Connecticut Wedding Flowers | Anna & Phil's Hilltop Ceremony in Lisbon, CT
Grant's Berry Patch Wedding Flowers | Anna & Phil's Hilltop Ceremony in Lisbon, CT
Connecticut wedding flowers in September in Lisbon: Some weddings are built by a whole family, and Anna and Phil's was one of them. On September 6, 2025, they married at Grant's Berry Patch in Lisbon, Connecticut, on land belonging to longtime family friends. It was a true backyard-style celebration: relaxed, personal, and pulled together with a lot of love and a lot of helping hands.
September is the height of dahlia season in Connecticut, and this wedding leaned into it fully. The Connecticut wedding flower palette was soft and warm, with white, cream, peach, pale yellow, and pink farm grown dahlias at the heart of nearly every piece.
The Ceremony: A Field, a Stone Wall, and a Storm Rolling In
Anna and Phil said their vows in the open field at the top of the hill, with an old New England stone wall behind them. Rather than building an arch, we kept the ceremony design simple and let the setting do the work: two ceremony arrangements flanked the couple, full of dahlias with natural movement that echoed the open field around them.
The weather made it memorable. A storm moved through that day, bringing strong winds, so strong that I ended up helping hold down the reception tent before it could blow away. The rain held off just long enough, and the first drops fell right as the ceremony ended. Every couple hopes for perfect weather, but Anna and Phil got something better: a story their family will tell for years.
Personal Flowers: A Bouquet With a Family Heirloom
Anna's bridal bouquet was a garden-style mix of dahlias in her full palette of white, cream, peach, yellow, and pink, loose and airy rather than tightly structured.
The most meaningful detail was the handle. Instead of ribbon, we wrapped the stems in a piece of lace from her grandmother's wedding dress, so Anna carried a piece of her family history down the aisle. It's one of my favorite ways to personalize a bouquet, and if you have a family piece like a dress, veil, or handkerchief, I'd love to help you work it in.
Her wedding attendants carried smaller bouquets in the same soft palette, and the groomsmen wore boutonnieres to match. Anna's daughter served as flower girl, wearing a flower crown made just for her.
The Reception: Simple, Sweet Bud Vases
For the reception, we kept things relaxed and fitting for a family celebration, with bud vase centerpieces scattered along the tables. Bud vases are a wonderful choice for DIY and backyard weddings: they're easy to place, easy for family to help with, and they let each bloom stand on its own.
Planning a Wedding on Private or Family Land?
If you're getting married somewhere that isn't a traditional wedding venue, like a family property, a friend's farm, or your own backyard, here's what this wedding reinforced:
Have a weather plan for the ceremony, not just the reception. Open fields and hilltops are beautiful, but they're exposed, and a passing storm can bring serious wind.
Make sure tents are properly anchored, and have someone on hand who knows how to secure them.
Choose florals that can handle the elements. Freestanding ceremony pieces with a low, sturdy base hold up far better in wind than tall, top-heavy designs.
Lean on your people. Family help made this wedding feel like it truly belonged to Anna and Phil.
Congratulations to Anna and Phil, and thank you to the Grant's Berry Patch family for sharing such a beautiful spot. Photography by Jess Lance Photography.
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