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Monday, December 28, 2009

I heart peonies





I love peonies. I really do. Even when they're impossible to import in the dead heat of the summer, I still love them. This was a wedding I designed for at the Deer Valley resort and when this beautiful bride came to me with a request of hot pink peonies. In July. I nodded and smiled. Who doesn't love hot pink peonies? While I dutifully jotted down notes for the design direction my brain was screaming at me " WHERE ARE YOU GOING TO GET PEONIES IN JULY??" Everyone was skeptical. I was skeptical. The bride was anxious. After extensive sourcing and a lot of badgering, my gorgeous peonies arrived right on time and behaved throughout the entire evening.



Kellie Jackstien at 8:12 PM

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I don't know where my obsession with flowers came from. Perhaps it was my mother's interest and enormous talent in gardening. Perhaps it was the memories I have from my Oma's priceless rose garden. Perhaps it was the first time I was struck by the beauty of a simple bowl of white tulips. Whenever it was, whatever it was. I am obsessed :) I began my company after I graduated from the University of Utah in 2000. I didn't intend to design for a living. It was really just a hobby. But as I entered the corporate world, I couldn't leave my obsession for flowers behind. After a lot of thought and A LOT of trial and error, I made it my job. And I love it!
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