FarmHouse Flowers on Beautiful Whidbey Island

Why do Wedding Flowers Cost So Much? you ask.....

2012-01-24T07:55:00.000-08:00

I found this great article on mysortedaffair.com speaking to the cost of flowers.

As for our shop, FarmHouse Flowers I would like to add the extra "bonus" of getting up at 5:00 to catch a before daylight ferry and then drive to Georgetown (SODO district). In case you don't know - think towards the airport. We do receive weekly deliveries - but for weddings its important that we pick out our own flowers. So we have the additional ferry fees and gas to contend with.

WEDDING FLOWER ADVISE: WHY DO FLOWERS COST SO MUCH?

SEPTEMBER 26TH, 2011 | PLANNING, UNCATEGORIZED | NO COMMENTS

On the daily many, many brides come to us for wedding flowers and design. We often get the line “We are on a budget…”. Being in this business for many years I know that EVERYONE is on a budget. It would be everyone’s dream to have an endless wedding budget to have all your dreams and desires on that special day. And though, we would love you to have your dream wedding without worrying about cost, but that is not that realistic. So we posted this little ditty to inform you. I hope it finds you well!

This entry edited from Nancy Liu Chin

The answer is pretty straight forward. Cost of flowers reflect
1) Supply v. Demand.
2) Availability.
3) Overhead costs of suppliers.
4) Shipping.
5) Source.
6) Geography.
7) Seasonality or time of the year.

And a few other things.

Avoid flowers that are
1) High Maintenance
2) Out of Season and must be imported from Europe
3) Low in Supply but High in Demand.
4) Rare and hard to find.
5) Tight buds, doesn’t open well.
6) Wilts or bruise quickly.

Let’s give you an example. This morning for around $50(at wholesale not retail), you could take home 5 stems of white Peonies, 10 stems of locally grown Garden roses, and 5 stems of imported South American creamy Hydrangea from one of the best wholesalers.

Before I go on, this is not a joke, this is what $50 at wholesale costs(repeat – not retail). If you were to buy this from a floral shop, I would assume that it would be 2 to 3 times as much depending on the area. If the flowers were old and the shop needed to sale them, you might find a better deal but for our example, let’s see this from the floral designer/florist shop standpoint.

I, a boutique floral designer studio, paid $5.00 a stem of peonies, roughly $2.50 for one stem of hydrangea and $1.50 for one small stem of garden roses of which many probably won’t open by this weekend. Note, since these are garden roses and not a hothouse variety, not all of them will open at the same time. Some are already open others remain tight.

Keep in mind, the cost of a designed arrangement also needs to factor in all sorts of other costs including the time to select flowers, clean flowers, delivery flowers, vase, overhead, labor charges. This is why it’s possible that 5 peonies, 10 garden roses, foliage, 5 cream hydrangea could easily be $100 to $200 in today’s market.

If you factor that these are for a wedding, then you also have to add more overhead and design costs. On top of the other factors, wedding flowers should include a designer’s time, creativity of designer, proposal writing skills, and the overall delivery and setup costs. One factor that is rarely mentioned is the cost of the “used” flowers. Many floral designer(not floral shops) buy flowers for a specific event. If the flowers do not open, the floral designer has to overbuy to ensure that they have flowers in “wedding” condition.

As you can see from the picture available, not all 5 stems of those peonies are perfect or large and open enough to be presented in a bouquet. Because we cannot deliver tight buds, we had to overbuy this particular flowers by 3 times. That means that we actually paid for 3 times as many peonies that we needed so that the one bouquet would be in great condition, I call it delivery wedding condition. Thus, experienced wedding professionals will anticipate this and budget accordingly.

Unfortunately, the cost of flowers often fluctuates, and with the effort that goes on to preserve and present these flowers, although we would love to, we cannot offer them at wholesale prices to our brides. After the gas and time to buy them, the time to process them, water, preservatives and other maintenance needed for them, as well as the time, electricity and space to hold them until time to deliver. The flowers for one special day could take up to a week of preparation which gets added to the initial cost of the supply.

We hope this is informative and helps you to understand, what happens when you are paying a professional to help you with your floral design.

FarmHouse Flowers offers Vintage Elegance Rentals.......

