Kismet Flowers LLC

K I S M E T
flowers + fun I love plants and flowers. I have grown to realize that I find my happiest times with family and friends in nature. To feel awake.
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Being outside and feeling the sun. Backyard shenanigans, patios, parks, bike rides, picnics, and gardening – they all bring that warmth of family closer. Flowers resemble those smiles and moments. As like you all, the journey of life continues to expose new paths. And new understandings about myself. I’ve made the choice to focus my energy into those things that bring happiness. To play with flowers!

06/11/2024

I will always choose color. All the colors. Any color.

9.10.2022

The team will remember this day. Even the kid, as he passed by the computer, did a "oh mom" moment. Looks like some amazing shade now, but when we tied ever single ribbon onto ever single chair, it was not. Texas sun in the beginning of September, you left your mark.

06/07/2024

All-time favorite: coral charm peony. Hands down. I’ll brag about them every chance I can. And get so excited when a pallet comes our way at the perfect time to include them into the bloom order.

05/31/2024

Found the tiniest snake during this setup. Friendly kind. Scooped that little guy up and relocated to a different part of the property where everyone could have their safe space. It’s Hill Country what can I say.

Found a coral snake yesterday at our house. A few hours before 8 teenagers were finishing school and headed over to swim. I was NOT pleased. There is NO safe space for him here. NOPE.

05/29/2024

You all know how I love a non-traditional ceremony set up! Props to for pulling off this ‘in the round.” It was absolutely perfect.

And if you haven’t heard the news, is now offering DAY RENTALS!

05/25/2024

I’ll never take for granted working with beautiful humans. Hearts full of love. Leading with kindness. Smiles filled with laughter. Embracing hugs. Compassionate words. Smart. Talented. Confidence in being your own unique self.

05/21/2024

Another trend I’m seeing in regards to budget: cutting the boutonnieres. Or reducing to groom only. I’m mixed on this. On one hand, I do love creating them (even though I still cannot spell it without autocorrect). It’s a quick satisfaction when creating everything else takes such time. They’re ornate. Finding the most perfect little pieces and creating the tiniest replica of a bouquet is satisfying. On the other hand, they do not have a water source and can look south fast especially in the sun. If pictures are early in the day, add in some heat, those little bouts can look pretty wrecked by the ceremony. Come the reception, jackets are off and hanging on the chairs. I get it.

05/18/2024

Let’s talk budgets. They range. And I’m a firm believer every client should have beautiful flowers no matter how big the bucks.

A great solution is a STUDIO PICK UP. You don’t have to pay the additional labor of team members delivering or coming on site for setup / installations. It saves. A lot. Time costs. It gets very expensive, quickly, when a team comes on site to bring the magic to life.

Kismet is located in the center of Dripping Springs with easy access to SO MANY hill country venues. It’s a ‘grab and go’ on the way to the venue. We have everything all packed up and ready for the big ride.

There’s no minimum. Equal opportunity here on all budgets. Let’s also be realistic that you might have to pick and choose your top priority items based on what’s affordable within your allotted dollars.

Quite frankly, I simply love creating. With my hands. In the studio. Doors open. Music going. While the ‘big’ weddings are a blast and that adrenaline is something fierce, sometimes the joy of only creating and not going on site is a breath of fresh air. It’s a win for both of us.

One more thing while we’re on the topic: ceremony. I will not send anything out the studio as a pick up that includes a zip tie where the client attaches the creation to an arbor / arch / chuppah themselves. I simply don’t think it’s a good idea and my worry would ruin the joy. So there has to be a little wiggle. Think stacking arrangements on pillars / stands or even the ‘meadow’ look with ground-up arrangements. Plus, without it attaching to a frame and being created in a foam cage, you get to repurpose to the reception site. Another win win!

05/17/2024

Always a fan of a colorful bouquet. Any color. All the color. And the ribbon she requested as a nod to her time in France. Appreciate it so much when clients make it personalized.

Apparently I have the need to start every sentence with the letter A. Anyone else notice? Anyway, happy Friday friends!!

05/16/2024

Sign me up. I’ll take this day any day.

Bachelorette Gathering, Company Outing. Wellness Retreat. The list can go on. Visit www.delsolevents.com for additional details.

