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The Club Seasonal Bouquet - Wednesday, August 5th

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The Club Seasonal Bouquet - Wednesday, August 5th

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It’s the month that doesn’t whisper. It arrives loud, unapologetic, and full of heat. Everything feels like it’s been standing under the same relentless sun forever, and yet the garden keeps becoming more of itself, not less.

The flowers aren’t pretending the heat isn’t there. You can see it. Petals weathered by the sun, stems that have stood for weeks, the season beginning to leave its mark. But you see something else too. Boldness. Strength. A kind of confidence that seems to arrive only after everything has been tested.

Maybe we’re not so different.

We spend so much of our lives believing that strength means enduring quietly, keeping our heads down, asking for less. But every July the garden tells a different story. It meets the hardest part of the season by becoming more of itself, not less.

Maybe resilience isn’t quiet after all.

Sometimes resilience is bright. Sometimes it takes up space. Sometimes it blooms in colors that feel almost too vivid to be real.

Maybe that’s why July has always felt so deeply human to me.

It’s the month that doesn’t whisper. It arrives loud, unapologetic, and full of heat. Everything feels like it’s been standing under the same relentless sun forever, and yet the garden keeps becoming more of itself, not less.

The flowers aren’t pretending the heat isn’t there. You can see it. Petals weathered by the sun, stems that have stood for weeks, the season beginning to leave its mark. But you see something else too. Boldness. Strength. A kind of confidence that seems to arrive only after everything has been tested.

Maybe we’re not so different.

We spend so much of our lives believing that strength means enduring quietly, keeping our heads down, asking for less. But every July the garden tells a different story. It meets the hardest part of the season by becoming more of itself, not less.

Maybe resilience isn’t quiet after all.

Sometimes resilience is bright. Sometimes it takes up space. Sometimes it blooms in colors that feel almost too vivid to be real.

Maybe that’s why July has always felt so deeply human to me.

It’s been an interesting summer.

I always think there will be so much downtime, so much quiet, so much reflection. And well… that never really seems to happen.

What did happen this summer surprised me.

Over the last few years I’ve noticed that I’ve started living in a constant state of vibration. I have a really hard time being still internally. Sure, the business can be crazy, but I don’t actually think it’s just that anymore. I think it’s the world around all of us. Everything feels like it moves a million miles a minute, and somewhere along the way I started moving with it too.

This summer I’ve been trying to step back a little. To pay attention.

What I’ve noticed is that when I make more room to simply be with my kids and with Phil, even though life still looks almost exactly the same, I become more still. The weeds aren’t all pulled. The farm still needs me every day. The work hasn’t changed.

I have.

The passing of Glen Hansard this week sent me back to music I hadn’t really listened to intentionally in years. Maybe it was the timing, but his words grounded me.

This stillness goes beyond me.

I hope we all become a little slower to judge, a little quicker to listen, and a little more willing to simply be present. To notice the people around us. To remember there’s another human being on the other side of every conversation.

I don’t know exactly what that looks like yet, but I know I want whatever gifts I’ve been given to touch people.

I want people to feel like it isn’t just them.

It’s us.

It’s been an interesting summer.

I always think there will be so much downtime, so much quiet, so much reflection. And well… that never really seems to happen.

What did happen this summer surprised me.

Over the last few years I’ve noticed that I’ve started living in a constant state of vibration. I have a really hard time being still internally. Sure, the business can be crazy, but I don’t actually think it’s just that anymore. I think it’s the world around all of us. Everything feels like it moves a million miles a minute, and somewhere along the way I started moving with it too.

This summer I’ve been trying to step back a little. To pay attention.

What I’ve noticed is that when I make more room to simply be with my kids and with Phil, even though life still looks almost exactly the same, I become more still. The weeds aren’t all pulled. The farm still needs me every day. The work hasn’t changed.

I have.

The passing of Glen Hansard this week sent me back to music I hadn’t really listened to intentionally in years. Maybe it was the timing, but his words grounded me.

This stillness goes beyond me.

I hope we all become a little slower to judge, a little quicker to listen, and a little more willing to simply be present. To notice the people around us. To remember there’s another human being on the other side of every conversation.

