The Lemon Drop

Lemon Blossom Designs Blog Is Moving!

2011-10-12T16:13:00.000-07:00

Yep, that is correct. We are moving to a new blog: www.lemonblossomdesigns.com/blog. Head on over to see whats new! And if you follow this blog, don't forget to follow the new one!

Lovely Creams and Pinks

2011-05-19T18:44:00.001-07:00

These photos were of flowers I did for Tiffany, who is Treasure's daughter. We also decorated a gorgeous mantleplace for the wedding but those (professional) photos will come soon. For now, these will have to suffice! I used cream/light pink peonies, cream david austin garden roses, and pink and cream sweet pea. Very simple... I also couldn't find the right accessory for the handle until I decided to just make these bracelets for it. It all came together then and I couldn't be happier!

Some New Designs Coming at Lemon Blossom Designs

2011-05-17T09:09:00.001-07:00

These lovelies are kumquat bouquets!!! I love it!

ADORABLE!

2011-01-31T08:09:00.000-08:00

Check this video out of my recent bride Brittany, done by Katie Crabb Productions! I love it! Also, you MUST go check out Jaclyn Davis's blog post on Brittany and Ben, amazing photography! Check her out here: http://www.jaclyndavis.com/blog and check Katie out here: http://www.katiecrabbproductions.blogspot.com. These ladies do such fine work and I am blessed to be able to work with them!

Brittany and Ben's Bridals from Katie Crabb on Vimeo.

Vacation!

2011-01-18T09:17:00.000-08:00

For Christmas this year my husband and I got to go on an amazing trip to the Caribbean, namely St. Maarten, St. Barths, and Anguilla, with his whole family! This wasn't an ordinary trip though, we sailed to all of these places! We stayed on catamarans with a cook and a captain who took us to many ports and special places on these islands. It was so fun, and of course I saw many new flowers and plants that I had no idea of what they were.... so I took pictures of them to one day identify them. One of my most favorite places was Pinel, which was on the French side of St. Maarten. It was this teeny island that no one lives on and everyone comes over to play for the day, then leaves at 5:00 pm. We explored it a little bit and found TONS of hermit crabs! I made Bryan take his shirt off to carry them in (I didn't want them to pinch me, they were huge!). We then dug a huge whole in the sand and put them all in there to see if they could get out... they were fiesty! Not like the kind you get at the mall that is painted. This trip was truly and once in a lifetime experience and I wish I could go back!

Lemon Blossom Designs says Goodbye to 2010!

2011-01-04T13:34:00.000-08:00

I can't believe that 2010 is over and 2011 is here! It was the BEST year and I was so lucky to work with the most amazing and sweet brides. Many thanks to their mothers (without you, weddings would never happen), and their photographers, who have been amazing to work with! I am so grateful that I have made many new friends this year! I LOVE you all! Thank you to Kristi Sheriff Photography, Jaclyn Davis Photography, Kate Lines Photography, and Jarvie Digital Photography for these beautiful photographs that keep my business going! I can't wait for the new year and the new brides in it!

Lemon Blossom Designs Video

2010-12-08T08:32:00.001-08:00

Hello! Today is the funnest day, thanks to Katie Crabb Productions and Jaclyn Davis Photography! We worked on doing videos for our businesses while shooting Jennifer and Cooper's bridals! Check it out and enjoy! O, and if you are interested in hiring these girls, they do a packaged deal!

Lemon Blossom Designs from Katie Crabb on Vimeo.

New Juicy Stuff at Lemon Blossom Designs

2010-11-03T17:32:00.000-07:00

These next two shoots are ADORABLE! I have had the best time getting to know and work with Jaclyn Davis from JaclynDavisPhotography. She is based in Idaho Falls and she is bringing the freshest ideas with her! Here are some of the photos from the shoots she did on Friday and Saturday... flowers done by Lemon Blossom Designs, of course! Can't wait to see more! O, and a little secret: If you book both Jaclyn Davis and Lemon Blossom Designs, you will get a major discount on your wedding flowers and photography! And now for the beautiful-ness!

Malibu Barbie Pink at Lemon Blossom Designs

2010-10-21T12:57:00.000-07:00

Remember that gorgeous girl with the orchid bouquet? Well here are some of the first photos coming from the reception.... So pink and so barbie! More to come later! Photography by Kristi Sheriff Photography.

