October 4th,2010 By Olga Goddard 
I loved working with Lorena &Jake and I am so honoured to feature their “Love Story” on my blog. Dear Lorena &Jake,thank you soooo much for sharing your story with me…well,I’ll be honest – I became a little bit emotional when I was reading it! Thank you for the tears of happiness. Bride &Groom: Lorena &Jake
Wedding date: June,12th 2010
Location: Green Gate Village of St. George UT
Catering &Wedding Cake: Courtyard by Marriott St George UT
Photographer: Composure Photography
Flowers: Olga Goddard’s Flowers OCCUPATIONS: Both Graphic Designers HOW DID YOU MEET?: We met in Beverly Hills,CA when we worked for the same marketing firm as designers. We started dating at work and went to some really ridiculous extremes to keep it a secret. HOW DID HE PROPOSE? I was sleeping in a bit and Jake came in to talk to me. For a while i was too sleepy to really pay attention but the conversation got pretty serious when he started asking me if I really felt we had what it takes to stay together and make good choices together and withstand the hard times. He asked me how i felt about everything between us and I told him that i truly believed we’d found something special and unique with each other. He nodded and turned over and pulled a box from the nightstand. (it’d been there ALL ALONG!) We both got emotional and he said he was sorry he wasn’t proposing in some crazy way but that this felt like the perfect moment in which were being honest with each other. I agreed and thanked him over and over for making it just right. then i finally opened the box and put the ring on! WEDDING THEME:There was no real theme. I just wanted something timeless and simple. MENU: almond crusted chicken and stuffed pork tenderloin THE BRIDE WORE:Dress and shoes from David’s Bridal THE GROOM WORE:Black tux with gray vest by Ralph Lauren Something else you would like to add/share about your wedding planning or wedding day:It’s definitely possible to plan a whole wedding in a month,go with your gut instinct,invite who YOU want,make sure the food’s good,it’s your day –don’t worry about ANYTHING! Advice you would like to give to the feature brides and grooms:No matter what you think it will be,it will most likely be different,but good. Do the dishes for each other because that matters and don’t forget to always laugh,especially at yourself. Check back soon to see the pictures of Lorena &Jake’s wedding. You will absolutely love them!  Beautimatasticly Yours,
Olga Goddard You may also love: September 6th,2010 By Olga Goddard Yes,that’s right! Carnations can be the perfect flowers for your wedding. They are cost effective,very fun to work with,have very reach texture,are available year round and you can get carnations in almost any colour you can imagine. Sounds great? And here is proof! 1. Bridal Bouquet:I used burgundy and white carnations with the burgundy tips as a base for the bouquet. Red Gerbera,green Cymbidium Orchids,green Hypericum and “Date Palms” balls from my garden added an absolutely exquisite look for the bouquet. 
Here are a few more pictures of the Bridal bouquets where I used carnations: 2. Boutonniere: Two Carnations &green Hypericum. Doesn’t it look great? 
3. Table centrepiece #1: Two big balls of red carnations fixed on Curly willow branches adorned with butterflies. 4. Table centrepiece #2: An amazing combination of green flowers – Dendrobuim Orchids,Roses and…Carnations!!! 
4. Little favour: A single green carnation in a glass candle holder filled with river rocks. Isn’t it adorable? 
5. Amazing wedding of Nicole &Colton which was featured in Get Married magazine and UtahBrideblog.com – I used carnations (!) as one of the flowers for their centrepieces. 
6. The Carnation Pomander can also be used in so many ways:As a Bridesmaid’s bouquet,as a centrepiece,as ceremony décor. 7. Recently I created this stunning arrangement for the “Launch Your World” event hosted by Elan Women magazine. And I used hot pink carnations as part of the arrangement. I heard so many Oh and Ah and Wow!!! 
Well,would you like to hear more?…I also checked to see if some of the celebrity floral designers use carnations in their designs…and guess what….they do!!!! Michelle Rago designed this amazing bridal bouquet with purple carnations as additional flowers And also Leanne Kesler,director of the Floral Design Institute,created an amazing video “Flowers by the Month – Carnations” where she shares an amazing techniques and ideas to created beautiful arrangements with carnations. Check it out! I hope you had a lot of fun exploring carnations:this absolutely unique flower. I would love to see your arrangements with carnations – feel free to post a link to the pictures in a comments box or send me an email. Beautimatasticly Yours,
Olga Goddard. You may also love: August 23rd,2010 By Olga Goddard Couple: Katya &Matt
Location: The Ledges of St George,UT
Wedding colors: Royal blue,Red,Yellow,Pink 
I was absolutely delighted to work with Kate &Matt and here is why. I got a call from Kate at 8.30 pm (yes,I always keep my cell phone with me &answer if I can) and we were chatting for a while before Katya told me that she is Russian. She didn’t have any accent and so I was eager to know her story. Katya and her Mom came to America several years ago because of Svetlana’s marriage. Katya was a little girl at that time and that is why her English sounds native. Well,I don’t speak Russian a lot in America,and so it was really fun to plan this wedding speaking in my native tongue. It was a kick,and I was absolutely delighted to meet with Katya’s Mom and her American Dad. The ceremony and wedding were held at the elegant “The Ledges of Saint George”. Katya &Matt wanted to keep their wedding ceremony very private and so only immediate family was invited. The ceremony took place in front of the fire place adorned with a tall colourful arrangement on each side. 
