Southern Blooms by Pat's Floral Designs

11/17/2024

Wrapping up the fall season, even though it still feels a bit like summer! I’m hoping we don’t just go straight to winter, but somehow it feels like Winter is coming!
Anyone else need a mental break? I actually enjoy winter in our business. I love creating beautiful flowers all year round, but it’s nice to slow down a bit, celebrate family and friends, and cuddle up with the puppies and a hot cocoa!

08/22/2024

OUR NEW WEBSITE IS NOW LIVE!!!  

What???? Yep, you heard me, we FINALLY have a new website and I am so excited to share it with you!
Please be sure to head over to www.southern-blooms.com and check it out. Link in Bio.

Thank you for taking so many amazing headshots and arrangement photos for us during this long process!
Thank you for making the process go so smoothly and helping us create our beautiful new branding materials too!
Thank you for helping me proof everything.
Thank you to all of our colleagues and staff that make our community such a great place to create magic together!
And thank you to all of our fabulous clients for allowing us to be a part of your celebrations, because without you we wouldn’t be here!

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08/14/2024

08/10/2024

08/07/2024

“Isn’t she lovely, isn’t she wonderful?”
Such a beautiful bride and very special day for Caitlin + Ian and captured so perfectly by .
Caitlin’s Bridgerton inspired wedding planned by was such a special day and although we had to dance around some rain showers, the grey sky only added to the dreamy atmosphere!

07/02/2024

It feels like summer!
I was working on a quote for a future event and came across this centerpiece from Tyler & Tim’s wedding last year. I loved the enchanted forest vibe of their dinner reception.
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06/30/2024

So exciting!

06/12/2024

We look forward to being again this weekend and bringing lots of colorful spring blooms!
This wedding for Shani + Ted was one of our favorite colorful weddings ever!

05/12/2024

Happy Mother’s Day! My two best friends - the wonderful woman that brought me into this world and the amazing young women who made me a mom, thank you for being my best friends!

04/10/2024

We have been anxiously awaiting these pictures from .martin and are so excited to share, but honestly choosing our favorites was really difficult!
Grace + Richard’s wedding was one of our all-time favorites. We worked tirelessly with .speight and Grace’s mom to plan/coordinate/execute the cohesive design. It took 60+ saplings/branches from the woods behind their home and my team and I built these massive trees piece by piece on the poles. And have you seen the tent entrance we created onsite as well?
The evening prior to the wedding Grace’s mom wrote “On my way home, I stopped by for a serene, solitary walk through the tent. It was magical. The trees are glorious. The bones of the arch entrance are an architectural marvel. Thank you for making such a complex vision come to life.”
It was truly our pleasure; we love that they trusted us to just run wild with creativity!



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04/02/2024

Spring really showed up for Emily & Sam’s wedding a couple of weeks ago. We had designed the ceremony flowers before we arrived and the branches in the arrangements were exactly the same as the trees that lined the lawn behind the barn. did a last minute switch up and moved the ceremony under these gorgeous trees instead of in the grove where we normally setup. It all came together perfectly!
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04/01/2024

Happy Easter!
Spring has arrived quite a bit earlier this year! I remember when we were designing ’s wedding in mid-April a few years ago and we were hoping for blooming branches but nothing had popped yet. So, we decided to embrace the look and build this arch at the entrance to her aisle with bridal veil, bare branches, moss, ferns and we even stuck a bird’s nest 🪺 in the back!

03/08/2024

Happy International Women’s Day!
If you have ever met my mom you would know how passionate she is about empowering women. She started our business 38 years ago with very little experience in running a business and many people doubting that she could do it. Her passion, creativity, and drive kept her going even when it did not make financial sense to continue. When I graduated from college and was trying to figure out my next steps I decided that I could join forces with my mom and help take our business in a direction that would allow us to grow and build on that passion. My mom physically is no longer able to work with us, but her passion still prevails in everything that we do.
Photo by Jen Fariello Photography

03/02/2024

What an amazing ride this was! The bride’s family did a complete renovation of their Virginia country home to get ready for and .jones5 June wedding. I love every detail of this special wedding day!

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03/01/2024

I was going through photos of our work, as I so often do, to find inspiration for clients and I was thinking about the bouquets I have created over the years that have been our most popular. Some are “oldies but goodies” that I still see pop up on Pinterest searches. Which one is your favorite???? Do they still stand the test of time?

02/25/2024

Will we continue the trend of assorted bridesmaids’ dresses this year? I hope so! I love how it makes each wedding unique and your friends will be able to wear their dress again. Planning:
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12/25/2023

May your holidays be filled with family, laughter, and traditions. Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas from our family to yours!