My name is McKenzie, and I am a writer, floral designer, wedding coordinator, and lover of art, literature, fashion, and natural beauty.
My true identity is rooted in Christ, and my love for Him—and His for me—is the great miracle of my life. I will never cease to stand in awe of the grace that saves us, sustains us, keeps us, and glorifies us—the grace of God through faith in Christ. In addition to these eternal blessings, God has filled my hands with beautiful work. For the past eight years, I created editorial, artistic florals in and through my business, Meadow Floral Studio. Meadow became a sensitive and sincere reflection of my artistry and soul.
It wasn’t until recently that I felt God prompting me elsewhere: to return to my background in writing and to revive my dream of creating an exquisite wedding blog. This journal fluently combines the wisdom I’ve gained from nearly a decade in the wedding industry along with my love for fashion, art, and beautiful imagery.
Most essentially, Chapel allows me to speak freely about my faith and passionately proclaim God’s grace. For I cannot view weddings and marriages any other way than in the light of faith, of glory. I believe wholeheartedly that the covenant of marriage allows us a glimpse of the more beautiful covenant; the unbreakable union, oneness, and wholeness we find by grace through faith in Christ alone.
that is my expressive passion, my soul’s most innate language. Writing has always played a pivotal and poignant role in the way I approach life; my degree is in English Literature, and while I didn’t pursue that formally, I’ve always found ways to keep writing and blogging alive in my life. My soul inherently understands and is drawn to the quiet, often painful discipline of writing. I’ve been fortunate to have authored freelance planning and real wedding articles for Style Me Pretty, as well as a long- form guide to wedding florals. My experiences there and with my personal blog made me yearn for more of this in my life. Hence, Chapel—a celebration of my faith, my aesthetic, and my rich wedding background—was born. I have always wanted to combine my expertise in wedding design & planning with my faith, my reason for being. I hope that Chapel is the heartfelt—and practical and purposeful—product of these prayerful desires.
It is writing
to offer a peaceful and prayerful approach to wedding planning. I believe in so much more than planning a beautiful wedding—I believe that the way we plan matters equally as much. A wedding day day should be the culmination of a process characterized by integrity, grace, poise, and kindness shown to all involved. When we seek God’s will for our marriages first—when our foremost desire is to please Him—not only will He bless us with tranquility of soul, but the love, joy, and security we find in Him cannot help but overflow into the lives of others. Families, spouses, friends, vendors, and everyone involved in the wedding will be blessed by this graceful approach. Above all, I believe in the submitting the desire for a beautiful wedding to the holier desire of creating an honorable marriage. Unlike other wedding blogs that focus solely on wedding aesthetic, Chapel will look beyond the material aspects of a wedding to dwell upon the more formidable task of creating a marriage and a union.
My desire is
Dream Wedding Destination: Provence
Gemstone of Choice: Emerald
Preferred Wedding Cake Flavor: Champagne
Favorite Wedding Hymn: “Wonderful, Merciful Savior”
Dream Wedding Gown: Unconventional, Couture Wedding Gowns with Long Sleeves, Intricate Beadwork, Unorthodox Colors, and Sculptural Silhouettes.
My Ideal Floral Experience: Walking a field or meadow and gathering to my heart's content. For bouquet work, I love lily of the valley most of all.
When it comes to styling, I'm a nonconformist and a rule-breaker but also a hopeless romantic. I like to take risks with design schemes but keep things super pretty. The one thing I dislike in wedding styling is an over-emphasis on irony, jokes, and games. I believe in treating the most sacred moments of our lives with reverence.
I am single and waiting on God for the husband and children I have prayed my whole life for. I believe in marriage wholeheartedly and pray for my own every day. I will give my life over to nothing less than God’s unequivocal choice for me, confirmed in prayer and blessed by Him. It is an honor to wait for that which can only come from His hand.
I view Chapel as a privilege
and gift from God.
It is with honor and gratitude that I can share the grace of which I have so freely partaken, the beauty that has been so lavishly bestowed on my life, and the limitless wonder and possibility I find in creating for God’s glory. May you find respite, grace, inspiration, and welcome on these pages, and may you be drawn ever deeper into His everlasting arms and unbreakable covenant.