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Oh just me a couple weeks ago, color-coordinated to the season of Thanks. And I have much to be thankful for in this flo...
29/11/2024

Oh just me a couple weeks ago, color-coordinated to the season of Thanks.
And I have much to be thankful for in this floral life. Thanks for the flower friends who anticipate my Spring season with glee, couples getting married that trust me to stretch creatively, and for the physical energy to do all the things. And of course, I’m giving thanks for my husband who has been invaluable this Fall for projects to help take my growing space beyond the constraints of the past.
More on that soon….Be well in this holiday season 🫶🏼

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From one Amanda to another, you looked marvelous my dear!And how good are these photographs? What a series of captures ...
27/11/2024

From one Amanda to another, you looked marvelous my dear!

And how good are these photographs? What a series of captures
The low light is giving Vermeer, old-world timelessness ✨

What I really want to come to discuss is this bouquet and being a farmer-florist. The arch likely shows off more of the flowers I grew such as dahlias and heirloom mums. But to me the stand out, pièce de résistance if you will, is the cafe au lait dahlia in Amanda’s bouquet.
The end-of-season curly center, cut at the perfect moment, a stunner of a flower!
If you know dahlias this has a cut life of a day or two, which is a nail-biter, but her inspo bouquet photo had one front and center.
Growing flowers for a wedding for me is one part quality control and one part art. I cannot and will not waste your time on complaints about flowers I have bought from wholesalers that were unusable. It’s just a thing. But what I will say is no wedding I have ever done would have been half as good if it were not for the flowers I added into the mix. Period.

This wedding took place the third week of October. For Summer flowers such as dahlias, the killing frost date is a moving target, my flower growing area is even a slightly colder microclimate compared to my house sitting up the hill. Light frosts were happening the first and second week of October, I would go out and spray the dahlias and buds with water before the sun came up so they wouldn’t be damaged. And luckily in October 2023 I had all my wedding cuts made before the true killing frost came. This year would have been a completely different story-a killing frost two weeks earlier than the year before. Nature gives and takes in equal measure, so I always prepare for a backup in the October wedding season. Amanda’s wedding florals were all the lovelier for having some grown by my own efforts.
If you stuck out this story, thank you! I hope it gave a little insight into my business beyond the end result!

I am thrilled to have this wedding come back to me today after a feature in http://www.boho-weddings.com/254361/rainy-f...
26/11/2024

I am thrilled to have this wedding come back to me today after a feature in
http://www.boho-weddings.com/254361/rainy-fall-wedding-in-ohio/

Perhaps a good time to share a little story about the wedding day, the importance of having true professionals working for the couple, and the arch that may, or may not have been.
The date was late October, a riot of color surrounding but the weather was suspect. The ceremony set up was moved from another spot at to allow for tent seating. I left the arch floral setup for last and I could see the two planners conferencing about where items should go. They were instructed to set up in front of the fireplace as an alternative.

Here is where function ex*****on and event styling come to a head.
~The arch provided wouldn’t support florals and stand on concrete, withstand possible wind, and would compete visually with shape of the fireplace. I urge the couple has spent to have a ceremony back drop and I need it to be done, and safely.
~We conference and of course all agree
~The opposite end of the tent appeared to have the same ground issues if one looked at it plainly. A concrete pad and a walkway. BUT, if you push a little further and go into the grass, slightly askew of center you get the look and feel of the Hocking Hills wedding experience.

To have the shot by being in Nature…and the blending of floral art, you, and your lives in one ✨

I have shared some photos to show some of the areas I mentioned, while lovely themselves, cannot compete with the end result. I would hate to have seen this wedding with no arch and the wedding party tightly packed in with photography compromised.
Wedding days aren’t about checking things off the list and generic alternatives. A couple at the fireplace as the focal point can be splendid! I would love to flower that another day. But when you have the Right Team-they are about really viewing a place for the potential alternative for your original goals.
When you book me, you get me that day, and my belief I have the authority to suggest alternatives to make it match your aesthetic. Wasn’t it a lovely event? More on this lovely day soon…

I’m in Fall cleanup mode, all of the true flowers are gone as a hard frost was upon me. Some fun bits and pieces are sti...
19/10/2024

I’m in Fall cleanup mode, all of the true flowers are gone as a hard frost was upon me. Some fun bits and pieces are still hanging about to give me small inspiration. And my mind is full for the planning of new crops-annual favorites and fun perennials alike. There is no true downtime in a flower-filled life, plotting or worry in equal measure.
So goodbye to fresh flowers grown by my own hands for now.
I will still be highlighting wedding work that has yet to see the L̶i̶g̶h̶t̶ ̶o̶f̶ ̶d̶a̶y̶, I mean Insta

My Muse, very demure and very cutesy 🖤🤍🖤
29/09/2024

My Muse, very demure and very cutesy 🖤🤍🖤

The pocket square floral requests are not slowing down, luckily, cause I love them. Do you?
20/08/2024

The pocket square floral requests are not slowing down, luckily, cause I love them. Do you?

I’m in my pink feelings this week
14/08/2024

I’m in my pink feelings this week

I had to call in the help for this past wedding weekend, the two vehicles were full and the extra hands were a blessing ...
21/07/2024

I had to call in the help for this past wedding weekend, the two vehicles were full and the extra hands were a blessing to me. In the heat you have to save a few outdoor projects till just before to ensure the flowers look their best. We were repurposing pieces immediately after the ceremony because you should get your moneys worth! Olivia had her own projects she championed and believe you me I paid up her labor rate, and owed her a dinner!
These are the days my friends đź’•

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