Abundant Peachy Blooms in the Vermont Hillsides at the Inn at Burklyn
Larisa and Kevin met while working a dysfunctional job together in 2018. They jokingly bonded while doing mock interviews together for new employers. While their jobs didn’t last, they do owe it to the experience for bringing them together. In 2022, Larisa left for a month of work in another city. Kevin stayed at their home with their two dogs and cat and knew it didn’t feel the same having Larisa away. When he visited Larisa at the end of her trip, he proposed.
Larisa’s effortless tulle ballgown included a tender blush-toned lining to complement the pastel color story. The bodice was covered in floral applique that mindfully sprinkled across the skirt.
Guests gathered on the hillside, with a calming view of forested land unencumbered by buildings. The couple’s ceremony arch put on a free-spirited display of peachy orange blooms and wild reaches of greenery, while beautifully framing the landscape. An escort card display greeted their guests inside the reception tent, created from a rattan room divider and golden frames of pressed flowers. Each wooden table included a boldly patterned fabric runner and a continuous flow of floral arrangements down the center. From above hung a remarkable flower and chandelier display, with individual buds strung on clear lines in a whimsical and inspiring design.
Larisa and Kevin's flower-covered wedding cake included miniature pooch figurines on the side.
As an extra personal touch, Larisa wrote handmade notes to each guest on floral-pressed paper tied with gold ribbon.
Larisa recounts her family's connection to the wedding location: "Our venue was the Inn at Burklyn in East Burke, VT, and my mom grew up in Lyndonville, which was one town over. They moved there initially for my grandfather's job teaching at the local college, but their small apartment couldn't hold his grand piano (which he loved and played regularly). At the time, the college owned the building that would later become the Inn at Burklyn, and they offered to house the piano there for him. Every weekend, my mom and her sister would go there with my grandfather, and they would play on the grounds while he practiced. Later on, the college sold the building to the new owners of the Inn, who renovated it into the most beautiful Inn I've ever seen!"
The couple's best wedding planning advice? "If it's in the budget, I can't stress enough the importance of having a good wedding planner! There are so many little details that go into planning a wedding that I know without a doubt I would have missed if it weren't for Jackie. She also made sure that everything on the day of the wedding went smoothly and every detail had been taken care of (even though she'd had emergency surgery the day before!!). I truly believe the planning experience and wedding day couldn't have been more perfect, and I know I have Jackie to thank for that!"
