It started in my small hometown in Southeastern Colorado, in the most humble way possible, as the delivery driver. No matter the occasion, receiving flowers makes people smile, and I was so honored to be the one to deliver that joy to them. I worked at a few flower shops through college. I started by stocking vases, water plants, and processing flowers, but watched and learned everything I could along the way. I was always learning: the rhythm of the work, the seasons, varieties of flowers, the quiet magic of turning stems into something that makes a person catch their breath.

But after graduation, I knew I couldn’t sit in a cubicle with my marketing degree. I had something inside of me pulling me to see what I could accomplish in the floral world.

That pull led me to a high-end floral event company, where I was suddenly surrounded by some of the most talented people I'd ever met. They challenged me. They poured into me. They showed me what was possible when you refuse to stop learning.

Then my daughter was born, and something shifted the way it does when you become a mother. I wanted to build something of my own. So I took the leap and opened my own retail flower shop. Several years later, I followed the work I loved most and became a studio florist, pouring myself into weddings and events, into the biggest days of people's lives.