New Year, new wedding bouquet photos.

 Happy New Year!
It's all a blur since I last posted in September, we've had a lot going on, but not necessarily for the good. Since I intend to keep my blog upbeat I won't go there... besides it's a new year, full of hope, dreams, love and the chance to make new memories.
My wish is that 2017 is a better year for me, my family, friends and you, my dear reader.

I hope you don't mind if I share something I'm quite proud of.
My Etsy shop hit a major milestone... 10k sales! since opening (in 2008)! That's a lot of happy customers! It's hard to believe and a little shocking, but then, I've put a lot of hard work into my venture.
 Of course I couldn't do it without the support of many people- too many to mention individually, but I must mention my teammates on Etsy- particularly my friends on the Potti Team, and Twitter   who have been so helpful in many ways.
 I mainly give credit to my incredibly supportive husband, who keeps taking on more and more. Thank you Dear! for helping me build my dreams, I'd be lost without you. I know this wasn't what you envisioned when you married me (this year will be 33) years ago, and I love you all the more for it! You're the best partner I could ever have! Thank you!

The Pantone wedding colours for 2017 are out! You can see them here at  Wedding Ideas Mag (btw-I especially love the Island Paradise colour!)

Here are a couple of wedding bouquet photos with my charms from happy brides! I'll add more throughout the year :)

Thank you Samantha! for sharing your bouquet and charm picture.

Thank you to Erin for sharing her bouquet and charms picture.

Thank you to Jessica for sharing her bouquet and charm picture!

Weddings are a lot like flowers.

It's spring here in the Kootenays …



 the season of new life, with courtships and weddings popping up, 

sort of like the variety of plants and flowers sprouting in my garden.

Short version: Weddings are a lot like flowers,

Longer version:

 I love flowers with their amazing colours and endless variety.

Since weddings and bouquet charms are on my mind a lot these days it makes me wonder: 

"Are there similarities between weddings and flowers?"

  Hmmm, I never really thought about it, but now that I am, let's see...

Weddings are often: colourful, vibrant, elegant, exciting, memorable events. 

They come in infinite varieties: sizes, presentations, characteristics, traditions, expectations, 

and even emotions can vary  significantly. 

 With so much variety in weddings, what do they all (or almost all) have in common?

A wedding is really a ceremony that begins a marriage.  Uniting the lives of 2 people- to each other, 

based on commitment and a desire to bond their lives together, call it love.

  If Love is the soil, our earth, it provides the nutrition and base for all the flowers to grow and multiply. 

 A flower, can multiply and become a family.  Many other families are connected by numerous weddings to form a unique garden, in a plot, in a community, in a region, in a zone, in a planet…. um, maybe I'm getting carried away.

Some flowers will thrive and grow well together creating a beautiful, harmonious space, while some are more prolific or aggressive, taking over and pushing others out of the way…

 Yes, I believe I could go on, but I won't. (Not now anyhow. I certainly don't want to get into  "weeds"… and seeds.   : )

 Anyhow, I guess the analogy of a wedding being like flowers, has a lot going for it.

I like the idea of a garden full of weddings. Families, growing and thriving together, with their roots bound in love.



I will likely read this again in a couple of weeks (to add more links), and feel silly for posting it, but I hope not.

 I'd love to hear  your thoughts...