree House is home to a micro-flower farm. It all started with a few flower beds of zinnia, dahlias, and of course, our flower field with cosmos & Florida natives. Ppl started asking, “Can I use your flowers for our wedding?” Me, “I can do that.” So- Tree House Florals was born.

I’ve learned a lot this season- mainly that designing for a wedding takes LOTS of blooms. Soon, my flower farm was picked clean & I had more weddings to fulfill. So I tapped into my local flower community and met Pura Vida Flower Farm. Natalie & her family are farmer florists whose farm is about 10 mins from Tree House & a match was made in heaven. Throughout the season, I picked from our garden, ordered as much as I could from Pura Vida, and foraged our 10-acre farm.

Turns out flower arrangements made from using local blooms are nothing like people are used to seeing. The new & different varieties, bright colors, and superb quality of freshly picked flowers, can’t be beat.

For Jenn + Kai’s wedding, Jenn gave me artistic liberty & said, “I trust you to do whatever you think.” Wow, this makes creating 1000% more fun & easier! Our plumeria tree was in full bloom so I decided to make a lei for the sweetheart table on a whim as a surprise for the couple. When you are a florist & an artist using natural nearby things it’s easier to respond to the moment.

Supporting our local farm & Pura Vida is SO MUCH BETTER for Mother Earth. When flowers are purchased through wholesale, blooms are flown from all over the world. I’ve received boxes shipped from Ecuador, Holland, Costa Rica, & beyond. It hurts my heart opening these boxes & thinking about the fly miles, the packaging, and the toxic chemicals sprayed on flowers to make them last that long to still be alive. Sourcing local is here to stay.

Gorgeous photos below by Cristina Powell Photography.