Montana Wedding, Fall Inspiration

This lovely couple inspired me so! The wedding also found it's way to the pages of BRIDES magazine, thanks to Melanie Nashan for submitting--(see entry below!). It was also the moment where I became a regular contributor to BRIDES. So many people to thank beyond this wonderful couple!
Ingredients for a perfect day:
LAZY B FARM--venue
MONTANA PARTY RENTALS--rentals
REBECCA NICKLIN--Cakes from Cabin Ridge, Cake
DUKE SHARP--Ceremony and cocktail hour music
CUSTOM DINING--appetizers
NASHAN PHOTOGRAPHY--Melanie Nashan
LESLIE LUKAS WEDDINGS & EVENTS--flowers
Please see the following photos for inspiration on your Rustic Montana Wedding!

Featured in Brides....twice as nice!

I am proud to be a regular contributor to BRIDES magazine. This issue featured my advice on finding unique fonts for printed items for your wedding. All these fonts can be found for free at www.dafont.com

In addition to this issue, my work in floral design and advice for a mountain wedding was also featured in another issue of BRIDES this year...check out the beautiful photography from the talented Melanie Nashan of Nashan.com She is to be credited for almost all of the weddings that my work has been featured in. Without the beautiful photos, there would be no documentation, no record left of the day except in distant memories! Thank you Melanie for all the work that you do to be published time and time again!
This is the wedding of Rebecca Bronson, an aspiring and talented wedding photographer in the Spokane, WA area www.rebeccahollisphotography.com, and Mark Hollis, a helicopter pilot. Many of the details were carefully crafted by Rebecca and her family. They collected leaves from her family's property in the mid-west to litter the isle, home-brew was served in mason jars, and the pinecones were also collected by hand. Check out our next post to see all the beautiful photos that Melanie took.

Lost my blog

Astoundingly, I just learned that my blog is no longer in existence at www.montanaweddingflorist.com All that hard work and extra energy expended to bring you all of the fabulous events that we have worked on the past two years....just vanished! This seems to be a theme for me and some industry friends, but this also gives me a chance to look at the positive, and bring to you a fresh new perspective from what I have learned in this moment.

**I have learned that Technology can sometimes backfire on you, and that you should always have a plan B for your marketing, just as I do for my events.

**I have learned that no matter how many beautiful events are on a website, there are double that number of people to share with you the intimate details of what I did for them to make their wedding or event special and unique!

**I have learned that I LOVE my job, and it is refreshing to put some energy back into marketing and bringing to you our latest work and why our weddings and events are so timeless! I am going to dig in the archives to show you how a wedding that we did 10 years ago seems current today!

**I have learned that I need to share with you all of my kudos as well as failures in order for you to have a successful event!

KELLY AND MARCUS
A MONTANA WEDDING
JULY 18, 2009
ROY'S BARN-springhill road
BOZEMAN, MONTANA

I have the pleasure of working in god's country. The place where Lewis and Clark journeyed west, pioneers homesteaded, people laid claims on the land and resources. Truly a special gift.

The luckiest part of my job, is the people that I have the privilege of coming in contact with, from the clients to the vendors, and sometimes even the wildlife, it is such a gift that I get to re-live each and every new event! Thank you to www.laurenbrownphoto.com for the story-telling through these beautiful images and congratulations Kelly and Marcus!!!

The couple wanted to bring their blend of cultures, love of Montana, and custom touches into the wedding celebration. They were complimented time and time again on what a lovely, festive day it was!!!

Here are some of my favorite images...