More of this later, just working on changing upload method...

Fodder and down-dog

It's been a busy day today, getting ready to head out at 5 am for a pretty daytime wedding at Alderbrook tomorrow.  And my colleague is worthless...she's too busy practicing doga to be useful.  But I can't wait to see these ranunculus, succulents and orchids in action.  Oh, and I have to wait around all day after the wedding is set up, so that I can do tear down after.  I have to cool my heals for five hours or so on a sunny beach with nothing to do.  You people probably think this job of mine is all fun and games with pretty flowers and happy brides, but see how I suffer? 

Recent burlap blooms

I had a few boutonnieres featured recently in a Seattle Bride article about bouts made of non-perishable materials (that's me! numbers 3 and 10 above), which led to these fun pictures of Chelsea and Ian's handsome groomsmen and ringbearer.  Ian saw the article (I love a groom that reads a wedding mag!) and five days before the wedding decided he had to change his flower-fashion plans.  Short notice be damned...I move mountains for boys that care about flowers.

Have a weekend that is just like this patio...

Holy dahlias.  It's technically the flip side of August.  Make the most of your late summer weekend with a relaxing, quiet soak in the sun, maybe with a refreshing beverage and a book.

(Or peruse more pretty pictures of the upstate New York escape that includes this sunny corner.  I wonder if they take weekend guests?) 

Lacecap & Linen

A recent bouquet, created for a lookbook and some very talented photographers.  Lacecap hydrangea, Ilse roses, sweet pea, poppy pods, blush protea, stock, foxtail grass, this and that clipped from the garden...

The OTHER Kate from across the pond...

Spectacular photos from Kate Moss's recent wedding to Jaime Hince...but would you expect anything less from Mario Testino?  Or one of the most photographed women in history?  Or anyone wearing a custom Galliano gown?  Or anyone posing with a flock of flower girls and a pageboy that look like they fell out of A Midsummer's Night's Dream?  Pretty, pretty, pretty!

The tee pees?  For the kids to play in!  More photos to appear in September Vogue. 

(#41) Just a glimpse...

Oh hello there, Most Fantastic Cake I've Ever Seen! 

Via One Love Photo's lovely new blog.  If they are in your reader, as they should be, be sure to move with them!  Always romantic, always beautiful, with a deliciously vintage feel.

Real Weddings: Danielle + Greg, part II

A few more of Susie Hamidi's beautiful images of Danielle and Greg's pretty summer day. I loved working on this one! The flowers just felt luscious...pure romance and joy.

Real Weddings: Danielle + Greg, part I

Pretty summer images today...thank you SO much to the talented and uber generous Susie Hamidi for sharing her gorgeous work.  She takes some of the best photos out there!  Plus, if you wanna hang out with a genuine, warm person on your wedding day, she's your gal. 

Danielle and Greg were married at Willows Lodge last summer, accompanied by sunshine, pastel garden roses and ranunculus, her grandmother's rosary, and the beautiful gardens at the lodge.  Enjoy!

Financial advising with Fiore Blossoms

Stocks.  Gold.  Coffee can in the back yard.  Real estate.  Forever stamps!

I've done a financial analysis for you, so that you can spend your time doing summer things.  Since all of the other methods have proved not-so-lucrative in recent years, I propose that we all sell our 401Ks and invest everything in the gorgeous new "Garden of Love" forever stamps by Jose Ortega.  I mean, think of their value, when postage rates have increased to $1.25 one-ounce rate!  And in the mean time, much prettier to look at than bond certificates.

Ortega says, "Garden of Love depicts the abundance of life, its generosity, whose spirit is to be shared by all its creatures. Love's definition is broader than romantic love. Love is that colorful, full feeling you get when you enjoy being a part of and sharing in the generosity of life."  Almost as beautiful as his summery, fanciful art work, don't you think?