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10/27/2026

A little look into a sliver of my design process.

Floral mock-ups are an opportunity to see the details together, make adjustments, and refine the overall vision before your wedding day.

I offer this to full-service wedding clients investing $10,000+ in florals, with mock-ups scheduled around 3–4 months before the wedding.

➡️ Would a floral mock-up be helpful for you? Let me know in the comments!

10/26/2026

Nicole & Rob’s wedding day was a gorgeous dream! I loved creating these the mono bloom vase arrangements for the ceremony and all the organic textures for the tables were so fun to design and style! The grassy meadows were my favorite to see come to life!

Also, can these delicate bridesmaid bouquets have a moment? I was obsessed with them! Also I loved seeing how the bridesmaids stashed them in the pews during the ceremony.

THE TEAM:
Bride: nickiandz
Planning + Design: Engaged With Nora | Modern Wedding Design + Planning
Photography: GM | Cleveland Photographer
Video Camcorder: thehomevideoco
Content Creator: Maddie | Content Creator
Venue + Catering + Bar: Chagrin Valley Country Club
Floral: Story Floral I Cleveland & Akron Wedding Florist
Ceremony Musicians: OPUS 216
Entertainment: Brent Schmidt | Cleveland Wedding DJ
Rentals: Sun Rental Center
Linens: L'Nique Specialty Linen
Signage: EWN Studio Lime Lights Entertainment | Cleveland Wedding DJ
Cake + Dessert: Chagrin Valley Country Club
Dress: Radiant Bride
Tux: Ticknors Men's Clothier
Rings: Don Basch Jewelers
Hair + Makeup: LUXURY ON SITE BEAUTY TEAM
Stationery: EWN Studio
Transportation: A-1 Mr Limo

10/22/2026

These arrangements had a second job, and the mechanics had to be ready for it.

For this wedding at Shoreby Club, I designed pedestal arrangements that would later be repurposed into a cascading floral installation. To make that transition possible, I had to think through the mechanics before I designed the flowers.

I used agra wool and chicken wire, then preloaded the mechanics with reusable zip ties. Once the flowers were designed, there wouldn’t be enough room to get the zip ties into place. By planning ahead, we could lift the arrangements from their pedestals and attach them directly to the mechanics for the cascade.

It’s a small detail that made a big difference in how we could execute the design.

This is one of my favorite things about floral design: the finished work is only part of the process. There’s so much thought that goes into making a design not only beautiful, but functional in the space and throughout the event.

For me, sustainability isn’t just about choosing different materials. It’s about thinking through the entire life of a design, right from the beginning.

That’s The Making Of.

📸: Swidrak & Co. Luxury Weddings
Venue: The Shoreby Club
Planning & Design: Meg Weigand | Wedding Planner

10/12/2026

So what does “sustainable floristry” actually mean at Story Floral Design? It’s not one single practice. It’s a collection of decisions I make throughout the entire design process, from where I source flowers to how I build an arrangement to what happens after the wedding is over.

I source locally whenever possible. I use reusable mechanics. I spend hours refining floral recipes so I can order intentionally and keep waste low. And when there are flowers left after an event, I compost or donate them.

But there’s another piece that I think is just as important: sustainability influences how I design. Sometimes the most sustainable solution requires more planning, more logistics, or more work on site. Sometimes it means designing an arrangement differently than I would if I were using traditional floral foam.

And I think that’s where sustainability becomes really interesting. Because I’m not trying to make the exact same floral designs using a different set of materials. I’m allowing the materials, mechanics, season, and logistics to influence the art itself.

💌 Save this post if you want to understand what sustainable floristry can actually look like.

10/05/2026

You see the finished design. I see everything that had to happen to make it possible.

The sourcing. The vessels. The mechanics. The logistics. The problem-solving. The hours of designing, loading, installing, adjusting, and sometimes rethinking the plan entirely.

There’s so much of the floral design process that never makes it into the final photographs.

That’s why I’m starting a new series: The Making Of. A look at the thought, artistry, and work behind the finished designs.

What would you like to see or know more about?

The mechanics? Sourcing flowers? How we prepare for a wedding? Designing on site? Large-scale installations? The things that inevitably go wrong? Something else?

📢 Tell me in the comments.

09/29/2026

The best wedding days are the ones where you can look around and feel completely at home in the details.

I love working with couples who are willing to trust the process—to take an idea, a feeling, or even just a few beautiful pieces of inspiration and let me turn it into something that feels uniquely theirs.

This review means so much to me because creating beautiful flowers is only part of the experience. Creating something that feels right for my couples is what I care about most. 🤍

If you’re planning a wedding in Northeast Ohio and looking for a floral designer to bring your vision to life with intention and artistry, I’d love to hear from you.

Inquire through the link in my bio to get started.

Photography: Ohio Film & Digital Photographer

09/28/2026

Sustainability didn’t start when I started learning floral design. It started with how I was raised. Growing up in Montana, I developed a deep love for the outdoors and an appreciation for the responsibility we have to take care of the places we’re given.

Those values followed me into adulthood. I do my best to be sustainable in my personal life, I buy almost everything secondhand, and I’m always thinking about how the choices I make today affect what we’re leaving behind.

So when I became a florist, it felt natural to start asking the same questions of my work: Can I create beautiful floral designs while being more thoughtful about the resources I’m using? What happens to the flowers after the wedding? Can I design with mechanics that can be used again? Can I source more of what I need locally? And perhaps most importantly, can sustainability actually make the work more beautiful and intentional? The answer has become a resounding yes.

This is the beginning of Rooted in Sustainability, where I’ll be sharing the decisions, processes, and behind-the-scenes logistics that shape the way I design flowers. Because sustainability isn’t an add-on to my work. It’s the foundation of how I design.

✨ Follow along to see more of what sustainability looks like for Story Floral!

09/26/2026

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