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AN ARTFUL CELEBRATION
Artists & Designers
The Art of the Botanical Table
Featured Designers
The Art of the Botanical Dessert
Featured Artisans
The Art of th Botanical Fashion
Featured Bridal Boutique
Distinguished Tabletop Judges
Madeline Mayhood, Virginia Living
Heather Bien, Freelance Writer
Martha Stewart Living, Virginia Living, Style Blueprint
Kinsey Gidick, Freelance Writer
Travel + Leisure, Garden & Gun’s Due South Newsletter
Designers: The Art of the Botanical Table
Seventeen extraordinary tables. One spectacular new Conservatory. Endless creativity & inspiration.
Anyvent Event Planning
Founded by Jazmin Portnow, Anyvent Event Planning is a boutique wedding and event planning company serving Charlottesville, Washington, D.C., Chicago, and beyond. Known for its approachable luxury and personalized service, the team combines thoughtful design, meticulous organization, and a joyful planning experience to create celebrations that reflect each couple's unique story.
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Blake Events
Blake Events is an award-winning planning and design firm known for weddings with a point of view. Led by Taryn Blake, the BE team pairs modern design and meticulous planning with a love of unexpected details. From intimate events to multi-day celebrations, each is deeply personal and designed to feel as good as they look. Blake's signature style is creating celebrations that feel elevated yet effortless - like Vogue and Coachella had a wild night together.
Bride & Joy Events
Bride and Joy Events is a wedding planning and design company focused on creating meaningful, personalized celebrations. The team brings together thoughtful coordination, creative details, and an appreciation for each couple's individual style, helping turn wedding visions into memorable experiences.
The Evergreen Collective
Founded by Moriah McAllister, The Evergreen Collective is a Central Virginia wedding and event planning team dedicated to creating authentic, welcoming celebrations. Serving Charlottesville, Richmond, Lynchburg, and beyond, the company combines creative design with thoughtful organization and a warm, personal approach that celebrates every couple's unique story.
The Hive Wedding Collective
Established in 2011, The Hive Wedding Collective is a Richmond-based planning and design team known for its modern, imaginative, and inclusive celebrations. Led by Anne Michelle Forbes, the collective brings diverse creative perspectives to weddings, with particular expertise in multicultural events and celebrations that thoughtfully balance contemporary style with meaningful traditions.
Kim Newton Weddings
Kim Newton Weddings specializes in creating thoughtfully planned celebrations with an emphasis on personal service, beautiful details, and a seamless wedding-day experience. The company brings a collaborative approach to planning, helping couples create celebrations that feel both elegant and authentically their own.
Lauren O & Co.
Lauren O & Co. is a luxury wedding planning and design firm based in Raleigh, North Carolina, serving clients along the East Coast and beyond. Combining refined aesthetics with exceptional logistical expertise, the team creates personalized celebrations that are as beautifully organized as they are visually striking.
Little Acorn Events
Led by Mia Crump, Little Acorn Events is a Charlottesville-based wedding planning, design, and production company specializing in meaningful, highly personalized celebrations. With a love for thoughtful details and distinctive guest experiences, Mia creates beautiful events that reflect each couple's personality while allowing them to be fully present for life's most memorable moments.
Love Clark Events
Founded by Love Clark in 2017, Love Clark Events is a luxury wedding planning and design firm based in Baltimore, serving Maryland, Washington, D.C., Virginia, and destinations worldwide. Known for sophisticated design and intentional storytelling, Love creates immersive celebrations where every detail contributes to a cohesive, deeply personal guest experience
Meadows & Co. Events
Founded by Addison, Meadows & Co. Events is a Virginia-based wedding planning and design business rooted in meaningful connection. With years of a background in hospitality and hands-on experience executing weddings and events, Addison brings a thoughtful, service-first approach to every celebration. She is passionate about creating distinctive, deeply personal experiences that reflect each couple at their core, pairing meticulous organization with genuine care to create an experience that feels as effortless as it is unforgettable.