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Beautiful job done by Seattle photographer, Amelia Soper. All of these shots are by her~ Florals and vintage rentals by FarmHouse Flowers

Green Spider Mums & Fiddleheads

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Love, love this wedding......

Photos by Amelia Soper

Going on vacation to Texas?

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This is one of the best stores Ever! One in Fredericksburg Texas and now one in Hico Texas. If you head to the Lone Star State - a Must See!!!

http://homesteadhico.com/

Whidbey Weddings

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Whidbey Wayfarer Photo Shoot

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Still reminiscing.....

Beautiful

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One of my all time favorites

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Stunning....thats all I can say. What do you think? I bet you agree.....

Vibrant color

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Edgecliff

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Memories from the Edgecliff....I hope they find new ownership soon. We miss it~

One of my all time favorites

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David Austen English roses and yellow tulips.....So beautiful and so Spring~

Old School Flowers

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Seattle Wedding Show

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Congrats to the Seattle Wedding Show for this award. FarmHouse Flowers participated this season. So much work - but worth it~

Thinking on past favorite weddings and Emma and Merritt came to mind....

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Close & Hess

NAMES Emma Close and Merritt Hess LIVE IN North Capitol Hill OCCUPATIONS She works for a small custom book-design company called Good Stock; he works at Windermere Real Estate in Wedgwood and assists with the youth programs at Epiphany Parish in Madrona WEDDING-DAY WEATHER 70 degrees, a perfect sunny evening WEDDING-DAY THEME Antique French flea market: Emma spent time in France and is always inspired by unique finds NUMBER OF GUESTS 168 WEDDING BUDGET $40,000 NONTRADITIONAL CEREMONY MOMENT Their parents came forward at the beginning of the ceremony to say a blessing; they had a group hug before they sat down. This honored their new commitment and growing families.COLOR INSPIRATION Golden Midwest plains and the green and blue of the Northwest FLORAL INSPIRATION Dahlias from Whidbey Island to represent the bride’s family’s roots in the Northwest, and wheat to represent the fields of Kansas, where the groom grew up and much of his family still lives RECEPTION MENUEverything was local; from on or around Whidbey Island FAVORITE RECEPTION MOMENT Her sister snuck in some sparklers and everyone lit them during the last song; they felt like they were in a movie FAVORS Homemade jams made from Whidbey Island fruit IF THEY KNEW THEN WHAT THEY KNOW NOW They would have videotaped the first dance; they took lessons and choreographed it all, and would love to relive it THREE WORDS TO DESCRIBE THE DAY Joyful, perfect, gorgeousHONEYMOON Mini-moon to Friday Harbor; mega-moon to Costa Rica

Photographs by Libby Lewis Photography

CEREMONY St. Augustine’s-in-the-Woods Episcopal Church
RECEPTION, CATERING, AND DESSERT Fireseed Catering and Event Gardens
WEDDING PLANNER Whidbey Gatherings
PHOTOGRAPHY Libby Lewis Photography
FLOWERS Farmhouse Flowers
ENTERTAINMENT Disco Royale
GOWN Jim Hjelm from La Belle Elaine’s
MAKEUP I Love Blush
GROOM’S FORMAL WEAR Nordstrom
GROOMSMEN’S FORMAL WEAR The Tux Shop
RINGS Ben Bridge
RENTALS AA Rentals
HOTEL FOR GUESTS Saratoga Inn
REGISTRY Crate & Barrel, REI, Williams-Sonoma, Restoration Hardware, Traveler’s Joy, Simon Pearce

Vintage Home Goods Rentals

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We are working on photos to show our vintage home goods inventory. These "props" are priceless in creating a wonderful mood and feeling for your event and photos. In the meantime, call if you are looking for something in particular. 360-221-0747 or email us at farmhouseflowers@whidbey.com.

Wedding and Special Event Flowers

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in a blue mood, thanks again Holly~

Ethereal wedding bouquet

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Is this gorgeous or what? Thanks to Holly Chapple out on the east coast in the Washington D.C. area.

Bouquets we love.....

Seasonal Flowers in the Pacific Northwest

2012-01-09T09:12:00.000-08:00

A flower sister over at http://www.fourwindsweddings.com/blog/tag/northwest-seasonal-flowers/ created this great post about local, seasonal flowers. I would like to give her a big hug for this. Not only is it informative, but absolutely Beautiful.

