Tristin & Andy | Vibrant Colorful Summer Wedding at Marlene’s Event Barn in Metamora, IL

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 local seasonal blooms. Marlene’s Event Barn set the perfect summer scene for this couple’s special day.

Tristin’s lush bridal bouquet was packed with color rich blooms of every hue featuring peachy dahlias and zinnia, pink roses, ranunculus, lisianthus, and astilbe, accents of blue delphinium, tweedia, and globe thistle, purple clematis, cosmos, and buttery yellow stock all tied together with minimal greenery. Andy’s khaki suit fit with the light and airy atmosphere with a traditional style ranunculus boutonniere to match his bride. Along with matching boutonnieres, the groomsmen also adorned additional floral touches with patterned ties and even suspenders for the adorable ring bearer. Tristin’s bridesmaids dazzled beside her in alternating blue, pink, and yellow gowns carrying petite versions of her bouquet down the aisle, swapping out some of the more premium blooms with lesser ones of the same color. And lastly, we designed a floral crown of peach and fuchsia ranunculus, purple statice, blue delphinium, pink lisianthus, and creamy yellow stock for the sweetest flower girl who dutifully tossed blush rose petals down the aisle ahead of the bride.

To beat the summer heat, Tristin and Andy’s outdoor ceremony was held under Marlene’s large awning space in front of a stunning crystal blue lake backdrop. Dual wine barrels topped with large arrangements sat at the back of the aisle to accompany a floral welcome sign and basket of whimsical paper fans. The true ceremony show-stopper was however, the breathtaking arbor at the altar adorned with an immense corner flower spray, a smaller coordinating side piece, and matching ground arrangements at the base. These pieces all together framed the newlyweds in joyful color as they said their “I do’s”. And since we believe in repurposing ceremony flowers to last the entire evening, the ground arrangements were moved indoors to the reception space to sit in front of the head table.

Inside the barn, we paired the floor pieces with another large floral spray that trailed over the front edge of the head table just in front of Tristin and Andy. The rest of the head table was decorated with a romantic greenery runner along the edge with votives peppered throughout and the maids’ bouquets laid gently on top at each couples place-setting. Guest tables were also floral forward with rounds boasting either a gold framed glass box arrangement or a simpler vased arrangement paired with a trio of flickering taper candles in gold holders. Flowers flowed down the length of long tables with runner style centerpieces of alternating bud vase arrangements or petite gold cup designs with an assortment of blue and yellow taper candles and clear glass ribbed votives.

While there is a timeless aspect to more classic color palettes of whites, greens, and blush, there’s an inexpressible joy we feel when we get to design with bold color variations that seem to emit sunshine itself. I am grateful we have the opportunity to look back and reminisce on such weddings during the cold and rainy seasons. Thank you Tristin and Andy for your trust in us to make your vision even brighter and we wish you a long and joy-filled marriage. Congratulations again to the new Mr. and Mrs. Anderson!