Make Your Work Hours Count!

The years 2011 - 2014 are a bit of a blur. I don't remember everything, but I remember the way I felt after coming home from work each day. I remember crawling in bed night after night thinking to myself, "I just worked my tail off, but did I actually accomplish anything? I worked hard, really hard for 12 hours today, but did I even make any money? Why am I working so hard and have nothing to show for it?" During those years, I could have won an academy award for my act. "How's business?" they would ask ...

Tough Love

I need to speak to those of you who are working from home. Those of you who have little ones running around while you are simultaneously trying to build your own business. Those of you who are preparing lunch for your kids while you answer client calls.

Why I Quit

Every single day I quit the same thing - I quit my work.

Have you ever been home with your family and that little “ding” sound goes off notifying you of a new email? You immediately check it and feel the urgency to respond right away. While you are simply trying to get your thoughts from your head through your fingertips and onto the screen so you can press send, and your child walks over to you and says, “Mommy, look at…” only to be abruptly cut off by you with a response that resembles something like, “Honey, I need you to give mommy just a second - I’m just trying to finish this one thing then I can listen to you.”

Learning From the Past to Better my Business

It really is amazing what can be accomplished with a team of people. The past two weeks have been full of meetings. I'm working with six different people from all over on one main project. As the leader, I get the blessing and curse of making the final decision, but I'm glad the people I work with are passionate, bring their own ideas to the table, and believe so strongly in their vision.

Horse Bridal Portraits

In the past few years, I’ve loved seeing couples include their dogs in wedding celebrations. But, if there’s anything better than a dog wearing a floral collar, it’s a horse wearing a floral collar!

Sometimes, bride’s best friend is a different four-legged beast! We love how this bride honored her beautiful steed by including her horse in her bridal portraits.

Music Video Feature

Last fall, we had the pleasure of working with Shay Mooney of country music duo Dan and Shay, and his bride, Hannah Billingsly, on creating their wedding floral! Dan and Shay have produced a new song, "Speechless" paired with a music video compilation of their weddings. We are thrilled to have our floral featured as part of this video. Get a glimpse at their gorgeous wedding in this post!

Bridal Portraits | Wormsloe Plantation

Every once in a while, I get the opportunity to travel with my clients to a destination location to make a bouquet for them for bridal portraits.

Mountain-side Spring Bridal Portraits

One of my favorite things to do is making a bouquet specifically for a photographer. It is so wonderful getting complete freedom when it comes to making floral, and the photographers always love the fun color palettes and varieties of texture filling the bouquet. BJ Matthews shot all of these beautiful images here in the natural state of Arkansas.

Change of plans!

As most of you know by now, November is my annual planning month. I usually dedicate the entire month to planning ahead. However, I received a call I never expected to receive from someone I deeply admire in this industry, Holly Chapple. She invited my husband and me to her farm (Hope Flower Farm) and we immediately made babysitting arrangements for the kids and jumped on the next plane to Virginia. If you follow Holly on Instagram, then you totally know what to expect when meeting her ...

Bright and Colorful Southern Wedding | Part 2

This is the continuation of Part 1 of this gorgeous and colorful shoot. In this blog, you'll see the groom's charming style, and some gorgeous details! I mean, don't you want to dive right into that cake?! I loved being able to bring this photo shoot even more to life with such fun florals and a vibrant color palette that I normally do not get to work with.

Sean + Sydnie Wedding | Part 2

After showing you Sean and Sydnie's ceremony in the Part One blog, it is only appropriate to show you the rest of their stunning wedding. Immediately after the ceremony, guests were taken to a hip and sociable cocktail hour, surrounded by airstream food trucks covered in greenery and lit with strung cafe lights. After the sun set, guests were ready to get the reception inside the airport hangar. The towering airport doors slowly opened revealing the 900 square foot dance floor beneath an equally as grand ...

My #1 Secret to Taking Last Minute Getaways with My Family of Five

After several newsletters about important topics like maximizing your workday, getting a grip on email stress, and making more time for your family, I thought it was time to write about something a little more fun, TRAVEL! A little background about me and travel - it is my favorite thing in the world! It’s why I work. I’m constantly planning the next adventure and no day is more exciting than when my new issue of Travel and Leisure arrives in my mailbox. For me, travel has been far greater an education than ...