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The Business of Sympathy: How has it changed in the age of COVID-19?
Florists' across the country are reporting a very quickly changing landscape when it comes to sympathy work. Some are reporting a surge in business, others a decline. What have you discovered in your own business? How has sympathy work changed in terms of business and...
Bluebird in a Box Brings Back the Art of Hosting
In the wake of COVID-19, Denver-based Bluebird in a Box brings the focus back to community connection and celebration. From the serial mompreneur behind Bluebird Productions, one of the nation’s top wedding and event planning companies, comes an easy and...
Before coronavirus, New Orleans wedding vendors were booked solid. Now, they’re struggling to get by.
To supplement income lost from weddings postponed due to COVID-19 restrictions, photographer Matthew Diaz has been shooting micro weddings in New Orleans. Wedding planner Valerie Gernhauser had everything just so.The menu for the March 21 wedding at Houmas House and...
Indian startup makes innovative vegan leather from floral waste
Image: PHOOL and Jennifer Bosvert / shutterstock.com ‘ Flower cycling shows that leather can be produced without harming animals or the environment’ Phool.co, an Indian biomaterial start-up has created ‘fleather’— a viable alternative to...
How FlowerBx Founder Whitney Bromberg Went From a Career in Fashion to Florals
Whitney Bromberg Hawkings How did Whitney Bromberg Hawkings go from a top role working for one of the most beloved American designers to become the go-to florist for the fashion world? The founder of Flowerbx tells The Daily Summer how a long-running position at Tom...
This Chicago florist converts vacant lots into flower farms and employs at-risk youth
Photograph: Mike Killion Quilen Blackwell didn't set out to be an urban farmer or a florist. Back in 2011, he relocated from Madison, Wisconsin, to Chicago to attend ministry school, which is when he started tutoring at-risk high school students in Englewood. He was...
Business idea which grew during lockdown becomes a reality for Kinmel Bay florist
Cindy Turton behind the counter at her new business Lavender Rose in Kinmel Bay THE idea to open a florist during the pandemic has blossomed and become a reality for a mum of four.Cindy Turton, who is married to Andrew and has a son and three daughters, will open...
Because the ‘I Do’ Crew Has to Mask Up, Too! 25 Beautiful Face Masks for Bridal Parties
Weddings all throughout 2020 have been negatively impacted by the coronavirus global pandemic. Wedding planning is stressful enough on its own but throw in a deadly virus, and it’s enough to make anyone—even the groom—turn into a bridezilla. Whether...