I don’t know exactly what that looks like yet, but I know I want whatever gifts I’ve been given to touch people.

I want people to feel like it isn’t just them.

It’s us.

Beautiful flowers are nice. Finding someone who makes you laugh like this…that’s the good stuff.

Beautiful flowers are nice. Finding someone who makes you laugh like this…that’s the good stuff.

Good design isn’t always about adding more. Sometimes it’s about adding what’s been missing.

We’ve had Meadow Arrangements.
We’ve had Statement Arrangements.

But over the past year, one request kept coming up.

“Do you have something in between?”

Now we do.

Meet Meadow Accents.

Designed without a visible vessel, they’re incredibly versatile. Line an aisle, top a pedestal, style a welcome table, dress up a bar, or create a floral moment almost anywhere.

The newest addition to The Burb Edit: À La Carte, Meadow Accents are created with the same seasonal, 100% locally grown flowers and thoughtful design as every piece in the collection.

Good design isn’t always about adding more. Sometimes it’s about adding what’s been missing.

We’ve had Meadow Arrangements.
We’ve had Statement Arrangements.

But over the past year, one request kept coming up.

“Do you have something in between?”

Now we do.

Meet Meadow Accents.

Designed without a visible vessel, they’re incredibly versatile. Line an aisle, top a pedestal, style a welcome table, dress up a bar, or create a floral moment almost anywhere.

The newest addition to The Burb Edit: À La Carte, Meadow Accents are created with the same seasonal, 100% locally grown flowers and thoughtful design as every piece in the collection.

We’re about to plant Spring 2027.

Yes, really.

If you’re getting married next spring and needed a kick in the pants to inquire, this is it.

Flowers don’t happen overnight. Neither does growing them.

By the time most couples start thinking about wedding flowers, ours are already being planned, seeded, planted, and cared for. That’s what working with a farmer florist looks like.

We still have a few Spring 2027 dates available and a little room left in our growing plan. If you inquire now, we’ll quite literally grow with your wedding in mind. The flowers blooming in these fields next spring could end up in your bouquet, on your tables, and in the moments you’ll remember for the rest of your life.

If locally grown flowers are part of your vision, we’d love to hear from you before this season’s growing plan is finalized.

Northern Virginia, Washington DC, and Maryland weddings.

We’re about to plant Spring 2027.

Yes, really.

If you’re getting married next spring and needed a kick in the pants to inquire, this is it.

Flowers don’t happen overnight. Neither does growing them.

By the time most couples start thinking about wedding flowers, ours are already being planned, seeded, planted, and cared for. That’s what working with a farmer florist looks like.

We still have a few Spring 2027 dates available and a little room left in our growing plan. If you inquire now, we’ll quite literally grow with your wedding in mind. The flowers blooming in these fields next spring could end up in your bouquet, on your tables, and in the moments you’ll remember for the rest of your life.

If locally grown flowers are part of your vision, we’d love to hear from you before this season’s growing plan is finalized.

Northern Virginia, Washington DC, and Maryland weddings.

Some days the flowers do exactly what I tell them.

Today was not one of those days.

Thankfully, they usually have better ideas than I do.

Some days the flowers do exactly what I tell them.

Today was not one of those days.

Thankfully, they usually have better ideas than I do.

You know it’s been a successful wedding week when your phone dies the moment you’re finally ready to take photos.

Months of planning.
A week of designing.
Six hours on site.

Two pictures.

That’s all I’ve got.

Thankfully, there was an incredible Northern Virginia photographer there, so these two little behind-the-scenes snapshots are just the teaser. The real magic is still to come.

You know it’s been a successful wedding week when your phone dies the moment you’re finally ready to take photos.

Months of planning.
A week of designing.
Six hours on site.

Two pictures.

That’s all I’ve got.

Thankfully, there was an incredible Northern Virginia photographer there, so these two little behind-the-scenes snapshots are just the teaser. The real magic is still to come.

Some couples assign table numbers.
Some couples assign flower varieties.

Iceland Poppy.
Clematis.
Veronica.
Geum.
Pansy.
Anemone.

We’re not saying flowers make better table numbers.
But we’re also not not saying it.

