Prom is just around the corner. Our mission this year is to provide you with flowers that express your personality! Babies breath and plain ole' elastic bands are out! We have some awesome sequin bracelets, irredescent bead bracelets, and to add a little bling-the rhinestone bracelet. We are also offering orchid bracelets with keepsake beads woven in.

Come check out our "Corsage Bar"-You pick the bracelet, flowers, ribbon, and any other add on!

The gentlemen will not be left out either. We have some awesome magnetic boutonnieres and you can add a little color with some irredescent leaves and rhinestone sprays!

We will be offering roses and orchids in many colors. We promise your wristlet or boutonniere will be customized to fit your personality!

Right now it seems like many people have had "one of those years."  It definitely hasn't been an easy year for me, but during this season I have found out a lot about myself, who I want to be, and who I can become. During these times we have to dig deep, pray often, and find inspiration to keep us going. Here are a few things that have kept me inspired this year...

1) Daily time in The Word-it reminds me that God loves me, He encourages me and He provides wisdom when I have none. He has given each of us gifts and talents and that inspires me daily to be all He has called me to be.

2) Artists-whatever realm it is in, I am constantly inspired by the amazing, creative people I am surrounded by. They help me grow, they push me, and they bring out my creativity.

3) My daughter-She is full of life and laughter, and makes me laugh when I want to cry. With such enthusiasm she'll tell me, "Mom, you're the best flower maker ever!" She believes in me and that helps me to believe in myself.

When things aren't going your way, count your blessings and try to inspire someone around you...chances are, they will inspire you!
Photo by Karie McLain-thanks for inspiring me regularly!

 

Saturday March 20th Beautiful Expressions is teaming up with Lisa, the owner of Gloss, a  boutique at The Promenade Shops at Briargate in Colorado Springs that features premium denim and complementing merchandise and accessories. We will be providing flowers for their spring sale. Come by and pick a flower from their garden and receive a special discount! Lisa and her employees will make your shopping experience a wonderful one!

 

Today I have spent the day organizing my weddings for 2010. Some of these weddings have been booked since August of last year! Revisiting each one has been exciting! I picked out the types of flowers to use, coordinated the colors, and visualized each wedding! The flowers for my 2010 weddings are vibrant and fun, elegant and lush, and really FABULOUS! I can't wait to do my first wedding in April! I'm looking forward to being at some of Colorado Springs'  best venues this year, and excited to be working with some of my favorite photographers.

Beautiful Expressions is not only doing Colorado Springs weddings this year, but we have booked a few amazing weddings in Denver as well. I'm hoping to get a few mountain weddings too. 

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Finding new and exciting ways to bring flowers into a bride's overall wedding theme is what keeps me coming back for more. I absolutely love to come up with new ideas for a bride's flower and total wedding decor. The trends of colorado weddings seems to be that of elegance, with attention to details, and very collectic. I LOVE this trend. This summer I am doing a wedding that is incorporating tea biscuit tins into the centerpieces. The flowers are going to be peonies, ranuculus, and hydrangea to give an elegant garden feel. I love that as a florist, I can bring in different containers, flowers, and linens, and still creating a unified look. I found a vintage style board at www.dessy.com that I just loved! Enjoy!