A New Business Website

As some of you may know, several years ago I started a wedding flower business. Flower arrangements are one of my passions. I can't imagine not working with flowers, even if it's more of a hobby at this point than a source of income. It's a fantastic creative outlet and it's certainly provided me with great opportunities.

In an effort to continue bringing in those opportunities, I created a website for my business. Initially I used Wordpress to help me build what I wanted, but I found the interface to be too difficult to use. So recently, I made the switch to a website builder called Wix and I couldn't be happier with the results.

Here is the URL for my business, Big City Blooms - www.bigcityblooms.com. If you know anyone looking for a budget-friendly florist in the Pacific Northwest area, please send them my way!

Bachelorette Party Fun

I'm flying into Burbank tomorrow morning to kick-off a weekend of bachelorette party fun in honor of my best friend Briana. I'm looking forward to pool time, pedicures, and of course, the party itself, as this is a solo trip (kids are staying behind with daddy.) Thank God! This mama could really use a break.

Although most of Briana's party is already planned, I'm considering making something fun to add to the mix. Like a survival kit for everyone. Thank you Pinterest for having so many fun ideas!

Now if Saturday could only come a little quicker...

Snacks, water, bandaids, gum, Advil and breath mints.  

I love the title of this one. Very clever. 

I love the custom labels on this one.

A cute, cost-effective way to carry all the goodies. 

Wedding Preview

It's wedding time again. Hooray! I get to do what I love and make somebody else's day special. You can't beat that feeling.  Luckily, the bride for this wedding was very easy to work with and gave me complete freedom to do whatever I wanted so long as I added yellow gerber daisies and "some white flowers for contrast." I'm pleased with the results and I think the bride will be too.  

I'll be sure to share photos post-wedding. Professional photographers have a way of making my arrangements look like works of art! Until then, here's quick preview of the bouquets:

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Romantic Lego Proposal

If you love Legos as much as I do, you'll love this adorable stop motion proposal that a Georgia man created to surprise his future bride.  She said yes, of course!

Amanda's Wedding Flowers - Part 2

Greetings readers! It's been a few weeks, but I'm finally back from vacation and ready to share some awesome things with you, the first of which are some of the photos from a wedding I did last month.  These are the wedding photographer's photos so they make the flowers that I put together look all nice and shiny (much better than the personal photos I snapped with my iPhone).  If you love flowers as much as I do, take a peek.

Top Ten Dessert Trends

See what's cookin' for cupcakes this year courtesy of The Food Channel.  They've just released this short video covering all the latest tasty treat trends and oh boy, does it look good!  Enjoy photo after photo of some of the most delicious-looking things you'll ever see.  Considering not a day goes by that I don't indulge in something sweet, I'm actually amazed that I haven't tried all of these things!

Vintage Vibes

A floral blog that I follow called Fiore Fresco has this great, budget-friendly idea for adding a little bit of vintage to your table setting.  Old candlestick holders are usually readily available at garage sales and thrift stores and you can add simple touches like ribbon and sprigs of basic greens to spruce them up.

Personally, I'd use something like this for a garden party or outdoor wedding. Gorgeous!