Still so many smiles thinking about this perfect day. Claudia and Thomas are the most genuine, compassionate, beautiful souls. It was an honor to spend this time with them. The energy in that studio, with these amazing humans, is simply magical.

So the history goes: My son earned his juvenile Black Belt in Kung Fu from Sifu Thomas the fall of 2019 after 4 years of commitment. He attended at the old studio off Hwy 290, before the move to this fabulous location on Fitzhugh. The classes gave him confidence, discipline, mental and physical strength. It was the best for my little want-to-be ninja as we adapted to our new community. It was a home and a family he knew he belonged. They focus on a balance between mind, body and spirit. Being a good, contributing human. I’ll never be able to adequately describe how grateful I am to Del Sol and their influence in supporting my little to grow into this most amazing young man. 🙏🏻🙏🏻😘😘

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05/15/2024

Yes please. All of it. I could sit here all day/night.

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05/14/2024

Challenge yourself to do it differently. I am in love with this runway style ceremony. It’s perfect for the small elopement setting.

This is the center room at Del Sol. There are beautiful sliders on each side of the room that can open to one large space or closed for 3 separate areas. Western facing of all 3 rooms have overhead doors that can be rolled up, bring in that fresh Hill Country air. The space is perfectly accommodating for either a progressive event where each area is set for a specific purpose or one grand space with everything opened. See it for yourself at www.delsolevents.com for additional details.

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05/13/2024

This was a very special day to me. If you don’t already know about , you should. It’s not just a yoga and kung fu studio, it’s a forever family. AND they’ve recently chosen to share their sacred space to the public for hosting private events. So of course we created a styled shoot to showcase the variety of uses of their space. Check out www.delsolevents.com for additional details.

First up, that golden hour sunset. Bloom pallet inspired by their Hill Country sunset view.

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05/13/2024

Balance. Sometimes feels impossible but we strive for it either way. Over the years, I've learned to set boundaries for Kismet. We don't work on holiday weekends. We take time in slower seasons (summer and winter) to focus on us, travel and rejuvenation. We chose to take only a limited number of clients. Burnout is a real thing, in any career. Never do I ever want to become resentful to flowers for holding me away from watching the kid's soccer matches or missing a birthday dinner. Having these boundaries in place allows us to stay creative, inspirated and ensure each client receives the full attention deserved.

Let's also remember to not take life too serious. There were a lotta funny, inappropriate words being spoken to each other through those teeth. And the 'joyous' husband was revealed once the gallery was delivered. Thanks for that amazing surprise, Sweets. XOXO

05/11/2024

At the end of this month, it will be 10 years since I left the 'big girl job' and created the change to do something for myself. This is when we initially focused on our "spend more time and energy into the things that you love" moto. You get to choose your time and how it's spent. It is a choice. While I loved that 'big girl job' and appreciate all that I learned, it was time to break free of the hamster wheel. Because of that change, Kismet Flowers bloomed.

I knew I wanted to 'play with flowers' and tried variety of hats along the way. Never did I ever think I would grow into a wedding exclusive florist with a vast knowledge of this industry. And I quickly learned it's not the glamorous 'playing with flowers' we'd all like to think it is. It's some late nights, long days, on your feet, back hurting, bucket carrying, hands cracked, ladder climbing, fast paced kind of flower work. Oh how I do love that adrenaline rush on wedding weeks.

The scout. It's been in the family since about that same time. To me, it signifies the husband going through the same emotional recognition. He wanted to wrench and spend time with the kid in the garage. Fun car got sold and this beast of a project allowed him to focus his energy into the things that he loves. Well, a love hate relationship if we're being honest....it is a Scout after all.

Change can be so rewarding.

05/10/2024

Last time we had family pictures taken, I wanted it to be more like "a day in the life of" rather than posed portraits. Us, at home, being us. These were taken last year. Yep, a whole year later and I'm finally sharing. So what's happened in a year?

My hair is much longer. Kismet continues to grow in successes I'm incredibly proud of with our 'biggest wedding yet' happening each season. I've found and appreciate a balance of me, mom, wife and florist to clients.

