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Alaska Weddings: Peter + Philly

Oh, how I love Alaska weddings! There’s something about an Alaska bride. She loves to incorporate her home state into her most special day. Philly was no exception. Her vision was simplicity for the bridal party and big and wild for the bridal bouquet.

The photos can’t do this bouquet justice. There are peonies from every angle. The wholesaler’s peonies were small, but thanks to an old friend with a big peony garden, I was able to compensate with two HUGE blooms, which are what take up most of the photos. While snipping these two gorgeous flowers I sneaked a couple of poppy pods, which add some vintage green to the arrangement. I foraged many wildflowers including clover blossoms, yarrow, cow parsnip and grass berries. Wrapped in lace and twine and you’ve got a soft beauty with a twinge of wild. Utterly romantic.
Alaska Weddings: Peter + Philly | Bridal bouquet with peonies, poppy centers, eucalyptus, veronica, chrysanthemums, wild clover blossoms and various wild grasses and flowers. Design by Natasha of alaskaknitnat.com

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Alaska Weddings: Emily & Dan

When I was asked to pick up a last minute wedding gig this week, I was more than thrilled to accept. A chance to work with white peonies and garden roses? Yes, please!

Bride Emily wanted a forest look to her arrangements, so I did the sensible thing and I foraged from the forest. I gathered dwarf hemlock from Glenn Alps, which I incorporated into the woodland fairy-like crowns, the delicate boutonnières and corsages and the perfectly-sized bridal bouquet.

Wild geranium, wood ferns and forget-me-nots mixed perfectly with the centerpieces of queen Anne’s lace, veronica and lisianthus.

Emily’s biggest desire was to have a big bridal flower crown of peonies and garden roses. When a fully bloomed peony is the size of a large grapefruit, a large crown is LARGE. My first draft was a little too big, I could barely hold my head up. After I downsized, I made Emily a smaller crown in case the original was too gigantic.

Alaska Weddings: Emily & Dan; bridal bouquets of garden roses, peonies, hypericum, lilac, thistle, eucalyptus, and wild hemlock sprigs | Flowers by Natasha of Alaskaknitnat.com

 

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I’m on Etsy (Finally)!

AlaskaKnitNat finally has an Etsy shop. Check it out!

I’ve been pretty intimidated by the vast creativity on Etsy that I’ve been hesitant to open up shop. It’s a humble start — so far just custom-made flower crowns — but I hope you’ll take a look! Thanks to my friend Kate for being my model today.

Silk flower crowns available at my Etsy store: AlaskaKnitNat

Silk flower crowns available at my Etsy store: AlaskaKnitNat

Silk flower crowns available at my Etsy store: AlaskaKnitNat

Silk flower crowns available at my Etsy store: AlaskaKnitNat

xoxo,

Natasha