Meet the team • Steph
Hi, I’m
Steph.
Founder, Creative Director & Floral Artist
The visionary behind Lily in June, Steph is equal parts floral artist, event designer, dreamer, and professional possibility-seer. She turns the half-formed idea in your head into a world you can walk into, usually with flowers, texture, a little Texas spirit, and one detail nobody else would have thought of.
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creative heart ↗“If it can be imagined, it can be made beautiful.”
Behind the scenes at Lily in June
A little more
Steph.
My role in the roomPossibility-seer, atmosphere builder, and champion of the idea nobody has tried yet
My creative north starFlowers are the tool. What we really create is how people feel
What I always noticeThe color story, the texture, and the one detail that makes it personal
What I’m launching nextColor & Styling experiences that help people feel seen, confident, and completely themselves
An incomplete list of
Things I
really love.
My Lily in June superpower
Seeing the full story before anyone else can. Steph connects florals, fashion, interiors, hospitality, and emotion into one deeply personal point of view.
From the camera roll
Lately, in
three frames.
Before the flowers
How we
became us.
I have built a lot of things from instinct, imagination, and the stubborn belief that we could make them beautiful. Mandi has been beside me since our Downtown Houston hospitality days, when we ran busy restaurants and bars, mastered cooler organization and inventory, and opened our final concept together in 2018. While I was quietly shaping Lily in June, we designed, built, and touched every inch of that space. By the time Lily in June opened in 2019, I already knew the person I trusted to help carry it. Mandi is the heartbeat and I am the soul. I have always needed her more than she probably knows.
Off the clock
Where you’ll
find me.
A two-mile walk with my doggos, Dexter and Phoebe
Helping, hosting, playing, and occasionally dealing a few hands
Working with the Chamber, dreaming up the next concept, or finding something new to do
Tap for the highly unofficial truth
Very human
confessions.
What is the Costco situation?
Addicted. A quick Costco run is a fictional concept, and there is always room in the cart for one more thing.
Is the wardrobe really secondhand?
Almost entirely. It started when I sold my home and built the tiny, then became part treasure hunt, part creative challenge, and completely me.
Round Top frequency?
At least four times a year. I go for vintage character, old stories, and the thrill of finding something with a little soul.
Superwoman all the time?
Only on event days. The rest of the time I am probably in a hat, making a giant list, looking for my coffee, or wondering how Costco did it again.
The real rhythm
A week at
Lily in June.
Shop appointments, creative direction, and the back end of the business
Weekend prep, flower processing, recipes, and the first small designs
Décor pulls, load-in staging, centerpieces, and full production mode
Steph finishes floral design while Mandi hosts rehearsals and steadies the wedding party
Up before the birds and home past bedtime, making the whole day feel effortless
Rest. Truly and completely
The current chapter
Right now, I’m…
Experiences that invite people to participate
Color stories, vintage details, and inspiration everywhere
The best days and best ideas haven’t happened yet
More personality, less polish