flowers and flourishes

This past weekend we hosted one of the first of many workshops and I loved it! Even though it was a lot of hard work, I loved seeing so many smiling face, loving spending a weekend doing something creative.  And then when the flower crowns were made and placed on each one of the ladies heads... oh my!!! I was like a proud momma! I think every young girl, lady, and woman needs to make her own flower crown and get an see herself in the mirror. There is something so girly, so feminine, truly unlike any other experience of femininity in the DIY field.  

So today we give you this sneak peak of this past weekend's festivities.  But I also leave you with the fact that there will be many more images of the event and a listing of the amazing sponsors that made it all happen.  

oh my!

How amazing is this sneak peak of a recent wedding we did in Brennan's of Houston?  This photographer has slowly made her mark in the Houston wedding scene and I have absolutely loved watching her business grow.  She has the most amazing, feminine eye that captures the bashful, hearts shooting out of her eyes, in love, gushy side of a woman that no man can capture.  She's a gem for the wedding community and only hope more of my brides book her before she is fully booked for her 2016 season.  Go take a look at more of her work HERE.

this past weekend

We felt so fortunate to have had this past weekend full of the two of the most amazing events.  An intimate wedding at Brennan's of Houston and then followed by a wonderful in-home workshop.  Today I'm sharing with you the pictures of this adorable, fun, playful workshop we had  for a group of high-school graduates. 

I had to take a moment in the middle of teaching this class to soak it all in.  These girls are embarking on the adventure of a life time and they have NO clue.  I remember those days when we were all hopping around from graduation party to graduation party with out any idea of what the future held.   And I distinctly remember seeing all the mother's having this look that I now finally understand.  It was the one I had, the one where we are so overjoyed and filled with anticipation of their innocence and their future.  

These girls were just so stinking ADORABLE!!! I loved every second of our time together and only hope they learned a little something about flowers and flower design.  Thank you Jennifer for allowing me into your families home and trusting me to teach those bubbly girls a little something creative.  I can't wait for many more in the near future!

this lady is rockin

We have to give a little shout out to one of our favorite calligraphers in town. Figured today would be an excellent day for that as today is her birthday!! Kristara from Kristara Calligraphy, and I met through her attending my flower design class that later developed a bond as business owners and creatives.  I feel so fortunate to have her as a creative bestie and look forward to many me collaborations we have up our sleeves.   For now I have to share some of these amazing pics we put together on a fun play date we had a couple weeks ago.

But stayed tuned to many more collaborations and fun photo shoots!  And of course go check her out HERE

sometimes I have to slow down

With the pile of emails just building up and making me insanely anxious, I have to take a moment and enjoy these images.  This bride was one of those brides that every designer dreams of! She had a vision, but made sure I knew that she trusted me to make everything look amazing.  Something about people trusting your designs that makes you truly produce your best work.  

When there aren't the limits of 'this Pinterest pic' or 'I must have this flower', I believe that the client then gets an artist's work.  They will get the designer that is excited about creating the arrangements, not the designer anxious to make sure everything is exactly where they expect it to be.  But everything is exactly where it should be.  There is actually a difference.  And that difference is seen in this wedding.