When I think back to this day it is a blurry memory. Our wedding day was perfectly filled with people we love, good food, lots of booze (we are still impressed with the amount of mimosas consumed), every color, and lots of sparkle. During the planning process, I went back and forth if I wanted to design my own bridal bouquet. Some people said I was crazy to put this pressure on myself and some said it was only fitting for it to be my own creation. I wasn’t sure what I wanted, but knew I didn’t want the regret of not holding my own design while walking down the aisle to marry Chance. I kept looking and searching for the right design. I never found it. I knew my bridal bouquet had to have tulips, jonquils, and peonies. All three of these flowers remind me of my mom, Ginny, and Nan. When it finally came down to creating my bouquet I thought I complete forgot how to hold a bloom! I was over thinking and trying to create a design that wasn’t me. I was frustrated and overwhelmed; two things I was trying desperately not to be the day before my wedding. I walked away and my mom reorganized my work space. I came back and she said, “You are trying too hard. Whatever you make needs to feel like you and whatever you make will be beautiful.” In this moment I realized I was trying to live up to the expectations of wedding magazines, Pinterest, blogs, and the book “Vera Wang on Weddings” (I’ve had this book since jr. high and I have it in my home office to this day). I wanted to look back on my bouquet in 50 years and think, “Yep. My design was timeless.” This is exactly what I created. It wasn’t overflowing or over the top. It was simple and small. My bouquet was perfect and it was exactly what I never knew I wanted. #MarriedAtTheMayo #JanuaryWedding #floraldesigner #TulsaWedding (at the mayo hotel downtown Tulsa ok) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_EIPnXhYCy/?igshid=26gll7ynip0h
