Miami-Dade · Garden / Waterfront
Wedding Florist at The Kampong | Aura Design Flowers
The Kampong is one of Coconut Grove's best-kept secrets, a nine-acre tropical garden estate on Biscayne Bay that served as the home of famed plant explorer David Fairchild. As your wedding florist at The Kampong, Aura Design Flowers creates lush, tropical arrangements that celebrate this extraordinary living garden and its waterfront setting.
Few wedding venues in Miami offer the combination of botanical richness, historic charm, and intimate scale that defines The Kampong.
About The Kampong
The Kampong, meaning 'village' in Malay, was the winter home of David Fairchild, the renowned botanist who introduced thousands of plant species to the United States. The nine-acre property features rare tropical fruits, exotic palms, flowering trees, and a 1920s-era residence overlooking Biscayne Bay. The National Tropical Botanical Garden now manages the estate.
Weddings at The Kampong are intimate affairs, typically accommodating 50 to 150 guests. Ceremonies take place on the waterfront lawn or beneath the canopy of mature tropical trees. The venue's secluded, garden-party atmosphere attracts couples who seek an organic, unhurried celebration surrounded by botanical beauty.
Our Floral Approach at The Kampong
At The Kampong, the garden itself is the primary décor, and our floral design amplifies rather than competes with the estate's botanical richness. We use tropical blooms that complement the garden's collection, orchids, heliconias, ginger flowers, plumeria, and lush tropical foliage, arranged in loose, organic styles that feel at home in this living landscape.
For waterfront ceremonies, we create natural-feeling installations using the estate's existing trees and landscape as anchors. Reception designs are kept organic and flowing, tropical centerpieces in earthy vessels, garlands of greenery along table runners, and accent arrangements placed along garden pathways to guide guests through the evening.
Floral Services at The Kampong
At The Kampong, Aura Design Flowers offers a full suite of wedding floral services tailored to the venue's unique character:
- •Ceremony floral arches designed for The Kampong's unique setting
- •Wedding centerpieces scaled to complement the venue's proportions
- •Bridal bouquets and attendant flowers
- •Floral installations and statement pieces
- •Cocktail hour and reception accent arrangements
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Typical investment at The Kampong
Every wedding is quoted on its own scope, but these are the ranges most couples work within for the pieces this venue usually calls for:
- Installation work of any kind starts at around $3,500, because the structure, mechanics and labour cost much the same regardless of what sits on them.
- A half arch or asymmetrical ceremony piece typically runs $3,500 to $10,500.
- A full ceremony arch typically runs $5,500 to $13,000, with dramatic statement arches from about $9,500.
Frequently Asked Questions
We recommend booking 3-6 months ahead. The Kampong hosts limited events per year, so early coordination with both the venue and your florist is essential.
Tropical, garden-forward arrangements are ideal, orchids, heliconias, ginger, plumeria, and lush tropical greenery. The garden's own plants provide a stunning backdrop, so floral design should feel organic and complementary.
Yes. Aura Design Flowers appreciates The Kampong's botanical significance and creates designs that honor the garden's character and environmental guidelines.
The garden's plants are generally protected, but we draw inspiration from the collection and source similar tropical species to create arrangements that feel seamlessly integrated with The Kampong's landscape.
Ready to Design Your Wedding Florals at The Kampong?
We'd love to be part of your celebration. Tell us about your vision and we'll create something extraordinary.
Other Miami-Dade venues we design for
We install regularly across Miami-Dade. Each venue has its own floral guide.