Design & Inspiration
Each wedding had a completely different aesthetic—how did you approach making each feel unique yet cohesive with the overall Love Is Blind experience?
We had certain foundational elements that stayed for each wedding. For example, our greenery walls never moved, Phos did a beautiful chandelier install that stayed, and we added ceiling florals that paired well with it. The altar remained in the same place, so we designed within those confines!
Can you walk us through the creative process for each wedding?
At Hana April Inc., we do it all—so Hana and I sat down together, chose furniture, decided what inventory we wanted to showcase, and then talked to Julie Harstad about what flowers we could get in time. The creative process just came naturally! I’d have the flowers in front of me, envision exactly what I wanted, and just start making. Thankfully, I had an incredible team that could perfectly replicate any sample I made!
Were any of these styles particularly outside of your usual design aesthetic?
I love the challenge of doing different things! My personal style is very modern, with showstopping, reflexed flowers and little greenery, but I enjoy taking classic styles—like the white and green wedding for Daniel and Taylor—and putting a twist on them!
The Tuscan-inspired wedding featured Greek busts with florals—how did you bring that vision to life?
I’m obsessed with those heads and use them whenever I can! Slomique was in our office, saw how I had used them for an event a few weeks earlier, and asked if I could incorporate them. Naturally, I jumped at the chance!
The all-white baby’s breath wedding—how did you create volume and texture to keep it visually interesting?
Using baby’s breath correctly is extremely technical. I was so grateful to have talented florists on my team who either already knew how to work with it or took instruction well! For that wedding, I focused on flower blocking to create dimension and used baby’s breath for a cascading effect. It was the most difficult wedding because we had to ensure the cascade met perfectly while working around cameras and angles!
Which design pushed you the most creatively, and why?
The Tuscan wedding. It was my favorite, but figuring out how to fill the gap between the stage and the wall was a challenge. We originally planned to push it back, but because of cameras and lighting, we had to shift the design. The solution we came up with—using trees and plants—ended up adding so much dimension!
