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Tips for Creating an Elegant Thanksgiving Tablescape
To me, there is nothing more enjoyable during the holiday season than gathering together to celebrate at a beautifully set table!
Outdoor Wedding Venue Transformation: Creating A Whimsical Garden
When designing an outdoor event, I always love the creative challenge of transforming a wide-open, empty space into an outdoor “room“ with just as much atmosphere as an indoor venue!
Building Your Floral & Event Design Business Team: Knowing When to Hire
Floral and Event Designers, as your business evolves, you will reach a point at which you need to grow your team in order to grow your business.Identifying when and why you hire will make a huge difference in your business’s success!
Eddie's Interview on The Confetti Hour Podcast: Adding Design to Your Wedding Services
Wedding industry friends and fans, do you know the Confetti Hour Podcast? I had a great time discussing all things floral and design including how you can add design services to your planning business.
5 Ways to Refresh Your Home Decor For Fall
As summer turns to fall, do you crave making your home feel cozy and new? I do! I’ve put together 5 of my favorite ways you can refresh your home for fall.
Starting a Floral & Event Design Business (Ask Yourself These 3 Questions Before You Begin!)
When starting a floral and event design business, especially in the luxury market, there are three questions that you should ask yourself that will influence everything else…
3 Blush Wedding Color Palettes for Fall
If autumnal colors aren’t for you, try a fun fall alternative using classic blush pink! From bright to light to rustic, there’s a blush wedding palette for everyone!
Gucci Butterfly Flower Garden Bridal Shower
Ready to feel like you’re walking into a colorful, whimsical English garden with butterflies filling the air? This beautiful bridal shower was inspired by garden florals and the iconic Gucci butterfly, and created a celebration that wowed guests and allowed our bride-to-be to shine bright!
Floral Inspiration For a 1st Birthday Party: Pastel Yellow, Pink & Blue
How do you create a vibrant, refreshing, playful atmosphere for a 1st birthday party (that the adults will enjoy as much as the children)? Turn to the magic of flowers in your decor! At this darling little girl’s 1st birthday party, we used a sweet pastel color palette of pale yellow, pink, blue and green to elevate the at-home party experience for everyone in attendance.
Using a sweet pastel color palette focused on pale yellow, pink, blue and green
6 Tips For Decorating Your Wedding Entrance With Florals
Wedding entranceways decorated with floral decor always make a gorgeous impact! Flowers signal celebration and start your event off beautifully. To inspire your own ideas for event decor, I’ve gathered 6 tips for designing floral wedding entranceways with examples of each idea…
Outdoor Summer Wedding at Hummingbird Nest Ranch
It’s the perfect season for outdoor California weddings, and our lovely clients Shani and Ruben just hosted the most beautiful summer wedding ceremony and reception at Hummingbird Nest Ranch.
Designing With a Monochromatic Color Palette: 3 Factors to Keep In Mind
Monochromatic designs done right make a strong statement and never go out of style! I put together a few floral and decor design tips to help you when designing your own monochromatic event decor.
5 Ways to Make a Big Impact with a Micro Event
Are you planning a micro event? Just because it’s small, doesn’t mean that it can’t be incredible. Here are 5 of my favorite ways you can make a big impact with your tiny wedding or event.
Simple Ways to Refresh Your Home by Delighting All 5 Senses
Our homes are our sanctuaries, now more than ever before! I've put together a list of ideas to delight all 5 senses and create a home atmosphere everyone will love.
Forest & Fairytale Book Themed Event Decor
When designing celebrations for Christenings, I love honoring this special moment in childhood while also designing something stylish and sophisticated - like this whimsical book themed event!
Viva Mexico! Cinco De Mayo DIY Party Decor
Here is a fun DIY decor tutorial video celebrating the beauty of Mexico! I am obsessed with the bright color, texture and energy in these festive arrangements.
Carla and Sam's Luxe White and Gold Wedding at the Ritz Carlton, Laguna Beach
We loved transforming the ballroom at the Ritz Carlton, Laguna Beach into a white and gold wedding wonderland. White roses, orchids and sparkling crystals rained from the sky and overflowed from the tables, which created the perfect counterpoint to the chic, modern design of the space.
5 Ways You Can Strengthen Your Event Business During Coronavirus
The first few weeks of the pandemic have been busy for all of us, and now that we’re a little farther along, some of you have more time on your hands to work on your floral and event design businesses. Here are my top suggestions for putting your creativity to work in fortifying the health of your business during this unexpected time.
Easy DIY Tutorials For At-Home Floral Arrangements
We’re all spending a lot of time at home these days, so keeping our spaces bright and cheerful is more important than ever. To help you spark your creativity, I’ve gathered 5 DIY tutorial videos that show you how to make easy floral and succulent arrangements at home with materials you can often find at your local grocery store. They are simple, fun and absolutely beautiful!
Green Floral Arrangements DIY (Behr's 2020 Color of the Year)
Discover how to make your own DIY floral arrangements in 2020! This DIY tutorial will teach you how to make a classic green floral arrangement perfect for dinner parties, wedding decor, or flower arrangements for your home.
Easy & Modern DIY Succulent Arrangement
Succulents are some of the most interesting and beautiful plants, so why not create a cute miniature floral arrangement? In this episode, I demonstrate an easy DIY tutorial for succulent arrangements.
Coronavirus Response: How to Manage Your Wedding or Event Business in a Crisis
The COVID-19 health emergency is impacting businesses all over the world, and the event industry is being especially hard-hit. Here are some of the approaches I’m taking at EZLD to communicate, problem-solve, and respond proactively in order to protect my business, relationships and clients.
Classic Blue Floral Arrangement DIY (2020 Pantone Color of the Year)
Ready to learn how to make floral arrangements for the year 2020? This floral DIY is an easy step-by-step tutorial that will teach you how to make a beautiful classic blue flower arrangement with a unique floral design.
Farm & Rooster Inspired Flower Arrangements!
Watch as I tie charming “farmland” pieces together for rustic, country inspired flower arrangements and decor in this DIY video tutorial.