sneak peak of photo shoot with stephanie williams

i have worked with stephanie williams numerous times on various photo shoots...and her work consistently BLOWS ME AWAY...but i have never been behind her lense...until now!

last week we had a photo shoot and she took new head shots for me (which i have been desperately needing)...below is a tiny sneak peak of whats to come...

and YES, that coral charm peony is real ;)

thanks steph! can't wait to see the rest! xoxo

JL DESIGNS featured in latest edition of southern weddings magazine!

i am SUPER excited to announce that 5 of my bouquets are being featured in the 2010 annual issue of southern weddings magazine! this is the second year in a row my work has been featured by them and i am so honored that my florals are gracing their pages!

a special thank you to lara and the rest of the southern weddings team! and CONGRATS on the beautiful new mag! can't wait to see the full thing when it hits news stands!

i also have to give it up for my girl, stephanie williams, who took the amazing photos of my work and who i wish i could hire as my full time LIFE photographer - for business AND personal! :)

middle row (1st four shots): white veronice bouquet, pomander ball of yellow mums, peach garden rose bouquet, white balsa wood flower and dusty miller bouquet

bottom row (2nd shot): peach ranunculas, scabiosa pods and blushing bride bouquet

thanks ladies!!!! xoxo, c

JL DESIGNS featured on green weddings shoes blog!

even though her blog has only been around for about a year, jen from green wedding shoes has captured the attention of brides and vendors alike...truly her blog is one of the only blogs i can honestly say i check EVERY day...and it never disappoints! she posts such a great variety of real weddings, products, trends, etc and i am so inspired by her design eye...

not only that, but i have had the pleasure of getting to know her on a personal level over the past 6 months and she is SUCH a sweet person! combine that with great taste and style and you have one fabulous girl! i feel so blessed to have been featured by jen numerous times over the last couple of months and honored that she finds beauty in my work :) here are a few of my recent appearances on green weddings shoes:

jen created an entire inspiration board based off of the vintage, organic bouquet i created for the jasmine star workshop

and she did a full post on my eco-forest tablescape

she featured my collaboration with stephanie williams and the talented ladies of utterly engaged for their issue 002

and another fab shoot on "alternative bridesmaids" for utterly engaged issue 003

thanks so much jen for your support, creative energy and friendship! can't wait to see how green wedding shoes grows this next year! so many fab things in store for you!! xoxo