Back at it...focus: Weddings!!

So after my home office was repaired from the flood in spring of 2010, I began looking at a more targeted audience.  Brides!  Weddings seemed to be an easier target.  So fall 2010 I began putting together some sample bouquets to bring to wedding shows.

And the Creativity Began

Over the next few months after making Sarah's flowers I made a few beginning display items.  I tried going to small craft church sales with Kirsty Clarke (now Arevalo)~owner of Say it With Sweets and a Scentsy Independant Consultant.  But found I wasn't quite hitting my target.

Here a few items I made....most of them however got destroyed in a flood March 2010.

Hot pink peonies and lime green orchids

Yellow roses and black-eyed susans

Basket of pink peonies, ivy, white  

                                                                                        cherry blossoms and butterflies

Easter wreath with pink eggs

Purple orchids and moss

White carnations and pink lillies

White orchids, stones and sand

Orange hibiscus, sand and seashells

Happy St Patty's with green gerberas

 Happy Easter with yellow eggs and white carnations: My first sale  for charity

Some left over boutinierres from 2004

My first customer! January 2009~Sarah Nobert

Sarah had lost her grandmother and wanted something significant in her memory.  She wanted something to put by her grave.

Where to start.  Sarah knew she wanted pink roses and there had to be a robin.  Those were her grans favourite.

This is what I came up with

Sarah cried when she saw it.  It was a touching moment and to hear her describe what her gran would say about the roses was very sweet.  I don't think this ever did make it to the graveyard.

Jeff and Rachel's Destination Wedding, Oct 2009

The Beautiful Couple

The Gang

The Bridesmaids' Bouquet

The Brides Bouquet

Rachel asked me to help make her bouquets.  This was the greatest opportunity and motivation I needed to get in touch with my creative side.  She knew what colours she wanted and we went out and bought her flowers together.  Hot pink and orange lillies, white stephanotis, and hot pink roses were a must! Rachel loves hot pink and black and wanted to throw some other bright colours in too. 

I knew I had to make these bouquets rock.  So I added black tule to the bridesmaids' bouquets which contrasted nicely with the black flowers and different bright ranunculus. Turned out pretty awesome!

We managed to cram them in our suitcases, fluff them up a bit and they were good to go!  We brought them home and used them at the reception hall on the head table.  Turns out....silk flowers are PERFECT for destination weddings!

To start....my big Thank yous!

I have had so much support and encouragement from all my friends and family over the last year.  Starting a business is hard.  But my support system has been fantastic.  To start, I must thank my good friends Jeff and Rachel who allowed me the pleasure of making bouquets for their wedding which gave me the courage and inspiration I needed.  And of course my hubby to be Joe for always believing in me and supporting everything I do.  A big thank you to Sarah Nobert, who is so talented and took the time to photograph some of my creations.  Another big thank you to Wedding SOS (owner Eva Bugaric), who was the first generous business owner to add me to her services on her website. And I cannot forget Tanya Prosser, Fairytale Occasions  , who gave me the awesome opportunity to have my bouquets photographed professionally for a photoshoot.

 And of course my many facebook fans and previous clients!! Without the positive feedback it would have been so easy to give up.

I feel very fortunate to be able to do what I enjoy.  Thank you everyone!