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Rustic Wedding Ideas | The Day's Design | Katie Grace Photography

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Country weddings can be low key and elegant, simple, rustic and still beautiful all at once.  Bright white spaces can be filled with color and smelly old horse barns can make the most stunny reception venues.  This wedding proves all of that. Jessica has freelanced with me for the past 3 wedding seasons, and last […]

Real Weddings :: Ryan & Jessica’s Equestrian Celebration

Feb 21

Flowers

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When to Carry Your Bridlal Bouqet | The Day's Design | Bradley James Photography

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It seems like a pretty straight forward question and answer.  As a bride, you have a bouquet and as a floral designer, I’m going to encourage you to have flowers around you as often as possible.  But even with something as simple as a bridal bouquet, there are logistics and moments of practicality to consider […]

When Should You Carry Your Bridal Bouquet?

Nov 15

Wedding Planning & Advice

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Wedding Planner Services | Job Description | The Day's Design | Ashley Slater Photography

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Photography: Ashley Slater Photography Somewhere between pretentious corporate event planner and “I planned my sister’s wedding so now I’m an event planner” – on the side, is where you’ll find me… with a bouquet of flowers in my hands. I am a small business owner and boutique wedding planner, specializing in one of kind celebrations. […]

Wedding Planning Services

Jan 8

Wedding Planning & Advice

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December’s weather here in Michigan has been a little abnormal, to say the least. The amount of foggy and rain filled days have been unheard of and I’ve hardly had the need to put on my winter coat. This morning, once again, I woke up to a thick of cloud that hung in the air. […]

The Sand & the Sea

Dec 16

Flowers

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It’s now the time of year when I’m wrapping up wedding season, summer days have gone by and I’ve started to embrace that cozy late autumn (and even Christmas!!) mindset.  My flipflops have been traded for tall boots and my t-shirts have all been tucked away.  At the same time, I’m chatting with brides who […]

Real Weddings :: Tina & Chris

Nov 4

Flowers

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It seems like everyone and their brother knows something about wedding planning these days.  There’s a list of people a mile long claiming to coordinate weddings and have similar such hobbies.  But for some people, it’s just that – a hobby. There’s nothing wrong with this hobby.  In fact, planning and decorating is something many […]

FAQ :: Do You Have a Website?

Dec 3

Business Planning

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Over the weekend I read the quote “All good things are wild and free” – Henry David Thoreau. I can’t get it out of my head. I don’t know the original context or what point he was trying to make when he said those words, but I do have this feeling of home when I […]

Wild & Free

Jun 23

Life Adventures

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Yesterday I returned home from Philosophy Flowers workshop.  First off, let me just say that Kelly Perry herself  is an absolutely enchanting and sweet soul with a huge passion and fabulous eye for floral.  Secondly, each and every other girl I met while there was just as delightful.  I was truly in flower heaven sitting […]

Rest

May 22

Life Adventures

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I am so grateful and beyond excited for the opportunity to follow my PASSION for flowers and offer romantic, garden style blooms to my design services.  This May, my travels will take me to North Carolina to attend Philosophy Flowers’s workshop where I hope to hone some of my floral skills.  Flowers make me feel […]

Flowers are Coming to The Day’s Design!!

Apr 30

Flowers

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The definition of success has been on my mind a lot lately.  And to be honest, there are days I don’t feel very successful.  There are days that I struggle, need all the pep talks in the world and still can’t find my motivation because it seems like I might never be successful.  The future […]

What is True Will Last

Apr 14

Life Adventures

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