Monday cutie: Hot off the press...April Flowers has arrived!

Think back to a time that you accomplished a lofty goal that you had and, at one time, thought you'd never be able to cross your list. Do you remember the excitement of that moment, the happiness you felt, the people who congratulated you, the wonderful mood you were in that whole day (or that whole week!)...can you picture it? I can, I'm living it today. The new issue of Brides magazine was released today and I'm so excited that our flowers were featured throughout a 6 page spread from Meghan & David's adorable wedding. Right there in full color, in a nationally distributed magazine, for all to see are OUR flowers. I have seen April Flowers credited on blogs and websites but there's something about seeing it this way -- ink and paper. Something that can not be erased, changed or altered. Something that is timeless. I have worked so very hard these past 5 years and seeing my business in a magazine makes it all worth while. While showing our "director of deliveries" Jason the spread this morning, he looked at the article, looked at me, gave me a hug and said "April, you've arrived!". Jason summed it up - I feel like I've landed and planted my feet feet and made a name for myself. To some in this ridiculously talented industry their work may be featured all the time and to others it wouldn't matter -- to me this is HUGE..something I've always wanted. It's finally here and I kinda like it. I think I'll hang around for a while. :)

Many many thanks to Meghan & David for picking me and making it possible for me to achieve one of those big lofty goals in life. xo 

Monday cutie: Nicole+Jeff, the girls, and boots!

Hello friends! Well, I'm back from vacation (try not to be too jealous) and ready to get back to monday cuties, consultations, e-mails and lots of pretty flowery things. Since I took the week off last week to fully enjoy my vacation, I have something very special for you this week. My dear friends Nicole+Jeff were married this past summer and I'm so glad to finally get the long awaited photos. Nicole and I have been friends for quite sometime and I love her fun spirited, hard working, always laughing and comforting personality. Nicole has a heart of gold and when I think about some of the most important people in my life she is one of them. As a thank you for creating all her blooms Nicole gifted me my first pair of authentic western earrings. She even wore a pair of my earrings for her something borrowed.  Now, Nicole's a cowgirl...a real legitimate cowgirl...so where else would she marry her man than in a pasture? Yes, a pasture on the family ranch with a few upgraded additions of course. There were sunflowers (naturally), lots of purple (her favorite color), wildflowers (c'mon the wedding was in a pasture), boots, hay and lots of dancing. The evening was filled with so much love and good friends -- I think so often of how much fun the day was and I'm honored to have been a part of it. Thank you Nicole+Jeff for allowing me to be a part of this truly special day. Also, thanks to some super awesome vendors who brought the day together: DJ Bob with Phase 1 Entertainment, Jonnell+Niki over at Events Redefined for running things so smooth, Rib Line for making some delish dishes, and Jessica from Paper Sky for crafting some awesome invitations.

Photos by Bella Castle Photography

Monday cutie: Kim+Matt and a Style Me Pretty feature!

Hello all and happy Monday! I've been so excited to share this post with you for a while now! It seems as though Style Me Pretty was just as excited about this wedding as I was and they gave it a front page feature on their uber-fabulous blog - see the full feature HERE! Meet Kim+Matt. Kim is just the sweetest and goes down in my book as one of my favorite people to have worked with. Her brilliant and heartfelt ideas combined with her sweet personality are a winning combo. It was so much fun to work with someone who had such great ideas but also wasn't afraid to let me throw my own ideas in the mix. With a super-star team of vendors like Pacific Harvest Catering, Ahlin Photography and Sealed with a Kiss Events the day was perfect. Thanks to Elisa at Ahlin Photography for sharing this lovely images with us and many many thanks to Kim+Matt for letting us play a small role in such a momentous day. Best to you always!

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Monday cutie: Emily+Steve

Hello friends and happy Monday! Here's a little cutie for you of Emily+Steve's lovely day. They were married at the Santa Margarita Ranch and despite the rainy day everything turned out beautiful - largely in part to Alana over at Love Me Simple! Alana helped to get the day off without a hitch and ease Emily's rainy nerves. Thanks also to Samuel Potter for suppling us with some superb images from the day!

Monday cutie: sneak peak of some super yummy-ness

Can I say that you just might have your socks knocked off when you see the full post from this lovely inspiration shoot we did with a super star team? Well, yes, I can and you will BUT you'll have to wait! For now here's a teaser. xo

Monday cutie: Sun Valley Idaho, a custom wedding dress and dear friends

Hello friends! This week's Monday cutie coming at you on a Thursday....the shop was super busy making lots of Valentines happy and so I, sadly, had to neglect the monday cutie. Better late than never right? So...meet Danielle and Drew. Danielle and I first met working together at a local flower shop during our college years. We quickly struck up a friendship and so did our boyfriends (now hubby's)! We worked together for a couple of years and then when I started up my own flower shop Danielle came on board with April Flowers. She played an instrumental role in getting the shop off the ground by providing support, love and beautiful designs. She is someone who is highly organized and on her game which really helped me stay on task during the difficult adjustment into the life of a business owner! Shortly after Drew asked Danielle to be his wife (she of course said yes!) it was only fitting that she ask me to create the flowers for her wedding...there was only one catch....it was going to be in Sun Valley Idaho. We finally got all the details worked out and off to Sun Valley we went! Danielle loved the soft garden-ish pastels but also has a thing for tropicals so we blended the two for a rich display of color and romance. Be sure to take a second look at Danielle's one of a kind, hand made for her specifically, beautiful wedding dress - every girls dream right? Here's so shots from Kristin Cheatwood of the flowers and the beautiful day Josh and I were able to be a part of. Love, love, love to you two always.

Monday cutie: The Hames+Style Me Pretty, Valentine's day and a winner!

Meet Sarah+Matt Hames. See Sarah in her gorgeous red dress....yes, a RED dress! I met Sarah @ Cal Poly and our type-a highly organized personalities struck us up a quick friendship. She and her handsome groom Matt are long time loves and I was over the top excited when she asked me to put together the blooms for their SLO wedding this past fall. Jonathan Roberts over at Bluephoto took some fabulous images of the day and I'm so happy to have been a part of it all. It was especially fun for me to create the flowers but then also stay for the party and celebrate their new journey. Flying Caballos was the perfect compliment to Sarah's red dress and all the details were just so perfectly them. Style Me Pretty thought so too! See the front page feature by clicking here!

On another happy note we have a winner of a special prezzie from April Flowers! My husband Josh was actually the closest guess but that just wouldn't be cool so.....the happy recipient of a lovely prezzie from April Flowers goes to Michelle Zulim! A super sweet client who took a chance on me when I was still so new to the industry. Congrats Michelle!