laynie & kyle revisited

pics courtesy of Lindsay Jane - sends me tons of biz! that is MUCH appreciated!

when i see these two i just smile! they were so cool and so perfect for each other! despite the centerpiece complications i really loved working with this couple!

lucky ducky

the other business arm of me has been focused a lot on marketing and advertising my moms new custom baby and children's boutique .... pantywaist & co ... and its almost launch party day!

be one of the firsts to place an order and pick a duck from the bucket ... its yours to keep and if your lucky, your ducky will have a discount on it to apply to your order. there are only 24 ducks though so come early!

SATURDAY MARCH 15TH 10 AM - 3 PM @ NOAHS IN LINDON, 644 N 2000 W

EVERYONE IS INVITED BRING ALL YOUR FRIENDS AND COME HANG OUT!

all our products already produced will be for sale ... first come first serve! but take it at the end of the day because they are samples for custom orders ...

just a taste of what we will have there ....

darling michael miller fabric rockin guitar/stripe boy crib set that includes - sheet, skirt, bumpers, quilt, and pillow!

another darling bright and fun circles, dots, stripes, and solids michael miller fabrics for a fun spirited baby girl crib set includes sheet, skirt, bumpers, quilt and pillow

grocery cart covers that are fun and unique and fight those germs! can double for a public high chair cover. works on both and has many fun accessories to store those little things your little one needs

samples of nursery hardware that are irresistable and can be dropped shipped right to your door!

fun VW bus free spirit fabric tee-pee's for play time along with many other play time funs!

there will also be all in stock bolts of fabric for custom orders to choose from!
here are a FEW fabric samples for a sneak peak.







there will also be darling aprons for moms and tots too!

not to mention an amazing maternity and children's photographer! darla roze! & another amazing artist megan with pink piggy custom designed invitations and announcements!

so all you studio stems blog stockers please come and bring your friends too! want to make me super happy, blog about it!

Laynie

Laynie's flowers were as gorgeous as her! she wanted bright, fun, and textured. we used mokara orchids, asiatic dragon lilies, yellow freesia, curly willow, calla lilies in several colors, hydrangea, cymbidium orchids, anemone, and berzilia throughout the wedding.

what is not having a headache worth? i think knowledge is excedrin and i am going to use this wedding as an example of what happens when a client chooses to provide some of their own supplies rather than rent. first off i want laynie to know what a kick back cool bride she was and how well she took things in stride! she was and is a great client! and for the clients out there who still insist on providing their own product thats fine we will still take you in most cases but be warned the migraine is coming on!



laynie wanted centerpieces in the same style as a wedding we did last year "osorio". tall fluted glass vases filled with gold fish and flowers. her family happened to fall upon similar shaped vases and thought it might save them money and hassle to buy them and provide them themselves. i am not aware of what they paid for them so i cant say that our rental price underbid their buying price but i am willing to bet! we rent those vases in tall for $10 each and xtra tall for $15. when i received a sample of the vase to design with it was about half the size of our medium ones. this changed things a lot. they also thought they might provide their own goldfish. goldfish, the feeder kind, are quiet cheap at some places only 10 cents a piece. so why pay us to provide them? have you thought about who and when they will be aquired on the day of? even if you have a plan this is an added stress in the day. have you thought about how to treat the water and acclimate it so that the fish live through the reception? there is no time for me to do that if the fish just suddenly arrive at the reception ready to be dumped in vases. this makes for murdered fish. is it not worth the headache to pay someone to do this? one of the profound effects of the osorio's vases was how many fish where in the vase, we were not able to do this with laynie's vases because they were much smaller and fish need space and oxygen to breath, the ratio wouldn't work. last but not least the vases arrived unopened and unclean and some where broken. now what, too many flowers not enough vases? is it not worth not having a headache i ask you? some clients dont think a headache is too much to handle. whats difficult for me is that in the end who does this reflect on? more than not people need someone to blame or place identity on and its usually me in cases like this.

in the end her centerpieces were still soooo gorgeous and looked amazing in the orangerie at red butte gardens! it worked out beautifully, it most often does if you have great vendors who can problem solve and problem solve fast!

aubrey .... my other name

yesterday was aubrey's bridal sitting. and yes i get called aubrey quiet often. in fact my hub called me aubrey for our first few dates, i ignored it and pretended he was right cause he was just so dang cute! aubrey is an aquantance of mine who has become a pretty good friend through all this planning of wedding business, we have even spent several days boarding on the slopes together, we have very similar personalities. her colors are mostly green & black with some cream and white's as well as a touch of eggplant. her bouquet was white hydrangea base with white mini callas, eggplant mini callas, & of course our signature black mini callas. dont forget the super green roses and a ti leaf color, black swiss satin wrap with pearl line. classic studio stems. i guess thats why she picked me! sometime in the near future i am sure we will have pics of how this bouquet looked with this stunning bride from dustin izatt!

season has begun at studio stems

arent those shoes just killer? this is laynie, this is a shot from her bridals a few weeks ago, courtesy of lindsayjanephotography. her wedding is this week and also begins a rush of much. our season has begun there are few luls from now until i take time off in august. so i thought i would rush this darling pic in on the blog before it got too crazy. today was aubrey's bridal and hopefully tomorrow or wed i will have pics on the blog of her crazy beautiful bouquet!

life is complicated

this past weekend presented me with a interesting opportunity... on a personal note .... about 4 years ago my husbands best friend passed away. we have stayed very close to his wife and family. he died very young at the age of 26 leaving behind a young wife and kids. today his wife got remarried to a brilliantly perfect man in the same situation, his wife has too passed away. this was a bitter sweet thing for me. and i found myself emotional for both joyous and sorrowous reason, very strange but beautiful. it pushes you to places that make you stretch and grow and for that i am grateful! life is complicated ... that is what i thought about today as i watched a couple in love try to blend new and old in laws. it was a small very private and intimate thing and of course my gift to this friend was whatever flowers she wanted ... turns out her new love of her life gave her pink tulips the first time he gave her flowers and she wanted to keep it simple. pink tulips only ... with a little studio stems artistic wrap and flair. i hope this new couple knows how much i love them and support them!

gateway .....

a few arrangmenets to add some flavor to the booths of a few friends at the gateway show this weekend.