About the Atelier

Twelve years of planning, designing and quietly worrying about the small things so our clients do not have to.

Florist arranging seasonal blooms in a Seattle studio

A note from Johnie Myers.

I started Nova Plan in 2014 out of a tiny rented kitchen near the Fremont bridge. I had spent six years coordinating events for a larger firm and was quietly tired of the formula — the same color palettes, the same vendor list, the same script.

What I wanted was a studio small enough to actually know the people we worked with. Twelve years later, we are still that studio. We take on twelve weddings a year and a handful of private gatherings. I am present at every one.

— Johnie

Five things we believe.

i.

Slow is faster.

Rushing a design always costs us more time later. We build long timelines and protect them.

ii.

The couple is the centerpiece.

If a flower arrangement is more memorable than the people sitting around it, we have done something wrong.

iii.

Vendors are partners.

We pay on time, brief thoroughly, and credit publicly. Good vendors are the secret to a good evening.

iv.

Sustainability is daily.

Seasonal flowers, local rentals, composted florals. Not a marketing line — a working habit.

v.

Honesty over upsell.

If a feature will not improve your evening, we will tell you. Our referral rate depends on it.

From a kitchen table to Pratt Avenue.

2014

Nova Plan opens

Johnie founds the studio out of a sublet kitchen in Fremont. First wedding: 38 guests on a friend’s back lawn.

2017

The Pratt Avenue studio

The atelier moves into its current home above a small florist on Pratt Avenue, a few blocks from Lake Union.

2019

Design partnership

Lead designer Marisol Vance joins the studio. The aesthetic becomes calmer, more architectural.

2022

Hundredth wedding

A quiet milestone celebrated in the back garden of a longtime client. Same caterer as the first.

2026

Today

Twelve weddings, six private gatherings and one small annual donor dinner per year. No bigger, on purpose.