Photographed by Emily Berger | Styled by Erika Patterson
For wedding flowers that are too beautiful to throw away after the big day — like the stunning bouquets on these pages — turn to The Petal Archive for a keepsake that will preserve them for years to come. Founder Brianne Alexander lovingly dries and preserves your blooms in poured resin, creating a beautiful, one-of-a-kind piece of art. “I receive shipments of flowers from all over the U.S., and every single bouquet has been different,” Alexander says. “From design to color to theme, so much goes into a wedding, and it fills my cup knowing that I can help [couples] remember their special day forever.”
Prices range from $30 for an ornament to $450 for an 8” x 8” square keepsake. To learn more, visit petal-archive.com.
Tropical Getaway
The colors of the Caribbean inspired Laurie Bolach, owner and floral designer at Olive’s Bloom Box, to create a “vibrant, bold bouquet with a soulful color palette.” Bolach’s design includes tangerine garden roses, gerbera daisies, orange crush spray roses, tulips, peonies, butterfly ranunculus, purple hyacinth, monstera leaf, and Michigan fern.
Bouquet, $175, at Olive’s Bloom Box, Ferndale; 248-320-9350; olivesbloombox.com.
Natural Bliss
Emerald City Design owner David McKnight and his team mixed warm neutral tones for a boho chic bouquet that has an “eclectic yet high-end feel.” The blooms used include toffee novelty garden roses, majolica spray roses, ranunculus, bunny tails, million star baby’s breath, hypericum berries, bleached hanging amaranthus, bleached ruscus, eucalyptus, and dried and dyed palm spear.
Bouquet, $225, at Emerald City Design, Farmington Hills; 248-474-7077; emeraldcitydesigns.com.
Moody Chic
“I wanted to create an uncomplicated bouquet with interesting contrasts and textures,” says Norman Silk, owner of Blossoms. The sophisticated, moody design was achieved using purple kale, red freedom roses, red spray roses, purple ranunculus, purple mini calla lily, burgundy snapdragons, seeded eucalyptus, red huckleberry branch, and Italian ruscus.
Bouquet, $150, at Blossoms, Birmingham; 248-644-4411; blossomsbirmingham.com.
Modern Romantic
For Elizabeth Viviano, carefully selecting the perfect blooms was the key to creating a modern romantic bouquet. “Nothing is more romantic than roses, and we included garden roses to make it extra special,” she says. Viviano also used peonies, ranunculus, astilbe, wax flower, silver dollar eucalyptus, Italian ruscus, and variegated mini pittosporum to give the bouquet dimension.
Bouquet, $245, at Viviano Flower Shop, St. Clair Shores; 800-VIVIANO; viviano.com.
