Friday, February 3, 2012
A week ago we participated in Indie Wed, a really fun bridal show in Chicago. Fleur shared a booth with our dear friends Greatest Expectations, basing our look on a wintry theme. We were thinking snowy castles with crystals and lace. Blues, ivory, cream and grays with touches of a natural woodland brown. We stayed away from the rustic trend, and kept it warm with glow and sparkle. Our lovely friend Jaclyn Simpson took some wonderful photos for us!
Caleb and are are honestly quite a little camera shy, we think the booth behind us (also featuring Sugar Chic Designs and Ruby the Fox) is way better looking.
The neutral colors make us really so happy to be around. And we were very excited that so many attendees enjoyed the display, commenting on the cotton accents.
The overall look was a little bit magical and a little bit elegant.
Our bridal bouquet was wrapped with a maypole ribbon trimming.
A few bleached peacock feathers and lovely lace ribbon and delicate doilies were scattered among the collection of blooms and candles.
A crystal canopy draped across the doors that Davey and I picked up from The Rebuilding Exchange. We painted them and made them stand on their own, creating an intimate backdrop. We’ve really been into magical moments lately. Giraffes wearing bonnets, fancy tea parties with a fox and a loon, children’s books and mysterious mirrors.
It was a fun day, a long day, an inspiring day and an overall great day. We loved meeting so many couples, hanging out with our friends in the industry and just getting down with some creativity. Thank you to everyone who visited our Indie Wed booth!!!!
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These days we’re catching up on a lot of paper work (right.., it’s not all creativity over here, sadly), and starting to sharpen our pruners for valentine’s day. Reds and rubies, blush and fuchsia, chocolate and plum. Garden roses and sprays, tulips and ranunculus. We’ve ordered our favorite floral goodies and are anticipating the shipments arriving. Whether you’re looking to bring out your inner vampire with blood red roses and dark accents, or your soft and romantic side with ranunculus and gloriosa lilies in milk glass, it’s going to be pretty no matter what.
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Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Indie Wed is this Saturday, and in the spirit of DIY, we thought this is a great opportunity to share a little project from this past Summer. Lily Red Studio, Soiree Wedding & Events and ourselves created a whimsical & adorable, billy ball place-card holder!
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You can read all the instructions & how-to at Elizabeth Anne Designs!
We’re SO excited for Indie Wed! It’s our first year we’re participating, and we’ll be on the first floor. We’re sharing a booth with Greatest Expectations! And you’ll also want to see our Inspired Creations Contest booth on the 2nd floor, where we teamed up with SQN Weddings & Events, Courtney Callahan Paper & Simply Jessie Photography (with special appearances by Femme du Coupe & Truffle Truffle)! Plus, you’ll see some bouquets and blooms throughout the space, at our friend’s spaces! Make sure you stop by & say hello to us!
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Friday, January 13, 2012
We keep forgetting to bring the camera to the boutique and take photos. So it has been a lot of phone photos. Instagrams and all that. And we’ve been making so many pretty things, lately. And we’re remodeling. Each week something different is happening. It’s been fun listening to people stop in and say, “Something’s different…”. Just wait. We’re preparing for the decade celebration. It’s going to look like awesome town.
Here is an arrangement Caleb just designed.
And we can’t get enough of this mamma & baby.
We’ve been meeting with so many couples, planning 2012 and two, 2013 weddings. Talking & typing and creating isn’t so bad now that it has snowed & this is our view.
And we’ve been nibbling on sandwiches made with cheese from here.
We’re slowly restocking on gift items. Porcelain amazingness, glass piggies & mice, two of our favorite paper lines (one made in Logan Square) and jewelry. Holy shit, the jewelry. And we just started ordering our Valentine’s Day flowers. Some of our favorites.
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Friday, January 13, 2012
In 2011 I met a truly lovely couple. I liked them immediately. They have spunk and a great sense of humor. They’re sincere people, kind and motivated. They’re honest and hard working, and I immediately felt comfortable around them. Simply put, Tom and Jenny from XO Pictures are some of the most talented people I’ve met. I’ve actually re-written this post about 6 or 7 times, not quite finding the proper words to describe them or their art. They create films, but not just any kind. Tom sees something deeper than an interaction or moment in time. He films life and all the pieces around it to make the viewer understand something bigger than just a license of the every day. Here is one of two films Tom created about myself and Fleur. Click on the link below, and enjoy his rhythmic and beautiful interpretation of Fleur. And Tom, thank you, thank you, thank you. I have no idea how I can ever repay you for such a gift.
