How do I find the right floral designer for our wedding day?

Congratulations! You are about to get married and now is the time to start to find the right vendors for your special day.

It’s a jungle out there, so much information and ideas on the Internet, it will get overwhelming. Take a deep breath.

Find professional vendors who can guide you through the process.

I have some vendors that I am happy to connect you to, you find their links on my

“ PRESS PAGE”. You can also listen to this podcast that I was part of, and that will give you more knowledge about how and where to start.

https://atmosphere-productions.com/weddings/podcast/be-engaged-and-inspired-ep108-wedding-flowers-with-tina/

 It is important to get to know each other. To have a connection. To trust each other. I always love to meet with my couples and listen to their plans, to hear about how they met, what is important for them, how we can make their wedding personal. I have years of experience to share with my couples, and I will help you plan to get as close to your dreams as we can. Lilly -who is pictured above, we had that special connection right away. I feel so honord to be part of someones wedding day, to feel like these are my friends who I want to have the best day ever, with memories for years to come.

Are you ready to connect? I can’t wait to hear from you! Let’s walk this walk together.

Antiquing in Sweden

Are we there yet?

Back in the mid 70s to early 80s my family spent our vacations traveling through Sweden down south to a rental house on the west or east coast, or in Skåne, the most southern county of Sweden. We drove for hours (at that time with no seat belts in the backseat and no AC) through the country passing fields of rapeseed, dense green forests and clear lakes.

We stopped for gas, ice cream and lunch that always ended up being grilled hotdogs and French fries, the best treat you could ever get!

And we stopped at Antique stores. Millions of them.

My mom had taken up the innocent interest in glass. What started with a collection of old pressed salt cellars, ended up as a lifelong passion for antiques, and landed her a job at Stockholms Auktionsverk as a glass expert.

We HATED the stops along the way to our vacation house. It was the time when many roads still were local winding roads out in nowhere, before the faster modern highways got you from point A to point B faster. We rolled our eyes every time we had to stop AGAIN. My sister and I stayed in the hot car reading comics, or followed her inside to browse to get the time to go faster and to stretch our legs. How could you be interested in all that old stuff? 

Fast forwarding to today.

Both my sister Annika and I have somehow gotten this bug that makes us both wanting to stop along the road to check out antique stores. Now our families are rolling their eyes in the car every time we scream “No, turn around, let’s check out that antique store we just drove by!”

I have a thing for old stuff. My home is filled with old & new, antique, vintage and Mid Century Modern. I love antiquing, browsing for containers, vases, paintings and furniture. Old tools. Cast iron fences or urns. Steampunk. Part of my work here at Floral Surroundings will be to offer unique one of a kind containers to my clients homes or events. Colored depression glass or beautiful handmade pottery from the 30s to the 50s. Well known artists/ factories or just unique because of their shape and beauty. Check out my page HOME & PATIO.