Nouvelle Weddings
Briana, Founder & Creative Director of Nouvelle Weddings, believes the most unforgettable weddings are the ones that make people feel at home. For nearly two decades, she has shaped Nouvelle around a philosophy of thoughtful design, genuine hospitality, and calm, intentional planning. Today, the Nouvelle team creates deeply personal celebrations where beautiful design, meaningful experiences, and seamless execution come together, allowing couples and their guests to be fully present for the moments that matter most.
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Roberts & Co. Events
With over 17 years in the industry, Tabitha and Rachel bring together thoughtful planning, refined design, and seamless execution to create weddings that feel timeless, personal, and anything but expected. Together they bring honesty, laughter and creative vision to each event they plan. When not planning events, these two can be found spending time with family, watching bravo and traveling the world together.
Shelby Lynn Events
Founded in 2019, Shelby Lynn Events is a Richmond-based wedding planning team known for thoughtful planning, attention to detail, and seamless execution. The team works closely with each couple to understand their vision and create a celebration that feels uniquely their own. With a personalized approach and a passion for creating meaningful celebrations, Shelby Lynn Events ensures couples can relax, enjoy the planning process, and be fully present on their wedding day.
Snider Events
Led by Jordan Snider, Snider Events is a full-service wedding planning and design firm serving Virginia and the East Coast. With more than a decade of experience, the team creates thoughtfully curated celebrations that emphasize natural beauty, meaningful details, and gracious hospitality, bringing each couple's vision to life through intentional design and seamless coordination. Virginia and East Coast Wedding Planner.
Swoon Soiree
Swoon Soirée Creative Events & Design is a full service planning and design studio creating celebrations throughout Virginia, Washington DC, and beyond. We pair thoughtful planning and exceptional guest experience with expressive design, heirloom details, unexpected juxtapositions, and whimsy. Our clients value tradition, gracious hosting, and a strong sense of style, while wanting their celebrations to feel distinctly personal. The result is considered, stylish, and memorable. Do it properly. Just not predictably.
Tilly & Teal Weddings & Events
Tilly and Teal is a Northern Virginia wedding planning company helping couples create celebrations that feel personal, intentional, and true to them. We specialize in wedding planning and event management, blending thoughtful design with practical guidance to create beautiful, meaningful celebrations without unnecessary stress or spending. From incorporating family heirlooms and personal details to managing the logistics behind the scenes, our team brings creativity, organization, and a little fun to every wedding. Because every detail should have a purpose and every moment with practicality.
Wedding Co. of Williamsburg
Founded by Jess Aiken, Wedding Company of Williamsburg is a full-service wedding planning and design firm known for its Southern hospitality, meticulous organization, and exceptional client care. With more than 17 years of experience, the team specializes in elegant Virginia weddings and seamless wedding weekends, creating beautiful celebrations that allow couples and their families to truly enjoy every moment.
Designers: The Art of the Botanical Dessert
Four talented dessert artists. Exquisite confections. A sweet celebration of creativity & artistry.
Cake Bloom
Founded by Susan Sweeney, Cake Bloom is a sister-owned Charlottesville bakery known for its beautiful, garden-inspired cakes adorned with fresh and pressed flowers. Combining creative artistry, distinctive flavors, and a touch of whimsy, Cake Bloom transforms cakes into edible works of art that make every celebration a little more special.
Commonwealth Cake Company
Founded by cake artist Tiffany Rosales, Commonwealth Cake Company is a Charlottesville-based luxury wedding cake atelier specializing in exquisite, custom-designed creations. Known for refined sugar artistry, sculptural details, and timeless elegance, Tiffany approaches each cake as a unique work of fine art, thoughtfully designed to complement the beauty and personality of every celebration.
Ivy Cookie Company
Founded by Austin, Ivy Cookie Company is a Charlottesville-based bakery specializing in beautifully decorated custom sugar cookies, macarons, and personalized sweet treats. With a passion for baking and an eye for creative detail, Ivy Cookie Company brings personality, artistry, and a delicious touch of whimsy to weddings, special occasions, and celebrations of all kinds.