Yummy

2010-09-29T16:53:00.000-07:00

This wedding rocked. Really. The bride was living in California until the week of the wedding so I got to work with the groom. Which, surprisingly, was extremely fun. They wanted something different and really chabby-chic. So we did long tables, with different sized apothecaryn jars with moss and succulents down all of the tables. We then took tons of different types of flowers and put them into the hundreds of bottles the bride had bought at vintage stores all over California. It was gorgeous! And, her bouquet was Delicious! More photos to come! All of the photography was done by the amazing Scott Jarvie of Digital Jarvie, which is based in Salt Lake City. As you can see, he is willing to travel!

Photography

2010-09-24T16:46:00.000-07:00

Last week I got to practice my photography skills... on Dana and Brent and Hurley! These are some of my faves...

2010-09-14T20:46:00.000-07:00

This wedding was my wonderful friend's Jessica Jacobs at the country club in Idaho Falls... I was so happy that I got to do her flowers because the entire time I was making her bouquet I was thinking about all of the wonderful memories we had of growing up together...I love this girl. We were back-door neighbors since we were five... six? And we would sit on the dividing fence between our houses and just talk... the most descriptive phrase of our friendship was "meet me at the fence". I am so happy she got to marry such a wonderful guy and I am so happy for them. Congrats!! Also, I am in various photography classes(Love the fact that pictures don't DIE!!!) and so I took a stab at the photos myself... although I seriously can't wait to see the professional photos that were done by Robin Spencer photography.

The Malibu Barbie

2010-09-14T20:41:00.000-07:00

I will start out by saying that I LOVE this girl and her mother.... they are so fun. They first came to me and told me that they wanted something "not Idaho-e". It was love at first meeting. I was lucky enough to get to work with Kristi Sheriff... and when I get the rest of the wedding photos they will blow your socks off. Here are just a few teaser's from her bridal session.

As Promised

2010-09-14T20:30:00.000-07:00

Ok, here is some more of that peachy goodness of Lemon Blossom Designs I promised from before.... seriously, I love this bouquet... and this girl. Yummy photos courtesy of the fabulous Kristi Sheriff!

Here Is What You Have Missed

2010-09-13T15:25:00.000-07:00

I know, I know, I was missing for about 4 monthes... I'm Sorry!!! It was such a busy summer... to bring you up to speed on my summer I will be posting like a maniac for the next couple of days.... here is Jon and Satyra's wedding, May 31st, at the brides barn... so cute!! This photography was done by Kate Lines photography.... thank you!!

Sneaky Peaky

2010-04-23T16:00:00.000-07:00

Look HOW CUTE! This bride was the most feminine/hardcore bride I have ever met... she had sweet tattoos and nose rings and yet, she was graceful and genuinly gorgeous...more pictures to come!

I LOVE PINK

2010-04-17T18:58:00.001-07:00

Seriously, I love pink. It is one of my favorite colors, which is why I am always drawn to pink flowers...I was hired by Taylor of Taylor Made Dreams to make the bouquet and boutonierre for this adorable bride..we then miraculously got Kristi Sheriff of Kristi Sheriff photography to take these gorgeous pictures of the bouquet! The bouquet includes peonies, nerine lilies, ranunculus, and sweet pea! Totally spring and totally PINK!

Seeded Eucalyptus

2010-04-06T18:45:00.000-07:00

I have noticed that I am becoming obsessed with plant elements that are a bit more rustic looking. Perhaps this is Idaho rubbing off on me? One can never be sure... but I do know that I still love the simplistic design look. Again, this means one or two plant elements in one container. No more! Then set them side by side, or one in front of the other and it makes for an interesting visual feast! Enjoy!

ColorYummy Bouquet

2010-04-06T18:33:00.001-07:00

I love Yummy things, namely gummi bears, starbursts, froyo, and cheese. But I think this bouquet is YUMMY! I love all the colors! This bouquet was made to go with the simplistic table and like I said, anyone with the same color pallete only has to email me to get a bouquet HALF OFF!! Even the price of the bouquet is YUMMY!

Simplicity Table

2010-04-06T18:26:00.000-07:00

Here is the simplistic table I promised... I was going for a shabby chic/ barnyard fall feel and I adore these glass containers. I also love the color pallette, the oranges, greens, purples, corals, whites, and blues. GIVEAWAY!!! Anyone who contacts me and uses this color pallette will get their bridal bouquet half off! EMAIL!!!

*With paid personal items and centerpieces.

Paperwhite Narcussus

2010-04-06T17:51:00.000-07:00

I love Paperwhites... I think they smell divine (although some are repulsed by their strong odor), I think they have a wonderful linear design, and they look like sweet little stars! This design used paperwhites. Period. I would like to use more of these for future spring events and weddings because they are so seasonal and clean! What do you think?

