What a fun weekend! My husband had a wedding to photograph in Manti, Utah on Friday, and I was so pleased to get to go along for the ride. I thought it was going to be a work-free event for me, but as we were pulling out of the driveway, the bride, Betsy, called me with a flower emergency. Betsy and Garrett are from out of state, and had this first event in Manti on Friday and another event in Mapleton on Saturday. There had been some apparent miscommunications, and although the Mapleton event would have some lovely flowers ready to go through a local florist chosen by her mom, the Manti event had been forgotten! Betsy wanted flowers for her grand exit from the beautiful Manti Temple, and she wondered if I could help in any way. I grabbed a handful of fake flower bouquets that I have created over the last year for just such emergencies, but we also took a few minutes to stop at my wholesaler on the way out of town. I knew she wanted cream, pale pinks and sage greens, and I was able to find some roses, lilies, snap dragons, and freesia that fit the bill nicely. For the first hour of the drive, I arranged her bouquet. There were a handful of flowers left over though, so for the second hour I made a groom's boutonniere, two mother's corsages, and even a tossing bouquet.
Needless to say, she chose the fresh flowers over the stock bouquets I offered. Betsy and Garrett are also having a reception in Virginia, which we will be photographing in two weeks, and I smiled when Garrett's mother asked if I was going to be in town early enough to do those flowers as well. He he he. I'd love it!
About Me
- Lori
- Martha Stewart wishes she were my mom. After a full childhood watching (and learning from) my mother in so many different artistic aspects of her life (painting, flower drying, ceramics, sewing, cooking, writing, lace making, and on and on and on), it really is no wonder that I ended up on the wedding map in the business world. I started by catching butterflies for my mother’s flower arrangements at a whopping half a penny pay per butterfly…more for the monarch and swallowtail varieties…and then moved into sewing at age 9, tatting at 14, and wedding planning at 18. Armed with a fraction of my mother’s abilities, I dabbled in decorating, catering, and invitations, but fell head over heels in love with the flowers. I pursued the passion of weddings on the side of secretarial jobs, a year as a nanny in New York, and during school, but when I married a photographer, the combination was inescapable, and Weddings by Woodbury was born. Jon and I have focused our talents, and now offer a great combination of amazing photography and beautiful flowers…and, having been a wedding planner for 18 years, I can’t help passing out helpful advice along with the bouquets.
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