♥ happiness is to hold flowers in both hands.

pablo picasso petite fleurs

on saturday, nick, my little sister and i went to a small bridal show at

cedar grove gardens, so that i could get an idea of what type of flowers will

be in bloom next year in early september.

i have to be honest, as soon as i stepped through the door, my dominant

personality and loud voice kicked into high gear and i basically talked over my

fiance and my sister the entire time. oops! (good thing they're used to it! :)

what i really want, (and i am not sure this is either super ambitious or

ridiculously naive) is to do my flowers myself because:

A) i think it would be fun and B) i really believe that if i had the proper petals

and tools at hand, i could make it work.

then again, i have also convinced myself that if i buy a calligraphy pen,

i could teach myself calligraphy and write out all of my invitations in a professional way.

(crazy?)

if only i lived in NY, i would definitely save my pennies & sign up for a class at

the little flower school in brooklyn. the classes, which range from beginner

to advanced, are run by floral aficionados, sarah ryhanen (of flower &

soap shop, saipua) and nicolette owen (of floral design company,

nicolette camille), and typically focus on one theme over the course

of four hours. according to the article in the ny times magazine,

the girls claim that there is usually some sort of unconscious coordination

that goes on between the student's outfits and their flower arrangement,

which is intriguing in and of itself!

source.

just check out these gorgeous pictures and you will know why i need to get out

my pruning sheers and gardening gloves and get myself to flower school as soon

as possibly possible!!!!!

source.

ps. if not for the thorns and the risk of acquiring some sort of rash, i would

totally make out with these floral arrangements.