Festive Evergreen Holiday Party at Ledger Bentonville’s Game Room
EVENT: Other, LOCATION: Bentonville AR Althea Wiles EVENT: Other, LOCATION: Bentonville AR Althea Wiles

Festive Evergreen Holiday Party at Ledger Bentonville’s Game Room

On top of designing fabulous weddings, we thrive designing for special events at Rose of Sharon. No time is more festive than the holidays and florals are a key piece of creating the perfect festive ambiance. This holiday season, we worked with our favorite event planner, Meredith Events, to design for her client Crisp. Together “we transformed The Game Room at Ledger Bentonville into an elegant winter wonderland that perfectly captured their company culture” - Meredith Events.

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Vibrant Space Themed Gala at The Thaden School
EVENT: Other, LOCATION: Bentonville AR Althea Wiles EVENT: Other, LOCATION: Bentonville AR Althea Wiles

Vibrant Space Themed Gala at The Thaden School

We don’t just specialize in Weddings her at Rose of Sharon, in fact, we’ve been designing for corporate, non-profit, and private events since we opened! For the past 3 years, we’ve had the pleasure of designing for the Thaden School Gala which was held at the school itself. “TOTALITY” was the theme for the night, inspired by the impending ecclipse. Event Manager, Laura Hammarstrom decided on a “full-on space-y color”-ful vibe.

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Inspiration vs. Interpretation: Colorful Folk Flower Crown
EVENT: MicroWedding Althea Wiles EVENT: MicroWedding Althea Wiles

Inspiration vs. Interpretation: Colorful Folk Flower Crown

Victoria is Polish and she wanted to honor her heritage at this shoot. She brought me pictures of Polish and Slavic folk art flower crowns. Traditionally, flower crowns were worn by brides in rural Poland ceremonially as a symbol of the rite of passage of marriage. Victoria asked me to design a colorful, fun, modern crown for her to wear and a matching lapel for her fiance, Tim.

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Wednesday: What's In It?
WHAT'S IN IT? Althea Wiles WHAT'S IN IT? Althea Wiles

Wednesday: What's In It?

For Shannon’s bouquet, we used White Ashley Garden Roses, stock ranunculus, and anemones. To add texture, we intertwined dollar eucalyptus and seeded eucalyptus with the fluffy blooms! Blue delphinium added the perfect touch of something blue to bring the whole bouquet together.

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Inspiration vs. Interpretation: Classic White Round Bouquet with Something Blue

Inspiration vs. Interpretation: Classic White Round Bouquet with Something Blue

I ask almost every client for inspiration photos during the creative process. It helps me understand exactly what they are envisioning for their wedding. When Shannon reached out and asked me to dessign for her and Brent’s intimate nuptials at Cooper Chapel, she actually brought me a picture of my own design! I was so flattered! She loved everything about it, but wanted to add a touch of something blue.

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Wednesday: What's In It?
WHAT'S IN IT? Althea Wiles WHAT'S IN IT? Althea Wiles

Wednesday: What's In It?

For Andrea’s bouquet, we used only the fluffiest of flowers in shades of white and cream—standard roses, spray roses, stock, lisianthus, and wax flower. We designed it in a dramatic cascade shape with fresh green foliage accenting the whole look.

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Dramatic White Rose Wedding at Metroplex Rogers

Dramatic White Rose Wedding at Metroplex Rogers

For Andrea’s bouquet, we used only the fluffiest of flowers in shades of white and cream—standard roses, spray roses, stock, lisianthus, and wax flower. We designed it in a dramatic cascade shape with fresh green foliage accenting the whole look. Combined with her amazing tiara and full dress, she looked like a princess!

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Deep Sunset Wedding at The Ravington

Deep Sunset Wedding at The Ravington

More and more I’ve been getting requests for a color palette I call sunset. Now sunsets can vary a lot; from oranges and purples to blushes and marigolds, so this palette is perfect for the marrier who wants multi-color, but with a focus. For Jordan and Ron’s wedding at The Ravington, we created a deep sunset featuring the dusk-like colors of orange, peach, and magenta.

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