It’s been a very busy week here at the studio but we sure have had a lot of fun. We have five weddings tomorrow, and our flower shop has been hopping but we found time for some “in the cooler celebrations.” One of the highlights of the week was when we had guest visitors Carol and Bill from Corvallis Oregon. Carol co owns Celebrations Florals with her partner Peggy. Carol and Peggy are designers in the group I started called the Chapel Designers. I was so thankful to have Carol here in my studio and in my cooler.
If you know me well, you know I love to take pictures of my kids in front of our red door. This photo has become a huge tradition for us and because of this, I love to get photos of my guests here as well. By the way, look how those succulents are doing. I hung those babies in the door garland several months ago and they have been thriving.
Tonight is also Riley’s 15th birthday and currently there are 9 additional teenagers over for a birthday pool party. This is also the reason why I am awake and writing this post.
Another reason I am celebrating is because my BFF (best flower friend) Don is totally back in my life again. The dahlias are now truly producing and I have his yummy, delectable, amazing product from now until the first frost. I am the luckiest girl alive!!!!
Bouquet number 1
Bouquet number 2
Bouquet number 3
Bouquet number 4
Bouquet number 5.
I got really brave tonight and I drove a cabbage rose right through the center of a cafe au lait dahlia to make bouquet number 5. PLEASE DONT TELL DON!!!! I have to admit I think this was a brilliant designer move as long as Don doesn’t kill me.
Happy night to you all!!
So happy to see Carol in front of the red door as well as in the cooler! It is such and honor to be there!!! Happy birthday Riley, my “little” buddy! Those bouquets are ah maze ing! And Don. I am so jealous! Can’t wait to be back.
So cool to see another Chapel Designer make it to the cooler. Its truly a blessing to see another one of us standing in front of the red door. Happy Birthday to Riley! I can’t believe he is now 15. I still remember the blog post called the Sponge of Responsibility. Ahhh Don’s Dahlias. I can’t believe the bounty he brought you. Enjoy! And holy smokes you have five weddings this weekend? I feel like a slacker.