About this vendor
Wander + Whimsy Floral and Event Styling is a wedding florist in Lanham, MD. Boasting over eight years within the wedding industry, owner Haylie Ahart is passionate about innovative floral design. Her design style is creative and natural, inspired by the beauty and wilderness of nature. Every bouquet is carefully handcrafted by Haylie, combining colors and textures to create an eye-catching floral display.
Bouquet arranging is the tip of the iceberg at Wander + Whimsy, as Haylie is also an event styling specialist. From custom lighting expertise to lavish floral installations, the company can transform a wedding venue into a beautiful oasis filled with character, romance, and charm. Haylie works with each of her clients to plan and execute their dream wedding space, making the planning process a delightful and memorable part of the experience.
Wander + Whimsy Floral and Event Styling offers wedding packages for floral design, event styling, and a la carte services. Couples can consult with Haylie before selecting a package that best suits their needs and budgets. Floral packages include items such as bouquets, centerpieces, arch pieces, altar installations, bar arrangements, signage florals and boutonnieres. Event styling and production provide clients with a comprehensive decor experience, including rental items like linens, backdrops, custom structures, and lighting. The a la carte menu is ideal for more intimate affairs, with pre-designed bouquets available for purchase.
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Business Attributes
- Black-owned Business
- Woman-owned Business
Awards and Affiliations
2-Time 'Best of Weddings'
2023.2022.
Best of Weddings
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Our florals from Wander & Whimsy were stunning. I had been dreaming about a colorful palette of happy summer colors like pink, yellow, coral, blue, purple, etc. Hailee worked with ...
our planner to deliver that! I loved selecting florals during our mock-up meeting. We got to see a mock tablescape and add and remove flowers at will. Hailee's team also wove greenery through the metal in our ceiling of our venue. They built a stunning chuppah, and I cried when I threw away my bouquet after my wedding! They were our most expensive vendor (excluding venue/food/alcohol) but definitely worth the money for the care, attention and beauty of this team's work!
Highly recommend! Communication and execution throughout the entire process was exactly what we needed. On top of being great partners to work with, their designs and product are s...
tunning. They brought a vision to life and made our wedding day flawless. I'll never stop look at the pictures from our special day!
We did the Wander + Whimsy Full service package which allowed us to have delivery/set up and clean up at the end of the night. They helped me stay within my budget and realistic to process/efficiency.
Wander & Whimsy did an AMAZING job on my flower arrangements! They exceeded my expectations! The flowers they used were beautiful and matched my wedding colors perfectly! They were...
so easy to work with. I would 100% recommend them!
We procrastinated a bit on booking a florist for our wedding, which meant we reached out to Wander + Whimsy only 2-3 months ahead of the big day. Despite only exchanging a few emai...
ls and phone calls with them to discuss what we were looking for, they did a great job putting together a proposal for personal florals (bouquets and boutonnieres) and a hanging installation for the ceremony that we were really excited about. W+W were very attentive and responsive to our preferences, and delivered beautiful arrangements on the day that did a great job matching and elevating our aesthetics! We DIY’d our own centerpieces for the dining tables, but having some live and professionally curated florals really added to our special day.
Would definitely recommend Wander + Whimsy to everyone! Beautiful florals exactly how I wanted them and a team that helped make decisions based on our space and budget. Unbelievabl...
e! I would choose them again and again!
We are so thankful for the Wander and Whimsy team! They were able to make our floral vision come to life and put together an amazing floral plan to fit in with our color scheme. My...
bouquet was beautiful, as were the bouquets for my bridesmaids. We also had them put together a seating chart using potted plants and they selected a beautiful, ecclectic group of pots and plants for this. All in all, would highly recommend Wander and Whimsy! Such a pleasure to work with them.
I am so happy I chose the Wander + Whimsy team to do the florals for my wedding. I had a pretty large ballroom space that I wanted to transform into a much more cozy and romantic v...
ibe. Haylie did a great job of executing my vision, and because of all the candles and floral arrangements on every table the space felt completely transformed. I love how the arrangements feel so natural and how movement seems to be incorporated into each design. I also absolutely loved my bouquet and the bridesmaid bouquets. I had so many people mention to me how beautiful our florals and candles were after the wedding, and again the designs really helped set the tone for the evening. I definitely recommend using the Wander + Whimsy team for your big day!
