As a wedding florist, when your little sister gets married, it might be the most significant event of your floral career. That’s how I felt, and still feel to this day, when my little sister, Lucia, married the love of her life, Nick. It was an incredible honor to create their Hawaiian-inspired floral arrangements. Lucia was hands down the most beautiful bride that I had ever seen. And I’ve been a part of several weddings.
MEANINGFUL TIES TO HAWAII
Lucia and Nick met six years before they got married. They were both living on the island of Kauai and were co-workers at the Garden Island Newspaper. Lucia was an Account Executive and Nick was a Sports Reporter. For the first six months they worked together, Lucia and Nick did not converse. But after a company event one evening as he walked her to her car, Nick decided to get Lucia’s number. Overcome with nervousness, Lucia sped away before it was apparent that they could be more than co-workers. Fortunately, Nick tried again to get Lucia’s number and this time he was successful. They went out later that week.
Before they moved off the island in the summer of 2019, Lucia and Nick got engaged. Nick’s family was visiting and he wanted to include them in the proposal to make it extra special. A night out to Smith’s Family Garden Luau was where Lucia and Nick committed to a life together.
A CLEAN COLOR PALETTE WITH TRADITIONAL HAWAIIAN WEDDING FLOWERS
With so many significant moments in their relationship being tied to the Hawaiian islands, Nick and Lucia decided to incorporate traditional Hawaiian wedding flowers. Lucia wore a pikake lei made from white jasmine flowers. Loving the layered lei look, I also created a white dendrobium orchid lei, a white freesia lei, and a green mail leaf lei for Lucia to wear. For Nick I made a twisted ti leaf lei and a green maile leaf lei that contrasted beautifully with his light suit. For Lucia’s bridal bouquet, we used astilbe, Covent Garden baby’s breath, white sweet peas, maidenhair fern, mint, and explosion grass. It was one of the most delicate bouquets that I have ever created, and it paired beautifully with Lucia’s lacy, off the shoulder wedding gown.
A HAWAIIAN INSPIRED OUTDOOR CEREMONY
Lucia and Nick tied the knot on of the most beautiful days of summer at Seward Park in Seattle. Their intimate ceremony was right next to Lake Washington with a majestic view of Mount Rainier in the background. Char Beck Photography captured the ceremony perfectly. Lucia and Nick both radiated as bright as the sun that day. These images always fill me with so much joy and so much warmth.
Ceremony Location: Seward Park
Officiant: Reverend Ray Van Winkle
Photographer: Char Beck Photography
Hair Stylist: Elle Marie Hair Studio
Learn about HAWAIIAN WEDDING TRADITIONS from Rebecca Grant, a Seattle Wedding Planner who got her start in the wedding industry on the island of Oahu.
