Flowers for sale.

This past weekend I took a sweet trip to the LA Flower District with my friend Nara and it was all a dream. I've lived in LA for almost 4 years and I had not taken any chances to venture out to that part of town.

Nara is getting married next month so we were looking at flower options for her ceremony & reception. Oh the possibilities once we stepped foot into the warehouse of flowers at 8:30am on Saturday morning!

Towards the end of the "horticultural trip" we knew what color scheme we wanted to tackle. We left with different types of flowers to test out in different vases of different sizes.

I absolutely love flowers, but I wouldn't call myself an expert. I give every single florist so much credit for what they do! It's not easy! Plus most of them are up before dawn making a mad dash to the market!

xoSPDox

P.S. Photos weren't allowed in many parts of the warehouse, but I will soon post the different style arrangements we came up with later that evening!

{Coxcombs, Mums, & Dahlias are a few types of flowers that we loved!}

Photo Courtesy of: Kari Herer Photography

So pretty.

My boss passed on a gorgeous arrangement of flowers to me since she was leaving town and now it's making my apartment glow!

This is a design arrangement I haven't see before. This florist used tree bark to decorate the vase interior! So FALL and so gorgeous.

 

Definitely feeling like the fall

The use of tree bark in this fall themed arrangement is so clever!

xoSPDox

As promised.

A friend made it clear to me that I never followed through with a previous post of a wedding I was in over 2 months ago! I promised I would post more photos from Raquel & Nate's union. My goodness how time flies!

Below are a few photos taken by a professional photographer (that is not me).

Raquel & Nate's wedding was a very sweet union & I got to be a part of it. Such a sweet couple & dear friends...who are actually my next door neighbors!

Yes, I am that neighbor that has to borrow sugar & milk...

Enjoy!

 

Raquel looked darling walking down the isle

  

Nate the groom 

 

so cute

 

Raquel & her sister, Maria

 

 Princess for life!

 

The groomsmen & Groom

 

Soulmates

xoLPSox

P.S. The bridesmaids helped me assemble all of the bouquets. Thanks girls!  

I smell a nice one.

It's true when they say you eventually become your mother...like my mother I am obsessed w/ perfumes! I'm also a big fan of Gardenias. They're one of my favorite flowers (along w/ Peonies and of course Succulents). One of the girls I work with showers me with perfume samples. She's my perfume keeper :). Boy was I excited when she gave me a ridiculous amount of Marc Jacob's perfume samples, Marc Jacobs Gardenia. It smells very pretty. Go get a sample, you'll thank me later!