I just love a woman who knows her own heart!!! The lovely client, Debbie contacted me to create a custom brooch bouquet, I went through my normal questionnaire … “when is your wedding date?” her response, “oh I’m not a bride, I just want one for my bedroom!” Needless to say my questions went in a slightly direction… Her response upon receiving her Boudoir Brooch Bouquet… “Oh my God it’s beautiful, I love it, love it, love it!!! An that is why I do what I do! Creating smiles one at a time! 🙂
The latest Custom Brooch Bouquet to find it’s way into the hands of a happy bride… This one was personal for me. It was a gift for a very special bride, Nicole. Her fiancé Trevor is like a son and has a special place in our family! Soo when he proposed to Nicole and she expressed her desire for a brooch bouquet full of vintage pieces… well, ok! Done! The Ceremony took place in the private home of Trevor’s Grandmother in San Francisco… stay tuned for the details!
This Custom Brooch Bouquet is a true labor of love… the amazing Mother of the bride, Viviane contacted me determined to have one of my bouquets for her daughters February wedding in the Bahamas! No problem… except that we only had a few weeks to pull it off! I am always willing to except the challenge of a rush order, if I have the stock or the bride has all her goodies ready to go. Neither however was the case… Viviane did all the hunting of the new pieces while I did all the gathering of the vintage/antique pieces, the fact that she worked for FedEx was such a blessing! 63 emails, a dozen phone calls, countless sneak peeks, 4 shipments and a trip to meet the bride on a layover and… One very happy surprised bride with an over-the- top thankful mother! What a delight is was to collaborate with you Viviane! Travel safe and congratulations!
I am so very thankful to be able to do what I love! I meet the most amazing brides and I am sure that I have mentioned once or twice… ok maybe a dozen or more times that my brides are the best! Cat, however is one of those people that I was blessed to have met and worked with and now can call my friend! No more words are necessary for you to grasp the depth of her love story, beautifully captured by Nightingale Photography… enjoy! …and they lived happily ever after.
The Owl and the Pussy-cat went to sea in a beautiful pea-green boat… I shared back in May a sneak peek of Bijou’s blinged out dog collar for bride Lisa and her Owl and the Pussy-cat themed wedding. Here are a few more details. She spent over a year collecting all the pieces for her custom brooch bouquet, once gathered it was all shipped to me in not one, but two boxes weighing over 5lbs each! 169 pieces came tumbling out onto my dinning table… Yikes! It was quite the process to put just the right combination together of her favorites and to keep the finished bouquet under 6lbs (even at that we laughed about her needing to lift weights just to carry it.) Her dress was the perfect choice to complete her look. Flower Bomb by Ian Stuart (one of my favorites). And lets not forget “Bijou the Basset Hound” acting as the ring bearer, sporting her own custom embellished collar! I can not wait to see the photos! Thanks to Lisa for being so much fun to work with! My brides really are the best! …and hand in hand, on the edge of the sand, they danced by the light of the moon, the moon, they danced in the light of the moon.
Congratulations to Kellie and Kevin! Here are just a few of the details from Saturdays wedding… a gorgeous dress, a custom brooch bouquet, are you kidding me red shoes and of course a groom to say I do! What more does a bride need? …and they lived happily ever after!
Just a little tease today… Steampunk inspired boutonniere and of course a one-of -a-kind custom Brooch Bouquet. Gotta let the bride see it first! But stay tuned, it is sparkalicious!
“Memories” Brooch Bouquet
I had to share this shot of Heather and her memory filled Brooch Bouquet! Congratulations Brad & Heather! And they lived happily ever after…
“Songbird” Brooch Bouquet
Bride-to-be Shelly
These 2 were made for each other! CaLa, one of the Maids of honor for bride-to-be Shelly, spent months gathering just the right pieces for this stunner! She knew what she was doing as she had been a part of hunt for her sister Jessie’s brooch bouquet “Tombstone” 2 years ago. Once the gathering was complete we met for the hand off and an opportunity for CaLa to share the vision she had for this unique gift for her friend… in one word, GLAM. This past Saturday CaLa hosted a bridal shower for Shelly where she presented her with her one-of-a-kind Brooch Bouquet, “Songbird” Given that name because The bride is a trained opera singer! As you can see from the photo they look beautiful together! Don’t you think? Every bride should be blessed with a Maid of honor like CaLa! If you would like to see the video of the unveiling click the link: Shelly”s Brooch Bouquet unveiling leave her some love, the big day is July 29th. I can not wait to see the wedding photos!
Nosegay Brooch Bouquet
Courtship, now there’s a word for you… {the wooing of one person by another} Most of the pieces in this beautiful little nosegay are from a time when it was the custom for a man to court a women… Enjoy the sneak peek! Congratulations Gerry!
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