Forevermore Bouquet Preservation

Sometimes the flowers know what they want to be. 🌼🤍

This bride originally requested a “field of flowers” composition for bouquet. I created it… and then she decided it just wasn’t her bouquet.

So we changed course and went with a more traditional bouquet composition.

And OH, am I glad she did. 😍

Sometimes the first idea isn’t the final one. And that’s part of creating something truly special. 🌿

Wedding florist: Kalmia Garden at Gastler Farm | CT Wedding & Event Venue
Wedding photographer: Alana | CT + OH Wedding and Family Photographer

My happy place 💛

If I could give every future bride one piece of advice, it would be this: buy your flowers from a local flower farm.

Locally grown flowers are often fresher, more vibrant, and naturally more resilient—qualities that shine not only as you carry them down the aisle, but also months later when they're carefully preserved.

Supporting local growers also supports your community, reduces the distance your flowers travel, and honors the seasons in a way imported blooms simply can't.

These photos are a beautiful reminder that where your flowers come from matters. Their journey becomes part of your story, and part of the artwork they'll become.

Florist: Rebecca Sadlowski
Photographer: Ron Lemelin
Venue: The Red Barn

After the incredible response to the reveal of this piece, I wanted to share a closer look—and a little more of the story behind it. 🤍

These flowers came from the Celebration of Life for my best friend’s father and traveled to me all the way from Sarasota, Florida.

We have walked through so many of life’s biggest moments together over the years, and to have her family trust me with these flowers and allow me to play a small part in honoring her father’s life means more to me than I can say.

This one will always be incredibly special to me. 🤍