The Croatian Cultural Center

     Just when I think I've been in every wedding venue between Seattle and the Canadian border, a bride surprises me with something new.
Last Saturday I was pleased to be delivering the flowers for her reception to the Croation cultural Center in Anacortes.  A completely charming older building in the heart of old town. 
     The lady in charge introduced herself as "the head witch"  and the younger woman assisting her was pleased to call herself  the "witch in training".  They were extremely helpful to me with unloading the floral bouquets and getting everything set up. The "Head Witch"  gave me the history of the building, (the first church built in Anacortes amongst other things) while we were working, and details about the restoration that is still in progress.  If you ever have a chance to stop by there while sightseeing in Anacortes, it is worth the stop.  It is only one block west of the the Saturday Farmers Market,  and although we didn't have time to stop there, it looked like a very busy and fruitful market day.

The Brides bouquet.

Prior to delivery, the centerpieces get a last minute touch up.  The taller piece, above was designed for the cake table but ended up being displayed on a large pedestal behind the head table. 

Bridesmaids bouquets.

The main hall of the Center.

The courtyard of the Croatian Cultural Center.

The centerpeice bouquets were a pretty garden mix of lilies, agapanthus, delphinium, alstromeria, and queen annes's lace.

The outdoor bouquets were slightly smaller and featured hydrangeas.

Another week....Another wedding

It must be summer time, the weeks are flying by and every week brings another bride and another fun wedding.

Kateryna was my helper and wedding delivery assistant for this wedding.  And my photography go to girl. 

Last weekends bride chose deep lapiz purple with creamy white for her wedding flowers.  A most excellent choice, if you ask me.

Pretty Pink weddings

I did a pink wedding a couple of weeks ago.  A delightful mix of gerber daisys, peonies, and tulips.  Fragrant and fun. And very very vivid. 

This is the brides bouquet.  A very delicate  nosegay with just a few gerber daisys accented with a single sparkling drop of crystal in the center, mixed in with  sprinkle of tulips in different shades of pink, some wonderful frilly peonys and some (hidden) asters.

The maid of Honor and the bridesmaids bouquets were a mixture of different shades of gerber daisys.

The flowergirls bouquet was a tiny nosegay with just two gerbs and a sprinkle of asters and waxflower.  A perfect little petite handful.

A Good Husband

I had a regular customer who called occasionally to send flowers to his wife.  Sometimes for an anniversary, sometimes for her birthday, mostly just because he loves her and he's thinking about her.  I think that's the nicest reason of all.  A surprise bouquet that arrives on any given Tuesday, for no particular reason, can  just fill your heart right up and remind you that you are loved.  It's a very precious thing.
  The  unusual part about this customer's orders is that he worked in the fishing industry off the coast of Alaska.  He'd be gone for long stretches of time, far from land and any reliable communication system.  He would have to wait until he was close enough to an island with a cell tower on it before he could make any calls.  And then he would promptly call his wife.  And then me, to order flowers for his wife.  A very thoughtful husband.  Every woman should have one.  (I'm very lucky, too.  Because I do have one)
I received an order this morning for the funeral service of this very thoughtful and loving husband.  He was 54 years old when he passed away unexpectedly in Naknek, Alaska.  Sometimes, life is shorter than you think it is going to be.   My heart goes out to his wife and his family for their loss. 

We are a favorite Place on Google!

Google sent us a colorful little note this week congratulating us on becoming a "Favorite Place" on Google.  What is a "Favorite place" you ask?  It's a good question, it's the first thing I asked when I saw the big sticker that came with the letter. 
Apparently, for the three months that started December1st and went through January and February of this year, I was one of the most popular businesses on Google as measured by how many time people found my business listing, and clicked on it for more information.  I was pretty impressed with that statistic and even more so when they informed me that only 1% of the businesses in the U.S. receive this recoginition.  Well, now I feel really special.

So, to every one who looked me up on Google (and clicked through for more info) I thank you for this very unexpected honor.