February 2009

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Cheap AND amazing wedding flowers?

February 13, 2009 in Weddings | No comments

Flowers can cost a lot of money! I remember when I just started my business doing wedding flowers, a friend of mine was very supportive of my new endeavor. He very seriously confided to me that I was going to make some big bucks because “did you know that my [very crazy] friend spent seventeen hundred dollars on their wedding flowers?” I guess that could be considered impressive… if it were just for the bridal bouquet!

But all kidding aside, flowers can be a hefty percentage of your wedding budget. And who hasn’t had a mom, grandmother, or friend admonish you when you surprised them with flowers by saying “But they’re just going to die anyway”? Flowers are beautiful and ephemeral and not too many people are able to rationalize their expense except perhaps on a once in a lifetime event. And even if you are prepared to spend a lot on flowers, there are ways to get more bang for your buck.

…Read the rest of this blog post here on WeddingAces!

Winter Wedding Flowers

February 9, 2009 in Flowers | No comments

Winter white peonies and ilex

Winter white peonies and ilex

As we all know, most weddings are held during the summer and early fall – think the months of June, July, August, and September. Though not as common, winter weddings are special in their own right and can be extraordinary with the right selection of flowers, branches, and berries particular to the winter season. The only tricky part is having décor that affirmatively states “winter wedding” and not “holiday office party”.

…Click here to read the rest of my post about Winter Wedding Flowers on WeddingAces !

Winter updates with The Flower Lab

February 5, 2009 in Misc | 1 comment

It’s winter time and the low season for The Flower Lab. I’ve been taking it easy with some weekly corporate accounts, a random wedding here and there, as well as enjoying the new spring selections at the LA Flower District. Consultations are steady with brides who have weddings in the upcoming 2009 summer and fall wedding seasons, and I just submitted our CA state business taxes!

weddingaces

A couple of interesting developments to note: I was recently invited to be a featured blogger on Weddingaces, a newly launched blogsite by Weddingwire! Weddingaces is:


“… a new online community designed to provide brides with firsthand knowledge and experiences of planning a wedding from none other than the experts themselves! Let our diverse group of expert wedding vendors guide you through this exciting, but often stressful, wedding planning experience.

Follow our Aces as they share tips, tools, and tricks of the trade for all aspects of planning a wedding. Learn from their mistakes and take advantage of their knowledge of the inner workings of the wedding vendor world!”

As you can imagine, I am very honored and excited to be a part of this new endeavor by Weddingwire! Please check out my first post here which is just a little introduction of me.

brideschoice

The other bit of good news I wanted to share is The Flower Lab was recently chosen to receive a 2009 Bride’s Choice Award from Weddingwire! Before we toot our own horn too much, I must disclose there were 23 florists recognized in the Flowers & Decor category – third largest category after Photography and Wedding Planning – but we are extremely happy and honored to have this special recognition! A very special THANK YOU to all our recent newlyweds who put in a good word for us as well as Weddingwire!!