January 5th,2014 By Olga Goddard As part of my desire to serve and help others,I will be traveling through Europe and across the United States during 2014. I will be able to accept only a limited number of orders during 2014.Please call at your earliest convenience to inquire about my availability. There is a minimum budget of $2,500 for weddings,and a minimum order of $500 for arrangements. For additional information or to place an order please call 435.680.2914 or email me at olga{@} myfavoriteflowers.com. “Nature provides us with so many amazing gifts – I am grateful for the opportunities I have to share these gifts with other people in an effort to make our world a better place.” I look forward hearing from you!
Much Love,Olga You may also love: January 2nd,2013 By Olga Goddard As you might know,my sister and her friends have been reaching out to help two orphanages in Siberia for several years. They make an effort to provide assistance on a regular basis. Paul and I learned about their wonderful endeavor a few years ago,and at first both of us just sat and cried as we spoke of the stories that my sister shared with me. We both felt deeply that we wanted to try,in some small way,to assist in what my sister and her friends were doing to help those precious kids. Starting in the Spring of 2009 we reached out to friends,family and colleagues to see if they would like to join us in this effort. Paul and I were deeply touched by the support and caring we witnessed from our local community and from our American and Russian friends. With the generous assistance of a local attorney,we founded a non profit organization – Hope2Hearts – from which all contributions go to the kids. In December 2009 – January 2010 Paul and I personally visited 5 orphanages in Siberia and we were absolutely heart broken after each visit…so many kids are looking for a sense of home and family. We were deeply touched by all of our visits,but as we saw the infants in one of the orphanages,we were completely overcome,and just wept as we held each other,looking at the beautiful babies who need so much love,care and attention – they need a family.
  In addition to helping the orphanages with everyday needs,my sister and her friends organize a New Year’s Celebration Party for the orphans each year. Every year over 100 orphans write letters to Grandpa Cold (Russian Santa) and EACH of the children receives at least one of the presents they asked for and a personalized hand written letter from Grandpa Cold and his granddaughter,Snow Girl.
Here are some pictures from the 2012-13 New Year’s Celebrations. 
The work that my Sis and her friends do is AMAZING! We feel humbled and grateful as we see their ongoing efforts to bless the lives of these precious children! We want to thank all of our supporters and friends for your help in making this possible. THANK YOU from the bottom of our hearts,and from all of the dear children! Much Love and Happy New Year to You and Yours!
With Love,
Olga. You may also love: November 21st,2012 By Olga Goddard “Thanksgiving is a holiday all about dinner but married,adult children from mixed families often get pulled in all directions on the big food day. Dinner at dad’s,mom’s,his mom’s grandma’s …you get the picture. Instead of stacking on the visits in the afternoon,make it one meal per house –and make it easier by starting with Thanksgiving breakfast.”(Darci Hansen,the Editor of Elan Woman Magazine)      How did you decorate your Thanksgiving table?
Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours!
Warmly,
Olga {Design/ Coordination}: Taylor Made Weddings and Events {Flowers}: My Favorite Flowers {Photography}: Photo Love Stories {Food}: Painted Pony Restaurant {Inspiration behind the shoot}: Darci Hansen and Elan Woman Magazine You may also love: November 13th,2012 By Olga Goddard Purple is the color of good judgment. It is the color of people seeking spiritual fulfillment. It is said if you surround yourself with purple you will have peace of mind. Purple is a good color to use in meditation. Purple has been used to symbolize magic and mystery,as well as royalty. Being the combination of red and blue,the warmest and coolest colors,purple is believed to be the ideal color. Purple is the color most favored by artists. Purple is mixture of soothing,calm blue with boisterous,energetic red. Purple is associated with royalty. It symbolizes power,nobility,luxury,and ambition. It conveys wealth and extravagance. Purple is associated with wisdom,dignity,independence,creativity,mystery,and magic.       What other colors do you love to mix with purple?
See you soon,
Olga All flowers by Olga Goddard with MyFavoriteFlowers.com. Photographers:{Studio West Photography by Karl Hugh} (1), {Gideon Photography} (2),{Tiffany Jane Photography} (3,4), {Nova Wahl Photography} (5), {KWBale Photography} (6). You may also love: November 10th,2012 By Olga Goddard 
Thank you very much to all of the participants in our “Just Because Flowers” giveaway and to all of your friends who voted for you! I am pleased to announce that the winner is Angela Alexander, who received 74 “likes”! She will receive the Grand Prize! However,I am also thankful to everyone who chose to participate! Thank you very much for submitting your comments and for inviting your friends to “like” our page. I’m so grateful to YOU! Sarah Strickley, Taunie Stott Bowden, Jessica Phillips Topham, Robynne Banks Pearce - As my thank you,I want to give you a token of my appreciation – a little floral arrangement that I hope will bring a smile to your face (and to your family as well)! Please call me at 435.680.2914 to arrange a time to pick up the flowers arranged just for you! Pick up needs to be arranged for TODAY,November 10th, 2012 between 11.30 a.m. and 1.00 p.m. Thank you very much and wishing you a very Happy Thanksgiving this month! Yours truly,
Olga P.S. Make sure to stop by our facebook page often,as I will be announcing a new contest soon. You may also love: November 6th,2012 By Olga Goddard Being a floral designer is not just about having fun and being creative (sometimes described as a “glamorous” job) … it is a job full of adventure … working in the water,flying overseas to do a styled shoot,driving off-road in order to find perfect wild flowers for the bridal bouquet,mopping the floor,getting sun burned while arranging flowers on an arch … and recently setting-up and shooting the styled shoot in heavy rain … well,the great part about it – I love rain and we were also able to get some amazing pictures of this unique urban organic shoot with rain drops! Here we are getting soaked in the rain. Make sure to stop by our blog often as I’m going to post the final results of our “soaking wet” photo shoot soon.   {Design/ Coordination}: Taylor Made Weddings and Events {Flowers}: My Favorite Flowers {Photography}: Photo Love Stories {Jewelry}: JK Jewelers {Dress}: Lauren James Bridals “Soaking wet”,
Olga P.S. I’ve got a few comments about my coat being real …NO,it’s NOT! I think that fur belongs to beautiful animals. You may also love: November 2nd,2012 By Olga Goddard 
I’m very excited to announce 3 winners of our Boujee Pin Ups styled shoot giveaway:
- Angela Alexandra
- Felicia Jones
- Jessica Phillips Topham Congratulations to all of you! The photo shoot is scheduled for a next week. Here is what you need to do: - Email a picture of you to debbie@lovelocksonline.com ASAP (before Nov,4th)
- Include your phone number in the email so we can contact you for details and time
- Please mention in the “Subject line”that you are a winner of the giveaway See you at the shoot! Merci beaucoup,
Olga. {Flowers}:MyFavoriteFlowers.com; {Vintage Rentals}:Vintage ala Carte; {Wedding Photography}: Shankula Photography You may also love: October 26th,2012 By Olga Goddard A few days ago I was invited to participate in a very chic project “Boujee Pin Ups”. Abbreviated from the French “bourgeois”– used as a term to describe people,things,and places that are definitively high-class. 
