11/19/2025
Sharing from another’s post🍁
This is so true and so from the heart!
This sums it up perfectly!! And, please know I love fulfilling each of your orders and special needs 🌻
Confessions of a weary (but fulfilled) florist...
The behind the ("plays with flowers all day") scene view - 🌻🌷🌼🌺🌾🌿
Yes, that was me you saw tonight in Trader Joe's buying sunflowers and gladiolus. My shipment got delayed because the storms in Florida forced flights to cancel and I knew the sunflowers and gladiolus had sentimental meaning for your early morning memorial service.
It was me you saw at Hobby Lobby trying to find the silk version of the out of season flower that was close to your loved ones heart.
I cried as I designed the flowers to cover the casket of your child that was taken too soon.
I prayed for you as you, through tears, tried to compose a card message that would do your loved one justice and convey your feelings in mere sentences.
I spent hours crunching numbers, counting flowers and creatively finding a way to make your wedding dreams not only come true but come true within budget.
The mailman will be bringing the Canadian flag I ordered online to go in your arrangement to represent the family abroad.
It was me who left flowers at the grave of your parents after your dad passed away, because he always made sure we had flowers at your mom's grave.
I sat with you and soaked in th
e stories of your grandparent as you decided on your floral tributes, I felt honored to have those stories and your family shared with me for but a moment.
I got excited for you when you ordered your "pop the question" flowers because I know I did your first date flowers last year.
We send our fair share of dozen roses and mixed vases - the status quo of flowers if you will - but that is just what you see on the surface. There is so much more to being a florist, there is heart and soul, late nights and early mornings, smiles and tears, love and laughter, memories and the building of long lasting relationships.
Though the long hours and the range of emotions can make us weary, the fulfillment we get from knowing that your flowers had a deeper meaning than just blooms on your table is completely worth it.
This profession is a calling, not an occupation.
-Author Unknown
