I am marrying Hot Florist Assistant (#HFA) this weekend, and I am so damn excited! After eight years together I am still pinching myself that it is finally my turn to walk down the aisle and marry the man that I love. I have created the flowers for so many weddings in and around Canberra (even overseas!) and I can't wait to take on the task of creating the floral arrangements for my own special day. Our venue is a beautiful flower farm in the Southern Highlands, and my plan is to create the most epic floral set up that I have ever created. I have never ordered this many flowers before and I am so freakin' pumped! To join...
Perfectionism is a waste of time, but more than that, it’s an excuse. The ugly side of perfectionism, that we don't often want to admit, is that we are using it as an excuse to not do the things that we want to do in life. It seems so justified doesn't it? It's the perfect crime against your dreams...
One of the beautiful things about running your own business, is having the ability to choose who you support and where your money is going. When I started Love Coco Blossoms, it was really important to me that I donated some of my profit to incredible charities that had a truly meaningful impact on the lives of others. I reached out to various organisations and discussed arrangements for setting aside some of my profit to assist them in their mission. What struck me hard was that there were SO. MANY. WORTHY. CHARITIES. I asked all of you, who you wanted me to support through the business. The beautiful suggestions produced a long list from research groups to aid organisations, from...
The question on everyone's mind, but no one wants to ask it. Why exactly do florists charge so damn much for a bunch of flowers?? I assure you, before I became a florist, I thought the exact same thing... I mean, they don't even last forever... The truth is, they are actually pretty affordably priced. I totally understand that it can seem like a wrought though, which is why in the name of transparency, I thought I would go through and explain the charges for you. The Canberra Surcharge Here in Canberra, we don't have a flower market. This means that we source our flowers from Sydney or Melbourne. Either we drive to Sydney in the early hours of the...
Australia is experiencing one of the worst natural disasters to date, and there is no sign of reprieve. As someone living in Canberra, I personally am not experiencing any real threat. The smoke inhalation is terrible, but it is nothing compared to what the people in the effected areas are going through. When you are not experiencing the threat directly, it is easy to shift responsibility, or take a stance of "someone else will take care of it'. This deflection of responsibility is unfortunately common, even in situations like when a person is hurt or in need. It is quite easy to assume that someone else will step in. Imagine what it would be like to be in the shoes...