When Whitney and Brian shared the rich green tones and patterns they had selected for bridesmaids dresses, I immediately envisioned a floral palette of velvety mauve, soft peach, ballerina pink and creamy whites. We designed a lush, hand-tied bouquet for Whitney featuring playa blanca and mauve roses, peachy zinnias, white butterfly ranunculus, earthy carnations, and lisianthus, with textural elements of …
There’s a feeling we get when designing in a new venue for the very first time. Excitement? Anticipation? Maybe a little apprehensive? Hayley and Blake’s summer wedding at Lakeview did not disappoint! The floor to ceiling windows are a florist’s dream bringing in an abundance of natural light that highlights every floral detail. For our very first wedding at this …
This Spring season has been filled with many days of grey clouds and stormy weather, but I can always count on past wedding galleries to bring some sunshine to rainy days. Tristin and Andy’s wedding in particular is a favorite filled with a vibrant and joyful color palette of pastel yellows, pinks, and blues and featuring some of our favorite …
At J.Blu, one of our favorite parts of the wedding designing process is simply getting to know our couples on a personal level to truly understand their unique vision so we can best bring it to life. That is why we choose to only book a single wedding per weekend – so we can give all our focus to each …
The start of a new wedding season is approaching quickly as the weather in central Illinois shifts from gray skies and winter whites to vibrant color beneath a warm blue sky. That same sense of warmth and joy that spring brings was beautifully reflected in Anna and Anthony’s summer wedding—and I expect to see colorful, romantic garden-party styles continue into …
Nothing says summer quite like a design studio overflowing with vibrant, fresh florals. For their warm-weather celebration, Celeste and Jason embraced a striking palette of hot pink, fuchsia, and orange layered against deep saturated greens. Celeste carried a playful, personality-filled bridal bouquet showcasing orange and yellow poppies, lush roses and ranunculus in soft apricot hues, and lively stems of fuchsia …
While we love the timeless elegance of classic designs and all white weddings, there’s something undeniably magical about a spring wedding in full bloom that embraces the season’s natural palette of buttery yellows and soft pinks set beneath a warm, light-blue sky. Alyssa and Charlie’s garden-party inspired wedding felt like stepping into a real-life fairytale, overflowing with fresh, premium, colorful …
October 2024 After a long winter, we are so excited to finally have fresh flowers filling the studio regularly once again as we dive into our 2025 wedding season! One trend we see returning this season is the classic color palette of rich emerald greens paired with crisp contrasting white blooms. One of my favorite examples of this theme was …
August 2024 Another dreary midwest Spring day leads me to reminisce about summer weddings past. Courtney and Will celebrated their special day at Carmon’s in Champaign on a beautiful August day filled with sunshine with an abundance of white flowers to contrast rich emerald greens. We designed Courtney’s bridal bouquet with lush blooms of white lisianthus and playa blanca roses …
Mica and Jake’s black and white summer wedding featuring delicate babies breath was the picture of timeless elegance and soft romance combined. Mica and her maids each held traditional style, all white bouquets filled with lush blooms of playa blanca roses, ranunculus, carnations and spray roses surrounded with soft babies breath that perfectly complemented the bride’s sleek, open back dress …
July 2024 It’s true as wedding florists, we see an abundance of all-white weddings. Yet, despite the amount we do every year, no two are alike. We design each wedding unique to the individual couples when it comes to style, flower choice, and overall atmosphere they want to portray. Delaney and Parker’s all white wedding was one of pure elegance …
May 2024 This time of year in the Midwest, when you say white, we think cold and snow. Baylee and Dylan’s wedding was far from the frigid season we are currently in but instead their creamy white and neutral wedding paired with sage greens brought warmth and romance to an already beautiful late spring day. Baylee’s large, textural bouquet was …