WHAT STARTED AS A SIGN
How Emily Murray Built into One of Rhode Island’s Most Intentional Wedding Studios
Weddings in Rhode Island have become more than celebrations— they are layered, highly personal experiences shaped by design, storytelling, and the details guests remember long after the day ends. For Emily Murray, founder of Something Borrowed, that understanding began long before the business itself. It was formed in the quiet, behind-the-scenes moments where a wedding first takes shape—before guests arrive, before everything is fully in place. In North Smithfield, at her family’s flower shop, Elaine’s Flowers, weddings were part of everyday life. As a child, Murray wasn’t just attending them—she was witnessing them come together piece by piece.
“I grew up delivering weddings with them,” she said. “I always loved getting a glimpse of the bride when we would hand off the bouquet or the little details coming together.” Those early experiences were simpler than today’s weddings, but they established something lasting: an instinct for how details shape the overall experience. Rooted in Rhode Island Murray is, as she puts it, “born and raised” in Rhode Island—and has no plans to leave. From a young age, she was drawn to creative work. By high school, that instinct had already taken form—she was the one planning birthdays and smaller gatherings for friends, naturally
stepping into the role she would later formalize. Still, weddings were not an immediate career path.
She entered college intending to become an English teacher, drawn to the idea of a predictable schedule. That direction
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