Friday, August 01, 2008

Meg's Flowers in action...

So I'm pretty excited because my official debut as a professional florist on my own, I'd like to say, was a great success! One of the gals Mike goes to school with got married a couple of weeks ago and asked me to do her flowers; it was kinda cute actually, another girl in the class was getting married around the same time, and Alison, this bride, was like "I claim Meg!" Made me feel pretty good. She's just really great like that though, knows how to make you feel like you're the best person ever!

So Alison and Josh are high-school sweethearts, and the four of us have hung out together on a couple of different occasions, and we really like them as a couple, so this wedding was already going to be a lot of fun. Add to it, that the bridesmaids dresses may be the prettiest I've seen, and oh yeah, by the way, made by the mothers of the bride and groom! The cutest flower girl ever, plus Alison's got pretty good taste, so it was easy working with her. That all equals easy success as the flower lady, and just an enjoyable experience all around for me. The ceremony and reception were beautiful and loads of fun, and I might even have my first wedding booked for next summer!

The wedding was Saturday evening, so Mike helped me pick up the flowers Friday morning, he went to work that afternoon, and I just sat and played with flowers all day! I loved it because I just really took my time, enjoyed the process, and just had a great time doing it. Friends Alex and Sarah came to stay that night, so after a small break for pizza and Wii, Sarah helped me wrap hundreds of hyacinth to add into the bouquets and vase arrangements. Let me know what you think; any areas for improvement? Any blooms out of place?