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Welcome to Sweetwater

a floral studio & lavender farm in northern Michigan.

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We are so glad you found our corner of the internet. Whether its flowering for your wedding day or hosting something special for you here at the farm, this brand is dedicated to making the special moments in life feel that way.


We are obsessed with Northern Michigan, flowers, lavender, jumping in the lake and bubbly beverages.


Sweetwater was born from our love of the fresh water that surrounds us. We cannot wait for you to experience a bit of what we do.

 
 
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Flowers have taught me patience, gratitude, more patience. ⠀ ⠀ Flowers have reinforced in me the importance of family, community, relationships, feelings. ⠀ ⠀ Flowers have made me cry, driven me crazy, fulfilled me in a way I never expected. ⠀ ⠀ Flowers remind me daily how sometimes simple things are just better. How Mother Nature is incredible. How everything has a season, and everything will bloom in time. ⠀ ⠀ The cutting garden might be tiny this year, but the dahlias are starting to poke out of the ground and the zinnias have been pinched back and the cosmos are taking off. So I'm a happy girl. ⠀ ⠀ I initially thought that it would be terrible this year. I only planted 5 different things to help keep it simple and easy. And flowers have once again taught me a lesson- sometimes less is more. ⠀ ⠀ Happy Monday my sweets⠀ xo⠀ K ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ #upnorth #northernmichigan #puremichigan #weddingflowers #weddingplanning #flowers #farmHER #floraldesign #petoskey #harborsprings #traversecity #leelanau #engaged #theknot #girlboss #mackinacisland #goodvibesonly #vsco #walloonlake #charlevoix #bayharbor #bride #bridalbouquet #sweetwaterfloral
Leave it to this place to provide one of its best weeks ever and toughest weeks ever in one fell swoop.⠀ ⠀ Amazing things at this tiny farm this week: shed being open and bustling, Wally joining our wolfpack, the garden showing signs it'll be a great season, the tiny house cruising on progress, incredible visitors who bring them the light & energy I crave, the magic of golden hour at this place and the actual smell of summer. ⠀ ⠀ I won't focus on the tough things because that's not how I roll.⠀ ⠀ Maybe of all the lessons this place has taught me - the ones about seasons of our lives and the shitty things being met with beautiful lessons seem to stick the best. ⠀ ⠀ i love this place. ⠀ Happy Wedding weekend to our amazing couples. ⠀ Happy Father's Day weekend to Ricco, literally the world's best. ⠀ ⠀ Clinks to you.⠀ xo⠀ ⠀ K⠀ ⠀ PS-shed is open today! ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ #upnorth #northernmichigan #puremichigan #weddingflowers #weddingplanning #flowers #farmHER #floraldesign #petoskey #harborsprings #traversecity #leelanau #engaged #theknot #girlboss #mackinacisland #goodvibesonly #vsco #walloonlake #charlevoix #bayharbor #bride #bridalbouquet #sweetwaterfloral
Just a girl and her dogs :) ⠀ ⠀ Welcome to the farm Wally! We love you and you are already loving life here. Maple has been an incredible example and so so good to him so far. ⠀ ⠀ Wally is named after Walloon. Matt came up with it. I couldn't say no. ⠀ ⠀ We looked long and hard for another Berner right after the new year. ⠀ ⠀ So finally, we found Wally. And Matt drove to get him last week. ⠀ Y'all. When. I. Saw. Him. I. Burst. Into. Tears. ⠀ ⠀ I am actually convinced, that he recognized Maple as a Bernese Mountain Dog. And suddenly, all his scared nervous energy from leaving his mama left when he saw his big sister and tails were wagging and they were both so excited and omg dogs and so yeah- sobbing. ⠀ ⠀ So this #fridayintroductions is for Wally. Who is 4 months old and going to be enormous and loves to play and nap and has an affinity for laying in the hostas and following his big sister literally everywhere. ⠀ ⠀ Just a girl and her dogs. And her tiny farm with her best friend. The Sheick Wolfpack has 4 now. ⠀ ⠀ Sending love.⠀ Clinks⠀ ⠀ xo⠀ K⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ #upnorth #northernmichigan #puremichigan #weddingflowers #weddingplanning #flowers #farmHER #floraldesign #petoskey #harborsprings #traversecity #leelanau #engaged #theknot #girlboss #mackinacisland #goodvibesonly #vsco #walloonlake #charlevoix #bayharbor #bride #bridalbouquet #sweetwaterfloral