Simplicity isn't always simple

2010-04-05T14:15:00.000-07:00

Simplicity: should be easy right? Wrong. These two arrangments are part of a bigger tablescape and are simplistic in design, they only contain two plant elements. The hard part of simplistic design is to make the whole tablescape flow in the same manner. Next up, the whole tablescape!

Simple Spring Arrangements

2010-04-05T13:37:00.000-07:00

I love simple arrangements. On Easter, when I was little I remember it being a lot warmer than it is now. I also remember being able to go into my backyard and cutting lilac branches to put in arrangments for my parents. Where have those warm days gone?! I still like the freshly cut, wild branch look and I think this arrangement says just that: with the exposed stems, the curly willow, the peruvian lily, and the delphinium, this arrangment screams "SPRING" and reminds me that it is just around the corner, or two.

Brigham Young University Idaho

2010-04-05T13:19:00.000-07:00

At Brigham Young University in Idaho, we have what are called devotionals every Tuesday. These are hour long meetings every Tuesday where the student body gathers to hear inspirational talks from apostles, businessmen, and leaders in religion and industry. This is where we come in, horticulture students get to make the large floral arrangements to adorn the podium. It is a lot of hard work! Especially in the monthes of December, January, February, March, and yes, even April. It is cold! And we have to keep these large pieces alive, uncrushed, and unfrozen from a drive across campus. Doing these next two pieces made me appreciate large floral pieces everywhere!

The Little Bouts!

2010-04-05T11:08:00.001-07:00

Today I would like to bring attention to the small arrangments that are so vital to big events and weddings: Bouttonieres! Bouttonieres add the small little touches and personality into weddings and events that bigger arrangements can't. They help to distinguish the special V.I.P. of events and weddings. And more importantly, they are little snippets of heaven! These bouttonieres included mint leaves, mini roses, Queen Annes Lace, cymbidium orchids, and mokara orchids.

The Fabulous Peruvian Lily

2010-02-22T20:47:00.001-08:00

In portfolio class we were instructed to make a hand tied bouquet which are my absolute favorites! I walked in the cooler and... nothing spoke to me... until I happen chanced to look down and I see these. Beautiful, airy, springy peruvian lilys. I decided to use these and you know what? I think that these are going to be a fad this year. They come in whites, greens, purples, pinks, and yellows. And they look a little bit like freesia to me. What do you think?

My Humble Abode

2010-02-22T20:36:00.001-08:00

Welcome to my humble abode...studio. The fabulous Treasure from Treasure's bridal is letting me rent this back room out for my studio and I love it! I know it is small but for now, it is perfect.

Country Plum

2010-02-22T20:23:00.000-08:00

I am currently in a class at school called portfolio. In this class we are given the freedom to design whatever we want, and then take a photograph of it. In mentally preparing for an upcoming wedding, I found myself obsessed over country yellow with plum accents. Not surprisingly, I went a little overboard with my props and... Voilaa!! This is what came of it. Needless to say, I am still a little obsessed with this color palette and cannot wait until the wedding to match!

GIVEAWAY!

2010-01-13T12:04:00.000-08:00

As promised, for the new year I am giving away a wedding bouquet and boutonniere to the first bride who emails me with her wedding date. This is how it works: I pick a color palette, and if the palette matches your wedding day colors send me an email! You will get a free wedding bouquet and groom's boutonniere! To qualify, you must be also getting all wedding flowers from Lemon Blossom Designs, including all personals, buffet pieces, centerpieces, and ceremony pieces, if applicable. So..... the color palette for this month is:
Pink and Green
This means barbie pink, watermelon pink, strawberry pink, bubblegum pink, hot pink...any pink! The green can either be chartreuse, grass, or a light lime. EMAIL AWAY!

Sneak Peak

2010-01-13T11:44:00.000-08:00

Here are some sneak peak pictures of the delicious bouquet I promised. Blink Photography took the pictures. Aren't they fabulous?

Knutson Wedding

2009-12-14T14:26:00.000-08:00

Lemon blossom's next wedding is upon us! The bride is Erin Knutson and her fabulous colors are chartreuse green, platinum, and black. How modern yet retro! Her bouquet will be made of white peonies, green parrot tulips, green heleborus, mini cymbidium orchids, white anemones with black centers, and .... lady slipper orchids! Sound delicious? I can't wait to show you!

Ashley and Jarom!

2009-11-17T08:36:00.001-08:00

Hooray!!!! Remember a few posts back when I was talking about Audrey Hepburn Style? HERE IT IS! Ashley and Jarom Mooso's pictures are up. The AMAZINGLY talented Amelia Lyon from So Cal. came up and took these awesome shots at the Temple and the Hilton in Idaho Falls. The colors were black, gold, and ivory and the bride wanted lots of sparkle. Mission Accomplished! Check them out at: http://www.amelialyon.net/.

