Callie & Spencer (Wedding)

It was a great joy to be asked to do the flowers for a dear friend. It was also my first faux flower wedding. I loved this new experience and wanted it to be perfect for Callie! 

Callie and I messaged back and forth about the details of the flowers. I was able to find these awesome faux flowers. Everything was coming together. Then the day came where I put our chats into reality. So much fun!

Callie wanted pink and white with "hymn book" green leaf. She also wanted the arrangements wrapped in gold ribbon. The shape Callie wanted was a ball shape. The flowers used were peonies and ranunculus.

I love Callie's bouquet! It totally sold me on faux flowers!

Callie's wanted her bridesmaids to have leaf crowns made out of the same "hymn book" green leaf.

This is Heather helping me model these crowns!

I love the wild leaf look these crowns have. Awesome!

Spencer's boutonniere had a pink peony bud and white ranunculus buds with the dark leaves also wrapped in gold ribbon.

The groomsmen boutonnieres had white ranunculus buds with the dark green leaves also wrapped in gold ribbon. Instead of taking pictures of a single boutonniere I really like the group pictures of them. It makes it look like one big arrangements with smaller parts to it.

  

The cool thing about faux flowers is the fact that the amazing arrangements that are made will last! That is a point for faux flowers :)

Here are the pictures from Callie and Spencer's wedding day taken by their photographer T. Wright Photography. Who did an amazing job!

I'm so happy for Callie and Spencer! It makes me so happy to see a dear friend so happy and see her life so happy! I'm so thankful she asked me to be apart of her special day and help make her visions for that day come to life. Thank you Callie!!!

Pinegar Valentine's Day Tea Party

I love all the fun traditions my family has! For as long as I can remember all the female members of my extended family (on my mother's side) got together around Valentine's Day and had a tea party! As time has gone by we all have gotten busy, but we try to keep this tradition alive. Real tea cups to make-up (which is big for me) we make this event a real classy affair. However, by the end we are usually laughing until our sides ache. I love being in this Pinegar family!

I wanted to try my hand at some thing new this year for the centerpieces. Three vases, three flowers, in three clusters across the table.

The three flowers: white stock, white/pink wax flower, pink spray roses. Classy and formal flowers displayed in a unique way. The stock was in tall clear vases, while the wax and roses were in tea cups! Cool huh? I loved how this turned out.

I love the feel the tea cups added to the centerpieces. Awesome!

No Pinegar event would be complete without a bouquet of tulips (put together by my Moni). They are always a reminder of Grandpa.

I love being in a family who let me practice my talents on them. They are part of my base. They keep me strong and they keep me going. The closeness I feel with each of these lovely people (and other's who weren't able to come) is amazing! They are constant examples to me on how to be a beautiful, strong, and kind woman. I love our Valentine's Day Tea Party as a reminder that loving others starts with loving ourselves. And not taking ourselves to seriously (^^^ obviously).

These pictures were taken by my sister Heather! Thanks sis!

Makayla & Alex (Bridals)

I feel so blessed when someone asks me to do flowers for them. I love being told that I made what they were picturing. It is an awesome feeling! 

Needless to say, I love how Makayla's bridals turned out!

For her bridals the arrangements were a boutonniere, a smaller version bouquet, and a floral crown. Her colors were a deep burgundy, pink, and white; with a twine as the ribbon. 

For Alex's boutonniere the flowers used were burgundy carnations, baby's breath, wax flower, and aspen leaves all wrapped in twine.

 Makayla's bouquet for her bridals was a small version of the cascading bouquet she wanted for her wedding day. Which I often suggest to my clients when they want flowers for their bridals, but they want to keep the cost down.

 The flowers used in her bouquet were burgundy and white carnations, pink roses, baby's breath, wax flower, seeded eucalyptus, and aspen leaves also wrapped in twine.

Floral crowns are another fabulous alternative flower arrangement for bridals. They are cheaper than bouquets, but also enhance the natural beauty during bridals.

I love this floral crown! Ah! The flowers used were burgundy carnations, baby's breath, and myrtle. 

The flowing are pictures taken by Makayla and Alex's bridal/wedding photographer, Clayton Gornichec. (instagram: @claytongornichec)

I can't say enough how much I love how these bridals turned out! Totally Awesome! :)

Birthday Shoot

For my birthday this year I asked my husband for flowers. :) I asked my sister if she would be the photographer for a photo shoot about me and my birthday flowers. I got both! Yay! :D

My Mom calls me a winter. I think what she means by that is I love color contrasts. This is probably due to the fact that I was born during the winter. I love bright colors in the winter. As if the colors are saying the winter won't last and everything complements white.

I made a bouquet and a floral crown for this lil' photo shoot. 

I am really pleased with how each turned out.

I had a good time. Even though it was cold. I'm glad that my Heather came with me; because about a week later she moved across the country, for 6-7 months! So, we got some sister time before she left. You might be thinking, "well hang out when she gets back." Funny story, by the time she moves back, I will be moving across the country. However, no matter how far apart we are we will always be close. I don't know what I'd do without Heather or Michelle, my sisters. I love them so much!

Thanksgiving & Christmas 2015

I would normally separate a post like this, with two different occasions, but I'm feeling like I'm falling behind in a few things. So, to speed things up a bit I'm combing these two posts. 

The first occasion was Thanksgiving of 2015! It was spent with my Mother's side of the family and held at my Grandmother's home (Moni's house). I love putting together a fine table for a fine meal. 

The flowers used were roses, Peruvian lilies, chrysanthemums, leather leaf, and other greens and sticks picked from Moni's garden.

This year my Mom and I spent hours planning a head of time on how we wanted the centerpiece to look. We are thrilled with how it turned out. Exactly what we imagined. I love it when that happens. When you are able to create the beautiful picture you envision.

My sister Heather took these lovely Thanksgiving pictures. Thanks Heath!

For Christmas in 2015 my lil' family and I spent it with my husband's parents who live in Georgia. On Christmas Eve we literally had a feast! Family and friends gathered together in celebration of each other and the birth of our Savior. I asked my sweet mother-in-law, Donna, if I could put together some centerpieces for our Christmas meal and she said yes. 

The centerpiece was literally greens from the  yard and extra Christmas ornaments and decorations. 

You really can make something beautiful out of anything!

This is Donna's incredible Christmas tree! This has become one of my favorite parts about Christmas, seeing her tree. :) Love it!

These amazing pictures were taken by my sister-in-law, Hannah. Here is a link to her facebook page - Hannah Christensen Photography Thanks Hannah!

I hope these centerpieces inspire you to create your own beauty in your own homes.

Happy Thanksgiving and Merry Christmas!