Garden Wedding Inspo at the Denver Botanic Gardens

"If you look in the right way you can see the whole world is a garden." A beautiful garden with the prettiest of gowns and the most romantic love story ever. Claire Pettibone inspired this pretty garden wedding shoot with a dress that is equal parts tradition and pure romance. Planned by We Tie the Knots with floral and event design by Bare Root Floral, photographs by Tara Bielecki and gorgeous invitations by Bella Figura, this little slice of heaven is full of texture, style, color and detail that will most definitely become the blueprints for garden weddings everywhere.

For this editorial we really wanted to to take inspiration directly from the beautiful Santorini gown from Claire Pettibone and showcase how a colorful wedding gown can lend itself to your wedding day design.

Bare Root Flora did such a fabulous job with recreating the dress through her floral designs, she really brought the gown to floral life! We chose to accent the colorfulness of the gown and florals with soothing blues from La Tavola Linen and the lounge rentals from Max & Livie.

The greenhouse at the Denver Botanic Gardens makes for a stunning reception space for intimate weddings so it was important that we showcase the beautiful natural light that envelopes the glass structure. The modern chairs paired with the gold rimmed glassware were the perfect compliment to each other and really elevated the more formal elegance we were wanting to achieve.

Peacocks from the Bella Figura invitation suite were recreated in the plate choice, we love how unexpected this touch is and it was a fun way to add something playful into the design. Bella Belle shoes were paired with the Claire Pettibone gown to add some texture, they were the perfect compliment to the gown. Our groom wore a tailored navy tux to compliment the colors of the Santorini dress, allowing the gown to really shine! The Botanic Gardens are so lush during the summer months and every nook on the property made for a perfect backdrop to let our couple relax into each other and really pop against the natural landscape.

Photography: Tara Bielecki | Floral Design: Bare Root Flora | Wedding Dress: Claire Pettibone | Ring: Susie Saltzman | Makeup: Makeup Artist Liz Wegrzyn | Hair: Brittani Estes | Bridal Shoes: Bella Belle | Chair + Glassware Rentals: Event Rents | Garden Venue: Denver Botanic Garden | Invitations & Menu: Bella Figura | Linen: La Tavola Fine Linen Rental | Lounge Rentals: Max & Livie | Planning: We Tie The Knots | Suit & Tie: Asos | Tabletop + Flatware Rentals: Colorado Party Rentals