Flower Friday

Happy Friday!

so lets talk flowers shall we

i love them

{swoon}

i love everything about them

from their colors, fragrance, beauty

to their science, chemistry and genetic make up

{just a little nerdy i know}

how each one is unique and different

how they can brighten up a room

or a day

how they can add elements of personal touch to an event

reflect someones personality

make people smile

and bring joy

there's a flower for every occasion

but my absolute favorite occasion for flowers...

 weddings

flowers for weddings are romantic

joyful

whimsical

lovely

playful

i love getting to create arrangements that are personal

that reflect the relationship between the bride and groom

and capture their personalities

my favorite part about doing weddings flowers

is watching the brides face as she sees her bouquet for the first time

pure joy

i love the way i feel when i get to create and play with flowers

and as i am currently building my portfolio

i get to play with them

a lot

this week inspiration hit

and i ran with it

i decided to play with some different textures

and colors

it was a blast

here's what i got my hands on

{white hydrangea}

{white and purple matsumoto aster}

orange spray roses

{i like that they have multiple flowers per stem}

{pink snapdragons}

{i threw in a couple sprigs of lavender leaves

to give a little bit of fragrance}

and here's what happened

a colorful brides bouquet 

wrapped and tied with sheer cream fabric

and a boutonniere for him

made with lavender sprigs

spray rose and aster

all tied and knotted in twine

stay tuned 

cause there are more flower friday's to come

next week i head to beautiful Huntington Beach

to do a fun tropical beach wedding

this flower girl's pretty excited

happy weekend!

DIY Flowers; Use Your Resources

Some people daydream about laying on secluded beaches

with waves of crystal clear water 

flowing ever so softly onto white sands

all while sipping on a pina colada.

{don't get me wrong, I would venture to this place in a heartbeat}

But I,

I spend my days daydreaming about getting lost in 

lush, moss covered, fern filled forests,

groves of aspen and pine trees

and of course running care free through meadows of wildflowers

{picking only the perfect ones to make a bouquet of course}

I'm a sucker for wildflowers.

I melt at the sight of them

and I swoon at the thought of them.

So any opportunity I get to snag some

you bet I will.

I was biking home from work the other day and couldn't help but notice

 large patches of queen anne's lace as I was trucking along.

I didn't have any pruning sheers with me.

Yeah, that didn't stop me.

I picked me some wildflowers,

put them in my backpack and biked a couple more miles home.

As I pulled up to my apartment I couldn't help but notice the 

ballerina indian hawthorne outside our complex,

{in full bloom}

 and of course I snagged myself some.

A few minutes later

and we had wildflower bouquets in the apartment

My heart and soul were oh so happy.

For anyone who is into DIY flowers 

I suggest picking your own.

Don't pay for them.

Use your resources.

They really are everywhere!

Queen Anne's Lace is a great example.

This is big in the wedding circuit right now.

People pay actual money for this stuff

when it's a weed that grows wild on the side of the road.

So grab your garden sheers,

hop out of your car

and grab some wildflowers for yourself.

Anticipation.

1.5 days till my favorite flower holiday.

I've been swooning over all the beautiful

{but extremely over priced}

flower arrangements lately.

And I can't wait to make a few of my own

with these gorgeous blooms I found today.

The anticipation in killing me.