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Kat's Flower Affair

Kat's Flower Affair Freelance floral designer creating romantic garden style weddings.

Independent floral designer specializing in weddings, private events, and personal flowers for your home.

06/09/2022

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05/15/2022

We have been busier than busy and although it may not look like it from these boxes of mine! Ahhh no time to post all the pretty but maybe one day ☺️

This one however is a first and a favorite so I wanted to be sure to share! I’ve had this vision in my head every since I met with this couple and hoped I would be able to find the proper elements when the time came because you never know! Big big thank you to my sweet friend and green thumb goddess Tiffany who’s blooms always make my heart sing! Her buckets of goodness made my vision come to life! Also, the roses from my girl Liza also mind blowing beauty and if you zoom in there are two precious foxglove from my cutting garden too! These foxglove were pure magic and I swear I saw a fairy living in one of the bells :)

These were so fun to create and more so because I had my flower fairy Carissa .by.ru playing with me on these beauties! It’s always better with you at my side!

For Isabelle & Brian

04/03/2022

For Kimberly

She’s a work of art built with my hands. Before this could happen many hours were spent choosing the stems to be used and in what colors. This happens many many months before she is created and now nature needs to do her part bringing rain and sun to the fields these stems will grow in. But without the hands that planted these seeds, tended the fields they lived in, and the love given to the land that produces all this beauty…she would not exist. Forever grateful to the women who grow flowers and feed my soul.

03/20/2022

The is something special about creating flower crowns that I really love. Yes, they take a lot of time and it’s hard work for our hands but there is something so satisfying about the entire process. From choosing the flower, snipping off their heads, wire and taping them, and then the final assembly.

I feel the rhythm hit as I start to thread their fragile heads and there is peace in this place, the loudness of the world quites and I’m lost seeing only the beauty in my hand. This process is hard but these moments are worth the effort and I am forever grateful for flowers and you!

Mom’s is the first photo and her daughter’s the second. Her daughter is 8 and she wanted hers to be a bit fuller 🌸

03/19/2022

I was driving home from an appointment this morning and went a different way than usual and the biggest bougainvillea I’ve ever seen stopped me in my tracks! First off it really shouldn’t be blooming right now and it was loaded with blooms! This called for me being brave enough to knock one the door and ask permission to do a little trimming 😬 So I took a deep breath, walked up to the door and knocked. The sweetest man answered, I now know him as Joe and I explained that I was a floral designer and was admirering his bougainvillea and wondered if he’d allow me to pay him to cut some. He laughed said he never bothered with the damn thing and asked if I realized it had very nasty thorns?! Hee Hee I laughter and said yes I did but I loved it so much it was worth the pain. He said he felt he should pay me to clean it up and not the other way around! I left with a back seat full and an invitation to come back anytime I’d like, and a new friend named Joe. I literally was crying while I was cutting her glorious branches! Being brave is hard but the rewards beautiful.

03/09/2022

Thinking of the women having to flee Ukraine with small children alone, leaving their husbands to fight a senseless war. The ones who are unable to leave, the women of color who are not seen as women but “black women” so their chance to leave is less than the woman standing next to them who’s skin is a few shades lighter?! Even in the darkness of war racism rises its ugly head for all to see.

To the women who are prisoners to a body that has never felt like it belonged to them, I see you, you are my sister, and your fight is mine.

To the women who love and support me and all my crazy, forever grateful!

03/05/2022

Working on something special with for Mother’s Day in her beautiful studio space in Los Altos and it’s got me so excited! Hint…dried everything and these peonies I dried will definitely make the cut!

01/10/2022

I’ve purposely disconnected to get some much needed time to reconnect with family, friends and myself. Sleeping in, lazy days in my pj’s and just moving at a snails pace feels pretty good.

11/22/2021

Today I turn 62 and I’m taking this day to reflect on how far I’ve come in just a few short years! It’s honestly so humbling and truly a dream come true! This flower dream is no longer a light in the distance, it is a small but successful little business that I grew from a dream that I had pushed aside for years but once I was brave enough to jump I never looked back!

To my children who have taught me more than I have them…you are the foundation of my soul and without you nothing would be as it is. You are my everything.

To the women who have loved me through a really tough year, so much love for you all.

