Mr. Birch Blooms

As I have said a million times, I have always had a little passion for flowers. Out of college, I got a marketing job at an ice cream company, and while planning my wedding, I told my fiance (now husband) that one day I wanted to start a floral design company... I even told him I had a name for it. Birch Blooms. 

My wonderful sweet man told me "You should do this... you CAN do this!" After having my first baby, I left my company and along with my new baby, Birch Blooms was born. 

While I am the face of my company, my husband, Mr. Birch Blooms is EVERYTHING behind the scenes. After giving birth to my twins and being stuck in the hospital, he had to go deliver flowers for a wedding and set up all the tables. He listens to all my crazy ideas and plans for the business. He funds all of my projects.  He stays up with me through the night while I work on flowers, and most of my flowers are arranged while listening to Dog the Bounty Hunter, Deadliest Catch and Kitchen Nightmares (his favorite shows).  He takes care of our little ones while I put the finishing touches on everything before we walk out the door. He loads the car. When I called him to tell him that my Wizard of Oz bouquet was on Martha Stewart's Circle, he told me how proud he was of me... and that he felt like Stedman. 

Most weddings, he is with me to deliver the flowers. He is the man behind the wheel. Which is great, because I spend my time in the passenger seat going over all the flowers and details one more time. He gets us there on time and helps me set everything up. He is my muscle that gets all the heavy vases in the building. 

A few weeks ago, after setting up everything at the church, we were on the road to take all the centerpieces to the reception. While leaving the church, we ran over some cones. I knew it happened, but I was in the passenger seat going over all my notes for the next wave of set up. Mr. Birch Blooms was behind the car prying a cone from under our bumper. Jamie Howell captured this picture, and while it cracked me up, it made me smile. 

Birch Blooms is a team effort. I do the flowers. He does everything else. 

And I love him. 

Photo by Jamie Howell (www.jamiehowell.net)