Ward - Wilkinson Wedding

Hale - Page Wedding

Johnson - Gilson Wedding

Lovell - Keel Wedding

My picture is not nearly as good as those from the day of the wedding but

 I had to show the detail of the ribbon and lace.

Nielson - Showalter Wedding

Lewis - Eckhardt Wedding

My roommate Hannah was married in Colorado.  She asked me to replicate the one I had done in December for my cousin.  It was a whole new experience to travel so far with fresh flowers.

The brides mother had passed away a few years before so a 

chair and corsage were set up in her honor. 

Emily - Bridals

This was a friend from Culinary school.  She asked me to do these for her bridal shoot.  I had the opportunity to do a flower crown for the first time.

Winter 2013

 So I love blue and silver.  This love comes largely from my Mother who got it from her Father.  I never knew my Grandpa so for the last few years I've liked to do something blue and silver for Christmas in memory of him.  These are just a couple of decorations that I was able to put together after Christmas.  I know I know.  Kind of crazy.  But they make for very beautiful winter themes.  The bucket is a sap bucket my Mom got from a trip (I think) and the snowflakes were crocheted by my wonderful Mother.

A little fun fact about this piece is the electrical insulators.  My other Grandpa (My Dad's Dad) used to collect these.  About two or three years ago I came across a decorating idea that incorporated them and I have been using them ever since.  One unfortunate thing is my Dad was cleaning out his work building where my Grandpa had kept a lot of these insulators.  He told us all to take what we wanted and then the rest got thrown away.  This was all before I even thought about really using them so I just got a couple to have as a memory of my Grandpa (who I didn't know either because he died when I was two).  So anyway most of these ones I actually bought at an antique shop and I've started my own little collection to use in decorating and to keep as memories.

 

Thanksgiving 2013

So one of my favorite things about the holidays is decorating.  For the last few years I've been able to decorate my parents house and I love it because I have a lot more resources than I do at my apartment.  This is the centerpiece I put together for this years dinner.  I have the great fortune of having a family large enough that one table is not big enough.  So I got to create two beautiful centerpieces.  It is getting a little challenging trying to make them different each year.  It is fun though.

Olsen - Shettell Wedding

So these are a little late getting up.  This was my cousin Danielle's wedding in December 2012.  I got to make two bouquets for her.  She wanted an artificial for bridals and to keep and then a real one for the day of.  I had a lot of fun with this one.  The lilies were beautiful and I added pine cones since it was in the wintertime.  My only regret is I don't have pictures of the corsages and boutonnieres.  All photos are courtesy of Cristi Nelson Photography.

 

I was able to put together a small arrangement with the remainder of the flowers.

These two pictures are of the artificial one.

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Petersen - De Campos Wedding

Squire - Bishop Wedding

This is my dear friend KD's wedding.  Again I've posted late.  This wedding was in July 2013.  KD and I have been best friends since our freshman year of college in 2009.  Again with this one I got to do an artificial and a fresh bouquet.  I was also able to do bouquets for the bridesmaids as well.  Also, once again, I wish I had taken pictures of the corsages and boutonnieres.  It was a beautiful day and the flowers turned out lovely.