Christmas flowers

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I'm just discovering pinterest...... Love it!

Winter Wedding at Fireseed Catering Dec. 3

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Hundreds of tiny gourds, loads of candles, pine cones and flowers.....

this wedding was warm, cozy and so so beautiful.

Fall is in the air - Decorate your dining table with flowers

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Who wouldn't love this great centerpiece - can a girl even have enough pumpkins? I think not. Found this on Martha's site. Stewart of course.

Another one I fell for - love the birch with the great color....muted oranges....Who knew I loved orange so much. This year I fell in love with orange spray roses and I no seek out that color regularly.

Random things we Love

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Best Wedding Blog

Asheville Indie Weddings

Asheville Indie Blog

This has to be the happiest wedding bouquet Ever.

All of these shots are borrowed from a wonderful wedding blog called Asheville Indie Weddings. They showcase talented vendor's work from their area. I wish I had more time this morning~

Wedding Wonderland - A great day to get married on Whidbey Island

2011-08-27T18:40:00.000-07:00

Bridal party table

We are in LOVE with these colors - great choice Marian

Local dahlias from Jan and Pat's garden

Vendela roses, local dahlias, lisianthus, ranunculus

Love this shot

I Love My Job - 70 degrees, waterfront, sailboats, mountains in the background....I don't deserve this - but happily accept it~

Well over 100 mason jars full of loveliness

Great shot by Gwen

Whidbey Winery Wedding

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Summer 2011 Weddings on Whidbey Island

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Well here it is - Summer. Finally we are warm on Whidbey Island. How long will it last? No one knows so we are enjoying every minute. Our wedding packed season has been exhausting, exhilarating and rewarding. Nothing compares to the bride crying when she sees her flowers. We aren't perfect around here - but our intentions are always the same - make our brides swoon. Also to convince our brides' to use local and seasonal flowers as much as possible. Whidbey Brides are happy to do so......

Even though we are still knee deep in summer 2011 wedding season, we are looking forward to 2012. Changes are a coming for FarmHouse Flowers and its business plan..... Hopefully, you all will respond warmly.... Stay tuned~

Thanks for your support Brides and Grooms 2011

FarmHouse Flowers Summer Weddings

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What is Keno doing at the beach when there is work to be done?

Summer of Love

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And the wedding parties continue

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The FarmHouse Wedding

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Wedding Bouquets FarmHouse Style

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More Wedding Fun FarmHouse Style

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Summer 2011 Weddings

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FarmHouse Folly

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FarmHouse Fresh Flowers Whidbey Island

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Beachside Venue - Whidbey Island

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Event Planning by Linda Walsh

www.whidbey-island-weddings.com

Want to get married sea side? Linda Walsh of Island Events provides a beautiful, luxurious beach home. She is available for full scale wedding planning as well.

New Shop at 105 Anthes Langley

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Spring has Sprung

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Eclectic collection of candle holders

Mother's Day Mother's Day Mother's Day

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Don't forget your Mom on Mother's day - Flowers, chocolate, cook her dinner, give her a Big Hug........

May Day - Dieu benissez-vous

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What a beautiful day we were blessed with here on Whidbey Island for May Day~

We set up this beautiful May Day pole for some sweet little children to enjoy in the sunshine....

J'aime Les Fleurs I Love Flowers Call FarmHouse today for your loverly Bouquet

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Grand Opening of Mo's Pub

For a Baby "party"

On display right now at US Bank in Langley

FarmHouse designs sleek and modern as well

Spring Flowers

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Flowers, Fleurs, Flowers, Fleurs

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Fresh Flowers - Necessity of Life

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This one makes me happy

Whidbey Island Center for the Arts

Outside

Inside the shop

Boatyard Inn Saratoga Inn Country Cottages Inn at Langley

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FarmHouse Flowers can have a beautiful bouquet waiting in your room for your Sweetie! Call us today for a beautiful fresh flower delivery.

Seattle Times FarmHouse Flowers Right Place Right Time

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What Luck~ When Sara Diers from "Wander on Whidbey" and Lucy her Lucky Pooch were captured for the cover of an insert in the Seattle Times - guess whose shop was lucky enough to be in the background? And there is Helen - just about the sweetest lady ever......

