13/02/2024
Hey flower friends! Yesterday was our 7th birthday! 🎂 In honor of the celebration, I figured it was a good time to re-introduce myself here!
I’m Lauren, the owner & lead designer here at Laurel & Sage. 👋🏻 I never thought I’d be a florist (a story for another time), but I’m so glad I ended up here and get to do this as my job!
Outside of work, I’m a wife to Jonathan, a super smart neuroscience professor at UAB who I met in high school Physics🧑🏼🔬 We’ve lived in Bham for 7 years in a tiny craftsman we’ve made our own with our pup Shadrach & cat Basil, and this past summer we welcomed our sweet daughter Eleanor into the mix! She has been such a joy and a light in our life☀️
When I’m not arms-deep in a bucket of flowers or sitting in front of the computer writing proposals/answering emails, I’m home playing with Eleanor, walking around the Botanical Gardens with Jonathan, or finding a new place to grab fancy coffee in Bham. ☕️
My favorite part of a wedding day is when I get to hide away during the ceremony waiting to flip a space, listening to the couple share their vows, often looking across to my husband thinking back to our own wedding day. There’s nothing more sacred or a more pure glimpse of heaven to me! My favorite aspects of my job are the problem-solving and logistics planning that happens long before wedding week (spreadsheets for life), and pulling together a new and fun combination of ingredients each time I order flowers! My favorite thing to actually create varies, but I often love the challenge of a large install and the detail of a compote centerpiece! 🌷
These last 7 years of flowering have brought over 150 weddings and events, filled with so many gorgeous and colorful blooms for the sweetest couples + most fun companies! Just for fun, I did some math…in 7 years, we’ve made roughly 700 bouquets, 1,400 boutonnieres + corsages, 170 dramatic floral installs, 805 floral centerpieces, decorated 91 cakes…all together likely over 100,000 beautiful blooms that have come through our studio! 🤯
I’m so thankful for all of you who have entrusted me with your celebrations, and I can’t wait for more to come this year! 💕
