Puas by Paige

03/09/2021

It’s hard to pick a favorite from this session💖

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03/09/2021

Absolute notebook vibes 🔥🔥🔥🔥

Captured by the incredible of

03/09/2021

Happiest Aloha Friday! What do you have planned today?

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02/09/2021

I am terrible in front of the camera. No joke, absolutely awkward 😂 If there is anything I’ve learned from being around all these talented photographers, it’s that it’s important to just be yourself in front of the camera. Buy your fav food/drinks, go to your fav spot, dance like crazy—-have someone photograph you in your element…it makes for the best photos 🔥

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Floral Wearables

02/09/2021

If you aren’t bringing to your photo shoots you’re doing it wrong

02/09/2021

Big fresh floral statement earrings and a fresh floral ring? SAY LESS🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
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02/09/2021

If this last year has taught us anything it’s truly the importance of our relationships and caring for one another. These are crazy unprecedented times, lots of heavy events and hard decisions. Hold the ones you love close. Laugh hard, hug harder. Say all the things. BOOK ALL THE PHOTOSHOOTS and make memories every single day.

02/09/2021

Mommy and me sets are my favorite make and oddly enough, I’ve haven’t made one for me and my little girl yet! This entire session of still pulls at my heartstrings and I can’t believe it’s taken me so long to share 💖

11/06/2021

Happiest Aloha Friday🌈 it’s summer time and I’m feeling ready to make plans and conquer the world! What do you have planned in the coming weeks that you’re excited about?

Over sharing these forever 🌈

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Flower Tattoos & Crown
French Macarons
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Professional hype man & bounce holder @ Pensacola, Florida

03/06/2021

Sometimes your dreams do come true✨🌈
I woke up one day in the middle of busy season talking about With my husband- telling him how I wanted to create a bold rainbow crown after seeing lots of artificial ones floating around and wrap someone in bold bright floral tattoos. To be honest I love all flowers—- but bold, big and in your face is my jam & I rarely get orders for it. It’s taken a lot of patience to learn to be more structured, less colorful and whimsical. I wanted to break free and feed my own creative fire with no rules- wanted to feel like me again, I wanted to create for my heart❤️ as a creative I think it’s important to do that from time to time, to Create just for you✨

The team that executed this worked like a well oiled machine, we vibed so well and lost track of time. ✨It’s so rare to find creatives that just get you and your vision with little to no direction. After being so busy with orders and not feeling like myself this creative team gave me LIFE! Looking back on the photos I still feel that same energy and I’m obsessed 🌈

Thank you to each of you for making this concept beyond my wildest dreams
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Flower Tattoos & Crown
French Macarons
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Professional hype man & bounce holder @ Pensacola Beach, Florida

19/05/2021

19/05/2021

Graduation is still in full swing! Order your leis today by placing a floral inquiry with us today🌺

05/05/2021

I’m not a hat kinda girl but with these photos has inspired me to just maybe throw one on, with a crown of course!

Thinking about offering dried crowns for rental locally for styled shoots! Comment and let me know what you think! They’re always available for purchase too though!

Mahalo for allowing me to be part of this incredible styled shoot. Simple & so stunning!
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Dried crown @ Pensacola, Florida

02/05/2021

You asked & We Listened!
We are honored to be featured along side other talented humans at Art in Bloom Event! Art in Bloom displays the creativity of floral designers who interpret works of art from Fiore’s gallery collection.

Friday May 14th is Flowers After Hours from 8p to 10p , a preview event where you get to meet all the featured artists and florists! Come meet my little co-workers, some cool grandparents, my right hand man AND ME!
Saturday May 15th is Art in Bloom from 10a to 4p! Puas by Paige is not only a featured artist but a vendor as well! We selling crowns, floral jewelry & Hawaiian/Filipino Food and Snacks. Stay locked into our stories to see what we have in store for you! Tickets can be purchased through Fiore! They’re even selling shirts!
All tickets and proceeds from the events directly benefit all the artists and florists that are featured. We truly hope you come out and support the local creative community, we cannot wait to meet all of you!

✨WE ARE DOING A GIVEAWAY FOR A HAWAIIAN SNACK BASKET! We want to do our part to reach all parts of north west Florida & the gulf coast to invite everyone to celebrate the creative community & local florists! Local florists need your support now, more than ever!
Giveaway Details:
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✨Post any of the slides in this post to your stories and tag
✨Tag all the friends you know--especially the ones in the Pensacola & Northwest Florida Area. Each friend is an entry, you can enter as many times as you'd like!
✨Giveaway runs from May 2 - May 15. You can tag & share post every single day for chances to win. Sharing the posts to your stories gets you 2x the entries!
✨Winner will be randomly selected on the morning of Art in Bloom May 15th!

