Dinah

You Can’t Take A Palm Springs Florist On Vacation!

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A wedding florist? Busy for Labor Day? Yes- Rosh Hashanah too! But no matter where I go, I can’t get events out of my head. A backyard barbecue? I’m mentally  measuring the place for tables. A High Holiday service? I’m picking out the perfect spot for a chuppah,

A huppah covered in roses, hydrangea, succulents, lisianthus, mums, and beautiful freenery
A huppah covered in roses, hydrangea, succulents, lisianthus, mums, and beautiful greenery

and how My Little Flower Shop would decorate the aisles.  It never turns off ! We are event designers 24/7, even on vacation.  (Do you know what kind of charity ball you could throw at The Louvre?) So I go with it, and know that in the end it can only benefit the couples who come to seek out a wedding florist in Palm Springs. Here we are!  The ideas never stop.  Come on in.

Be well, and love well.

-Dinah

Wedding Movie of the Week! 1939 Epic Drama – Gone With The Wind

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Although 1939’s Gone With The Wind, takes place at the start of the civil war, Scarlett O’Hara’s wedding dress would have fit right into the assortment of giant confectionery creations that went down the aisle in the 1980s.

Scarlett O'Hara's wedding dress
Scarlett O’Hara’s wedding dress

But other than that, this film is the type of motion picture they just don’t make anymore*.  Grand and sweeping, this civil war epic will seem familiar- but only because every film that’s been made since has borrowed something from it.  If you’ve seen it before, see it again.  It’s a revelation how much they were able to do in 1939, and a little depressing that we’ve not lived up to the great promise of the medium.  OK, film school lecture over.  Dismissed!

Networking. Event Professionals Need a Rolodex!

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What makes a successful event professional?  One very retro word: ROLODEX. Oh sure, you need talent, and office space and employees and whatnot, but if not for your business contacts, you couldn’t pull off an event. We do beautiful flowers, and plan seamless weddings but a bride can’t wear flowers down the aisle, and so far we have been unsuccessful pushing the workroom as a venue with our parrot Max as an officiant.  We trust our colleagues at Desert Bride to dress brides beautifully.  We send brides to the wonderful venues around town once we know what suits them best, and we’ve got officiants in our pocket like Rabbi Sally Olins of Temple Isaiah, and the team at Palm Springs Presbyterian Church.

In short, we get by with a little help from our friends!  We know how important networking is, and that’s why Gregory founded Wedding Warriors: Riverside County’s top networking group for wedding, special event, and service industry professionals.  The Warriors have monthly mixers in the area, and the first one is coming up on September 4th!2013.8.27 WW invite  Come join us and fill up that Rolodex, electronic or otherwise.

Be well, and love well.

-Dinah