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KAE Floral Co.

Sustainable Floral Design for Weddings, Events & Brand Advertising

Article by Brianna K. Gordon, Owner & Designer

Photography by Amanda Berube Photography

Originally published in Colorado Springs Lifestyle

Watching a truly talented florist create an arrangement is like watching a Michelin Star chef design their award-winning dish. Every ingredient is chosen with care, sourced from only the best suppliers, and is hand groomed and processed to perfection.

The Magic of Flowers

I guess this is how I started to fall in love with floral design. My very first experience designing was at a workshop in Seattle, hosted by The London Plane in Pioneer Square. We were creating arrangements using only local product: coral charm peonies from the shop owner’s personal garden, raspberry foliage, and other wild elements that I had never even seen before.

Everything about the experience seemed magical and surreal. I knew from that point on, without a doubt, floristry was what I wanted to do.

Sourcing Blooms

An arrangement is only as good as the ingredients that go into it, which is why we source our blooms from Colorado flower farmers as much as possible. Treating each arrangement more like a form of art allows us to design freely–we never mass produce looks. Our clients trust us to create a custom, luxury feeling experience for them and we take great pride in doing so. Accepting only a limited number of events each year allows us to focus intentionally on each one.

We offer a 100% sustainable experience and never use non-biodegradable plastics like floral foam or added chemicals or preservatives. Can you imagine that Michelin Star chef serving an award-winning meal on a chunk of foam and then spraying it with preservatives before serving it to you?

I think not!

Subscriptions & Local Delivery

Aside from weddings, events, and branding editorials, we also offer local flower delivery! Corporate, office and home flower subscriptions as well as custom flower orders are available for purchase on our website. We personally deliver these all across the city and love brightening our customers day through flowers.

Our work has been featured in some of the top industry publications such as Magnolia Rouge, Style Me Pretty, Couture Colorado, and Rocky Mountain Bride. We have also been voted a Top Floral Designer in Colorado.

Interested in connecting?
Visit our website at https://kaefloralco.com/