CUTTING GARDEN COUTURE

BLAIR ROBERTS LYNN IS AN EXPERIENCED WEDDING and event florist whose feminine, two-piece floral ensemble expresses her affection for seasonal and local flowers.

Her friends Sarah Daken and Tom Precht contributed flowers from their Grateful Gardeners farm in Maryland, and then also invited Blair and photographer Kirsten Smith to use their farm's fields as the photography setting. Blair cut mop head hydrangeas from her own garden to fashion a delicate bandeau top covered in tiny florets. A full-length skirt is finished with hydrangea foliage and ostrich ferns at the waist, while Annabelle hydrangeas form a ruffle at the hips and Limelight hydrangeas trim the hem and flirty slit.

A medley of pink and orange botanicals covers the remaining skirt silhouette, including bold bands of marigolds and a floral pattern of vibrant lisianthus, celosia, sunflowers, and snapdragons. Dinner plate dahlias dance across this colorful floral background to finish the look. "I feel passionately about local flowers, and I loved being able to highlight what Tom and Sarah are growing at Grateful Gardeners," she said.

DESIGN + CONCEPT: Blair Lynn, Sweet Blossoms, www.sweetblossomsllc.com, @thesweetblossoms FLOWER SOURCES: Dahlias, Lisianthus, Marigolds, Celosia, Ostrich Fern, Snapdragons, Hydrangea, Grateful Gardeners, @grateful_gardeners; Hydrangea blooms and foliage, Sweet Blossoms, @thesweetblossoms PHOTOGRAPHY: Kirsten Smith Photography, @kirstensmithphotography MODEL: Tanya Ferrell

HAIR + MAKEUP: Tanya Ferrell VENUE: Grateful Gardeners Farm, Poolesville, Maryland, @grateful_gardeners

DESIGN BY SARAH WAGSTAFF

PHOTOGRAPHY BY CECILY GUBITOSI PHOTOGRAPHY