Camellia is a wedding & editorial floral studio in Annapolis, Maryland, taking on a small number of celebrations each year. Every palette is built from scratch — around the way you want the day to feel, long before a single flower is chosen.
UNHURRIED
intentional &
UNREPEATABLE
ABOUT CAMELLIA
This is what it looks like when a studio cares deeply about getting it right.
We are a small studio by choice. Every couple who inquires with us gets Margot's full attention, her genuine creative investment, and a design that could not have existed for anyone else. That is not something we are willing to compromise on, regardless of how many weddings we could fit into a season. That standard is the whole point of this studio.
Camellia exists for couples who believe their wedding should feel like nowhere else. Not a version of something they saw on Instagram. Not a palette chosen because it photographs well. Something entirely their own — built around the specific beauty of their venue, their season, and the atmosphere only they could have imagined. That distinction is everything to us.
Some studios take every wedding they can. We never have.
A Little About Who We Are
My name is Margot Ellis, and I started this studio because I believed wedding florals could feel like more than decoration. Thoughtful, personal, and deeply connected to the couple and the space they're celebrating in.
We work with a small number of couples each year, and every one of them gets our full attention from the first conversation to the last arrangement placed on your wedding day.
The florist
behind Camellia
MEET MARGOT — FOUNDER & LEAD DESIGNER
Sophie translates Margot's designs into the arrangements you see on your wedding day, bringing five years of precision and artistry to every bloom and installation.
Where vision becomes reality
Sophie Harmon
LEAD FLORAL DESIGNER
Meet the Team
THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE WORK
June manages every client experience from inquiry to wedding day, ensuring nothing falls through the cracks and every couple feels completely taken care of.
The person who makes it feel effortless
June Calloway
STUDIO COORDINATOR
Ellie is on site at every Camellia wedding to oversee execution and ensure each arrangement looks exactly as designed, from the ceremony through the last reception centerpiece.
Present for every placement
Ellie Harrington
WEDDING DAY LEAD
We ask different questions than most florists. Not which flowers do you like, but how do you want the room to feel when you walk in. The flowers come after we have that answer.
Every arrangement begins with a feeling, not a flower.
HOW WE WORK
01.
The Season First
We design around what is actually beautiful right now — not what was trending last year. Every proposal is grounded in what the season offers at its peak.
02.
Designed to Be Felt
Florals designed only for the camera miss the point. We design for the moment when someone walks into the room and stops walking.
03.
Restraint as Luxury
More is rarely more. The most memorable arrangements are the ones where every element has a reason to be there and nothing feels excessive.
On your wedding day, you will not think about the flowers. You will just feel them. That is the goal and the standard we hold every wedding to.
Seamless Execution
03.
Every element in your proposal has a reason to be there. We do not fill space. We do not use filler. Every bloom, vessel, and texture is chosen with intention.
Refined Design
02.
Every wedding starts with a real conversation. Not about flowers — about feeling. We want to understand the atmosphere you want to create before we talk about a single bloom.
Thoughtful Collaboration
01.
From the first conversation to the last petal.
THE EXPERIENCE
Our couples come to us knowing exactly how they want their wedding to feel — they just do not always have the words for it yet. They are drawn to things that feel considered and personal rather than trendy or expected.
They want their celebration to feel like somewhere they never wanted to leave. If that sounds like you, we would love to hear about your wedding.
You care about how the room feels, not just how it photographs.
OUR KIND OF COUPLE
somewhere you never want to leave
THE FEELING WE DESIGN FOR
THE CEREMONY
THE DETAIL MOST FLORISTS OVERLOOK
a select few
WEDDINGS TAKEN EACH YEAR
AUTUMN
Our favorite SEASON to DESIGN
garden roses
THE BLOOM WE ALWAYS RETURN TO
ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND
BASED IN
A little of what makes Camellia, Camellia.
A FEW THINGS, AT A GLANCE
Coming back to café au lait dahlias. Always.
Antique markets on Saturday mornings.
At the farmers market before anyone else arrives.
Lost in a greenhouse, losing track of time.
The Chesapeake in autumn. Nothing compares.
A good book and nowhere to be.
Beyond the Studio
A LITTLE OF WHAT ELSE WE LOVE
martha stewart weddings
BRIDAL GUIDE
vogue weddings
BRIDES
style me pretty
THE KNOT
HARPER’S BAZAAR
Featured In
OF CLIENTS REFERRED
BY PAST COUPLES
95%
DESIGNING
WEDDING FLORALS
15 Years
CELEBRATIONS DESIGNED
WITH INTENTION
200+
Rust Manor House
— Margaux & Arden
“From our first conversation I knew she actually listened. Not just to what we said we wanted, but to what we meant. The florals were entirely, unmistakably ours. Nothing we had seen anywhere else, nothing borrowed from another wedding. She gave us something that could only ever have existed for us.”
Merriweather Estate
— Alice & Edward
“She took everything we couldn't put into words and turned it into something more beautiful than we knew how to ask for. Our ceremony space stopped every single guest in their tracks. People who had been to dozens of weddings said they had never seen anything like it. We still get messages about it months later.”
The Inn at Perry Cabin
— Charlotte & Oliver
“I got to the ceremony space before anyone else and just stood there alone for a few minutes before things got chaotic. I genuinely didn't expect the flowers to hit me the way they did. It was like the whole day, everything we'd been planning for months, suddenly felt real and I hadn't even said a word yet.”
Pippin Hill Farm & Vineyards
— Sophie & William
“Every detail felt intentional, like she had somehow understood exactly what we needed before we even knew ourselves. Every time I look at our photos, I feel the same chill I felt walking into that room for the first time. That feeling is impossible to describe, but she made it real and it's something we will carry with us forever.”
