Beautiful Expressions Blog

Spring is almost here and I can hardly wait. I love spring because the flowers that are available have amazing fragrances. Hyacinth and lilac are my most favorite this time of year. Unfortunately in Colorado, lilac has a very short season for us to purchase it.

Flowers that are available are sweet peas, ( love, love, love these...they are so light and romantic), tulips, daffodils, lilac, ranuculus, and hyacinth to name a few. These flowers can either give whimsy or elegance to your wedding. They offer so much-texture, color, and fragrance. The beautiful pinks, yellows, oranges, lavenders, and whites become more vivid by adding a touch of green with either viburnum or mini green hydrangea.

Spring in Colorado Springs can be so unpredictable. You'll want to plan your wedding accordingly. But one thing that is predictable in our ever-changing spring, is gorgeous flowers!

A few months ago a friend showed me this amazing campaign. It's called The 3/50 Project. The economy has been tough on a lot of businesses, but small businesses have taken a huge hit.  Thank you for all your support. We truly appreciate it!

                                                    
 

Christmas and New Years is a popular time to get engaged. Which in turn, becomes a busy time of year for me with consulations and proposals. I absolutely love meeting new brides, grooms, their moms, and their friends. Many come in with great ideas and others come to me looking for inspiration and ideas. I love both scenerios! Meeting with a florist should be done about 6 months before your wedding date. My availability is becoming limited. I have 1-2 weekends in each month from May to September booked. If you are interested in Beautiful Expressions doing your wedding flowers please call to set up your consultation. 

Flowers can be an accent to your wedding or the focal point. Either way you must budget accordingly. If a bride is looking for strictly personal flowers, the percentage of the budget is between 5-7% depending on the type of flowers she is wanting. If a bride is looking for personal flowers, ceremony pieces, aisle decor, and reception pieces, the percentage is going to move up to about 12-17% of the total budget. It is really important to come to the consultation with a budget in mind so I know how to guide you in flower selection and number of pieces you are wanting. The great thing about working with a florist is that they can come up with ideas to create a beautiful ambiance, maintain the intergrity of your vision, and save you money.

Although price is a determining factor in choosing your florist, it shouldn't be your only factor. All florists are not created equal. Here are a few suggestions of things to look for in a florist:

-How have they been reviewed by other brides-do they deliver what they promised, are they reliable, creative, and did they give the bride what she wanted.?
-Are they familiar with your venue?
-Are they easy to work with, flexible, communicate well, etc.?
-Do they focus on quality and creativity?
-Most of all-Did you feel like they caught your vision.

Happy wedding planning!!

As I sit here writing this, it's zero degrees with a -17 wind chill. This is cooler than I like for Colorado, but the snow on the ground and mountains is beautiful. Colorado offers so much variety in it's weather, which can be amazing and annoying all at once.

Christmas Season is here and I'm thankful for so much. A wonderful husband and precious daughter, all my family and wonderful friends, and my awesome customers. Please take time this year to count your blessings and bless others with love.

Thank you to all of you for a wonderful year and May God bless you richly in the coming year.

Some of my favorite things:
-Decorating a live Christmas tree with my family and listening to older Christmas music- The Carpenters, John Denver, Nat King Cole, etc. Thanks Dad!
-Watching Charlie Brown's Christmas while in my pj's, eating popcorn, and drinking hot chocolate.
-I love the smell of hot apple cider
-I love the way the lights on houses twinkle after it snows
-Driving around looking at lights and listening to Ashlynn squeal with excitement.
-Most of all I just love doing anything with my family this time of year!

    Have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

             

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Congratulations to Ashlee and Dave! We had the priveledge of doing the wedding flowers for this amazing couple. Ashlee had a very clear vision of what she wanted, and it was amazing when all put together. The ceremony was at Colorado College's Shove Chapel, and the red rose arrangements in mercury glass vases and aisle decor were the perfect compliments to this amazing church. The reception followed at the Fine Arts Center in Colorado Springs and the flowers didn't disappoint there either. Many blessings to you both and thank you for allowing us to be a part of your day!

I had such a great time being a part of the Garden of the Gods Bridal Show last night. This Colorado Springs venue is amazing! The sunset was so pretty going down behind the Garden of the Gods.What a great event!

I was able to see familar faces, connect with people I hadn't seen in a long time, and met lots of great new vendors. So honored to have been invited. The brides were awesome and I can't wait to create some amazing wedding flowers for these girls. 

 

 

 

 

I've said it before, but I LOVE fall weddings and flowers!! Jeff and Erica were great to work with and I wish them a wonderful life together. They wanted their wedding flowers in browns. golds, oranges, and wine. They were really open to any flowers that would give them a fall feel. We did mokara orchids, calla lilies, roses, button poms, dahlias, and oncidium orchids. We added liquid amber to the base of the bouquets for a real autumn feel. I loved the flowers in the corsages and boutonnieres as well. They wanted something non-traditional so we did bittersweet and liquid amber wrapped in copper wire for the boutonnieres, and miniature dahlias, orchids, buttons, and billy balls for the corsages. 

Erica loved pumpkins, and they were wanting to re-use flowers. I suggested they get pumpkins and hollow them out to place the bridesmaids bouquets inside for centepieces. I can't wait to see how they turned out! 

Bride's Bouquet

Groom's Boutonniere

Bridesmaid Bouquets

We were honored to provide the flowers for a 50th Anniversary party today in Colorado Springs at The Broadmoor Hotel. What an amazing testament to all married couples! Congratulations on 50 wonderful years! Thank you for allowing us to be a part of your special day!

I woke up this morning to beautiful Colorado snow. This is the second time it's snowed here this year, but this is the first time it has stuck. Snow this early in the season is a nightmare for a florist because we have to wrap all the flowers if it is below 35 degrees so they don't freeze. The Falcon/Peyton area is extra difficult because of the wind! Hopefully it will warm up a bit so I can enjoy the fall colors just a little more. My red maple tree was really pretty with the snow on it this morning. Keep warm today!