Ivy at Ellis Preserve Wedding Flowers
Allie + Ian | A White, Modern Wedding at The Ivy at Ellis Preserve
Photography: Alex Schon Photography
Some weddings come together the way a well-designed room does, every element chosen with intention, nothing out of place, and yet it still feels warm and alive when you walk into it. Allie and Ian’s February wedding at The Ivy at Ellis Preserve was exactly that.
From the first planning conversation, the vision was clear: white. Clean. Modern. No fuss, no clutter, just flowers doing what flowers do best when you trust them enough to let them stand alone.
The Palette: When White Isn’t Simple
White sounds like the easy choice until you’re actually working with it. It demands precision. It asks that every stem earn its place, that the light hits correctly, and that the variety carries the moment on its own.
For Allie’s bridal bouquet, we leaned into something a little more traditional. It was lush and full, the kind of bouquet that feels timeless in photos and even more beautiful in person. It was the one piece that anchored the whole day to something classic.
All seven bridesmaids carried something entirely different. Modern, monofloral, and intentional, these single varieties, beautifully repeated, give a wedding party a cohesion that mixed arrangements often can’t. I love that there’s a confidence to it. A single flower, chosen well, says more than a dozen competing for attention.
Both mothers received mini bouquets that complemented the palette without feeling like an afterthought. The dads and groomsmen wore simple, clean boutonnieres, the kind that photograph well whether you’re looking at them or not.
Cocktail Hour: Setting the Scene
Before guests found their seats, they moved through a cocktail space anchored by two standout moments.
The welcome sign was framed by tall pillar candles clustered at the base, which gave it a softness and warmth that felt almost ceremonial. In February, candlelight earns its place, and here it did exactly that.
The seating chart was displayed above a ground-level arrangement. Rather than the standard easel and blooms, the design sat low and full, spilling outward the way arrangements do in a cutting garden after a good season. It stopped people, and that’s always the goal.
The Reception: Long Tables, One Variety at a Time
The Ivy is a venue that knows how to use a long table. With 200 guests seated through the reception, there was a real opportunity to treat each table as its own moment rather than a repeated version of the same design.
That’s exactly what we did. Each table featured a single monofloral variety blocked by color and form rather than mixed for texture. The effect is sophisticated without being cold. It’s the difference between a room that feels designed and one that feels decorated.
The palette was white and green throughout. No stoneware, no raw materials, nothing earthy or organic in the vessel choices. The beautiful design, planned by Taylor Emily Events, offered clean lines and clean finishes, but the florals were allowed to breathe.
The Stage Garden: Where the Room Came Alive
If the tables were quiet and refined, the stage was where things opened up.
We built a natural-looking garden, the kind that reads lush and unplanned, even though every element was placed. The key to making a stage arrangement feel like a garden rather than a display is working in clumps: one variety here, another there, space between them that lets each read on its own. No continuous hedge, no wall of flowers. Just living, breathing groupings.
We also incorporated elements from an existing tree in the stage design, branches that added scale and shadow without competing with the white florals below. In February, that structure is everything. It gives the arrangement bones.
The Ivy at Ellis Preserve: A Venue That Works With You
The Ivy at Ellis Preserve is one of those venues that photographs beautifully from every angle and gives florists real room to work. The light in February is low and golden in the afternoon, and a white palette catches it in a way that warmer colors simply don’t.
For couples considering this venue, know that its architecture features clean lines and neutral finishes, making it incredibly flexible. You can bring almost any aesthetic in, and it holds it well.
Allie and Ian built something beautiful. It was a day that felt like them and looked like a magazine, in the best way. We were honored to be part of it.
Florals by Twig Gardens | Venue: The Ivy at Ellis Preserve
