There is this amazing company based out of Arizona that create stunning rose petal carpets. Events by Show Stoppers has been doing rose petal carpets for quite sometime and have made a name for themselves all across the country. The carpets are most popular for weddings but also have been requested for fashion show runways and other event applications. Their creations come at quite the price – starting at $1,000. As much as I would love to do one of these and maybe someday I’ll get the chance, i just don’t see brides here willing to pay for it. I could be wrong though.
I’ve done small designs down aisles, but these are really masterpieces – artwork in a cool and creative form. If you want to see how they do it, check out this time lapse video of the Navaho carpet being laid down. Very cool.
This year 
So these pictures were all taken on the Storybook Ride. You know, the ride that tells all the Disney stories and everything is in miniature. The succulent mosaic hill is the only one of it’s kind west of the Mississippi. They plant and replant every week to ensure that it always looks it best. Now that’s job security! See the Castle of Jasmine? See those little tiny palm trees? Yep, you guessed it, they are REAL people. I had to ask about them…the guide told us that their horticulturist have learned how to graft the mini trees and that they only grow 1/2 inch a year, so that they don’t have to replace them as often. That goes for all the mini trees and shrubs on this ride. It was an amazing ride and worth it for me alone to see that succulent hill…it was a nice surprise! The other few pics are just outside Adventure Land and I could not pass up how big those succulents were.
Our next stop on the family vacation was San Diego! I really love this town, it’s kind of like Portland but, sunny much more.
We made a pit stop for me at Balboa Park – it’s such a beautiful place to spend a afternoon, with all the different botanical gardens, art gallery’s, zoo and so much more it’s really a must see. But of course my favorite place is the Botanical Garden building. Built for the 1915-16 Exposition, the historic building is one of the largest lath structures in the world featuring more than 2,100 permanent plants. The best part…it’s free. It really is a amazing journey to walk the paths and look up and down and never know what to expect at the next junction.
Again this year I’m proud to be a sponsor at “The Art of Weddings”. It’s a great show with a really laid back atmosphere – no pressure sales, at least from me. Right now is the time to get your VIP tickets with the holiday ticket special. From now until 12.31.11 if you enter the 
A while ago I received a nice surprise in my in-box. One of my brooch bouquet clients sent me a link to her wedding photos – to – die – for – beautiful. The thing about sending off these creations is that I never really know how the whole look ends up…was it a casual affair or a lavish one? Well in the case of Liza and Nick it was lavish all the way! It is always a treat to put the face of the bride to the bouquet, Thanks Liza.
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