moments matter

This bouquet that I made today might have been one of the more meaningful bouquets I have made.  I was contacted by a close acquaintance with the request of creating a small amount of florals for her big day.  I found this odd as she asked about a month out, which is very contrary to her usually very prepared personality.  As I continued to read her email she informed me that her father had unexpectedly fallen ill and that moving the wedding to a date closer was what she had chosen to do in the current situation.  (of course there were some more details that I would like to keep private) 

I was moved to tears as I could never imagine being in her shoes and to be so selfless in one of the more selfish moments there is, preparing a wedding. It was beautiful to be reminded that these are the moments that matter.  NOW, not 8 months from now when she could have had her perfect wedding.  But right now celebrating what is already perfect.  The moments that are given to us are so precious, and endlessly valuable.  Celebrating all moments even the ones that are not planned with grace and selflessness is what matters.

from pinterest to wedding

So.. we highly encourage our brides to get their Pinterest action on! Yes!! We love when brides have some inspiration and have collected images that inspire the tone of their big day.  Once the bride links us to these boards we can get on the same page and develop the ideas further.  

But do you ever wonder what you actually get?  Well here it is. We got our inspiration images, the brides special requests and our personal touch and expertise... we combined all that glory and her you have it.  Take a look:

Inspiration Images

She was looking for a very girly, pink, roses and hydrangea wedding.  When I would inquire for more she would just respond with a giggle and say "PINK!".  She was channeling her inner 16 year old girl that had envisioned this wedding all her life.  I loved her sincerity and her sheer joy of getting married was palpable and I couldn't wait to translate her version of that into floral designs.

Actual Wedding Images

So her fiancé wouldn't kill her, I added some accents of 'masculine' tones.  Such as the antique hydrandea, which I knew the bride loved.  There were strict instructions to not use any greenery.

Let me end this by saying Pinterest is not the end all be all of wedding inspiration or event planning/styling.  It helps.  BUT we love when a bride comes in just as excited to let us start with a blank slate.  We have had a couple of those weddings and we will soon write a post about one of those. So, stay tuned.

serving as inspiration

Nothing makes me feel a honored as seeing my work in an inspiration board.  Today our work got featured on a wedding blog I haven't even heard about but excited to put it on the list, Knotsvilla. Take a look at what the created with our bouquet in the far bottom left corner.  

The image was from the first photo shoot we ever did! YES! I think I had day dreamed about it so much that it turned out to still be one of my favorites.  Go take a look HERE.  This amazing shoot was created with the ever so talented Christina from Pomp & Circumstance and Joseph from Joseph West Photography. 

This inspiration board is dreamy! Thank you KnotsVilla.

here's another one

So the vacation is slowly coming to an end and the inevitable stress of work is creeping in.  To maintain this insane stress level at bay I am going to faithfully continue to sketch.  Here's to another sketch with inspiration drawn from a picture on Pinterest.  

the new year

The new year is right around the corner and I am super amped at what is to come.  Fresh starts, new projects and so many good weddings to look forward to.  This Spring is looking like one of the most exciting seasons yet and can't wait to continue to share all the goodies with you!  But today first.  We got some images back from a fun wedding we did in a ranch venue here in Texas.

Sometimes we got to snag some images from Facebook but it's always exciting when it's because the bride and her mom love the flowers so much they had to share!