Trusting Your Florist: Leah & Samuel’s Romantic Calistoga Wedding
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Trusting Your Florist: Leah & Samuel’s Romantic Calistoga Wedding

This past September, I had the joy of designing wedding flowers for Leah and Samuel in beautiful Calistoga. Their love story is one of my favorites—they’re high school sweethearts who have grown together for years, and their wedding day was filled with warmth, joy, and the kind of love that inspires my work as a floral designer.

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How I Became a Florist: A Story I Never Planned to Write
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How I Became a Florist: A Story I Never Planned to Write

I never planned to become a florist. I spent 22 years in insurance before flowers unexpectedly became the thing that pulled me out of postpartum depression and gave me purpose. This is the story of how floral design found me—and how I turned it into a business that brings me joy every single day.

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Why Do Florists Give Different Quotes for the Same Wedding Design?
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Why Do Florists Give Different Quotes for the Same Wedding Design?

If you’re a bride or a planner working with multiple florists, you’ve probably seen this before: you send out the same design deck, the same specs, the same floral wish list… and get back three very different quotes.

It’s natural to wonder why. After all, if everyone’s quoting for the same 10 centerpieces and two altarpieces, shouldn’t the prices be pretty close?

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