For her bouquet Katya insisted on having 2 dozen red roses “Black Magic” with a sparkly touch of “diamonds”. 
She insisted that the rest of the wedding flowers be very colourful. For the table décor Katya chose to have “Royal Blue” Lamoure linen,a big colourful centrepiece with six candles around it. Katya wanted to give the flowers as a gift to some of her close friends. It’s one of the Russian traditions to give the flowers as a hand tied bouquet without a vase and so we decided to incorporate it into the design. 
I arranged flowers as a big colourful hand tired bouquet with royal blue Hydrangeas,orange Asiatic Lilies,white and red Roses,Sunflowers,white Gerbera,Thistle and more. The bouquet holder was wrapped with Aspidistra leaf and secured with royal blue wire. For the vase,we used an 8” tall bowl vase. The arrangement looked absolutely amazing! 
For the wrist corsages we had Red Roses fixed on royal blue wire. The ladies loved it! It was my pleasure to work with Katya &Matt and Katya’s dear parents Svetlana and Ed. I want to thank you for choosing me to create flowers for your wedding! I wish you all the best! To see more pictures of this amazing winter wedding please click here With Love,Olga Goddard. P.S. I want to thank Paul Jackman from Back When Photo and Alecia from Alecia Dawn photography for the great images. You may also love: August 17th,2010 By Olga Goddard What an amazing experience to be flipping through the latest edition of élan woman magazine &to see my picture &pictures of the arrangements that I created in the article on Launch Your World (page 24-25)!!! I was delighted to be a part of this great event,and want to thank Darci Dumm Hansen for including me in this…report. What an amazing support Darcy and Elan Woman provide to the female entrepreneurs of this area! 
Remember to leave your comment! I LOVE comments! Beautimatasticly Yours,
Olga Goddard You may also love: August 16th,2010 By Olga Goddard Today I would like to share with you,the Brides,some tips on how to have the wedding flowers of your dreams while staying budget conscious. 1. Rent the vases from your florist instead of buying them:it will save you time and money. Also,florists who specialized in weddings often have a large variety of interesting vases. 2. Use your toss bouquet as flowers for a cake top:you are paying for one item but using it in two different ways.  
3. One big arrangement as a focal point in the center of the reception area or buffet table can create a greater visual impact than 10 smaller arrangements placed here and there. In the end the large arrangement may cost less. 4. After the ceremony use you ceremony décor as the centerpieces for your reception. For example,a pomander ball can be used as an aisle décor for a ceremony and then if you put it on top of a vase it will create a great centerpiece. 5. Place a few flowers inside a tall vase and it will look beautiful!  
6. Use the rule of half and half for your table centerpieces:for example,4 big/tall arrangements &4 small/ low arrangements.  
7. Hire a professional florist for your wedding. She/he will be able to offer you tons of ideas,priceless tips and suggestions,save your time and sometimes even your wedding. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions about your wedding flowers. Just send me an email or drop me a line on Facebook. You are also welcome to leave a comment if you like this post. Beautimatasticly Yours, Olga Goddard. Pictures credit:Alecia Dawn photography,Tiffany Jane photography,Roy Pryor photography. You may also love: August 16th,2010 By Olga Goddard 
I’m so thrilled to have been featured on Utah Bride Blog (again!) with Karisa &Jarron’s Bridals. This vintage bridals are gorgeous! Absolutely amazing and talented (and my dear friend ) Tiffany Jane photography did a fantastic job! Additional elements that were used:vintage 8mm Kodak Brownie movie camera and black parasol umbrella. 
Click here to see more pictures of this vintage style bridals. Beautimatasticly Yours,
Olga Goddard. You may also love: July 18th,2010 By Olga Goddard I know that sometimes it’s so hard to find the perfect inspirational pictures of your dream bridal bouquet – you want to make sure your florist knows the exact flower(s) and color(s) you want. It always helps when you have some pictures of your favorite bouquets when you go meet with your florist. Here are a few of my favorite fall wedding bouguets. 