*Must be local to Pensacola to Pick up, winner can have items
shipped but pay for shipping if not local

I truly appreciate your support, and I really hope to meet you at this spectacular event! Now, lets go scream about it from the rooftops! This giveaway is in no way sponsored, endorsed, administered or associated with Instagram. @ Pensacola, Florida

30/04/2021

✨ *DJ Khalid voice* April is C-Section Awareness Month🌿 and id like to share my experience as the friend of the woman having a c-section. E is one of the crunchiest people I know 😅 She is all about organic, healthy, from the earth living. She spoke of having an all natural unmedicated vaginal water birth. About halfway through her pregnancy we were told baby K was breech. We tried all the things like swimming, going up and down elevators and eventually External Cephalic Version. She still had faith up until the last moment that baby would turn as she was adamant about not having any western medicine, especially a c-section. Baby K, would not turn and she was sent to the hospital to have the procedure. Baby was born, healthy, beautiful and mom was in good health as well. For years after baby K’s birth, she would tell me that “they took him from my body.” She was so devastated that her planned natural birth did not manifest. She studied Ina Mays Guide to Natural Birth and would have 2 babies after baby K that were both born naturally. This story just goes to show how different people can view C-Sections, each and all these emotions about this procedure are pure and valid. Its ok to NOT want to have this procedure done too.

It was difficult to watch her recover, I wasn’t sure what to do at the time, so swipe to see what helped me recover!

Again biggest mahalo .coastb for sharing your gift of photography with us. I am so grateful for you. We will cherish these images forever.
Flower tattoos by me @ Pensacola, Florida

29/04/2021

💜April is Month of the Military Child - My dad served in the Navy for 20+ years, My brother and I were born and raised in the navy lifestyle. In a very typical military kid story, my dad was accepting our house hold goods from their new move when my mom went into labor with my brother. We would move more than 5x across the globe before graduating from high school. We travelled and lived in countries most people dream of all before turning 18. Growing up I remember being sad that I had to leave my friends all the time and start over, however at the same time, I had my brother who was my default friend at every new duty station and school. I grew up seeing so many cultures, so many types of love, and people. My friends from elementary all the way through HS, have a bond that is unbreakable. We share the same journey of finding home not in a place, but in the people we share it with. This has translated into adulthood where even though we might not talk everyday, I feel like I could call almost anyone from my childhood and have a conversation as if no time has passed. We used social media when it was created for its intended purpose, to stay connected when our parents and guardians got new orders that pushed us apart from our new found friends. We have grown into adults who carry cultures in our hearts like they are our own. Many of my friends had parents deploy for months and years at a time, so other families became our village. That life had a lot of challenges, however when I look back, I wouldn’t trade it for the world.

Randomly threw together this collage very quickly this morning from my tagged photos on FB . I just scrolled quickly and picked some because if I spent too much time looking at all our pictures id go down a really deep rabbit hole of reminiscing. Most of these pictures are from PSD, which is also such a military kid thing isn’t it? Missing my friends, and really happy that this little platform allows us to connect even after all this time. @ Yokosuka, Kanagawa

28/04/2021

This is ME. 2 kids, via C Section in 2 Years. April is C-Section Awareness Month and I wanted to share my a little of my story with you.

I wanted to do an all natural birth, unmedicated vaginal birth with my first child.The entire pregnancy so far was a breeze so wouldn't delivery be too? It was very clear, at the half way point that might not be possible because of his size and my gestation diabetes. Still, I planned my natural vaginal birth plan. I got to 40wks and was scheduled to be induced. I got into the hospital & everything happened gradually but my on paper birth plan was slowly fading away. My first set of contractions had me screaming for an epidural. I labored for 23 hours, got to 9.5 cms, got a fever and dr found meconium so we were rushed into an emergency C-Section. From the time it was decided to the time I was on the table was SO fast. I remember shaking uncontrollably from the meds they were pumping through me, the OR was freezing. I was scared even with my husband gripping my hands right next to me. For my doctor it was a routine day, he and his staff were calm cool collected and bumping Rihanna in the OR. A couple pushes and pulls later and a huge 10 # baby boy entered the world, on the scans 2 days before he was only supposed to be 8.8 so we were all surprised! My husband went to cut the umbilical cord and was whisked away with baby to do skin to skin while I was stitched up.This was the only part of my birth plan that was intact, and I didn't get to do it first. I layed there, feeling tired, confused, cold, HUNGRY...still shaking a ton. My recovery with baby #1 was rough on my body, I was in a lot of pain. Baby ended up being sent to the NICU since we both had fevers upon his delivery. This was a blessing in disguise. I was able to recover under constant care of a hospital staff and rest, and so did he.