Anyone else out there trying to work on their mental clarity - their ability to cope and manage stress and trying to always help their bod be the best it can be? Raise ya hand. 🙋🏼‍♀️⠀ ⠀ I'm SO excited for our first 'Introduction to Breathwork' at the farm on Monday night next week. 6pm. Rain or shine.⠀ ⠀ My friend, Dr. Marcia, who is salt of the earth goodness of human kindness will be leading us. Think of it as meditation meets juicy brain goodness. Let's all slow down for an hour? Let's just put our phones away and our distractions away and leave the kids at home and our worries at the door and just do a little goodness for our hearts for an hour. ⠀ ⠀ I promise you'll leave refreshed, relaxed and really really oxygenated ⠀ ⠀ Good news: its drop in. So just show up. $20 cash at the door. Better news: you can wear pants without a button. I encourage it. Be comfy. The best news: we are only about good vibes only here with zero ego, judgement or weirdness ever allowed- so its a safe space and I've got a seat for you! ⠀ ⠀ All the details are on our website under 'events' I'll be blabbing about it on stories today and if you have questions feel free to DM me! ⠀ ⠀ Help a girl out? Tag a Northern Michigan friend in the comments who may be interested in joining? ⠀ ⠀ See you Monday evening loves!⠀ xo⠀ K ⠀ ⠀ PS- realized this week that lilac season at 'that farm with the crazy lilacs' has come and gone without a post. I made this arrangement for a friend of mine who had her first baby graduate high school and she was feeling all the feels. This damn place and this damn season. Magic. Even on the tough days. ⠀ ⠀ PPS- clothes for breathwork should be 'clothes I can wear to a farm and yoga' because if we're in the barn its a bit dusty and if we are laying in the grass with daisy crowns in our hair... ya know... 🌏 earth. ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ #upnorth #northernmichigan #puremichigan #weddingflowers #weddingplanning #flowers #farmHER #floraldesign #petoskey #harborsprings #traversecity #leelanau #engaged #theknot #girlboss #mackinacisland #goodvibesonly #walloonlake #charlevoix #bayharbor
I find nothing makes me feel more at peace than moments like this. When the light is right and you have a glass of wine in hand and you're outside and your family is near you and the person you love the most is with you and all the dogs and all the Northern Michigan magic.⠀ ⠀ There is a reason you live here. Or visit here. Or are getting married here. Or are planning a trip here. And chances are- it has a little something to do with a similar moment. ⠀ ⠀ Because moments matter. Things don't. Feelings matter. Another chair around the bonfire pit matters. ⠀ ⠀ As you plan the big day, the big move, the career change, the commitment, the life decision - focus it on moments and you can't go wrong.⠀ ⠀ Happy Wednesday and clinks ⠀ xo⠀ K⠀ ⠀ PS- can’t thank you all enough for your sweet comments DMs texts calls and vibes after our Lavender news yesterday. We’ll figure it out. We always do. And it’s easier with a tribe like you. 😘⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ #upnorth #northernmichigan #puremichigan #weddingflowers #weddingplanning #flowers #farmHER #floraldesign #petoskey #harborsprings #traversecity #leelanau #engaged #theknot #girlboss #mackinacisland #goodvibesonly #vsco #walloonlake #charlevoix #bayharbor #bride #bridalbouquet #sweetwaterfloral
