A Hanging Garden Above the Pacific at Cape Perpetua

Taylor and Jeremiah's Cape Perpetua elopement, thoughtfully designed around their story and the coast they chose for their vows.

Hundreds of feet above the Pacific, orchids cascaded from Cape Perpetua's historic stone shelter, and vines swayed in the coastal breeze. Built in 1933, the shelter has stood above this stretch of ocean for nearly a century. For Taylor and Jeremiah's wedding day, its stone openings framed a hanging garden, created just for the two people who were about to walk up the trail, for the very first time. We knew an installation like this deserved its own photographer, so we brought one with us to capture the installation process.

Neither of them had ever been to Cape Perpetua. They would discover the unmatched views, height, the sprawling ocean beyond the stone walls, and the flowers waiting for them all at once, on the day they came here to marry each other. 

The Posies wedding team and I were off to the side of the trail, keeping an eye on the installation as hikers passed by, when Taylor and Jeremiah approached their ceremony site.

"Oh my God… wow."

"She hung them?!"

"It's so beautiful! They're perfect."

Then Taylor spotted me off to the side. "Hailey! Oh my god. These are incredible!! Wow."

Speechless for a moment as she got closer and could see more of what we had done.

"They're amazing!! Hailey, oh my god."

They walked hand in hand toward the installation, and her words started coming a little bit slower as the sheer beauty and magic of the space and moment hit her. Then, she stopped in her tracks and began to cry.

Watching her take it all in brought the whole Posies team to tears, too. After all the imagining, planning and careful work, the garden was ready to hold the moment they had come here from states away for: marrying each other.

A Floral Design as Personal as Their Love

The design began with listening. Taylor shared a few inspiration photos, flowers she loved, one she wanted to leave out, and a wish for foliage and weeping florals. Her favorites offered direction without becoming requirements. Together, she and Jeremiah trusted me to take those details and create a setting for their wedding.

As I worked through their inspiration, the design became more specific to them and to Cape Perpetua. We had room within their investment to develop that vision fully, allowing the flowers to shape the ceremony setting rather than simply decorate it.

That freedom let me design around Taylor and Jeremiah, their shared story, and the landscape where they would exchange their vows. Trailing blooms and foliage brought movement, becoming part of a garden that would belong to this place and this couple.

"I Felt Like She Transported Me to My Very Own Garden."

After the elopement, Taylor shared a review that brought me right back to the trail and the look on her face.

"Hailey is magical! Her company is so beautiful and she creates absolute masterpieces."

"By the time I walked up to our elopement at Cape Perpetua I was speechless. She exceeded well beyond my wildest dreams. I was crying at the sheer beauty of what she did."

Then she described what the flowers had meant to her:

"I adore flowers, I mean really adore them. One of my favorite hobbies is visiting floral gardens all over the world and I felt like she transported me to my very own garden. The flowers were so me, they were local and stunning."

What stays with me is how personally she connected with the flowers. The details she had shared became part of a setting for both of them, surrounding the place where they would stand together and begin their marriage.

Giving the Flowers Room to Move

Creating that feeling at Cape Perpetua meant paying as much attention to the mechanics as to the flowers, while not doing any damage to the structure. The Oregon Coast does not hold still for a wedding, and a hanging installation needs to work with its surroundings. Taylor wanted weeping florals, so movement had to be part of the design from the beginning.

For this installation, every single stem was cold-glued into place. That careful work allowed the flowers to move in the breeze while helping keep them secure. The vines and hanging blooms could respond to the wind without losing the shape we had created.

Beautiful flowers need thoughtful preparation behind them. Working through the construction and coastal conditions beforehand allowed us to create the movement Taylor had imagined, with their experience at the center of every practical decision.

More Than a Wedding Day

Taylor and Jeremiah spent their wedding week at Overleaf Lodge & Spa in Yachats with their family and friends during their wedding week. With everyone close by, ocean views from every room, and the spa overlooking the water, it’s a pretty special place to spend a few days together while celebrating on the coast.

After their ceremony at Cape Perpetua, they headed to Hobbit Trail Beach for photos before continuing to Ona Restaurant & Lounge in Yachats for dinner. With views of the river and ocean and a delectable menu featuring local seafood, it was a lovely place to gather and celebrate this best-day-ever together. Each setting gave another part of their celebration a place of its own, from the intimacy of the ceremony to the time they spent together afterward.

Growing up in Florence, I have known this coastline for most of my life. Seeing a couple from states away choose it for their vows gives familiar places a different meaning. For Taylor and Jeremiah, Cape Perpetua now belongs to their story, and it was an honor to help make that setting feel like theirs.

Later in her review, she wrote:

"I would get married all over again just to have her grace me with her talent and beautiful pieces."

"I cannot tell you in words the impact you had on me, on us."

Taylor and Jeremiah, thank you for trusting me and the Posies team with the flowers for your wedding. I hope Taylor's preserved bridal bouquet brings you both back to the vows you exchanged, the people who celebrated with you, and the beginning you made together on this coast.

What Could We Create for Your Wedding?

From our studio in Florence, we create custom wedding and elopement flowers throughout the Oregon Coast, including Cape Perpetua, Yachats, Newport and beyond. Our work begins with your story, what draws your eye, and the feeling you want to create. Seasonal flowers, thoughtful mechanics and creative freedom help us turn that direction into something you can step into on your wedding day.

Explore our Oregon Coast wedding floral design services to see more of our work and get a feel for what we could create together. When you are ready, the wedding page includes our floral cost calculator to help you begin planning your investment. You can also read our Oregon Coast wedding flower pricing guide.

The Creative Team Behind This Cape Perpetua Elopement

Couple: Taylor & Jeremiah

Floral Design & Installation: Truck Full of Posies | Wedding Florist | Florence, OR and beyond

Photography: Sarah Marie Fischer Photography & Jamie Hill Photography

Wedding & Elopement Planning: AK Events Co. The amazing team who suggested the ceremony location, dinner and lodging. The couple's trust in AK Events knowledge and expertise was well rewarded.

Location: Cape Perpetua, Oregon Coast

Thoughtfully designed, beautifully captured, and brought together by a team dedicated to creating unforgettable wedding experiences.