Wedding at Camp Sky Ranch today...this bouquet is comprised of flowers from my favorite flower farms in Pennsylvania, Virginia AND North Carolina! It was a road-tripping weekend. My sister is visiting. We're going to have the best week of our lives to date and I hope you do too!
I start every class teaching students how to build a solid foundation. It's the most important thing about arranging flowers. The first flower class I took was a mess. Amy was there to witness it. I didn't get any lilac to make a base with. Instead I went right for what immediately caught my eye, parrot tulips and fritillaria. I stumbled around trying to get these flimsy flowers to "go" somewhere for basically the entire class. Lesson learned: YOU MUST HAVE A SOLID FOUNDATION.
The same thing is true about life. You've got to have a solid foundation or you're just wasting a lot of time trying to "go somewhere" with your fancy fritillaria and tulips.
Student Work!
Thank you West Elm for hosting! Follow them on instagram for news on future events @westelmcharlotte.
Thanks to Christa at Goldmine Journal for the pics! Follow the blog if you want to follow awesome.
And, the owner and creative brains behind Vintage Concord was a student at the class! Vintage Concord does letterpress paper goods for weddings and parties, so Philosophy Flower Brides and Planners call these crazy cats up, and tell them we sent you! You'll be glad you did.
This post was written with love from your philosoflower! xoxo - Kelly
We're excited to partner with West Elm and Studio Choo for a special flower workshop this Saturday, just in time for Mother's Day! Come out to the class and make a jar of pretty for your momma! Or better yet, bring your mom and make it an experience. I know she loves hanging out with you. Call West Elm to reserve your seat! (704) 333-0642.
See you Saturday!
xo,
Kelly
P.S. This handsome guy is going to be at Antiques on Howard in Boone with flowers for my Boone friends! I feel really compelled to hashtag "myhusbandisawesome" right now. But this is not instagram.
Oh, and click to see a fun "flower recipe" from Studio Choo!
