For 2022 , they are only doing one wedding a month for the wedding season from May-October . “ I ’ m still learning and growing as a designer ,” she explained . “ I would rather have five really incredible weddings that I can give quite a lot of time to than do more than that and feel stressed . When you ’ re dealing with weddings , you ’ re dealing with one of the biggest days of people ’ s lives and it requires thought and energy , and you have to put your heart into it .” She ’ s been working with Cullman Florist , which hired her as an off-season designer , and learning more about the craft . “ They are incredible teachers and they ’ re teaching me so much about design and how to do that better ,” she said . “ That ’ s been such a blessing to me and it ’ s really going to help me come wedding season to up my game . Flowers are really pretty no matter what , but you do have to know what you ’ re doing .”
Working with Cullman Florist — and knowing other flower growers in the state — also helps her with sourcing any flowers that she may not grow herself . “ What ’ s awesome about farmers being friends with florists is if you can ’ t get a particular thing that you need for that wedding — it ’ s not doing well in the field or the color isn ’ t quite right — I can always reach out to my friends at Cullman Florist and say , ‘ hey , I need this particular flower in this color ’ and they can help me . They have been such a blessing .”
For weddings , Young Family Flower Farm offers a la carte orders — so brides can select only a few arrangements — or full service . Samantha said if they don ’ t have a particular color or type of flower the bride is looking for , Young Family Flower Farm works with other area growers to get the flowers needed .
Not only are they supporting local businesses , using local flowers cuts down on the costs . “ By growing the flowers , I ’ m not buying those flowers in and factoring that into the cost of their wedding ,” said Samantha .
Photo by KATIE HARRIS A BEAUTIFUL LIFE PHOTOGRAPHY
34 Cullman magazine | SPRING 2022