Classic. Beautiful. Red. Fireseed Catering. FarmHouse Flowers

2011-04-08T09:38:00.000-07:00

I love weddings at Fireseed Catering on Coles Road. The barn, the grounds - its all just lovely.

This was taken during set up. We added lots of red petals to the tables as well. The bride knew Exactly what she wanted~

I love the little pearl touch. Its amazing how something so simple can have such an impact.

And the bride carried red roses....Lovely with her dark hair.

Whidbey Island - Destination Wedding Place

2011-04-08T09:27:00.000-07:00

Whidbey Island has it all - natural beauty, peaceful atmosphere, friendly people, local music, great theater and loads of local talent.

Usually the first thing a couple decides upon (after deciding to marry) is the venue. After that, accommodations for themselves, family, friends and next might be the caterer....Move on from there to hair, makeup, photographer, decorations, flowers...... And guess what? You can find it all here.

At FarmHouse Flowers, we have loads of local resources to offer you. We work with local vendors (we call them local treasures) and can get you contact information and offer advice. Maybe your family loves to hike - we can refer our favorite hikes. Looking for a local favorite restaurant? Well, we can help with that. Whatever your questions - we can help you find it right here on Whidbey.

Delivering Sunshine on a Snowy Spring Day

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Happy Opening Night and Happy Birthday~

Another entry from the "Blushing Bride"

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I ran across some beautiful shots from a wedding at Fireseed Catering last summer. FarmHouse Flowers designed the rehearsal dinner flowers and Mackenzie Powell from Seattle designed the wedding flowers. A marriage made in heaven - the whole affair was beautiful. The more professional shots shown are from Mackenzie's blog.

More Wedding Fun

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from www.bridalsnob blog

diy bride

austinbride blog

austin bride

austinbride blog

austin bride - so buttonly beautiful

Having a ball this morning looking at wedding blogs....

Back to My love - Weddings~

2011-03-27T10:59:00.000-07:00

I've been absent from my blog for the past 5 weeks or so - been tied up on a new project that completed at 12:30 last night.

Thinking about all the weddings I need to get planning......

Wedding Shoes

2011-03-27T10:55:00.000-07:00

I don't know why I am fascinated by these brightly colored shoes....

Love those cupcakes and viking mums!

Still in love with craspedia....

Wow!

So soft and romantic

Love the different handwritten placecards

So soft and lovely

Wonderful buffett for a Whidbey summer wedding

FarmHouse Fresh Flowers Whidbey Island

2011-02-26T18:57:00.000-08:00

Breath of springtime

An English Garden

This one smelled so Loverly~ Stock, waxflower & lilies

Beautiful orange spray roses and seeded euc

Victorian romance

Happy Birthday Sister!

Love this, but why is on its side?

Thank You 2010 Brides for your wonderful Reviews

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Its Valentines Week - You don't have to send Roses~

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Extra pretty and bright for a lovely lady

Beautiful red roses - with seeded Euc. Love it.

Roses, carnations and tulips

Roses and lilies

Petite Loveliness

Not everyone wants pink and red

Peach and pink loveliness

So beautiful, red roses, euc., stargazer lilies & alderwood twigs

More beautiful tradtition

An English Garden

Red white; White Tradition

An English garden right here in Langley

FarmHouse Elegance at FarmHouse Flowers in downtown Langley Whidbey Island

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Pastel Elegance

Custom signs - all hand lettered here on Whidbey Island

Hand crafted paper crown and tutu - "Princess for a Day" Wouldn't this be a great photo op for your baby girl or sweet little dog?

Hand crafted SteamPunk jewelry by local jewelry artist Tara Wood - Stunning - selling like crazy all over Etsy.

hand crafted burlap banners & signs - FarmHouse Flowers loves a party!

Original Artwork by Amy Duncan and Nora Harrell at FarmHouse Flowers in Langley

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Original Art - Collages by Amy Duncan of Fourcornerdesigns.blogspot.com. You can see more of Amy's fabulous work at her space in Faded Elegance located in downtown Snohomish. I'm a huge fan of Amy's work. We also have her cards!

Hand lettered signs by Nora Harrell, another local artist. We take custom orders for signs of all shapes & sizes~

More collages and more signs.....