@riversideotp
@piccadillyposh
@gossamer_dawn

Some couples assign table numbers.
Some couples assign flower varieties.

Iceland Poppy.
Clematis.
Veronica.
Geum.
Pansy.
Anemone.

We’re not saying flowers make better table numbers.
But we’re also not not saying it.

@riversideotp
@piccadillyposh
@gossamer_dawn

Every month starts with flowers.

But the best ones end up being about something else entirely.

When we started planning June, I wasn’t intending for dahlias to take center stage. In fact, I rarely go into these shoots with a rigid plan. I walk the field, see what’s speaking the loudest, and follow it.

This month it was the dahlias.

Not because I chose them.

Because they chose us.

One of the unexpected perks of leaving our dahlia tubers in the ground through winter is that they wake up earlier and stronger than most people expect. While much of the flower world still thinks of dahlias as late summer and fall flowers, ours are already stretching into the season.

And somehow they became the foundation for this entire piece.

But what I love most about these images isn’t the flowers.

It’s the feeling.

There’s a quietness to them. A softness.

But also a strength that doesn’t need to announce itself.

The kind of confidence that doesn’t come from being the loudest thing in the room.

The kind that simply exists.

June feels a little like that to me.

The garden is no longer waking up.

It’s arrived.

Every month starts with flowers.

But the best ones end up being about something else entirely.

When we started planning June, I wasn’t intending for dahlias to take center stage. In fact, I rarely go into these shoots with a rigid plan. I walk the field, see what’s speaking the loudest, and follow it.

This month it was the dahlias.

Not because I chose them.

Because they chose us.

One of the unexpected perks of leaving our dahlia tubers in the ground through winter is that they wake up earlier and stronger than most people expect. While much of the flower world still thinks of dahlias as late summer and fall flowers, ours are already stretching into the season.

And somehow they became the foundation for this entire piece.

But what I love most about these images isn’t the flowers.

It’s the feeling.

There’s a quietness to them. A softness.

But also a strength that doesn’t need to announce itself.

The kind of confidence that doesn’t come from being the loudest thing in the room.

The kind that simply exists.

June feels a little like that to me.

The garden is no longer waking up.

It’s arrived.

The rest of the day never stood a chance.

After this, it was all celebration.

Venue & Catering | @stonemanorinn
Planner | @daysandevesweddings
Photographer | @windettphoto
Floral Designer | @the_fertile_burb
Rentals | @SelectEventGroup @brookerental
Lounge Rentals | @bellavillashop
Mixologist | @ducabarcompany
Officiant | @getmarriedbymiller
Quintet | String Attack @mseproductions
10 piece band | @wearedcsynergy @mseproductions
Photography | @windettphoto
Videography | @knz_film
Baker | @badensbakery
Photobooth | @WinksPhotoBooth
Hair | @MAB.ARTISTRY / @mindymyhair12
Makeup | @MAB.ARTISTRY / @belsbeautiq
Stationery | @thewritetouch
Transportation | Point to Point
Dress | @thebridalroomva
Bridal Shoes | @wolfandbadger / @foreverandalwaysshoes
Engagement Ring | @questfinejewelers
Wedding Bands | @questfinejewelers

The rest of the day never stood a chance.

After this, it was all celebration.

Venue & Catering | @stonemanorinn
Planner | @daysandevesweddings
Photographer | @windettphoto
Floral Designer | @the_fertile_burb
Rentals | @SelectEventGroup @brookerental
Lounge Rentals | @bellavillashop
Mixologist | @ducabarcompany
Officiant | @getmarriedbymiller
Quintet | String Attack @mseproductions
10 piece band | @wearedcsynergy @mseproductions
Photography | @windettphoto
Videography | @knz_film
Baker | @badensbakery
Photobooth | @WinksPhotoBooth
Hair | @MAB.ARTISTRY / @mindymyhair12
Makeup | @MAB.ARTISTRY / @belsbeautiq
Stationery | @thewritetouch
Transportation | Point to Point
Dress | @thebridalroomva
Bridal Shoes | @wolfandbadger / @foreverandalwaysshoes
Engagement Ring | @questfinejewelers
Wedding Bands | @questfinejewelers

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