Rustic Elegance, The Estate at Moraine Farm

Breanna & Stephen, June 22, The Estate at Moraine Farm, Beverly Ma

Breanna and Stephen came to me through Breanna’s Brother and Sister in Law, who’s wedding I also worked on a few years ago.  I always love when I can be involved with many happy days with the same family!

Breanna was inspired by the vintage elegant, rustic vibe of Moraine Farm.  The property is an old estate which overlooks Wenham pond.  There is a working farm on site and the wedding venue is nestled in between huge, old trees, the pond, and a beautiful gardens.  It’s really scenic and unique!

The ceremony was held overlooking a wide, open field and dinner and dancing took place under a Sperry sail cloth tent.  The setting couldn’t have been more perfect for the details I worked on with Breanna and Stephen.  The centerpieces were composed of scabiosa pods, berries, hydrangeas, roses, spray roses and Parrot Tulips in a collections of mason jars, hand wrapped with twine, which cascaded down the center of the long farm tables.  The flowers we selected for this event allowed the color pallete to be soft and natural like the setting of the estate, but also contained lots of texture and visual interest to elevate the overall look.

Alongside the floral pieces, the styling of the other design elements really brought the whole look together.  The table settings and water carafes were vintage inspired; table numbers and menus were written on small chalkboards, and the food displays were composed of vintage wooden boxes, brought in by Fireside Catering, the in house caterer at Moraine Farm.

Lisa Rigby did a beautiful job capturing all the details that day!



A Garden Wedding, The Crane Estate

Becca & Bear, July 12, The Crane Estate, Ipswich Ma

birch chuppah

For me and my team, this wedding was particularly fun to be a part of because the Bride and Groom, Becca and Bear, and their families were so wonderful to work with, they had a great team of vendors, and they got married at one of my all time favorite places, The Crane Estate in Ipswich.

We were able to work with Becca and Bear (his real name is Benjamin, but isn’t Bear just the best nickname?) on many extra special touches that really made this wedding look amazing and feel very personal, which, in my opinion, is the best way for weddings to turn out.

We placed a custom birch chuppah on the Crane Estate’s Grand Allee and personalized it for Becca & Bear by adding mounds of roses, hydrangeas and some trailing Ivy in the soft pink, white and green colors that Becca loves.  Bear, his Father and his Grandfather all gave me their family Tallit which we used for the chuppah.  Becca gave me a silk hankerchief with her families initials embroidered on it, which I carefully attached around the handle of her bouquet.

The personal details didn’t stop with the ceremony! We wound soft color and florals all through the cocktail hour and reception.  I especially love the Bride and Groom’s dinner chairs; Becca asked me to decorate her and Bear’s chairs with swags of Ivy and white ribbon, which looked so festive and gardeny inside the dining room of the Estate.

The photos by Ned Jackson are just amazing, and truly do this beautiful wedding justice!

crane estate bouquets
crane bridal suite
crane estate bride
navy blue bridesmaid
crane estate ceremony
crane estate ceremony
birch chuppah
bridegroom chairs
crane estate centerpiece
crane estate cake

A little love note from Becca's mom...

Hi Meredith,

I've been meaning to write you to thank you for the fabulous flowers for Becca's wedding. The way you arranged the handkerchiefs around the handle of Becca's flowers was perfect!  The Chuppah flowers were incredible.  Our expectations were surpassed and you did all this with a broken foot the night before!  

It was a pleasure working with you!

Thank you,

Jana