KC florist imagines flowers for Taylor Swift wedding, IDs trends for local brides
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- Burch called Swift’s engagement session 'a very romantic garden'.
- Burch noted a resurgence of sleek, elegant calla lilies in modern bridal arrangements.
- Burch said local florists closely watch the Swift-Kelce wedding and its floral trends.
Kansas City florist Sarah Burch thought the beautiful blooms that surrounded Taylor Swift last summer in her now famous engagement photo suited the superstar’s personality to a T.
“The engagement session obviously was a very romantic garden style,” said Burch, founder and owner of EverWild Florals.
“Lots of garden roses, peonies, that lush, soft pink and creamy white and pastels that were just perfect and romantic for that intimate garden setting the proposal was in.”
Burch expects the flowers for the wedding — anticipated to take place next week around the Fourth of July — will also reflect the bride’s personal style.
Burch imagines the flowers could be moody and romantic, creating a moody jewel tone vibe for the superstar’s wedding to Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce. He proposed last August at his home in Leawood.
“She’s done multiple interviews where she said that ... her favorite color is purple. And, you know, she’s done an entire album called Red. And she’s known for her red lipstick,” said Burch.
“And, you know, she’s getting married on the 4th of July weekend. And, you know, she’s always thrown this huge Fourth of July bash every year. So I think that really gives us insight.
“I could very easily see her doing a moody, romantic, purple and red and kind of burgundy combination I think would be really fabulous.”
The loudest rumors suggest Swift and Kelce have rented Madison Square Garden for their nuptials. Event planners have been busy envisioning how such a massive arena could be transformed into an intimate, romantic space.
Burch said one trend popular with Kansas City brides at the moment would do the trick.
“There’s a couple of trends that I think would serve her very well. One is a lot of draping. We are seeing a huge trend and people draping (fabric) from the ceiling,” said Burch.
“So I think they could create a warm, intimate space even in a large area if they’ve got a lot of draperies being used, which also softens a space if it’s ... this big arena which has a very commercial feel.”
Amaranthus — which is becoming a wedding staple with its cascading tassels that drape elegantly in bouquets and on arches — would also recreate that flowing effect, Burch envisioned. “That would be another really nice element” she said.
In another trend, Kansas City brides are rethinking how they spend their floral budget, Burch said.
“Couples are putting their dollars towards large statement items, whether it be an arch or a large backdrop that is at their ceremony that can then many times ... be repurposed at the reception,” she said.
Brides are spending less on - or eliminating altogether - smaller, personal floral touches like boutonnieres and corsages “and using more of their dollars towards wow statement pieces that look great in photos for years to come,” she said.
Brides are still carrying bouquets “but sometimes we’re even seeing some couples foregoing (flowers for) their bridal party entirely, a lot of those bridesmaids bouquets and the groomsmen boutonnieres and the father of the bride and all those mom and grandma corsages. It’s something that kind of ... adds up,” said Burch.
“A lot of couples want to be intentional about where their dollars go and have them go towards something where you get a larger impact.”
Kansas City brides also are helping drive interest in one particularly trendy bloom, Burch said.
“We have seen a huge resurgence of calla lilies,” she said. “It seems like they are everywhere and they are so sleek and elegant and timeless and modern.
“You’re seeing a lot of brides do this super modern, stylized, asymmetrical type shape that’s just chef’s kiss.
“And the calla lilies come in this fabulous deep burgundy purple that would be really cool if Taylor ended up doing a purple and red (theme).”
Are florists watching the hubbub around the Swift-Kelce wedding?
They definitely are, said Burch.
“Oh, I don’t know a florist that wouldn’t give their left arm to be able to do Taylor Swift’s wedding,” she said.
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