Butterfly Petals

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Butterfly Petals, a small part in Arizona weddings since 1988

I'm the joyful flower girl with sky-high bangs. In the 80s wedding photographers didn't believe children needed food so they'd pose them in elaborate family photos for HOURS. This little nostalgic gem is not just about the big hair. I used to help my grandma Carolyn put together over the top silk cascade bouquets and ceremony floral. It was the late 80s/early 90s and I think most bouquets were taller than I was! Helping my grandma create flowers for a big day always made me feel really important and maybe even privileged. It was like I was in on a secret! I got to see the bride before anyone else did! Weddings were magical. Plastic ivy stapled to white lattice flanked by gold gilded candelabra? The height of beauty and elegance! Grandma's shop was a great creative outlet. Painted t-shirts, hot glue everywhere, spools and spools of ribbon. The creative spark carried me through life and through college when I got my first "real" job at the flower shop. Proms and daily design led to wedding work and I felt that rush again. Being "in" on the surprise. I started Butterfly Petals in 2005 and took any work I could get (in a weak moment I painted roses forest green and silver because the bride had to have it. She loved them by the way). When I finally found my funky, quirky, modern desert niche, the business truly blossomed (sorry florist pun) and we moved from a home-based business to a full scale design studio specializing in floral design and large installation projects like custom marquee signs and backdrops. The team grew too and we all share the same passion for design and events as unique as our clients. Oh and in case you're wondering, we think love is beautiful, it's for everyone and we proudly embrace modern unions and welcome diversity.

Beneath the Petals

Amanda (but you can call me Mandi) Florista I'm a lover of antique books...and taxidermy! I'd love to be antiquing right now! I'll "follow you down 'till the sound of my voice will haunt you." I ride shotgun! I only dance to Stevie Nicks! I eat an absurd amount of turkey sandwiches. I drink sweet, sweet Coca-Cola. I prefer rainy days. I would bring a taxidermied anteater. Thank you Melissa Jill for showing me that I can be photogenic! ~Mandi Nate Chief Amazineer I'm an unexpectedly creative geek. I'd always help someone else first. I'll take anything apart just to see what's inside and how it works! I ride anything that gets my blood pumping! I only dance to the Tetris theme song, and "What Does the Fox Say" (because, well... y'know... my kids love it). I eat. Anything. Everything. Usually, it's delicious. If it's not, I will still eat it. I drink gin & tonic / any and every kind of tea. I prefer goofing off / joking around / making people laugh, always. I would bring a screwdriver. Or a nail gun. Thank you to Brittany Hogan for showing the world that Mandi married UP! :D ~Nate Camille Chief Sanity Saver I'm a floral loving, hot glue gunning Beauty! I'd rather be antiquing! I'll make it rain...glitter! I ride the roller coaster that is Life and I OWN it! I only dance to 90's R&B. Anything Ginuwine really brings the jiggy. I eat Thai, Thai, and more Thai. I drink Water and Squirt (but only after a long day). I prefer cool desert mornings. I would bring a Glue Gun. Thank you Brittany Hogan for not using too much photoshop. ~Camille Mike Conductor of Awesomesauce I'm a video game junky! I'd rather be at Comic Con... I'll make it some day? I ride along with any idea my wife has! (Happy Wife = Happy Life) I only dance to bad 80's songs. Big Hair, don't care. I eat whatever is in front of me. Oh, and peanut butter. I drink A-Dub aka A&W Rootbeer. I prefer writing the weird that my brain creates. I would bring the Laughs. One bad joke at a time! Way to capture my raw animal magnitude Brittany Hogan! ~Mike The Team Thanks Maria Fossler for capturing the team in action!

Floral

Featured events and styled shoots

Installations

Custom crafted magically inspired

Pricing An event stylist once asked if we were magicians. Probably. After all, we can read minds. Right now you're thinking "I love your work!" or "I've heard so many awesome things about you!" or "Do you really have a taxidermied anteater?" (yes, his name is Allonsy) But the most pressing question is probably "Ok, how much is this going to cost?" We have no idea. There are so many factors that go into creating your custom design, it's impossible to list pricing without getting to know you and your event needs. We will work with you, listen to you, and be respectful of your budget. To us, this is the most important: we want clients who love our work and WANT to work with us. Dig a little, check out our blog, social media and recent publications. If you think we're a good fit, get in touch, then sit back and let us do our thing. We promise you'll love it. So what's the next step? Get in touch we'll pull together some awesome ideas and we'll create the the most awesome floral plan we can for your big day.

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