Eco Friendly AND Gorgeous!

I am describing what Diane does, but it could apply to herself as well ;)  Anyways, first, HAPPY Belated Birthday, Diane!! Second, the reason for my blog...for those (few???) who have not seen what Diane does in person, you are missing out!   CLAY FLOWERS. Yes, CLAY flowers. They are super lightweight but look like the real thing!!!

Years ago, for Christina's bridal shower, Ange gave her this beautiful plumeria shadow box with her wedding info in it.  I asked Ange about it as a gift for Brian&Miho and for Mike&Larissa (the year we went to Hawaii for 3 weeks and 3 wedding on 3 different islands :P) and it led me to Diane.  I finally got to meet Diane at the last of the 3 weddings, Mark&Cher's.  Who knew this "woman"...I had expected an older woman who you know, was like an "artsy crafty stay at home Auntie" not this young, chic and outgoing "CHICK" :)  But alas, it was Diane.  Mark and Michael hit it off and well, we've kept in touch, and last November, they ended up moving back to the Bay Area from Honolulu...AND it's only like 5 minutes from our house to her Dad's :)  Aidan now goes to the same pre-school as Maddie...and Maddie actually guages her school days by "when I'm not in Rm 2 now, so Aidan is in Rm 2" on Tues and Thurs.  Aidan also has Miss Michelle...who we LOVE remember? :)

Anyways, I digress!  Diane not only does gifts and wedding invitations, it turns out after getting to know her and her business more, she does the whole gamut of WEDDING stuff!  But her main focus are the gorgeous flowers!  She does AMAZING work, check out her website/blog (www.dkdesignshawaii.com / http://dkdesignshawaii.blogspot.com ) and you can see not only her flowers but what she can do with them!  BEAUTIFUL and by the rave reviews and loyal following she has...no wonder ;)  Oh, she was even featured LIVE on Martha Stewart's show, showing Martha herself how to make hydrangeas!

With the green invasion upon us, what a great way to have the "freshest" flowers for your wedding/event AND be able to save it and use it as decor later..without it being "dead" or spending another few hundred to "preserve" it and it still essentially being DEAD?!  Quyen had these rich hues of reds and oranges for our bouquets and they totally stood out beautifully against the "candle" white of her gown and even our deep red dresses!

I can post pictures of Diane's stuff but everything is beautiful...and she's been working on new flowers too!  I almost want to have another wedding just to have her flowers...so many to choose from though...creamy giant peonies...light blue/green hydrangeas...her sold out gardenias that have been plastered all over the national wedding mags...deep, vibrant ranunculus...ivory tuberoses...I guess you get the idea? :)  Oh, her GERBERS!!! She even made SHAMROCKS!

Check out her links!