A film about Kelly Marie of Fleur, by Tom of XO Pictures
P.S. Part two is coming shortly. The second was a surprise that I had no idea about, and today it brought me to tears.
Once again, thank you, thank you, thank you.
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Friday, December 23, 2011
Happy Holidays to all of you! Every year we close for a few days. This time of year is special for all of us. We visit family, hang out with friends, make plans to reorganize, start thinking about helleborus and plum blossom, we rest. Our holiday hours are the following:
Friday, December 23rd 10am – 7pm
Saturday, December 24th 10am – 1pm
Closed:
December 25th through January 2nd
Back open:
January 3rd at 10am
We wish you bundles of evergreens, peppermint milk chocolate and warm sweaters.
Enjoy a warm and loving holiday, a festive and bright new year, and we will see you in 2012.
Thank you from the bottom of our hearts, for another successful year at Fleur.
xoxoxxo
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Wednesday, December 14, 2011
This holiday season we are honored to be a drop off location for a food drive begun by Greatest Expectations, SQN Special Events & Engaging Events by Ali!
Bring in any non-persishable items & receive 10% off your Fleur purchase!
Here are just a few of the items in our basket!
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Wednesday, November 30, 2011
December 3rd is the first of an annual holiday event in our lovely little neighborhood, Logan Square! Holidays on the Square is an afternoon when all the boutiques & restaurants in the neighborhood are offering fabulous incentives to stop on in and celebrate locally. Santa will be seen around town, cupcake trucks, a tree lighting, hot chocolate & peppermint sticks, seasonal beers, wine tasting, trunk shows, truffles, brownies, & more!
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Stop in Fleur, beginning at 11am for some delicious treats from our lovely friends Truffle Truffle! Also, sip on a taste of wine from Vinejoy! Purchase some sweets & receive 15% off your entire Fleur purchase!!
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Happy Holidays & thank you *SO* much for supporting your local business!!
(We’re super proud to be a part of Local First Chicago!)
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Saturday, October 29, 2011
Happy Halloween!
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Friday, August 26, 2011
It would be criminal if Labor Day came and went bidding summer a farewell adieu, and I didn’t share with you these incredible images of The Love Bike.
The amazing bicycle was won by Bethany of Maypole Studios. The only stipulation to winning was to create a photo shoot involving the bike. With some help from a fabulous (and I truly mean fabulous) team, here are the images!
Beth from SQN Events styled the adorable engagement shoot complete with picnic! That little bicycle tea towel is just too adorable.
Nika Vaughan made magic (as always) with her mad makeup skillz.
There are so many more amazing photos including the behind the scenes and the video (yes, video!!) right HERE! It’s honestly just so very cute, you’ll love it!!
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Saturday, August 6, 2011
Every now and then you meet with one of those clients that makes us kind of have a crush on them. That’s the case with Elizabeth & Alex. 
When Joan from Five Grain Events brought Elizabeth, her mother & Alex to our studio to discuss their wedding, I immediately liked them. Elizabeth is simple in the most elegant of ways. She shyly told me that she doesn’t really like flowers. She likes greenery. And artichokes. And succulents. And billy balls. She and Alex wanted a whimsical, garden party, & here is what we came up with! Above is her bridal bouquet complete with those artichokes and billy balls, white lilac, sapponaria, muscari, spirea & geranium foliage.
Below are some incredible photos from Bethany & Jamie of Maypole Studios. You may remember their incredible talent from The Love Bike! .
Aren’t these two adorable?
Their morning wedding took place at The Chicago History Museum, a personal favorite location of mine. We mixed our vintage blue mason jars with terra cotta pots on the tables to create a garden-like setting.
Mint & geranium foliage added such an incredible fragrance to the room.
Billy balls and blue muscari added a little color to the setting.
Succulents were surrounded by wildflower blooms & garden picks held the table numbers.
Such a beautiful day! A few other things about this couple. During cocktail hour a bluegrass band played for the guests. Elizabeth and Alex (and E’s mother) all joined in for a song, playing their own instruments. They also spent their honeymoon in Stillwater, MN. You know, that town I want to retire in. They attended a pottery festival and bought their mix matched china set from various designers. And when we met for a beer at the Maproom a month or so post wedding, I found out that E speaks Japanese. These two were still in their amazing newlywed bliss as we sat and chit chat about the wedding and future dreams. I’m hoping to catch up again with them soon. Congratulations to Elizabeth & Alex!!! xoxox!
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