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Beautifully_Bloomed Kathryn šŸ’
āœØ I help couples create weddings they LOVE
āœØ Lush / Gardenseque Designs
āœØ Forever Advocating for Local Blooms
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Me patiently waiting for zinnia + cosmos season Venue: Photographer:
05/28/2026

Me patiently waiting for zinnia + cosmos season

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Hey! My name is Kathryn! Owner of Beautifully Bloomed šŸ’•Iā€™ve seen some new faces so I thought Iā€™d reintroduce myself! I h...
05/18/2026

Hey! My name is Kathryn! Owner of Beautifully Bloomed šŸ’•

Iā€™ve seen some new faces so I thought Iā€™d reintroduce myself!

I have always LOVED flowers growing up. From gardening, farmers markets, and grocery store bouquets - I was a bit obsessed.
I applied to multiple floral shops during high school and college trying to follow flowers but heard multiple noā€™s that I decidedā€¦ maybe this isnā€™t the right path for me?

When I got my first job out of college (teaching) I was looking for something to do in the summers. This time I got an internship at a wedding floral design company and was HOOKED!

Our partnership ended when I returned to teaching in the fall and my passion for teaching suddenly started to be outshined from the confidence I learned from working in the wedding industry.

Teaching was always my ā€œsafeā€ route. I loved making relationships with students, being creative, and challenging myself but I never pursue floral design because thatā€™s more ā€œunknownā€ to me. (And hearing so many noā€™s in the past didnā€™t help)
In 2019 we decided to start Beautifully Bloomed with the idea to do a couple of weddings in the summer. Our main focus was growing flowers from our gardens because I really wanted to connect growing and designing. Iowa produces some of the most beautiful flowers and yet they arenā€™t used often enough. So when I opened, I really wanted my focus to be on the whole process - building relationships with my couples, hand selecting the seeds, growing the flowers, and then designing them to create beautiful arrangements šŸ’•
In 2020, our schools shut down and I thought - if im actually going to create a business, I better learn how to do so.
2021 - I started to have a hard time saying no to couples. I didnā€™t realize how much I would love the entirety of floral design. Making relationships, being creative, and challenging myself (sound familiar? šŸ˜‰). All of a sudden I realized that I canā€™t keep teaching and floral design. I was wearing myself thin and needed to choose. My husband and I decided to leap into the unknown and have me go full time at the end of the school year.
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My goal this wedding season is to carve out more time to photograph my work before it heads out the door. I work with so...
05/06/2026

My goal this wedding season is to carve out more time to photograph my work before it heads out the door.

I work with some amazing photographers who capture flowers beautifully- but flowers are not the main event of the wedding (as it should be!) so I wish to capture their beauty independently!

Here is one of my favorites from last year. Color + ā€œwildflowersā€. So lovely!

That me + besties feeling āœØ Venue: Photographer:
05/06/2026

That me + besties feeling āœØ

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Who is ready for a beautiful spring?!? Me!Photographer: Iowa + DC Wedding Photographer Venue: Bella Sala Events
04/16/2026

Who is ready for a beautiful spring?!? Me!

Photographer: Iowa + DC Wedding Photographer
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Who is ready for a beautiful wedding season?!??Me!Iā€™m so excited to be creating again! I donā€™t know about yall, but this...
04/16/2026

Who is ready for a beautiful wedding season?!??

Me!

Iā€™m so excited to be creating again! I donā€™t know about yall, but this winter felt extra cold so seeing green outside, flowers popping through the ground is so encouraging!

Letā€™s talk about loose greenery I do really like using them on tables for centerpieces Why?Well, they are cost effective...
03/26/2026

Letā€™s talk about loose greenery

I do really like using them on tables for centerpieces

Why?

Well, they are cost effective (cheaper than traditional centerpieces more expensive than bud vases)

They cover a lot of space

They pair beautifully with candles/ other signage

They also are low enough that guests can comfortable see each other from across the table

Wanna learn more? Send me a DM!

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Thoughtfully mixing colors creates depth, movement, and a little bit of floral magic āœØWedding flowers are meant to feel ...
03/10/2026

Thoughtfully mixing colors creates depth, movement, and a little bit of floral magic āœØ

Wedding flowers are meant to feel aliveā€”never flat, never boring.

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Who doesnā€™t love cake flowers?Last season I was experimenting with how to make them safer as well as quicker and I think...
03/02/2026

Who doesnā€™t love cake flowers?

Last season I was experimenting with how to make them safer as well as quicker and I think I found something!

Next wedding, Iā€™ll make a little reel to show you, but Iā€™m excited to expand on new ideas and make the wedding day that much more smooth!

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Peonies, roses, delphinium - oh my! (We love them around here)Photographer: Venue:
02/23/2026

Peonies, roses, delphinium - oh my! (We love them around here)

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