To all my couples past and future who have helped make this dream possible…thank you, thank you, thank you!

08/06/2021

She was creating using flowers from two farms and and some special bits from my garden. She’s going to be bringing some love to a picnic table tomorrow, can’t wait!

08/04/2021

Some buckets just pull at my heart…this was one of those! Thanks Jess for the gift of your friendship and days on your farm where my heart and mind are recharged and another week seems doable! I love you sweet lady!

07/10/2021

PRESSING PAUSE 🌸

I’ve never really been very good at these squares but I’ve always anxiously posted on a regular basis trying to keep you engaged and hopefully attract new faces to gain exposure. Even through COVID…but 2021 she has managed to occupy every moment of my day and most days I could use a few extra hours! Anyone else?! So I’m doing myself a favor and pressing pause from posting but will try to keep my Stories updated, fingers crossed, even that’s been a challenge. Nooo time.

To those who have shown me grace and those whose words of encouragement fill me…thank you!

Let’s talk dried flowers before I go back to my rabbit hole! These were dried from leftovers and my garden! Three boxes of beauties…ranunculus, dahlias, roses, peonies, and straw flower to name a few. These pretties will be featured on the top of mini cube organic soaps being created by and then flown with her to Hawaii. They are going to be the at her friends wedding and all the flowers are in her color palette! I’m so in love with this idea! I will soon be offering these to my couples…thoughts? I’ve also got an idea for a keepsake from my couples personal flowers but that’s going to have to wait for 2022!

06/11/2021

A dainty bouquet full of local pretties and the roses are from mostly from my garden! For sweet Eva a November Bride of mine who has her engagement photos at today. Can’t wait to see the photos!

06/05/2021

Busy busy busy but I’m not complaining one bit. I’ve been creating lots of personal pieces lately and I’m so obsessed with them! I’m so inspired by and her elaborate wearables, her book is such a gift and has absolutely played a role in my designs going to another level, thank you Sue 🍃🧡

This is a hair piece I made this week for one of my beautiful brides from flowers that I naturally dried myself. She will wear it at the back of her head and if you swipe left you’ll see all the little bits that will be glued in her long beautiful hair!

Ashley and Mark, like a lot of couples, have had their wedding dreams on hold for quite some time and we are so excited to finally be having a wedding in July!

04/17/2021

Distant Drums Rose is a hybrid belonging to the garden shrub roses. The admiration is for their beauty, resilience, and mild fragrance which is a combination of myrrh and licorice. It’s wonderful rose with one of the most unique colorings in rosedom.

Why do we humans admire and easily see the beauty in all the different types, colors, and shapes of flowers, trees, and plants and yet we lack the same ability to do so with each other. It’s a sad gut-wrenching reality that has Black boys and men, Black girls and women being murdered by those said to serve and protect them. But they don’t protect, they don’t serve and Black people know it in a way that I or any white person can ever.

We’ve been sold a system that is killing our people, our fellow human beings. To many names to list...
Breonna Taylor
Rayshard Brooks
Daniel Prude
George Floyd
Atatiana Jefferson
Aura Rosser
Stephon Clark
Botham Jean
Philando Castille
Alton Sterling
Michelle Cusseaux
Freddie Grey
Janisa Fonville
Eric Garner
Akai Gurley
Gabriela Nevarez
Iamir Rice
Michael Brown
Inisha Anderson
Adam Toledo
When will we make changes that will stop names being added to the list?

04/05/2021

This is eggstra special for a few reasons but I’ll talk about the eggs I used in this arrangement.

You might remember I had posted on my stories the beautiful eggs I had gotten from a month or so ago. Anyway, I fell in love with the color and with Easter being around the corner I new I’d use them somehow! So I carefully poked a small hole in one end and gently (it took awhile) removed all the egg. This way I could still use them for scrabbled eggs!

Swipe right to see what I made using moss as a water source for the flowers. Happy Easter flower family.

02/12/2021

I’ve got a grateful heart over here because you guys did it again...I’m officially sold out!

I can’t wait for you too see all the local beauty I am blessed to play with! These roses are locally grown in Watsonville knows how to grow some roses! Beyond thankful for the relationships I’ve developed with local growers!

