This Whimsical Texas Wedding Was an Explosion of Vibrant Florals

When it came to the event design portion of this colorful Texas celebration, Rielly + Micheal had a head start! Rielly is a Senior Event Producer for House of CLRK by Emily Clarke so she’s no stranger to the wedding design process and went in knowing exactly how to make her wedding vision come together. 

“I design weddings for my career, so I instantly knew I wanted something unique & different from the all-white, traditional southern wedding,” says bride Rielly. We love that the couple brought things full circle by working with planners from House of CLRK by Emily Clarke to bring their whimsical + vibrant take on the southern wedding to life!

Rielly + Micheal, who met in college, gathered all of their friends and loved ones at The RoseMary just north of Dallas. “Micheal & I both fell in love with our venue instantly,” says Rielly of The RoseMary. “With it being all white inside, my #1 inspiration was just that I wanted everything to be super colorful, fun & modern. I wanted to bring the color to the venue!”

If you want to see a bunch of our favorite 2024 wedding trends to watch in action, this is the wedding for you. Rielly + Micheal’s vivid + modern day is full of them!

Thank goodness for Tracy Autem Photography’s gorgeous photos. Let’s get into it!!

The Detail Department, an extension of House of CLRK by Emily Clarke, created Rielly + Micheal’s colorful, modern invite suite.

We LOVE the idea of a personalized handkerchief as a wedding day gift for your parents. You know they’re gonna need something for all the happy tears, so why not make a moment of it??

Rielly rocked the strapless fitted crepe Noah gown from Lovely Bride on her big day and we are obsessed with the hand-beaded lace and deep plunging illusion tulle neckline.

Definitely check out some of our fave Lovely bride dresses if you like the look of this stunning, modern column gown.

“When I fell in love with it in the store originally, I had tried it on with a pair of removable balloon sleeves and instantly knew I did not want the dress without the sleeves,” Rielly. says of her dress. “One of my friends, Haedyn House, who is also a fashion designer was able to make me custom sleeves that completed the wedding look.”

Wedding dresses with puff sleeves are taking the bridal style scene by storm and are absolutely one of our fave wedding trends of 2024!!

LOVING Rielly’s long, pearl-front gold chain back wedding earrings!!! So perfect with her strapless neckline and modern silhouette.

Rielly’s crew absolutely nailed the mismatched bridal party look. “I completely let go of control & allowed them each to choose their own dresses of any material or pattern,” Rielly says. “The only requirement was that they be blue. I won’t lie, I was worried that it wouldn’t look good all together, but it turned out so perfect!”

Another one of our fave trends of 2024? Color blocking florals!! And Rielly + Micheal’s wedding is FULL of it! In these lush, varied, monochrome bridesmaid bouquets, AND in the breathtaking ceremony and reception flowers!

“I was super inspired by the pattern on my dress & once I found that, I knew I wanted to carry that pattern into our wedding day,” says Rielly. Scroll back up and see if you can spot the clever nod to the beading on Rielly’s gown that was worked into the invitations! And keep your eyes peeled—you may see it again in the reception table linens.

The First Look

Our Favorite Memory From The Wedding
Our favorite memory, hands down, is our first look. We decided to read our personal vows first during our first look & this was the best decision we made. It allowed us to have our own personal moment together while also getting a lot of our nerves out of the way before reading them at the actual ceremony.
Our other favorite memory was definitely once the party started on the dance floor! Our reception band was AMAZING and definitely set the tone for the entire night. We did the conga, the limbo, dance circles, all of it. The dance floor was full from start to finish & it was the best time getting to dance & celebrate with all of our favorite people!

The Ceremony

You can see why color blocked florals are one of our fave trends of 2024 😍

House of CLRK by Emily Clarke really can do it all. If planning and paper goods weren’t enough, they were behind the day’s flowers as well!!

These cuties carried around refreshments in their little baskets for all of Rielly + Micheal’s guests. Have you ever heard of anything more adorable??

“My absolute favorite detail was how we included Micheal’s late dad in our wedding,” says Rielly. “We had a photo of him & Micheal and his old cowboy boots placed on the ceremony bench in the front row, so it felt as though he was there with us.”

Our Musical Choices
			
Processional: "Until I Found You" by Stephen Sanchez (played by strings)
			
			
Recessional: "I'm In Love With You" by The 1975 (played by strings)
			
			
First Dance: "Lifetime" by Justin Bieber
			
		

Our Advice To Those Planning Now
I would say don't let the stress of planning a wedding get to you! Planning a wedding is A LOT for couples who don't do it everyday like I do and it can get overwhelming very fast. My biggest advice is to delegate off as much as you can. You don't have to do everything & there are tons of friends & family who would love to help in any way they can.

Also, do a first look!!!! My family thought I was crazy when I told them we were doing a first look, but I am so glad we did & do not regret it at all. It eased a lot of our nerves before the ceremony & allowed us to get almost all of our formal photos out of the way before the ceremony. After the ceremony, we were both so ready to go say hi to everyone & we did not want to stand and take a million photos.

Maitee Miles created Rielly’s long loose waves and peachy neutral makeup look.

Growing your hair out for your big day? Check out our collection of the best wedding hairstyles for long hair of all types for inspo.

The Reception

Top Tier furnished the reception with all sorts of vibrant, modern touches like these colorful glass taper candle holders to pack The RoseMary’s all-white space with color.

Furniture from Perch made a vivid, curated moment out of the barn-style venue.

We’re absolutely in love with those luxe, olive green velvet tablecloths.

Wedding guest style alert!! Can you believe: we found a killer Amazon dupe for this hot pink Valentino suit?! You *might* want to check it out if you’re loving this look as much as we are.

This GORGEOUS three-tier flower-adorned wedding cake was the work of Hands On Design.

ANOTHER one of our fave trends of 2024?? Hand-drawn guest portriats!! ACA Designs captured all of Rielly + Micheal’s guest right there in the moment at the reception!

Take a look through our fave first dance songs if you’re still searching for the right tune!

“I loved all of the ways we personalized our wedding,” Rielly says. “Custom matchbooks, acrylic stir sticks of our two sweet dogs, custom napkins & cups, etc. We even personalized our dance floor props that came out late at night — we did LED leis as a nod to Micheal’s Hawaiian heritage & LED cowboy hats as a nod to our college mascot, the cowboys.“

Professor D (Jordan Kahn) kept the music coming so Rielly, Micheal, and their guests could dance the night away.

Recreate this festive metallic exit with your own set of silver streamer cannons! (Pro tip: these are great for easy post-wedding clean up!)

Congrats, Rielly + Micheal! Your vibrant, whimsical day was a perfectly splashy take on the southern wedding!! So happy for you both!