I just wanted to share with you a few really great things that my bride Jessica sent me.  Here is her inspiration board, which can be created by going to Bridal Canvas.

As you can see, Jessica has a really great look for her wedding. However, her color combinations are not your average wedding tones.  By creating this board she was able to explain perfectly to me what she was looking for.  I think this is an awesome way to provide a sense and a feel of look to your vendors. The inspiration board also can give the bride visual comfort if she is trying to bring together unique tones. I have to say, I am really looking forward to making this board come to life for Jessica.

Another great tip from Jessica was how she created her seating chart.

For Jessica's wedding we are having a long banquet style table. It is important for me to see this layout to make certain we have our centerpiece count correct. We are not simply designing one centerpiece for each table. With this wonderful visual layout I was immediately comfortable choosing how many centerpieces we would need. 

I also know of all of the things a bride must do, the seating chart is the absolute, flat out, hardest part. Many a bride has stayed up late into the night getting her seating correct. This system is remarkable and is from my good friends at Wedding Wire. This system allows you to assign a number to each person and see your end results. Wedding Wire has endless resources for the bride; the technology they share with their brides is amazing. The seating chart link can be found here.

Now about "let them eat cake." One of the great things about doing what I do is the relationships I develop. Quite frankly, we enjoy doing all of our hard work, but the icing on the cake is always the friendships we make. It is not the balance paid when the job is done. I am incredibly touched by my brides and their families. I have so many wonderful memories of this year. So many girls and their moms (you know who you are) who truly cared about me and my family. 

I love arriving at the wedding and hearing "Holly we love you" or "give me a hug" or" we knew we could trust you." The incredible faith my customers have in me is so rewarding. In truth it is very often surprising as we may sometimes appear a little crazy or even flighty. Well, I am a little flighty; in flight is a perfect way to describe me.  I often feel like I am that good fairy flying about in the Disney Movies, tapping her wand at this, and then off to handle that. I am always off to something else. I never have just one thing to do. I am often hard to reach by phone or email. I am always running through the house: upstairs, downstairs, and "in the cooler."  It does not seem to scare my clients, and I love them for that.

I am always shocked and amazed at the kindness. Just yesterday, one of this weekend's brides called to ask if she could stop by. I have to honestly say my first thought was, "Did I forget something: a piece of lace or a flower girl basket?"  In spite of how crazy it may sound around here, we do not forget things, so I was perplexed as to why they needed to come by. I immediately asked, "What's wrong?" She replied nothing; we want to bring you and your flower ladies a little treat to have while you are working.  I mean really who gets that kind of love and support; this was seriously an amazing chocolate cake. We are really lucky at Holly Chapple Flowers. So keep on loving us, and we will keep on loving you right back. 

And remember, yes, it is crazy here but as flighty as I might seem, we always bring rockin', awesome, over the top flowers to each and every bride.

Thanks so much,

Holly