Baby #2 a year later was hard. Her pregnancy was rough from start to finish. I was also pregnant just as the pandemic started.I had all the symptoms all 3 trimesters and again, halfway through we knew this time for sure, I would have to deliver via C-Section. It was different PLANNING for a c-section and having gone through it the year before. I was much more collected going into it, I knew kind of what to expect and I was able to eat even till a couple hours before surgery. I remember calling my bffs and asking for reassurance because I was scared to go under the knife for sure this time. They all reassured me it was normal to be scared to be cut open, and to have faith in my team. Leaving for the hospital was surreal, kissing my parents and son goodbye, hopping in the car casually like we were going to dinner and showing up to L&D with our small bags and waiting to be called in. The entire staff had history of my first birth a year earlier so we knew what to expect with little details like which arm took best to my IVs and which veins were best for poking. I got to meet the anesthesiologist who ended up being a light during my surgery. From the time we got there to on the table was an hour or so. I got to sit and text/call all my friends and family right up until the procedure. Laugh with my husband and talk about how our lives were going to change in a couple mins. They wheeled me alone into the OR as my husband got dressed to go in. My staff was joking that even though it was turnover time they all wanted to stay to see baby because we all became friends fast (and I was massive.) The procedure was before christmas so christmas music echoed through the cold room, this time they made sure I was very comfortable, my anesthesiologist made tons of conversation and kept us laughing the whole procedure. My doctor brought in another doctor to learn from him how he was going to stitch me up since he was opening the scar from the year before. This time, when they got to baby, and pulled her out, I felt an immense relief of pressure. She was 11 # (for reference im 5'1 BTW) everyone let out a collective sigh and laugh because she was so big! It was joyous in the OR. Christmas music continued to play as my husband went to cut the cord. I was excited to see her knowing there was no need to rush her off to the NICU like our first baby.

My husband left the OR again to do skin to skin. This time I was thrilled for him. I got to carry our children, I knew what they felt like. Having him do skin to skin before me, alone with our children before while I got closed up was a very special moment for them. He likes to joke hes their favorite parent and bonded with each of them differently because he they felt his heart first out of the womb. I love that for him, because our children know how my heart feels from the inside.

Both of my recoveries were different. Thats a story for another day.

My best friend is a L&D nurse. She always told me, your only plan should be to have a baby Paige, no matter what that looks like. Even though I wanted the natural birth, she would always remind me that any healthy birth is GOOD birth. I found being pregnant both times that people push the all natural, non medicated birth is put on a pedestal like its something we should strive to do. I remember feeling shame that there was a chance I couldn't birth them naturally. Shame that a c-section somehow made me feel less of a mother and a woman. My body could not have delivered those babies naturally. And thats okay. I needed the assistance of science and medicine.

These tools were created TO HELP ME bring my babies into the world. Science and medicine has come SO far from even when I was born 31 years ago. I think the language around birth has to change just as much.We should advocate for women to have healthy happy births no matter what that looks like. There is so much shaming and hierarchy in motherhood/parenthood/pregnancy/postpartum that is really unnecessary. Every person is different and every birth, is different. My doctor knew my wishes and truly tried to have me deliver my children the way I wanted to. The world had a different plan. Doctors and nurses are so well versed in their jobs and what they do, it does a world of difference if you TRUST their knowledge. Its important to advocate for yourself too but again, different post for a different time.

I am grateful for the advances in medicine that allowed my children to transition earthside . I am grateful for the staff at Sacred Heart L&D and the Womens Group Pensacola. And lastly, I am grateful for my family and friends that supported me through both pregnancies. My children's deliveries are a miracle of science and I am so happy they're here.
Mahalo to for capturing these moments for us and for always making me feel beautiful, bare in front of the camera. You are the best. Flower Tattoos by Yours Truly

19/04/2021

It’s Monday and one of my closest friends from Hawai’i is here. I’m so elated to see her and have our babies meet after all these years. She was the first person to introduce me to making lei and she’s the reason I have all my pets 😂 I’m so excited to make all the lei just to make this week! So stay plugged in stories! We will be making lei, talking story, giving out lei and maybe even selling somethings! 🌿

Where are your best friends spread out too? Where are they at? Tell me below!

07/03/2021

🌿Let’s get real today; Infertility.