L & N Cake
Founded by Lillian and Nathalie Freeman, L & N Cake is a family-led cake and dessert business creating custom cakes, beautiful dessert tables, and sweet treats for weddings and special celebrations. Combining creativity with a personal touch, L & N brings a thoughtful approach to desserts designed to be both beautiful and delicious.
A Conservatory in Bloom
Creative Partners
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FLORISTS
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PHOTOGRAPHERS
The Lehman Collective
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Partners: A Conservatory in Bloom
Argent Events
Argent Events is a Central Virginia event rental company based in Waynesboro, offering tabletop pieces, linens, and other event essentials for weddings and special occasions. With a versatile rental collection, Argent helps planners and designers bring their creative visions to life, adding beautiful finishing touches to thoughtfully designed celebrations.
Audra Jones
Audra is an award-winning destination wedding & boudoir photographer based in Charlottesville, Virginia who has been featured in publications such as Vogue France, The White Wren, WedVibes, Wezoree, Cville Weddings, & more. Her work focuses on the art of noticing—poetic movement, emotional candids, and the weird, wonderful wildness of love and life.
Ava Laurenne Bride
Founded by Wendy and Gabe Rivera, Ava Laurénne Bride is a luxury bridal boutique in Fredericksburg, Virginia, known for its exceptional collection of designer gowns and unforgettable bridal shopping experience. With a passion for celebrating each bride's individuality, the team brings a beautiful combination of fashion, creativity, and personal connection to every experience.
The Lehman Collective
Kelsey Lehman is the photographer and founder of The Lehman Collective based in Virginia. Kelsey is a fine art wedding photographer with a Bachelor's in Fine Art and over a decade of experience, Kelsey blends documentary storytelling with an editorial, artful approach to create timeless imagery. featured in publications such as Junebug Weddings and Wandering Weddings, her photography is rooted in preserving the beauty of life as it unfolds, creating photographs that become meaningful heirlooms for generations.
Paisley & Jade
In 2012, Morgan Montgomery and Perkins Morgan, both with backgrounds in catering and events, merged their talents to create Paisley & Jade, a curated specialty rental house in Richmond, VA. A team of creatives, builders, and problem-solvers who believe great events start with thoughtful design and intentional details. With well over a decade of experience in the event industry, Paisley & Jade is a service business that happens to deal in product. From sourcing and building new pieces to refining and evolving the collection over time, the approach to every project is equal parts creativity and practicality. Today, with 25,000 sq ft warehouse and a dedicated team, Paisley & Jade thrives, driven by its founders' passion and support of their community.
Judges: The Art of the Botanical Table
Heather Bien
Heather Bien is a lifestyle journalist and interior decorator who writes about interiors, decor, weddings, entertaining, and tradition while also designing homes that feel historic, timeless, and approachable. Heather splits her time between Washington, DC, where she's living out her Victorian rowhome dreams on Capitol Hill, and her cottage on the Rappahannock River in Locust Hill, Virginia. She resides with her husband, young son, and an elderly cat.
Kinsey Gidick
Kinsey Gidick is a freelance travel writer based in Scottsville, Virginia. Her work has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Garden & Gun, Travel + Leisure, and National Geographic, among other publications. When not traveling, she loves working in her kitchen garden at her circa 1744 home.
Madeline Mayhood
As Editor-in-Chief of Virginia Living magazine, Madeline brings decades of magazine industry experience to crafting stories that capture the Old Dominion's essence. An eighth-generation Virginian, Madeline leads the Virginia Living editorial team in showcasing the state's rich culture, innovative businesses, and remarkable people. Her deep roots fuel authentic storytelling that resonates with readers statewide.
When not chasing the next great story, you'll find Madeline and her husband traveling or relaxing at their Ware River cottage in Gloucester with Blue, their Louisiana Catahoula Leopard dog. Madeline is a fierce lover of family and friends, anything that blooms, sailing in exotic locations, and dogs, and believes the best stories—like the best adventures—are just waiting to be discovered.