When setting the stage for weddings and events, the team at HighPointe Estate is all about creating the most beautiful environment for every memorable moment.
Candles, string lights, and suspended florals cascaded from the ceiling at HighPointe Estate as Paul Sulinski and Sara Bracamonte stepped into an enchanted indoor garden party scene for their wedding. “We had no idea what we were walking into on our wedding day,” she says. “Everything was so perfect. We couldn’t have asked for anything more.”
From their initial tour of the venue when they met owner Dawson Clark, to meeting wedding planner Karla McNeill of Karla McNeill Events a year ago, their wedding planning experience was perfect. They began by sharing their vision of suspended florals, knowing their wedding was in the right hands. Paul says, “We gave them ideas and things we liked and let them go nuts because we trusted them completely. They went beyond what we thought it was going to be.”
Those garden themes and vibrant colors reflect a shift in wedding floral design trends. “We’re not seeing as many brides who want to use blush and navy blue. Sara’s color palette had lots of deep, bright pink and magenta, and many other brides are choosing a bold colorful look,” Dawson says. Another trend has been less formal designs and more garden styles. “People want their flowers to almost look like they were picked out of a garden, with lots of natural greenery and vines.”
HighPointe Estate’s floral team has embraced these trends while maintaining intense dedication to their client’s dreams for their day. Dawson and his team have an ability to bring creative and often challenging floral design concepts to life. “I can come in with an extremely bold vision and his answer is almost always yes. He’ll say, ‘I can figure this out,’ ” Karla says. “My favorite part is his creativity and his willingness to make magic. He gets excited about it and is so dedicated to making the vision come alive.”
“He is emotionally attached to every one of his clients,” she adds. “Dawson is invested heavily in everything, all the details. He and the entire team deliver intense creativity and time. And it’s not just a business offering to him. He is genuinely concerned with the couple and their story. It’s so refreshing because he is motivated with his heart.”
For Sara and Paul’s wedding, that vision included Dawson building a 20-foot flower box filled with lush greenery, vivid roses, orchids and suspended candles hanging above the head table. “When we were sitting down looking up at it, every inch of it was so beautiful,” Sara says.
The realization of Paul and Sara’s floral dream was made possible thanks to HighPointe’s in-house floral team, which works only at HighPointe Estate onsite weddings. “Since we’re onsite, we don’t charge delivery or set-up fees like a typical offsite floral studio would. Families save a lot of money and have a less stressful experience since we handle all the set up and clean up.”