I’ve got a lot of moms in this community and I know I’ve also got a lot of people who are still on that journey to parenthood with no clue when or if they’ll get there. I have more close friends than I’d like struggling to get pregnant. For me, It’s a hard topic to talk about even with your closest of friends because everyone’s journey is so different and truly varies on a day to day basis, and that’s ok. It’s a very sensitive and difficult topic, even more so if you’re in the thick of it. I think as a friend of women who want to embark on the journey of pregnancy it is our duty to hold a safe space for our friends. I have learned leaps and bounds by following accounts like who educate help educate about infertility. So much of the language we are used to using is hurtful and unkind even if unintentional. We need to learn to be better and we can do that with an open heart and an open mind. Let’s do better and be better✨

06/03/2021

Flower crowns + water are a match made in heaven for me✨

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05/03/2021

It’s y’all ❤️If you’ve got an event coming up let’s bring out all the stops and put a crown on everyone, including all the animals 🤩🌺

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05/03/2021

🌿Do you remember when Sally hit last year? Well this beautiful mama and had a maternity session planned. The bridge got knocked out and there were trees and debris everywhere! Somehow, some way Cami pulled off this session in studio AND in her backyard. I was so incredibly moved by this whole session, the power of perseverance and ingenuity...and a photographer who knew just how to harness chaos to turn it into magic. Swipe to see the stunning image in Camis backyard✨✨✨

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05/03/2021

What can you do today that you were not capable of a year ago?

✨Today, I decided it was a good idea to take both kids to get multiple vaccines at the same time 🤷🏻‍♀️ what could have compelled me to make such a choice? Controlled chaos, but guess what....we made it 😅 on the real though, I never thought I would be able to handle 1 kid let alone two. I wouldn’t say we are thriving but we are surviving and making lots of great memories along the way. It’s been a wild ride and I’m sure we haven’t hit the interesting parts in this journey yet!

03/03/2021

Whenever I come across these photos created if this beautiful couple and the most gorgeous mama, I smile. With my first pregnancy I didn’t take any professional photos and I didn’t have any done of our son when he was born. He actually doesn’t have any professional photos until we did family photos at Christmas when he was 6months old. Life.....it was all happening so fast. Funny thing is it always happens fast. There’s always an excuse not to have pictures taken. Money, time, how you look or feel....the constant thing though that I know eats at you like it eats at me is that when you see other peoples professional pictures you wish you did some too. So here to reminding you to find a photographer and book your session. You deserve to get dolled up and have ANY season of your life documented. Don’t wait for any special occasion, just book❤️

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03/03/2021

When I came across I couldn’t believe the vibrancy of her photos, the composition and the raw emotion she captures so flawlessly. Also, as a woman of color, amber has truly mastered the art of editing other people of color. In all honesty in my opinion, there are photographers few and far between who can photograph & edit people of color and make our skin shine vs muting/masking the tones. I love love love the way she plays with colors and this photograph is a perfect example! Her little babe is the CUTEST Rapunzel am I right?

26/02/2021

Drop your fellow mom-entrepreneurs in the comments so we can connect and give them a follow!!!

I am blessing your feed with this beautiful collaboration with & ❤️

I feel so humbled to work with such talented and fearless women who also happen to be mamas & small business owners. It’s been a whirlwind being a mom but adding a new business to has been a rollercoaster of emotions. Being able to connect with fellow humans who understand that struggle has been so good for my soul! Hope you have the happiest Aloha Friday 🌺

25/02/2021

If you could see any animal in the wild what would it be?

No hesitation mine is a giant squid 🦑 🤷🏻‍♀️ That is all. Hope you’re having a great Thursday

23/02/2021

Say yes to the things that set your soul on fire🔥

sent me floral tattoo while I was in the last trying months of my pregnancy, I was SO inspired by the piece and at the time I was in the middle of reading The Art of Wearable Flowers by . The images of piece continued to lived rent free in my mind for a while; her work is unreal. When Valentine’s Day rolled around reached out again and the timing was perfect, I was just getting back on the scene after new baby, the holidays and my mother in law and great grandmother in law were in town to help with the babies. I needed to create. This piece came together and my eternal muse made this piece come to life. Thank you for capturing such stunning images, for being YOU and for the inspiration & for sharing her techniques with the world.

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18/02/2021

These two are stunning and their love, is something out of this universe ❤️


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17/02/2021

Ok it’s COLD ❄️ I left a bucket of water outside last night that I was using to clean flowers and it iced over! Ran inside to turn the heat up! Are you enjoying this cold weather or prefer the warmth of summer sun ?!