The kid now towers over both of us (probably 6 ft if not a smitch less). He's matured so much in the past year, really finding his stride and being more confident letting his own unique person shine bright. Being a parent to a 13-year old boy is pretty awesome. Truly. Plus, every morning, I get to ask 'did you remember deodorant?'

The husband and I had our 20 year wedding anniversary. We've written quite a few chapters in our book. It's been fun to see how life continues to unfold for us. Forever grateful for a partner that supports and encourages. He's taught us to always lead with love first.

Ok. So I did it. I posted on social media and I'm committing myself to spamming all the flower pictures into your feed. But I'm sorry, I'm gonna stick with old school pictures only. It took me long enough to make this post, reels are completely out. It's already a lot of screen time, I don't want anymore. XOXO

02/24/2023

For a short week, it sure felt long.

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02/22/2023

Installations, big or not, make an impact. Best locations: over the dance floor or over the head table. If you choose dance floor, swipe to see how is can support your first dance in front of your guests and last private dance.

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02/21/2023

With this weather, I crave getting my hands into the soil. Anyone else?

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02/17/2023

It’s a beautiful day friends. Enjoy your Friday!! I hope it’s filled with all your favorite things.

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02/16/2023

Will always love the movement to mixed wedding party attire. We’re all different humans, right. Having a color and style that allows you to feel beautiful is important.

02/15/2023

To all the floral friends out there, today is your day. You made it.

02/15/2023

I hope today your heart feels love. And I hope tomorrow, it feels even GREATER love. Valentines has never been my thing. I have a hard time getting behind it. There shouldn’t be an expectation that TODAY you show love. We should lead with love everyday.

02/14/2023

L♥️O♥️V♥️E

02/14/2023

Cheers to love. Everyday, leading with love.

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02/13/2023

I have an idea. Let’s push the Super Bowl to the Sunday before Presidents Day. There needs to be a day of recovery. My productivity today is challenged.

Photo from a beautiful day, coming up on their one year anniversary.

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02/10/2023

Fun Fact Friday.

We’ll start back up with executing weddings after Spring Break. We take these first couple months of the year to (1) rest and recuperate (2) close out the books from the previous year and complete taxes (3) book the incoming year. Even though our hands aren’t in cut stems, they are buried deep into the computer. Within the past 5 weeks, we’ve booked 65% of our annual goal. There are only 6 weekends in the fall still available.

Kid got braces and looks adorable. He aged a year in one morning. I can’t stop hugging on him hoping it slows his man body from growing so fast.

Over that ice storm last week, I took sweatpants wearing to the next level accomplishing more days in a row than I should admit.

Took us 4 days straight to clean up all the lost trees/limbs. The barricade we built in the front is screaming for the most epic nerf battle.

I hate cooking. ‘Heating up’ is more my speed.

Growing out my hair, not really sure why yet. It’s getting long enough that I’m really embracing this top bun thing. Letting my inner spirit of Pebbles shine through I guess.

02/10/2023

Where does time go? Hard to believe these two are coming up on their 2nd anniversary in May.

If you have any physical training needs, .paige.dpt is your solution. After long weeks in the studio on my feet and then shlepping bucket after bucket from the studio to the van to the wedding site back to the van back to the studio … this ol’ body can get some aches and pains. Her videos are so helpful!!

02/08/2023

Let YOUR personality shine. Their favorite cake, hands down, is Grandma’s Strawberry Cake. So when it came to choosing a cake for their wedding day, it wasn’t even a question. It comes in pink. Only pink. We decided it would be more fun to really let that pink cake SHINE rather than disguise simply because it didn’t match the overall color pallet.

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02/01/2023

Always a fan of the details.

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02/01/2023

Use plants! This is a trend we've loved supporting in the past and see it incorporated even more as we develop proposals for clients this year.

In other news, woke up earlier than the rest of the house this am to get work done on the computer. All I've done instead is walk from window to window watching trees fall. Stay safe (and warm) out there.

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Dripping Springs, TX
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“Spend more time and energy into the things that you love.” It’s our family motto. It is the exact reason we play with flowers. We love the details that come with creating floral & décor for weddings and events, big or small. We find inspiration in each special day being customized and unique. Personalization is our thing.