All photography by Tim Tab Studios. The Details: Neutral-toned late summer wedding at Bridgeport Art Center. Color Palette: Bridesmaids’ dresses in deep rose and blush.  Flowers in ivory, buttercream, caramel, burgundy, and pale pink. Flower Palette: Dahlias, foxgloves, stock, garden roses, hydrangea, and thistle. Event Team Photographer: Tim Tab Studios Videographer: Cooke Video Productions Watch the […]

All photography by Kate Weinstein. The Details: Wildflowery, colorful summer wedding at Salvage One. Color Palette:  A mixed color palette of dusty rose, pink, peach, coral, blush, lavender, ivory, orange and touches of blue. Flower Palette: Dahlias, anemone, ranunculus, zinnia, jasmine, scabiosa, tansy, and garden roses. Event Team Photographer: Kate Weinstein Planning: Breanna Manzie, Shannon […]

All photography by Christy Tyler Photography. The Details: Late summer wedding at Ignite Glass Studios in Chicago. Color Palette: Yellow, ivory, and a mix of bright and sage greens. Flower Palette: Lisianthus, tansy, dahlias, garden roses, dusty miller, and stock. Event Team Photographer: Christy Tyler Photography Planning: Crafty Broads (now Aisle Less Traveled) Venue: Ignite Glass […]

All photography by Jeremy Lawson Photography. The Details: Early summer wedding at City Winery Chicago. Color Palette: Burgundy, ivory, lots of green, and accents of coral and blush. Flower Palette: Dahlias, garden roses, white majolika, stock, green hydrangea, and serviceberry.

All photography by Laura Fisher Photography.  See her more comprehensive blog post here. The Details:  Late summer wedding at Galleria Marchetti in Chicago. Color Palette:  Crimson, red, coral, peach, blush, cream, navy. Flower Palette: Dahlias, garden roses, spray roses, viburnum berries, stock, autumn clematis. Wedding Team: Photographer: Laura Fisher Photography Florist: Pollen Venue: Galleria Marchetti

All photography by Sally O’Donnell Photography The details: Late summer wedding at Assumption Catholic Church and Prairie Production in Chicago.  Color palette: White, sage, and navy.  Flower palette: Dahlias, garden roses, panda anemone, ranunculus, lisianthus, clematis, silver dollar eucalyptus. Event Team: Photographer: Sally O’Donnell Photography Coordination: Honey Bee Weddings Venue: Assumption Catholic Church and Prairie […]

All photography courtesy of Kyle John Photography. This wedding. So gorgeous. The most fun priest, the sweetest families, and the most gracious bride. After delivering the wedding parties’ flowers earlier in the day, Pollen floral designer Michelle, anticipating her own wedding just a few weeks after this one, said she aspired to be as gracious […]

All photography by Studio Finch.    

Continuing our recap of last year by season, below are some highlights we captured of our wedding work last summer.  Summer ushers in some of my favorite local blooms such as dahlias, coxcomb, and cosmos.  Some of my favorites from the neighboring seasons are also available, such as peonies from spring and berried branches from […]

Rachel and Jason’s wedding at the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum reminded me that there are many little things, easy to overlook, that we at Pollen do to minimize the ecological impact of our clients’ weddings.  Some are more obvious, liking working with locally grown flowers whenever possible.  Others are less obvious.  Here are a couple […]