meet wury
PHOTOGRAPHY BY: STEPHANIE K GAN
Wury Glende is the owner and designer of Graceful Garland Co. She started her love for floral design during her years in college. She worked at a floral shop in La Jolla, California while studying for her undergraduate degree at UCSD.
In 2010, she moved back home to the Bay Area to help plant a church in San Jose. A couple of months later, her sweet boyfriend proposed and the next year, Wury had her first wedding gig starting with her own bridal bouquet!
She picked up party planning and florals again naturally as family and friends were celebrating big milestones and asked her to make fresh garlands, floral crowns, and centerpieces. They encouraged and spurred her on to make this a little business of hers, and she couldn't do it without all the loving support!
Wury has over eight years of experience, specializing in weddings and events throughout the Bay Area. At the beginning of 2020, she began to dabble in growing flowers inspired by Floret and local flower farmers. Now she can’t stop buying special variety seeds and plants to incorporate into her floral designs. She has developed a one-of-a-kind approach to creating arrangements that feel organic and romantic.
Wury is married to Garrett and blessed with three growing kids, and runs her studio out of her home in Beaverton, Oregon and also the Bay Area. Wury loves visiting flower farms, going to farmer’s markets, singing, hiking with her family, making focaccia, playing sports, and finding the flakiest croissants & best lattes around.