 
Love these pictures? This could be you! We are looking for Models!!!! And because all of you,my dear Brides (past,present and future) are so beautiful,I am inviting you to be our models. This begins with a fun contest where you get your friends to vote for you so that you can be one of three lucky couples to participate in this photo shoot. I can’t wait to see you in pictures just like these!!! What you will get: - A Beautiful and stylish photo “Boujee`Pin Ups” photo session of you and your “leading man” valued at over $1,500 for FREE!!!! - Session includes:make up,setting (furniture and accoutrements),flowers,posters and a disc with all the professional pictures from your shoot!!!! Will you be one of the THREE couples who WIN!!!!!! What to do: - Like us on Facebook MyFavoriteFlowers.com –HERE,Vintage a la carte Event Rentals –HERE and Shankula Photography –HERE
- Post to MyFavoriteFlowers.com page a picture of you on our wall with a comment telling why you would like to win
- Tell your friends,family,co-workers and everyone else you can think of to go to the MyFavoriteFlowers.com page and “LIKE” the page AND your post!
EASY! The THREE couples that receive the most “LIKES” will win the giveaway. The contest will end on Thursday,November 1st. The winners of the Boujee`Pin Ups photo shoot giveaway will be announced on November 2nd! Be ready to participate in the shoot on November,3rd -5th and be featured in one of the publications soon! The contest starts NOW! Merci beaucoup,
Olga. {Flowers}:MyFavoriteFlowers.com; {Vintage Rentals}:Vintage ala Carte; {Wedding Photography}:Shankula Photography You may also love: October 18th,2012 By Olga Goddard It was pure joy to work with Tara and Austin. They chose to build a theme based on the 40’s for their engagement pictures,bridal session and for the wedding. Their wedding planner and owner of a vintage rental company,Debbie Peysar,was absolutely delightful to work with. Everything went flawlessly.      In the USA,the 40’s are associated with long lasting relationships,old fashioned romance and chic. Tara was so particular in the details –from her shoes to the car. Even their kids got involved in the engagement pictures,making it a complete back to the 40’s experience.
{Flowers}:MyFavoriteFlowers.com; {Vintage Rentals}:Vintage ala Carte;{Wedding Photography}:Andi Watkins Check this wedding being featured on Saint George Weddings. You may also love: October 15th,2012 By Olga Goddard My very first impression/feeling that I had when first met Shauna and Steve In Mesquite – what a beautiful,fun and heart-warming couple! They were smiling all the time. Our wedding flowers planning process went easy as Shauna knew exactly what she wanted. We met at the location and she showed me all the details and how and where everything is going to be set up.  The main colors were black and white with a touch of teal. The very distinctive details of the wedding décor were the iron stands to hold the flowers for the centerpieces and the iron arch and side candle holders that Shauna’s Dad created himself. And what an arch it was! Of course,the scenery for the ceremony and outdoor reception was breathtaking.
 Shauna also was very specific about her bouquet – Anemones are must be flowers! Just look at her bouquet – breathtaking!!!!!
A generous amount and variety of flowers were included in to the centerpieces also – Hydrangea,Asiatic Lilies,Stock,spider Chrysanthemums,Carnations and painted in black greenery.     The cake was adorned with a few white Anemones.
The arch for the ceremony was adorned with a few bouquets of white Hydrangea,Lilies and Stock.      Shauna lives in Montana and so our first initial meeting was the only meeting in person and all the next few month communication was by email,phone and via text messages.
The next time I met Shauna and Steve was a few hours before the wedding and they were all happy,relaxed and smiley again. I wish Shauna and Steve all the happiness in the world and hope that all the bumps that might happened along the journey they will meet with their beautiful smiles and great attitude! Big hug to your both!!! Yours,Olga You may also love: |  We are your all-in-one inspirational resource for everyone who uses flowers for a variety of purposes. Not only do we feature unique ideas and details using flowers for weddings, events, special occasions and holidays, but we also specialize in home decor, interior design, landscaping, cuisine, and more. We proudly service all industries including photographers, interior designers, floral designers, wedding and event planners, chefs, artists, and beyond. |
