+ FAQs about my life & biz
For wispy centerpieces, you need wispy ingredients!
In this one I have: Orlaya Lace, Green Mist, and Mexican Baby’s Breath. Green Mist is typically available year-round at the LA Flower Market, while Orlaya and MBB are harder to track-down.
NOTES:
Orlaya: Gorgeous, floaty, make sure the stems aren’t soggy or you will not get the wispy look. You’ll get the sad droopy look.
Green Mist: Inexpensive, impactful for cheap, but sooo shedd-y. My floors are always covered in the white fall-out.
MBB: A go-to if the all-white bride wants that whimsical look. It looks quite elevated (in comparison to regular baby’s breath). This one really needs to be edited down if you want pieces to float on the top.
"Edited": Florist term for cutting all the leaves and off-shoot branches so there is only 1 clean stem that appears bendy or wavy. MBB has off-shoots quite low on the stems so it requires more editing. Can be used as a mass flower without editing. See below.
Gorgeous Bridesmaid Bouquet for a Garden-Style Wedding
The feature flowers in my arrangement are actually Ecuadorian Tibet roses. Ecuadorian and standard roses are typically quite tight and cylindrical. Since these were fully bloomed, I pulled out the center petals and reflexed the outer petals to give it this wide open-face look. I consider the centers of flowers the eyes. Arrangements always look better when you can see their eyes ;-)
The Before: this is what tibet roses usually look like "fully bloomed"
After: I reflexed the petals open and pulled out the center petals
In retrospect I should’ve added smaller garden roses because the proportions are off with my large tibets. But that’s okay.
I hope this helps! Each ingredient takes time to understand, learn how to care for properly and manipulate well.
As my Auntie G says “each flower breed has its own personality!” Sometimes they love you back and sometimes they hate you and die the second you bring them home. That’s 1 of 1,000 reasons flower design services are valuable. It takes decades, maybe never, to learn all the breeds and how to love them so they’re not dead at an event. I genuinely enjoy the trial and error and forever-learning. Something ephemeral you’ll never master.
As for FAQs on my life & biz, what prompts me to write this is desire to be transparent.
Are you a full-time florist now or trying to be?
No. and no, not at the moment at least. I’m still an occupational therapist and love it. I will probably never quit. Especially now that I work for myself (private practice), I enjoy my “patients” and learn so much from them and their families. It will always be a passion. I’m a “weekend” florist! Floristry challenges a completely different side of me.
What are your prices?
This is all listed on my website under “Investment”. :)
I would reiterate it here but it’s honestly said best on that page. Pricing and money are always emotional topics for the wedding-planning couple, and I empathize as a former bride.
Flowers are additional; they’re not a must-have like venue, food, tables and chairs. And for those reasons I have no ego about how important my work should be in your event or wedding.
I have been fortunate enough to work with clients who love flowers and have stylish, creative collaborations with me. I feel very lucky they trust my expertise, cherish my work, and respect the hard work that is floristry.
My market currently is “affordable luxury”. That’s the one I understand most - it’s me! I do offer discounts for couples who wed at our venue Sweet Suburban Backyard. Link to my website pricing HERE.
Happy Friday!
Xx, Kelly
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