California Love

In July, I had the privilege of traveling to California for the wedding of one of my best friends, Brittany. She married her high-school sweetheart, and the whole event was such a joy to be a part of. Not only did I have the privilege of being their floral designer, but I was also a bridesmaid in the wedding, which added a wonderful new dynamic to the floral element of the wedding. I got to enjoy my floral arrangements first-hand in action and it was such a fun experience!

Here are just two candid "behind the scenes" photos, snapped by another high-school best friend of ours, Hillary, artist and owner of Light of My Life Studio. More photos soon to come from Brittany's fabulous Santa Barbara photographer, Mary Jane.

Marc and Tiffany

Just a few photos from a spring wedding, back in April. We were LOVING the smell of that fresh lavender. Photos by Your Vantage Photography.

Samantha and Grayson

Samantha and Grayson got married in the Salt Lake LDS Temple on a rainy, rainy February day, but that didn't stop them from smiling. Their reception was at Historic Wheeler Farm, and it felt like being in that scene from the most recent re-make of Pride and Prejudice, when Mr. Darcy comes to talk to Elizabeth Bennett and is walking through the thick England fog - very romantic and etherial. It was a pleasure to design their flowers and be part of the magic! Photos by Susan Moore.

SAS Floral Among the Top 5 Percent of Wedding Professionals Nationwide

SAS FLORAL AMONG THE TOP 5 PERCENT OF WEDDING PROFESSIONALS NATIONWIDE

Orem, UT – February 2, 2011 - WeddingWire, the nation’s leading wedding technology company, is thrilled to announce SAS Floral has been selected to receive the prestigious annual WeddingWire Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2011 for Floral Design!

Recognition for the Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2011 is determined by recent reviews and extensive surveys from over 750,000 WeddingWire newlyweds. Our past clients are among those that shared their experiences on WeddingWire, the largest wedding review site in the nation.

SAS Floral stands among the top five percent of wedding professionals in the WeddingWire community, representing quality and service excellence within the wedding industry. Awards were given to the top wedding professionals across 20 service categories, from wedding venues to wedding photographers, and were based on the overall professional achievements throughout the past year.

“WeddingWire is honored to celebrate the success of the top-rated wedding professionals within the WeddingWire community,” said Timothy Chi, WeddingWire’s Chief Executive Officer. “With the annual Bride’s Choice Awards™ program, WeddingWire has the unique opportunity to recognize the best wedding professionals across the US and Canada. We applaud SAS Floral for their professionalism and dedication to enhancing the wedding planning experience last year.”

We are happy to announce that SAS Floral is among the very best floral designers within the WeddingWire Network, which includes leading wedding planning sites WeddingWire, Martha Stewart Weddings, Project Wedding and Weddingbee. We would like to thank our past clients for nominating us to receive the Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2011.

For more information, please visit our WeddingWire Storefront today at http://www.weddingwire.com/biz/sas-floral-orem/6b4bec84bd1b21cd.html

For more information on the Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2011, please visit http://www.weddingwire.com/.

About WeddingWire, Inc.
WeddingWire.com, the nation's leading technology company serving the $70 billion wedding industry, is the only online wedding planning resource designed to empower both engaged couples and wedding professionals. For engaged couples, WeddingWire offers the ability to search, compare and book over 200,000 local wedding vendors, from wedding venues to wedding photographers to wedding cakes. WeddingWire also offers an online community and a suite of cutting-edge planning tools for weddings, including wedding websites and wedding checklists, all at no charge. For wedding professionals, WeddingWire provides free online management tools creating the only market opportunity that gives local businesses control over their clients, reviews, leads and performance. Businesses that join the WeddingWire Network appear on WeddingWire.com and other leading sites, including MarthaStewartWeddings.com (NYSE: MSO), ProjectWedding.com and Weddingbee.com (both part of eHarmony), and Celebrations.com (part of the 1-800-Flowers family of brands, NASDAQ: FLWS).

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Grand Prize Winner(s)

Congratulations to AJ and Martina as our Grand Prize winning couple! We had a whopping total of 377 eligible votes come in via e-mail and blog comments over the past week - thank you readers for all your support for these wonderful couples, each couple with its own amazing story. AND, a huge THANK YOU to all of our amazing vendors who will be making AJ and Martina's big day fantastic (check back in June for photos)!

Each of the other finalists is eligible for prizes from SAS Floral, Jessie Alexis Photography, and Polka Dots and Daisies Invitations, so please remember to contact us about your prizes. (read about prizes offered for finalists under vendors' spotlight pages.)

Bookmark our Web site and/or blog, or follow us on Twitter or Facebook for more special offers and announcements. We will still be highlighting the other participating vendors in the giveaway, so check back for their bios. Thanks again for your participation and support!

VOTING IS CLOSED

For anyone who missed the original announcement, all voting closed today at noon MST. Thanks for your votes, and check back tomorrow for our big announcement of the winning couple!