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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!

We are so excited to announce we have been chosen to be a preferred vendor or  on "The List" for COUTUREcolorado. This is an awesome new blog that gives brides "one of a kind wedding inspiration" and the BEST vendors in Colorado! We are really looking forward to all 2010 has in store. I have some amazing weddings on the books already and can't wait to see where we will go this year. Thank you to all my wonderful and amazing brides!  

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!

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. 

 

 

 

 

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!

While on vacation in Washington D.C. I found this really adorable store called the Paper Source. Unfortunately, they do not have stores in Colorado, but they have an amazing online selection. These are unique invitations and guestbooks for your fabulous Colorado Springs Wedding. Check them out Paper Source Invitations.

 A favorite, if I were having a fall wedding!

Recently my daughter was in a wedding in Colorado Springs, and her dress came from Something New Boutique. We had to have it altered and they were fabulous to work with. They offer a large selection of bridal gowns, bridesmaids dresses, mother's dresses, flower girl dresses,  prom and special event gowns, and they have amazing accessories! My daughter's tiara was so pretty!!  Mindi and her staff truly care about you as a client, and they have exceptional products! I would recommend any bride in Colorado Springs to visit Something New Boutique www.somethingnewboutique.com for your "Something New"

I LOVED this dress, it's by Maggie Sottero, one of the designers Something New Boutique carries. I also LOVED the flowers in their soft shades of green and lavender.