FarmHouse Flowers Anniversary Birthday all Special Occasions

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Happy Anniversary Jackie & Tom!

Mixed flower bouquets from FarmHouse Flowers

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Free Delivery to Visser Funeral Home

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We offer free delivery to Visser Funeral Home in Langley. Whatever your budget, we can design a beautiful arrangement and provide thoughtful delivery to residences or Visser Funeral Home in Langley.

Another reason I love living on Whidbey Island

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My view on the way to work.....How lucky can a girl get?

Who says small towns are Boring?

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I met this guy on the streets of Langley last night......I thought he was promoting "Tron" - but I was wrong. He was on the streets promoting Museo's new Saints and Sinners collection...or is this just how he dresses on Saturday nights?

Happy Anniversary Flowers

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We delivered this to our beautiful friend Heather this week...

A Big Thank You

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to all of Langley and visitors who have kept us Running this week. We have been so busy and thank you, thank you, thank you! I am so blessed to work in a profession that I truly love. Every day is a gift....

Today's special Thank You goes to Visser Funeral Home in Langley. Some of the kindest and most thoughtful people in town.....

Old School "Valentines"

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A free giveaway at the Clyde Theater.....

"Give Her Flowers and You Will Own the Key to her Heart"...... How sweet....

Simply Scrumptious Flowers

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What can I say about these beauties? They just feel Luxurious!

Cupcake Crazy

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After the wedding show I've been thinking alot about cupcakes. I think thats what inspired this delicious creation.....

Call FarmHouse Flowers for Fresh Flowers 360-221-2243 or cell/text 360-969-1412

2011-01-19T07:48:00.000-08:00

I love this little tussy mussy!

Love is in the Air!

These were the giveaway bouquets at the Clyde over the weekend. More tomorrow (Thursday!)

Whats in the Cooler?

2011-01-18T16:13:00.000-08:00

Roses Roses Everywhere! We've found such Beautiful Roses at market lately. I can't get enough of these spray roses.....So sweet.

Seattle Wedding Show

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I spent most of the afternoon perusing the Seattle Wedding Show with my handy dandy assistant, otherwise known as the most Beautiful girl in the world, my daughter, Chloe. We enjoyed ourselves immensely and ate way too many samples of delicious wedding cake! I'm including a few shots of some really lovely work by Cashmere Floral Design, Bella Umbrella and Pink Bella Cupcakes. Lovely people to talk to as well!

Starting the New Year off Right Hiking at Beautiful Ebey

2011-01-08T10:58:00.000-08:00

A beautiful Ebey hike with girlfriends and then a truly "girlie" tailgate party - Complete with Mimosas, chocolate torte and flowers.....

With Love from England, Austria & New Zealand

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FarmHouse Flowers offers Sympathy Flowers Free Delivery

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Flowers can offer comfort in times of sadness.

Langley Shop will have regular hours starting January 5 Shop Locally

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Check out the birthday crowns~ Handmade in the US - we also have birthday, anniversary & just married banners in stock. Come check it out~

FarmHouse Flowers offers fresh flower delivery to Clinton, Langley, Freeland, Greenbank, Coupeville and Oak Harbor

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Want more for your Money? Use a Local Florist. FarmHouse Flowers in Langley delivers on Whidbey Island

2010-12-22T08:41:00.000-08:00

Happy Birthday Arrangement - Pastel Spray roses

FarmHouse Flowers Langley Wa 98260 360-221-2243

2010-12-19T07:06:00.000-08:00

While working on the new space yesterday, we actually had customers and sold every flower in our workshop. We didn't have a register, credit card machine or cash - but we figured it out!Under "construction"

Our new "boutique" is getting closer to being open!

FarmHouse Flowers offers vintage containers

2010-12-19T06:59:00.000-08:00

Cinnamon the Chicken has a lot of time on her hands during the winter - no slugs around.

Kino - head of FarmHouse Security

Cody - Delivery Professional.

Traditional Christmas Floral Designs delivered on Whidbey Island

2010-12-19T06:55:00.000-08:00

It seems everyone is in an "Old Fashioned Christmas" mood this year. I'm a traditionalist at heart - so I'm loving it!

Flowers for a sick friend

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Still painting....