Start Up Surprise

2009-10-14T19:52:00.001-07:00

I have decided that every month this next year I am going to pick a color palette and offer anyone in the area (East Idaho to Jackson Hole) a free BRIDAL bouquet and grooms boutonniere (with minimum purchase of centerpieces). This can save a bride and groom up to $300 and is an AWESOME opportunity for both brides and myself! This is the way it will work, starting in January, I will post a color palette with pictures of inspiration on my blog, and the lucky bride who is first to email me will be the winner! I already have the colors palettes all picked out... perhaps they are your colors?!! Guess we will see in January!

Why I Picked Lemon Blossom Designs

2009-09-16T18:01:00.001-07:00

Everyone always wants to know why I picked Lemon Blossom Designs. The reason is because I have a love affair with all things fresh and beautiful, namely flowers and fruit. Obviously I love flowers, and I currently own my very own citrus fruit tree. When I think of the word fresh, lemon is the first image to pop into my mind, with it's lush clean scent and its bright and cheery disposition. Blossoms connote everything sweet and clean. These two elements inspired me so much that I decided to name my business Lemon Blossom Designs. My hope is that my creations will always embody the nature of their names: Fresh, Clean, and Sweet!

From Left to Right:

candy bar: unknown. Bouquet: She Walks In Beauty. Sugared Lemons: aux naturelle.ca. Dresses: Alfred Angelo. Cake: Martha Stewart. Lemon Bars: Laa Loosh. Centerpieces: Bridal Partytees. Drinks: Bridal Partytees.

LemonBlossomDesigns.com is UP!

2009-08-05T10:12:00.001-07:00

I officially have my website up! It is gorgeous, thanks to the wonderfully talented Oceanfront Studios! It is: Lemonblossomdesigns.com. Check it out!

2009-07-20T20:32:00.001-07:00

Image below is by Amy Atlas.

Candy Bar

2009-07-20T20:20:00.000-07:00

I absolutely adore candy and anything with sugar in it. It is no surprise then that I am a big promoter of the candy bar. Although one might think that candy is inexpensive, think again! You have to buy the apothecarian jars ($15-500) each and then buy enough candy for each jar to fill it twice. The best place I have seen candy for is candyarehouse.com. It sorts the candies by theme, category, and color. I think they add a whimsical and innocent touch to any wedding. Yummm!

Nancy Liu Chin

2009-07-13T11:01:00.000-07:00

Nancy Liu Chin

I am so excited! In about two weeks I get to go back and work for the amazing Nancy Liu of Nancy Liu Chin Designs in San Francisco! I also get to work for a couple of days with Rebecca Feeney with Custom Event Group in Napa. These ladies are the some of the best in the wedding industry and I love learning all I can from them! Can't wait!

Lemon Blossom Designs Is Starting Up

2009-06-30T19:04:00.001-07:00

I am so excited, I have a logo, my website is being made (custom, by the fabulous Ocean Front Studios), and I just ordered my business cards. It is finally happening! Also, I am working with the most adorable girl on her wedding, Ashley Transtrum, who is getting married September 25th, 2009. Her chic colors are ivory, black, and gold, with accents of diamonds and pearls. Talk about Audrey Hepburn style! Can't wait.

The Signature Lemon Blossom

2009-04-29T11:05:00.000-07:00

This bouquet was probably one of my favorite because of the light zest that it irradiated around the room! It was for an April bride from Oregon who wanted soft yellows with cobalt blue... I think we got it right! The bouquet contains Duchesse de Nemours peonies, double ruffled cream tulips, cream sweetpea, and a soft geranium collar. Check out later for more pictures from the wedding!

The D.I. Bouquet

2009-04-24T11:11:00.000-07:00

My D.I. Belt Bouquet

For a school final project our teacher said that we had to go to D.I. (a second-hand store) and find an item that would not normally be in a bouquet and incorporate it. Well I went to D.I. and could not find anything!!! Everything was hideous, until I hit the belt rack. This really got my brain going, there were so many colors and styles! I finally decided on classic tans, navys, and stripes and decided that my bouquet would have a nautical theme. This is how it turned out and I LOVE IT. It has huge china mums, luscious hydrangea, sweet freesia, Dutch double ruffled cream tulips, ranunculus, crystal blush anemones, and a rarity, helleborus. I liked using the belts so much that I actually might use belts to wrap bouquets again! I think it adds another extra detail. Love, love, love it.