I know it looks soooo good. And it is. It really is. But friends, we lost a LOT of lavender this winter. Actually it wasn't even winter, it was the April blizzard. ⠀ ⠀ To the best of my knowledge, nearly everyone who is growing it up here is in the same boat right now. ⠀ ⠀ I'm hysterical. Well. I was. I'm talking tears, snot, 'why did we do this' and in a really low moment "I wish we never planted it." But that was last week. And here we are. ⠀ ⠀ We are still trying to finalize our game plan. We have put on hold our new field so we can totally focus on what we have right now and replace some varieties and see if one of them bounces back next year. Jury is out on a lot of this. We are just learning but I feel so disappointed, sad, and like a total failure. ⠀ ⠀ I keep reminding myself that this is it. This is what any kind of growing is like. Weather is completely out of our control and its something I will absolutely have to understand and accept. But it doesn't make it any easier. ⠀ ⠀ So that's that. I'm sure I'll have more to share when we figure it out a bit more this week. Will we still have a ridiculous amount of lavender? Yes. Will we still have yoga and workshops and camp and good vibes only? Yes. Are we still out here living our dream even though its real shitty sometimes? Yes. Am I realizing how slightly clueless I am about everything? Yes. ⠀ ⠀ Thanks for being here. ⠀ xo⠀ ⠀ K⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ #upnorth #northernmichigan #puremichigan #weddingflowers #weddingplanning #flowers #farmHER #floraldesign #petoskey #harborsprings #traversecity #leelanau #engaged #theknot #girlboss #mackinacisland #goodvibesonly #vsco #walloonlake #charlevoix #bayharbor #bride #bridalbouquet #sweetwaterfloral
“The friends who your house doesn’t need to be clean for are the ones you keep” Someone told me this yesterday. ⠀ ⠀ Yesterday, fresh out of the shower with PJ-lounge wear on a knock at the door brought in one of those women. ⠀ ⠀ House a mess. No plans. But I had a thing of guac in the fridge and bottle of bubbly chilled and the rest is a 3 hr Sunday Funday on the patio with dogs and funny convos and another bottle of wine and emo convos and everything in between. ⠀ ⠀ It’s talks about renovations and light fixtures and fertility and parenthood and money and expectations and moms and jobs and real estate and hormones and friendship and relationships and love and coconut snack recipes we love. ⠀ ⠀ It’s what matters. ⠀ ⠀ Not your outfit or styled bar. Not your snack spread or how expensive the bottle of wine was. None of that. What matters is you were there. And together you pulled two chairs up and sat down and did what matters most; showed up. ⠀ ⠀ Happy Monday my sweets. ⠀ Coffee clinks ⠀ ⠀ Xo⠀ K ⠀ ⠀ PS my parents porch is my fav spot. ☺️⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ #upnorth #northernmichigan #puremichigan #weddingflowers #weddingplanning #flowers #farmHER #floraldesign #petoskey #harborsprings #traversecity #leelanau #engaged #theknot #girlboss #mackinacisland #goodvibesonly #vsco #walloonlake #charlevoix #bayharbor #bride #bridalbouquet #sweetwaterfloral⠀ ⠀
Look I’m gonna be real real realllll honest here. ⠀ ⠀ This is hard ass work. No one goes into the wedding and events biz to desire a laidback stress free job. ⠀ ⠀ We go into it for the people. The creative challenge. The energy. The deadlines. The family history being made. ⠀ ⠀ Yesterday in the studio Sam looked at me and said “you have the coolest brides.” ⠀ ⠀ We do. It’s true. It’s why everyone is crying when the bridal gets handed off. It’s why I’m eagerly texting you while making the bouquet for you. It’s why I call your mom Mom too and it’s why I wake up at 5am on your wedding day and sneak into the studio and put the final touches on everything. ⠀ ⠀ Our couples are the greatest. The end. ⠀ Thank you for trusting us. Thanks for believing in us. Thanks for letting us do. our. thing. ⠀ ⠀ This adventure is greater than I ever could have imagine. ⠀ ⠀ Okay, ladies, let’s get in formation. ⠀ It’s wedding day for M + D⠀ ⠀ Clinks and all the things. ⠀ Xo⠀ ⠀ K ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ PS- tag a future bride who mayyyyy wanna go big on color. Because. 😍⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ #upnorth #northernmichigan #puremichigan #weddingflowers #weddingplanning #flowers #farmHER #floraldesign #petoskey #harborsprings #traversecity #leelanau #engaged #theknot #girlboss #mackinacisland #goodvibesonly #vsco #walloonlake #charlevoix #bayharbor #bride #bridalbouquet #sweetwaterfloral