My husband and I really enjoyed working with the folks at Wander • Whimsy! Haylie designed our florals so beautiful and we really trusted her to bring our loose vision into a stunn...
ing reality! We really wanted to focus on greenery, herbs, air plants, and succulents as well as some neutral florals. The folks at Wander • Whimsy included all these hopes both in our elopement florals and the larger pieces for our big wedding celebration the following year. We would highly recommend working with this team!
I could not let another day go by without sending a note of thanks for the spectacular bouquets and floral arrangements for Abbey and Kortez’s wedding this past Saturday 24 Septemb...
er. They exceeded our expectations; simply breathtaking. I could not have imagined anything more perfect.
With a wedding theme of black, white, and gold, the deep burgundy and red flowers were key in setting the tone and mood for the event. We were obsessed with the burgundy calla lilies and the hydrangeas were beyond!
Thank you so much for bringing Abbey’s vision to life! We are immensely grateful.
Sincerely,
Mother of the Bride
Haylie Ahart is one of the most talented people I have ever worked with. I am an event planner and when it came to planning my own wedding, I knew I wanted something unconventional...
. I told Haylie about my pop art theme idea and she was so supportive, it made me even more excited. We wanted to run with the theme and not be too "cute". Haylie completely understood the assignment. She created this INSANE backdrop for our ceremony and had it moved into the reception space. A week before the wedding, she called me to tell me she didn't think our original color selections were what she wanted. She could've picked the easy route and just move forward because "that's what we asked for" but she didn't. She wanted to make sure it was exactly what we envisioned. She made some new mock ups and painted all of the painstaking ben day (comic book dots) for us. I was so overwhelmed when I saw it. It was SO stunning and unique and so us. Despite being overworked, Haylie made us feel like the most important clients. I could not recommend her more.
Wander + Whimsy floral was a pleasure to work with.
They answered all our questions, adjusted our invoice multiple times with various changes, and did exactly what we asked them t...
o do.
They helped us fit all the florals in our car and carefully explained how to take care of them prior to the wedding day.
My florals were gorgeous premium white blooms.
Thank you!
Highly recommend ❤️
-Dynahlee
I am so grateful to have found Haylie and the Wander & Whimsy Floral team. From my initial phone consultation with Haylie I knew I was in the absolute best hands. Sometimes I felt...
like I had a hard time articulating my exact vibe or vision, but Haylie knew what questions to ask and explained everything from the type of florals, various options, and process to make the design perfect for us. She had so many amazing ideas and after that call I knew I could put my full trust in her and her team. What a relief it was to say, "yeah whatever you think!" from that moment on lol! Haylie and her team executed everything perfectly - it was beyond what I could have expected. Haylie is a true professional and her team made our special day that much more special. So so grateful!
We hired Wander + Whimsy for our December 2021 wedding and we were absolutely stunned at how beautifully everything turned out. The attention to detail that Haylie and the entire W...
ander+Whimsy team showed through out the process (consultation, design, final timelines, day-of) was fantastic and put us right at ease. Our guests commented repeatedly throughout the reception (and the days following!) how the flowers were some of the most beautiful they've seen at a wedding! Our parents ended taking home some flowers at the end of the night and they were still beautiful 3+ days later. Amazing!
Wander + Whimsy is an amazing floral and styling company that transformed our venue, took our vision to life, and made it all look so effortless and easy. Would hire them again in ...
a heartbeat and recommend them to any family and friends.
Haylie and her team were absolute lifesavers for our wedding. Our plans changed pretty significantly and Haylie was so flexible with the date and our changing needs. When I look ba...
ck at our photos, I am constantly blown away by how beautiful all of the arrangements and the arbor were. I felt like Haylie completely understood what we wanted and she and her team created pieces that were more than we could have ever imagined. I wholeheartedly recommend Wander and Whimsy to anyone and everyone!
We had a great experience with wander and whimsy, who did the florals for our intimate ceremony and dinner. They understood our vision, took our minimal notes and even included a ...
free arrangement when an issue outside of their control prevented them from doing our mockup. Haylie went as far as to sneak a lily into my bouquet after she learned I love them! Highly professional and artistic floral service.
Haylie was amazing!! She helped to bring my husband & I's vision fully to life... from a fabric ceremony backdrop, to gorgeous bouquets, and even more stunning table settings! She ...
was very communicative throughout the whole process and was super punctual on the day of as well. She was well worth each dollar we spent on flowers (and more!)
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Lanham, Lanham, MD
Wander + Whimsy Floral and Event Styling