I swear I’m feeling giddy and joyfull being surrounded by all these beauties...I’ve missed you so!

11/12/2020

Like a wildflower; she spent her days, allowing herself to grow, not many knew of her struggle, but eventually all; knew of her light.
-Nikki Rowe

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Tuesday	9am - 6pm
Wednesday	9am - 6pm
Thursday	9am - 6pm
Friday	9am - 6pm
Saturday	9am - 6pm
Sunday	9am - 6pm

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All the pretty little elements that made her bouquet seen in black and white magic...

For our Christmas table🎄 #christmas2018

This year I was able to attend a #ponderosaworkshop and learn from Katie, it was truly a life changing experience. Katie puts such thought and care into each detail of her workshop. From the moment I arrived my heart knew this was the best gift I could have ever given myself and my business. What I didn’t realize was just how much this experience would touch a part of me that had been buried for far too long. An awakening, the feeling of knowing you belong, encouragement, laughter, all the while being surrounded by Katie’s unmatched talent ( contagious smile, laughter and oh the dancing 💃)that she so generously shared with us all. These are friendships that formed in a week but will surely last a lifetime. If I could afford it I’d attend every single one! I am so excited to be able to share about her newest project! @ponderosa_and_thyme is launching the Ponderosa Classroom Online, an online video platform that will serve as a growing resource for floral education and inspiration. I am so excited to be joining in on the fun for this next year, and I hope you will consider doing the same. Head over to her profile (@ponderosa_and_thyme) to learn more and sign up during their Introductory Special offer period. Only $96 USD for a year packed full of community, connection, and continuing education! See you in the #ponderosaclassroom

The best day creating all this magic with Jo @wilderflowerssc and Mercedes (no Insta) at @ardenwood_historic_farm in Fremont. Thank you Jo it was an amazing experience 🍃🌿🍁🧡🧚‍♀️ . . . . . #freelanceflorist #alltheprettythings #floralinstallation #dreamteam #underthefloralspell #livecolourfully #createarteveryday #flowerart #bayareaflorist #bayareaevents #dscolor #transitionaldesign #nofoam #sheplayswithflowers

Yesterday I created this bridal bouquet from the extra stems left over from this weekends orders. I took her down to the creek that runs behind my place...dogs playing in the water, lovers holding hands, and the lighting was pure magic✨🍃🧚‍♀️ . . . #underthefloralspell #losgatoscreektrail #freelancefloraldesigner #bridalbouqetinspiration #weddingdreams #flowermeditation

The last five days have touched my heart in a way that I am now forever changed. I have loved flowers from an early age, a gift passed on from my Mother and Grandmother, but I never imagined this affair with flowers could lead me to a place where I could feel so loved but it has. Thank you Katie @ponderosa_and_thyme for nurturing my soul, touching my heart, and for teaching me the true meaning of giving. I will cherish every memory from this time spent with you and all the amazing women you brought together. I love you ❤️ . . Ladies...thank you for all your generous hearts. I wish I had proper words to say how much all of you have truly changed my heart. I will hold this time with you close to my heart always. 🍃❤️🧚‍♀️ . . @ponderosa_and_thyme @schollsvalleylodge @charlastorey @hannahbeeking @sarahrahmae @sarah_at_work @carolinereusenflowers @leannemarshallofficial @clairelafaye @theenglishdept @silkandwillow @smashingpetals @theflowerforager @tenyllemarie @edgeswildstudio @bucketsandblooms @melaniefaun @madame_rogers @bleumfloral @crownandthistleflowers #ponderosaworkshop

Growing my dream 🍃🧚‍♀️

Some rustic wedding inspiration on this wedding Wednesday...thank you @catiebelle_photo 📷👰🎩🌿❤️🧚‍♀️ . . . coordinator + photographer: @catiebelle_photo Videographer: @amyhungfilms Hair: @glamologybeautylounge Makeup: @kimbakerbeauty Bridal Gown: @bidesofca Jewelry: @nikscandi Florals: @katsfloweraffair Invitation Suite: @squinks_art Dessert Table: Carol Gittens Rentals: @foragevintagerentals.co Bride: @ninipinini Groom: @thatdamneric Venue: @guglielmowinery