Sweet Pea Sarah Z

I am back! I have actually been back for awhile, but have been too busy to blog.  Lots of summer weddings! Mexico was great but I am excited to get back into the swing of things.  This was the first of my Spring Break weddings, Sarah and Ryan. Sarah and I have been friends forever. From wide leg jeans, to platform shoes, to Jennifer Aniston layers, we have done it all together. When we sat down to talk about Sarah's wedding flowers, all through the brainstorming of color and texture and shape,   Sweet Pea was her main floral request. This made me smile, because Sweet Pea has always reminded me of Sarah. Back in middle school when Bath and Body works lotion was really cool, Sweet Pea was "her scent."  She had the Sweet Pea lotion, body spray, you name it. I was VERY disappointed to break the news to Sarah that Sweet Pea would be unavailable, (Ugh! I hate that!) but I think we found some nice substitutes. She wanted a very unique bouquet, so we added Echeveria and Fern Curls to give it an untraditional look.  Green and white Parrot Tulips wrapped with Variegated Lilly Grass topped every table, and Cabbage Rose petals hung from every chandelier. Sarah your wedding was beautiful, congratulations. Thanks for making me a part of your very special day! 

Una pequeña aventura Mexicana!

I will be out of town for the next few days, my husband and I are going to Mexico on a humanitarian trip!  I wont have access to internet or my cell phone, so I will return all calls and emails when I get back. Shea and Amanda we will have our consultation as soon as I return! 

Hasta la Vista- 

Inspitation boards

Abby from Style Me Pretty has a fabulous thing going on on her blog, she calls them Inspiration Boards. The bride compiles a board of her wedding "image." These are  photos the bride has cut out of magazines and glued or mod podged on to canvas or matte board.  You could also take the Photoshop route, if you are a little more technologically inclined.  There have been several times I have wished a bride had one of these to show me, it would be so beneficial in helping me create the wedding of her dreams.  It can be hard for a bride to convey the feel or mood they are going for and looking at an inspiration board helps you to just "get it." I thought I would share with you a couple of my favorites,  you can see more at stylemepretty.com. 

Sarah and Sara

Ladies and Gentlemen, introducing.... Sarah and Sara! These two girls are a gem in the floral industry.  I grew up just up the street from Sarah P, and she really helped instill in me a love for flowers. She was constantly doing weddings around the neighborhood, and teaching Young Women classes about flower arranging.  She taught me that I could take something I loved and make a career out of it.  Sarah P taught me all the rules of flower arranging  and then Sara N taught me to break them! ( of course Sarah P breaks all the rules too, she just had to make sure I knew the rules so I could break them successfully.) Sara N has this ability to create things you would never imagine in your wildest dreams. (Of course they always look amazing.) She combines color and texture flawlessly.  Looking for that exotic flower that only grows deep in the jungles of Africa?  Not only will Sarah P be able to tell you what it is, she will know everything about it.  

Thanks for all your flower inspiration girls, and I miss working with you every day! 

Beautiful Leftovers

This is what is left of last weekends spring break weddings.  Over 100 stems of green Parrot Tulips, and this is what remains. (Of course there is more, currently overtaking the mother of the brides house!) I love the green flecks on the white and the two toned leaves.  I couldn't bear to throw away the little Ranunculus buds, so I stuck them in the vase too.  I am enjoying them on my desk today,  makes me feel like Spring is here!

Wedding Trends 2008

This is one of the bouquets I did for the fashion show. I have totally been into steel grey for weddings, and apparently I am not the only one! Theknot.com says steel grey is the new accent color.  I was glad to hear I wasn't entirely up in the night with my 'wedding  trend intuition'.  And the best part... Cache Valley is COMPLETELY in style this year! I have several brides who are doing a lot of the big wedding trends, like the steel grey or winter wonderland wedding.  Usually we are a bit behind on the times. So way to go girls, I am definitely impressed. I would love to see steel grey with a bubble gum pink or even a bold orange.  How fun! 

Roxie took these cool photos for me. Dont you love how she put them by that old rusted metal?