New Blog Editor

Hello everyone - Matthew here (Lisa's husband). I am proud to announce that I am taking over the duties of posting to this blog and updating all of you on what is going on in the world of Petals by Design. So.... stay tuned for more to come.

Bride's Choice Awards 2010

Katy TX – February 3, 2010 - WeddingWire, the nation’s leading wedding technology company, just announced Petals by Design has been selected to receive the WeddingWire 2010 Bride’s Choice Awards™ for florists!

The annual Bride’s Choice Awards recognizes and celebrates excellence in quality and service within the wedding industry, as determined by recent reviews and extensive surveys from over 500,000 newlyweds.

Petals by Design is among the top five percent of all vendors in the WeddingWire community, which includes over 100,000 wedding professionals across the US and Canada. Awards were given to winners across 19 different service categories, from wedding venues to wedding photographers.

“We are excited to recognize and honor the success of the top wedding professionals within the WeddingWire Community” said Timothy Chi, WeddingWire’s Chief Executive Officer. “The annual Bride’s Choice Awards program has given us the unique opportunity to highlight the best wedding professionals in each region as reviewed by brides and grooms who have utilized their services in the past year.”

We are happy to announce that Petals by Design is among the very best florists within the WeddingWire Network, which includes WeddingWire and Martha Stewart Weddings. We would like to thank our past newlyweds for nominating us for the 2010 Bride’s Choice Awards.

For more information, please visit our WeddingWire Storefront today at www.weddingwire.com/PetalsbyDesign.

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WeddingWire is the only online wedding planning resource designed to empower both engaged couples and wedding vendors. WeddingWire enables engaged couples to search, compare and book over 100,000 reviewed wedding vendors nationwide, from wedding photographers to wedding cakes. WeddingWire also offers an online community and a suite of cutting-edge planning tools, including wedding websites and wedding checklists, all at no charge. For wedding vendors, WeddingWire provides free online management tools creating the only market opportunity that gives businesses control over their clients, reviews, leads and performance. In addition, WeddingWire has partnered with Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc. (NYSE: MSO) to provide its network of local vendors and online wedding-planning tools in the Weddings section of www.MarthaStewartWeddings.com. For additional information, please visit www.WeddingWire.com.

Cool Autumn Days

As the days get shorter and seasons change we all experience a little pep in our step. The fall wedding season is in full swing, and this weekend we had a great time decorating for Kirsten & Alex's wedding.

We were a little nervous about the rainy weather as a cool front pushed through, but (whew!) the rain held off on Saturday. The ceremony was held on the polo field and the outdoor tent reception was classic and elegant during one of the first cool crisp nights of the season. What a great event!

Special thanks to Brad, Jeff, Susan and the whole gang with Two Forks Catering for making sure everything ran smoothly.

Congratulations Kirsten & Alex!

The bride requested that a mare and a colt be placed in the pen next to the ceremony. What a great sight seeing the colt bound around the pen!

Centerpieces at the reception


A creative way to display table assignments

The ceremony took place on the edge of the polo grounds

Leading up to the ceremony

What a magical night

Centerpieces for the lounge area

The bar was created with green apples - what a great concept. Way to go Two Forks Catering!!!

Baby Shower

In August we had the chance to break away from the wedding scene and provide arrangements with tropical flavor for a baby shower. What a wonderful opportunity to create some fun, modern style arrangements to compliment the couple's contemporary home. A special thank you goes out to Chris with Cafe Natalie - it was great working with you!

Lorena & Manuel - May 30, 2009

This was a stylish affair! We were tickled to work with soireebliss! and Montage Photographers at a lovely venue - The Gallery. I gotta say though.....what an introduction to summer! Set-up that afternoon was blistering, but the end result was quite lovely. We were very pleased with the results, very modern and clean.

Lorena and Manuel, you make quite a handsome couple - congratulations and best wishes to you both!

Samantha & Trung, it was great working with you - thanks for the opportunity, and the incredible photography!

Rochelle & Sid - March 14, 2009

What a great couple! These two love life, each other, and their alma mater, University of Texas. There wasn't an area of the wedding where the Texas Longhorn theme and signature burnt orange color wasn't reflected. It was truly "them"!

The cold rainy weather didn't dampen their spirits. Having to move the ceremony inside didn't matter, they were in love, and they were getting married - that's what mattered. What a great example!

Even though this was a few months ago, thanks for letting us work with you two, and help make this special day uniquely yours - Congrats guys!

Enjoy a few pics, courtesy Lee Ray Photography. It was great working with you Lee.

Venue: Lindsay Lakes
Photographer: Lee Ray Photography

Everytime I looked, she was smiling!

What classic taste - white Roses and Stephanotis, a timeless look!

(Notice the little Mickey Mouse heads in icing on the second layer - I love it Rochelle!)

Jessica & Patrick 4/18/09

I'm a big fan of purple - I always have been, it's one of my favorite colors! Jessica's wedding colors revolved around purple - fun!! It was a small backyard wedding at her parents' home. The house and yard were impeccable, despite the downpour of rain that had been dumped the previous day and most of the wedding day. Miracle of miracles, the sky broke, and the sun began to poke through the clouds just in time for the wedding and reception to proceed - rain free! Here are a few photos of the event, and some of the flowers we provided. Special thanks to Magek Photography for some of the images.

Patrick - the surprise arrangement of Jessica's favorite flowers (red roses & white calla lilies) was such a romantic gesture! I'm so glad you thought of it, I know she loved it!

Congratulations Jessica & Patrick, and thank you for allowing us to be involved!

Photographer: Magek Photography

My own shots - close ups of the above centerpiece. Purple wire twisted around bear grass and orchids, to yield a spiraled effect.

Patrick's surprise for his new bride - gorgeous!

Playing with different boutonniere concepts was fun!