Bittersweet Floral

Another beautiful photo shoot...

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 20:51:20 -0600

Pam Cooley asked us to provide a floral bouquet for a bridal photo shoot she had today. The bouquet turned out really pretty, but wait until you see these amazing photos!! Check out a few of them here.

We heart styling photo shoots!!!!

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 16:07:23 -0600

We were so excited to be asked to style a children’t photo shoot for amazing photographer, Pam Cooley. Click here to see the end result. Pam captured our vision for the shoot perfectly and we are so excited!!! We will be working with her to develop some styling packages that clients can get for their photo shoots. We have sooooooo many ideas!! Thanks for checking it out!

It's Christmas time!!

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 21:39:47 -0600

Merry Christmas from Bittersweet Floral!! Hope your Christmas season is filled with the joy of knowing Christ our Savior!!!……..oh, and lots of beautiful seasonal greenery and wreaths like this one! Keep us in mind for decorating and wreaths this time of year!!

Beauty in July

Thu, 08 Dec 2011 14:41:15 -0600

We received some photos from a wedding we did this July and we are so excited to show them off! This wedding turned out gorgeous! Thanks to Schilling Photography for the beautiful images!

It's beginning to look a lot like CHRISTMAS!!!

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 13:19:20 -0600

We were lucky enough to be able to help decorate The Loft Salon and Spa for Christmas. We used one of our favorite things right now — cotton! It turned out amazing! The salon is always decorated so beautiful by Jessica (owner) but it was fun to help her make it sparkly and Christmasy!! Here’s a couple pics:

Sneak Peek

Sat, 12 Nov 2011 10:30:08 -0600

This week we were hired to style a photo shoot for engagement pictures. We had so much fun gathering props and designing beautiful settings for this charming little couple. Their photographer is Diedre Lynn Photography. It was so fun meeting her and she was so great to work with. If you haven’t checked her out - do it! She is amazing!

This is the van packed full of awesomeness.

And a little sneak peek…..

Fall is finally here!!

Thu, 20 Oct 2011 23:18:45 -0500

Today I went to Fresh Market to grab some sushi for me and a friend. I left having spent $60. How the heck does that happen??? I’ll tell you how! They had gorgeous bunches of Bittersweet vine. I HAD to get myself one and I HAD to get Shanon (the other half of Bittersweet floral) one, too. I mean I HAD to.

I love fall and love to decorate for the seasons. This is what I did with my beautiful (albeit expensive) Bittersweet.

July Wedding

Mon, 01 Aug 2011 15:12:58 -0500

We have a couple pics from a beautiful wedding we did this July. This first picture is of the Bride’s bouquet. That sparkly brooch is vintage and belongs to the Groom’s Grandmother - we love love love it.

The pic below is of one of the Bridesmaid bouquets.

We did all the flowers at the reception, too, and hope to post pics soon.

Some more pics from Zach and Steph's Wedding

Tue, 12 Jul 2011 22:00:00 -0500

We were thrilled to get some more pics of the flowers we did for Zach and Stephanie’s beautiful wedding in June. Photos by Skyler and Alycia Photography.

These photos were taken at the beautiful Loft Salon and Spa in East Peoria. Visit them here, then go call them and book an appointment - they are awesome.

Another June wedding...

Mon, 27 Jun 2011 10:01:06 -0500

This cute couple were so fun to work for. She had such incredible and creative ideas and their day turned out beautiful! We were so happy to have the honor of doing their bouquets and boutonnieres.

Coming soon....

Sat, 25 Jun 2011 14:06:00 -0500

We just did an absolutely gorgeous wedding and can’t wait to show you all the pics. Here is a little teaser:

photography by Schilling Photography.

Sweet Baby Nora

Tue, 31 May 2011 11:53:12 -0500

Here are the pics from the baby photo shoot that Shanon styled. See the post below - the beautiful pictures by Pam Cooley were featured on an amazing blog. Shanon styled all the props and flowers for her niece’s photo shoot.

Flowers go with Everything..

Fri, 20 May 2011 14:06:17 -0500

…even a baby photo shoot. Shanon did all the flowers and styling for this gorgeous photo shoot of her baby niece. Pam Cooley was the photographer - take a look at the beautiful pics here.

This photo shoot was mentioned on one of our favorite blogs - greylikesbaby. They even mentioned Bittersweet Floral (eeeeeekkk!!!!). Check it out here. We regularly visit her sister blog, greylikesweddings for inspiration on styling flowers and decorations for our events and weddings.

Some Easter weekend flowers. Happy Easter everybody!

Fri, 22 Apr 2011 19:52:51 -0500

Some Easter weekend flowers. Happy Easter everybody!

We REEEEEEALLLLLLLY like flowers!

Mon, 18 Apr 2011 10:45:36 -0500

Can you tell??

A Spring Wedding Shower

Wed, 30 Mar 2011 16:18:12 -0500

We provided the flowers and decorations for this Wedding shower. All the antique dishes and glasses are my (Sarah) Mom’s.

Don’t you love that antique church sign??? I got it for birthday from Relics (the most awesome shop in Peoria!! You MUST go!!) and it normally hangs on my front porch. I decided to use it as the centerpiece for the food table at the shower and loved how it turned out.

Tue, 18 Jan 2011 13:15:37 -0600

Adam & Eve Photography

Fri, 14 Jan 2011 08:46:39 -0600

Adam & Eve Photography

Outdoor Wedding

Tue, 11 Jan 2011 13:43:51 -0600

Thank you to Adam and Eve Photography for the beautiful pictures. More to come!

The Loft Salon and Spa Opening Event

Mon, 10 Jan 2011 12:25:39 -0600

Our friend, Jessica Schone, opened a beautiful salon a few months ago called The Loft. We provided a couple flower arrangements for the big opening day. They are located in East Peoria, IL. Visit their Facebook page here.

Thank you also to Schilling Photography for the beautiful pictures of this event!! Visit them here.