A few photos from the wedding I did on Saturday at The Rose Establishment. It was so nice to get to work withs some bright colors at the beginning of Spring! Can't wait to share the rest! Beautiful photos by Jessica Peterson.

Simple tips for a pretty Spring table on Utah Bride Blog today! Thanks of the photos D'Arcy Benincosa!

I recently came across this article on The Huffington Post. I read through it and felt I completely related with the study. The article illustrates that being creative is more than just being right brained. Creatives are highly emotional and complex people, and I for one can attest to that.

When I think about creative people I often think of emotional, disorganized people who work best in chaos. The same rings true for me. I don't mind messes, in fact I work best that way. I like solitude, I like the quiet. I like being by myself and alone with my thoughts. Looking back on my life I've always been that way. I think, probably too much. Working in chaos is great in the moment, but I always think after the fact how much easier my life would be if I could just get organized and clean up as I go, or put things back where they belong. I know I'd save myself a lot of time, but my brain just isn't wired that way as much as I wish it was.

There is something about the revival of Spring. I think throughout winter the wedding industry slows for most of us. The flowers are beautiful but aren't as fun as they are in the other months(at least for me), and something about winter just feels somewhat less inspiring. You start to miss flowers, at least I do. You miss the mess, the silence, the colors, the chaos.  It's as if I crave it, I hate stress but I love stress. I think anyone who works events works best under pressure, because if you don't you better get out now. Stress is just part of the job. Part of that stress comes from the time constraints, the fleeting flowers, the timelines. I think it also comes from the creative mind. No one is harder on me than me. I've never pushed myself harder than I've pushed myself the last year or so. I don't even know where that determination came from. It's like it was bottled up inside my whole life until I decided to unscrew the lid and it's been flooding out ever since. Sometimes flooding so fast that I don't even feel I can keep up with my own thoughts.

Ever since reading this article with Sarah Ryhanan of Saipua, I haven't been able to stop thinking about it. She just gets it. She somehow manages to stay out of it, but still stay in it. She's unforgettable in the best way.  I admire what she's done, and what she continues to do.   I hope I can get there, that I can care, but not care. I hope I can continue to work hard, and continue to stay humble. This is my dream. Doing this is my dream, and I never ever want to take for granted that I'm getting to live it. I never want to get too caught up in it that I lose sight of that. In this industry that's an easy thing to do.

BRRCH (one of my very favorites) recently posted on instagram, what's the best advice you've ever received. For me, two things came to mind. Curtis' grandpa always says, "If you are going to do something you better damn well do it right," and "if you say you are going to do something, you better damn well do it." I think they speak for themselves but I do try to live by those in everything that I do and say. Also, be kind. I really have tried my hardest to be as kind as I can in this business and pay it forward, to help those who have asked for it. I still have a lot to learn in this business but if there is something I can do to help making something a little easier for someone else based on my experience or mistakes I hope I can do that.

Happy Spring friends.

Photos by D'Arcy Benincosa 

It's been a great couple of weeks. I just wanted to reach out and say thank you so much to the wonderful support I had from the pop up shop for Valentine's Day. Not only from friends, and instagram friends but also from strangers. I felt so grateful the whole time for how kind and gracious people are.

I'm so excited for this year! The last couple of months have been filled with lots of consultations, emails and writing proposals but I can hardly wait for wedding season to start. I feel so lucky to get to work with so many awesome brides and vendors.

In the mean time I've been working on some great projects! The above photo is an arrangement I made for a fun project with a whole bunch of photographers. More info on that coming soon!

This photo by Lindsey Stewart

It was amazing getting to be a part of my sister's wedding. She loves light colors and timeless beauty, so we took advantage of the spring blooms in season. Since it was winter, my sister decided to have her bridals in Jessica Peterson's studio. It's a great classic space but we wanted to bring in some other elements with greenery and candles. We kept it simple, and Ciara Richardson did a wonderful job as usual with the photos.

My mom made her beautiful dress! It's incredible, and the silhouette was perfect for my sister.

I've never seen my sister happier than she is with Nick. They compliment each other so perfectly, and I'm so excited to see them share their lives together.

Moody morning light.

Back around May I was asked to participate in the Utah Bride and Groom fashion editorial by providing the floral element. I was so excited for this opportunity. I was really new to the industry so having this experience so early really was humbling. Jessica and Heather along with the editor of Utah Bride and Groom, Val, came up with the full concept and it's truly beautiful. The images are stunning from both photographers, you can see both of their blog posts by clicking on the links below.

Go pick up an issue of Utah Bride and Groom to see the full spread!

Images 1-4 by Jessica Kettle

Images 5-10 by Heather Nan 

This was a fun little shoot to collaborate on. D'Arcy was in charge and wanted to do a shoot on men's fashion so she asked me to make a few boutonnieres to go with the different looks. The boutonniere tutorial portion of this shoot was featured on Once Wed a few weeks ago. I decided to make a simple and sweet posey bouquet for this shoot, and I liked the dainty size. You can check out the whole post here!