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!

Monday cutie: Heather+Kurt featured on inspired by this

Heather+Kurt are the cutest...so was their wedding. See the front page feature on inspired by this by clicking here. Muy gorgeous photos from Mike Larson and a beautiful backdrop provided by Flying Caballos Ranch!

Monday cutie: a french press, a photo shoot and a wholelatta happiness

It was a perfect day yesterday. Waking up, creating some seriously beautiful flowers for a photo shoot and then meeting up with two of the sweetest people I know (see their pretty faces below) for a glass of wine. Let's just say I seriously enjoyed the 80 degree January day in SLO. I thought it would be difficult for all of the other days of the week to trump Sunday but as it turns out Monday, only 3 hours young and after a superb french press brew, is making sure to keep the good stuff coming!

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Cameron Ingalls is a ridiculously talented photographer and also happens to be a SUPER nice guy. I have admired his work for a while, even from the early days of photographs hanging in local coffee shops. Cameron's work is romantic, meaningful and every picture seems to tell a very sweet story. He also has a project called The Wedding Standard, a place for brides, vendors and interested people in the like to look for folks in the industry who are raising the bar. From The Wedding Standard Cameron says, "I want my brides to have the best of the best, the people that don't just work for a paycheck, but who work with a love for their craft and a passion for people. Artists interviewed here are those that don't settle for mediocrity in what they do, they see their business as a service and an art form". I hope you can understand the excitement I felt when Cameron asked if he could interview ME for The Wedding Standard! It's so awesome to be recognized by such a leader in the wedding industry but to also be grouped together with so many talented folks. I feel so humbled. So....without further ado check out the interview HERE!

*Cameron Ingalls, Inc.

Monday cutie: sneak peak Kim+Matt

I'm so over the moon excited to share this wedding with you all...but...we'll have to wait! It's been a busy couple of weeks with new client meetings, proposals, inspiration boards and booking! Feeling so blessed already for 2011! For now, here's a sneak peak of Kim+Matt's awesome fete. Can't wait to share loads of images! Thanks to Elisa from Ahlin Photography for helping our blooms look their very best!

Monday cutie: Kate+Zac and a castle

Kate and Zac were married at Eagle Castle Winery a short while. Not a real castle I know, but it's pretty close and you can have a glass of wine while you visit - what could be better? The wedding day was clear and the bright colors of orange, blue and green popped out against the clean backdrop at the Winery. Amy Bakes Cupcakes handled the sweets and Ken Kienow shot these super crisp images for me to share!

Monday cutie: Merit+Sam and some very sweet little banners

Merit and Sam were married on a hilltop in West Paso Robles. It was warm and clear and the perfect sun light for some romantic late summer nuptials.  I adore the use of little yellow banners to celebrate their first exit as Mr.&Mrs. What a sweet and inexpensive way to make a seemingly wide open space seem so full and happy. Hats off to Michele @ Forget Me Knot Event Planning for pulling it all together and of course many thanks to Allyson Magda for sharing some of the many fabulous images.

Monday cutie: a wedding season in review

Super excited for what the 2011 wedding season holds but for now here's a few of our favorites from 2010. Many thanks to all the wonderful people we got to work for and with this past year - YOU ARE AWESOME! 2010 has truly been a tremendous year for April Flowers and we are stoked to be so busy already for next year. As we are rounding the corner and headed into 2011, I'm feeling so blessed for all that has happened and also so excited for what is to come. Cheers to all we have to look forward to in this coming year!