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Nothing to show at the new boutique yet....still too messy. We still have to fill orders in between painting and carting things out of our workshop and into our "boutique"..... Heres some orders from today....its been a rosy kind of day!

Some of FarmHouse Flowers' Favorite Things

2010-12-01T08:10:00.000-08:00

We are in love with this artist we found on Etsy....Emilie M. Papers....Take a look at her work

We hope to feature some of her art in our new shop in downtown Langley. Opening soon!

FarmHouse Flowers Creates Custom Gift Baskets

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We'll create a beautiful basket to your specifications and budget.

A few of my favorite things: flowers,

chocolate cake and snow..... Yes, snow.

FarmHouse Flowers delivers Sympathy Flowers

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In memory of....

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Flowers are meant to bring happiness, celebrate good luck, fortune and love, and sometimes meant to bring comfort to those who are hurting....

Cranberry Pickin in the bog....

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A quick field trip to the cranberry bog at the end of the road with two of my besties....a nice break on a beautiful rare sunny November day....

More inspirational pics for our new Boutique.....

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This makes me hungry! Can't you imagine a piece of cake and lovely spot of tea? 1) littleemmaenglishhome.blogspot.com

I am in love with this window courtesy of: 2) frenchlarkspur.blogspot.com

I just want to be here......with the SnowBerries

maynardgreenhouse.blogspot.com

Beautiful Flowers for All Occasions

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Another beautiful wedding at FireSeed Catering

2010-10-24T16:01:00.000-07:00

I love Fireseed weddings- the venue dresses up effortlessly and the owners, Dave &; Dawn are so accommodating to us vendors. The newlyweds had plenty of help from family and friends - the Barn looked amazing when everything was set up. The bride's extreme organization really paid off.

This week's bride and groom were dressed so Impeccably! The gown and jacket (it was a bit cool) were oh so couture... Everything looked beautiful and I'm hoping they share with us some of their pictures.....

The Bride's Bouquet

Maid of Honor

Enjoy!

2010-10-21T09:47:00.000-07:00

French Knot Couture - Exquisite Handmade Gowns on Whidbey Island

2010-10-17T22:26:00.000-07:00

A plug for a talented friend who owns French Knot Couture here on South Whidbey. No need to travel to the city for impeccable fashion and design. Colleen can create the dress of your dreams....
French Knot Couture offers fine custom couture gowns for weddings or special occasions. Made from beautiful silks and fine cottons, these dresses are one-of-a-kind creations. Complete your couture experience with custom fittings.

In-home fittings are available.

Contact Colleen for a consultation.

http://www.frenchknotcouture.com/

Modeled by the beautiful Artist herself.

Vows Under the Maple Tree

2010-10-17T22:19:00.000-07:00

Sometimes an idea comes along that is so simple, yet genius at the same time. The groom's idea to get married under one of his childhood's favorite trees is just such an idea..... Langley is such a beautiful quiet little town. And on this particular October day, God blessed us with an Extraordinarily Beautiful day full of sunshine. There was a nip in the air - but I doubt there were any complaints. It was a perfect day to get married.

French Flea Market Wedding

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Emma having her hair styled at Bliss Salon in Langley (Kylie - stylist)

Emma wanted her roses to be blown wide open - No Buds!!!

These dresses, these shoes, these flowers.... I love it all!

Awwww....

St. Augustines in Freeland

Love these shoes!

My favorite!

They look like they are actually having fun on their wedding day.

Cake by Dawn of Fireseed Catering

This has been a good week. Much anticipated professional wedding shots have arrived from yet another beautiful bride. Every bride was so sweet & beautiful this season. This one I am particularly attached to because we spent a great deal of time planning together. This groom was also involved in every decision. They made me laugh and their pictures made me want to cry. (happy tears) They are another reason that I love my job.

Fresh Flower Delivery from FarmHouse Flowers Whidbey Island

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Sunny Day - Beautiful Couple at Fireseed Catering Wedding Venue

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All Photo Credits go to the talented Lily West (what a great name!)

I'm so happy to finally have a few minutes to share some pictures of this Gorgeous couple. They made my job easy for sure. Their family/friends pitched in and helped create a wonderful wedding week for them. Another happy day - another reason to love my job!