Our Fable

Hi there, I’m Angela –– the floral designer and heart behind Fable. My story can be traced back to the soft foothills of the Smokies. I grew up in Maryville, Tennessee, where fields fold into forests and forests flow into creeks and creeks become little vessels you wish upon. It’s where little me spent afternoons gathering wildflowers, pressing petals between book pages, and waiting patiently beside a butterfly bush in hopes a monarch might choose me. Looking back, that’s where it all quietly began––a gentle devotion to nature and to the small comforts carried on the warm Tennessee air. When I first interned for a wedding planning agency in Chattanooga in 2018, Fable was written…

In my early twenties, during a season of mundane days spent in an office in Nashville. I decided to follow that childhood thread again. I worked part-time in a plant shop, spent my days off playing with flowers, before eventually reaching out to a local floral designer, The Florista, who generously welcomed me into the world of floral artistry. From there, floral design became my full-time job––weddings, events, learning, growing, creating. After a few years, my partner and I felt the pull toward a slower, gentler pace, and Richmond welcomed us with open arms. Since 2023, I’ve spent my days getting to know this beautiful community and city, and working alongside talented florists who have shaped both my craft and my heart.

I never imagined opening a shop of my own––but sometimes life arranges things more beautifully than we could plan. What’s meant to be will be, as they say. And so Fable came to life, tucked into the neighborhood I call home, where I can walk to work each morning, grab a coffee from & Coffee, and begin the day creating something lovely for you. This little shop is a place where flowers, stories, and storytellers meet––and I’m so grateful you’re a part of it.