Isn't she gorgeous?! Part of what prompted me to really get this online journal of sorts going is to be able to share with you these photos from the past weekend.  My beautiful cousin married the man of her dreams and I was so honored to do the flowers.  It was so incredible to be able to be a part of their special day.

I used a variety of standard fall flowers ( mango mini callas, chilli roses, hypericum berry) and then added some items of interest including green artichoke and fern curls.  I also wanted to make sure she had a few keepsake items so there was an airplant she could pull out and place anywhere and a few succulents that could be planted later.

Lots of extra special touches went into her bouquet - for her something blue an opal ring from Grandma Dody was placed in the center. For our Grandma, who passed away this summer, the bouquet was wrapped in a hankie of hers and pinned with a guardian angel pin that Grandma wore all the time.

Ready for the real tear jerker?

After our Grandma passed away we were all in Martha's mom's garage going through the last of grandmas things. A monarch butterfly flew in and hovered around each of usand then flew out -we all felt it was our last butterfly kiss from Grandma.

The day of the wedding Martha was riding to the ceremony and at a stop sign saw a monarch flying -pointing it out to her friend she said "there's my Grandma!" The monarch immediately came over to her window and hovered around it before flying away.


Not knowing this last story Martha's mom had already bought her a silk butterfly to pin into her bouquet as a surprise.



Both grandma's were there in spirit. It was a day of such immense love.

Love to Martha and Eric from all of us.  Love and Cheers to an amazing marriage and life together to come! I love you both.