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This week we’re celebrating 8 years of marriage. Working in the wedding industry means that I’m always thinking back to my own wedding for one reason or another. But the trigger for this trip down memory lane is a field full of daisies. We got married in my grandparents’ back yard, an outdoor ceremony overlooking […]
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September has suddenly graced us with it’s presence. From the instantly cooler temperatures to the passing of Labor Day weekend, it’s clear that fall has made it’s arrival. However, I really want to live in denial a little longer. As much as I love the crunching of leaves and sweater weather, August departed all too […]
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I haven’t arranged wedding flowers in nearly 6 weeks. After the initial exhaustion of a long, yet exhilarating wedding day wears off, the itch almost immediately comes back to create something new. I start dreaming of better combinations, new shapes, unique color palettes and ways to incorporate what’s naturally found in my world. After my […]
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Recapping back to the first part of this post, local flowers are always seasonal but seasonal flowers aren’t always local. I think there’s a lot of confusion within those terms as many designers use them interchangeably (I’m guilty too!) Here are some ways that I would further like to differentiate, why I don’t rely solely […]
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Flowers are shipped to us from around the world. We’re often educated by wedding blogs and others in the industry about cutting costs by using local flowers and making sure we’re choosing flowers that are in season. But because we’re able to source flowers from so many different places, the idea of what’s “in season” […]
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We’re now six days deep into July and it’s taken me this long to dig through my portfolio to find a somewhat patriotic, or red white and blue flower arrangement. While these colors might not be every bride’s dream palette, it doesn’t seem like it would be that difficult to find something with a little […]
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Once upon a time, when we used to think of usual local flowers in your décor, images of black-eyed susans and statice in vibrant rainbow colors was the first thing to pop to mind, i.e. wildflowers. Today, floral designers across the country have found a balance of collecting any wild bloom they can find with […]