Flowers included in this fall bouquet:orange Carnations,Calla Lily “Mango”,orange Tulips,orange Roses “Circus”,orange Roses “Voodoo”,orange Alstromeria. 
Flowers included in the fall wedding bouquet:green Hydrangea,orange Tulips,Calla Lily “Mango”,chocolate Dalia,green roses “Jade”. 
Flowers included:purple Dalia,green Cymbidium Orchids,orange roses “Voodoo”,purple Lisianthus,red Hypericum (Coffee beans),yellow Freesia,red Freesia,white Lisianthus,Calla Lily Mango”. 
Fall Bridesmaids pomander was created with orange Roses “Voodoo” 
Fall wedding bouquet with red roses “Freedom”,Sunflowers,red Gerbera,seeded eucalipthus,peach Hypericum (Coffee beans). Here are a few links to the website were you can find more Fall inspired wedding bouquets: Autumn Sonata by Brides.com Grace Ormonde wedding style Bouquets gallery If you like this post please leave a comment! Thanks for being my guest! Beautimatasticly yours,
Olga Goddard. You may also love: July 8th,2010 By Olga Goddard My dear friend and very talented photographer Tiffany Jane shared with me these AMAZING pictures of Karisa’s Bridals. This very stylish Bridals took place in a Ghost town in Southern Utah. Tiffany told me that it was VERY hot that day (like 110 degrees or so) but every single image turned out just gorgeous! Enjoy!! Bridal bouquet includes red Roses “Freedom”and Calla Lilly “Mango”. Black ribbon was used for the bouquet holder. Very simple but it looks absolutely awesome!!! 
To see more pictures of the Bridals in a Ghost town please visit Olga Goddard’s Flowers website. If you like this post please leave a message! Thanks for being my guest! Beautimatasticly yours,
Olga Goddard. You may also love: June 29th,2010 By Olga Goddard Congratulations to Sammie &Kameron,who were married on March 26th What a fun wedding it was! This couple was such a blast to work with due to their warm hearts and fun personalities. Main Colors: Green,Brown,rustic Orange.
Main Flowers: Calla Lilly,Hydrangea,Cymbidium Orchids,Bells of Ireland,Pussy Willow,Tulips 
Bar Arrangement:Five clear cylinder vases were arranged in a row on the bar table and filled with pussy willow &a single orange gerbera daisy in each vase. 
Centerpices #1:Bells of Ireland,Hydrangea,Gerbera,Tulips arranged together in a tall vase. 
Centerpiece #2:Pussy Willow,Hydrangea,Roses,Tulips in a short vase. 
Bridal bouquet:Large white Calla Lilies arranged with Pussy Willow in a hand tied bouquet. This bouquet has an amazingly elegant &fresh look. Brown ribbon around the bouquet holder completes the design of this striking bouquet. 
2 in 1 –Great idea for a Cake flowers –Toss bouquet was placed on top of the cake. 
Wedding cake flowers:orange Gerbera,green Roses “Jade”,green Cymbidium Orchids. 
Many thanks to Alecia Dawn’s Photography for a great images! Beautimatasticly Yours,
Olga Goddard. You may also love: June 17th,2010 By Olga Goddard I was so thrilled to be part of the planning and designing an amazing event “Launch Your World” #1. Darci Hansen,the editor of Elan Woman Magazine,created this amazing opportunity for women who have a dream to create their own business. Launch Your World (LYW),a year-long series of educational and social gatherings for women is designed to bring together professionals who have entrepreneurial expertise or who have succeeded in their own grass roots evolution,who are willing to share the key information required to build a business from the ground up.
This is arrangement that I created that was ispired by the work of Preston Bailey:Pink stargezer lilies,green spider Chrisanthemums,antique green Hydrangea,hot pink Roses,hot pink Carnations,green moss,green apples,green grapes,Curley willow. Preston Bailey is one of my favorite designers and I had so much fun designing this masterpiece for LYW. 
To create this Manzanita tree centerpiece I used:pink Gerbera with black center,green apples,Curley willow,Manzanita tree branch,green moss. 
For this very fun Gerbera &Green Apple centerpiece I used:pink Gerbera with green center,green apples,pink wire and 10″tall clear glass vase. 
This little cute arrangement got a lot of attention and compliments. To be honest,I love this green apple and Gerbera arrangement too. After the party I gave it as a gift to the quests.
You can see more pictures of this amazing event on Olga Goddard’s website Founder &Creator:Darci Hansen at Elan Woman Magazine
Flowers:Olga Goddard’s Plant &Floral Design
Location &Catering:Julie Iverson at The Bell Tower
Event planner:Julie Hinton at Middle aisle The second LYW will take place at Red Mountain Spa on June,26-27th 2010. To register for a Lanch Your World event #2 and get closer to your dream please click here 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. |
