Bragging Rights!

This is the first time I've have posted more than one wedding on my blog in one post! Well, I've been frustrated lately and have been feeling a little down about my talents.  So, why not share it here!?!?

My Niece Sabrina Bissett's Wedding Day June 17, 2000

Mary Washburn's Wedding Day May 17, 2005

  Wes and Mary Filhart

 I made a lei for Wes and a lei bracelet for Mary to keep with the Island Theme!

My Nephew Landon Magnusson's Wedding Day August 12 , 2005

Landon's Bride ~ Natalia

Bridal Bouquet is silk.

My Nephew Justin Magnusson's Wedding Day April 16, 2008

Justin and Katie Magnusson

Bridal Bouquet is fresh flowers.

Shannon Green's Wedding Day April 16, 2010

Parker and Shannon Leavitt

Shannon made her own fabric roses. They were absolutely stunning!

The bridal bouquet is "One Of A Kind"!

Lyndsee Lenkersdorfer Wedding Day May 2010

CW and Lyndsee Walker with Lyndsee's parents, Alan and Vickie Lenkersdorfer,

Jaimee Lenkersdorfer (sister) and Jeremy (brother in law) and Kaylee (sister) Baldwin

Bridal Bouquet is all fresh flowers.  

Yellow calla lilies, Orange and Hot Pink Roses!

Jaimee Lenkersdorfer's Wedding Day March 2011

Seth and Jaimee Carpenter

 Bridal Bouquet created with all silk flowers! Stunning!

My Niece Alisa Magnusson's Wedding Day March 12, 2012

Alexander and Alisa Lake

Alisa has two bouquets. The bouquets pictured above are silk.

The bridal bouquet pictured above is made of fresh flowers.

My Neice Heidi Magnusson's Wedding Day April 4, 2014

Tim and Heidi Borgardus

Heidi's Bridal Bouquet is made of silk flowers

Michele Morris' Wedding Day April 25, 2015

Sheldon and Michele Hassell

Bridal Bouquet is all fresh flowers!

Never Again!

I'm feeling a little down at this time, due to a wedding I did recently for a friend's daughter.  I don't think she was too happy with my work and decided to take her bouquet to someone else to "fix it" or someone else that "understands her vision".

My frustration is this!  When a bride shows you pictures of what she wants...let's say a bohemian look, garden look or even a Victorian/vintage look...that's what you do! BUT when you have the bride watching you make that "look", says she LOVES IT and says "make it BIGGER"!  What do you do?  MAKE IT BIGGER!  She LOVED it...and took pictures that night.

A week later it was expressed to me, by the mother of the bride, that the bouquet was TOO BIG and TOO HEAVY, so she wants it smaller and tighter.  Well, the BIGGER it is the HEAVIER it gets! Keep in mind that she wants the "garden look", not structured...she wants it to look like she picked it out the garden. When making a vintage/garden look the flowers are different lengths and NOT a round nosegay. Well, the bouquet was made with the help of the mother and sister!  Let me tell you it is NEVER good to have family involved in the workroom when doing wedding work! There are too many ideas and opinions which makes it VERY DIFFICULT on the designer. The mother then says to me that her daughter wants it tighter!  When making it tighter the flowers get lost because not all flowers are the same length due to the bride wanting the "WILD LOOK".

Needless to say, I go to the wedding reception.  I greet the bride and to my surprise the bouquet is totally different.  It is a NOSEGAY with additional flowers added to it. The brides comment to me is "my husband added the flowers for me and I LOVE IT!" I'm glad she loves it, but her husband didn't do it!  It was taken to another designer and remade because the bride changed her mind!  Lesson learned: Never do a wedding for friends when the bride, mother of the bride or any other family and/or friends of the bride are involved in the creating of the bouquet.  It makes for a disaster!