Images by Alexsandra Wiciel Photography
When Karlyn, whose mother is Susan Brown, owner of Lakes Region Floral Studio, got married to John on Nov. 1, 2025, she knew she did not need to worry about the flowers. But she may not have planned on the pull-out-all-the-stops beauty her mother created for this special wedding day. Susan probably thought to herself, “It’s not every day a mom gets to design her daughter’s wedding flowers!”
“It’s not every day a mom gets to design her daughter’s wedding flowers! – Susan Brown, Lakes Region Floral Studio
Held at the Owl’s Nest in Thornton, Karlyn and John welcomed 110 guests to celebrate their big day. Photographer Alexsandra Wiciel captured all aspects of the day, from getting ready to first look, family photos, the glorious outdoor ceremony with a floral covered arbor, to the indoor celebration. For the flowers, Karlyn says, “I gave my mom the very basics of what I wanted, and she worked her magic with everything – including the colors.”
Says mom/floral designer Susan, “Karlyn wasn’t too picky about the flowers. I came up with some ideas based on what I knew she would like or not like…to be honest she told me to do whatever I thought would look nice. She’s not a pastel kind of person and prefers rusts, blues and deep reds.
“I tell my other brides…everything doesn’t have to ‘match, match’ – it just has to be a part of the same story, so I made sure the colors would go with the maid’s dresses instead of trying to match a blue color to them. She did have two specific requests: floral hoops for the bridesmaids and smilax (the vining greenery) on the venue’s beams. Some flowers I used included toffee roses, Moab roses, chocolate cosmos, white scabiosa, chocolate lace, panda anemones, sweet peas, cymbidium orchids, chocolate ranunculus, copper beach – the red leaves), red peonies for the bride and the mother of the bride, rosanne terracotta lisianthus, butterfly ranunculus, and kibo clematis, plus a few other textured blooms.”
Karlyn’s gorgeous gown was a show stopper and was from A Day to Remember Bridal Boutique in Concord. (The gown is Alanis Love by Enzoani.)
Karlyn’s favorite part of the wedding was, “Getting to see it all come together and spending time with the people we love,
especially on the dance floor.”
John’s favorite part of the day was, “Our first dance.”
The wedding professionals:
Venue/Catering: Owl’s Nest Resort, Sunset Pavilion
Photographer: Alexsandra Wiciel Photography
Floral designer: Lakes Region Floral Studio
Gown: A Day to Remember Bridal Boutique
Hair and makeup: Jamie (Hair) and Danielle (Makeup) from
JW Artistry.
Spray Tan: You Glow Girl
Menu: Roasted lemon thyme chicken with fingerling potatoes, French beans and black truffle beurre blanc
Flame roasted steak with parsnips, potato puree, garlic broccolini and wild mushrooms.
- Grilled vegetables and Protobello mushrooms over basmati rice, topped with basil oil and balsamic glaze.
The sweets: Cookies (Chocolate Chip, Smores, Apple Pie, and Gutter Butter) from Social Club Creamery and Apple Cider Donuts from Cider Bellies.
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