Lauren Urban Design

10/11/2022

difference?”

The term floral designer and florist are terms that are thrown about interchangeably in the wedding industry, often leaving couples scratching their heads and wondering what is the difference between the two.

A Floral Designer is an artist that uses plant materials and flowers to create pleasing and balanced compositions. They typically design arrangements for weddings, parties and other special events. Their designs tend to be unique, one-of-a-kind creations and, depending on the designer you work with, they tend to be very collaborative throughout the design process.

A Florist is a person or business that sells and arranges plants and cut flowers. They generally have a physical storefront, have a range of stock design styles they use when creating arrangements and typically have a lot of product (flowers and greenery) on hand. Oftentimes florists are floral designers, just with a storefront.

They sound pretty similar, don’t they?

So what is the difference?

The biggest difference can be cost. Even though the title of floral designer may sound, for lack of a better term, stuffy, oftentimes their prices aren’t. A floral designer can be more economical than a traditional florist because they have less overhead. What I mean by this is that most floral designers have home-based businesses meaning they do not have physical storefronts and don’t need to factor in costs such as rent, utilities and other upkeep costs into their prices.

So, there you have it! The difference between the two is a floral designer may be more economical than a florist. But, as always with wedding planning, keep your options open, research vendors and choose the ones that you connect with. Happy planning

09/16/2022

The unfortunate truth of owning and running a business.

Running a business is really hard.

What they don’t tell you is that it can cause severe stress and anxiety, and drains you mentally to the point of depression in even the most laid back people.

People will talk about you, compare you to others, use you, they will view you as a service and not a person anymore.

Friends and family will expect discounts and people will value you and your hard work less than a big chain store.

You have to worry about if you forget to email/message someone back, are they going to think it was on purpose? Did you disappoint them? Will they hold that against you? When in reality you just can’t get to everyone’s messages and emails.

Starting up and running a successful business puts incredible strain on personal lives and relationships, many of which fail because there is just often no work life balance. You need to be the director, the worker, the admin, the marketing team, the accountant, the cleaner..... All whilst being a parent, a husband or a wife, family support, friend... it’s one of the hardest things you will try and balance

There’s a reason you don’t see many people succeed in small businesses after 5 years. If they are successful they are overwhelmed. It takes a toll. It’s freaking exhausting. Especially the past couple of years when so much has been out of our control.

Here’s a small reminder that we are just normal people with hectic lives. Be kind, be patient, support small businesses…….and hopefully more of us will stick around!

09/13/2022

This checks out ✔️

09/13/2022

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03/30/2020

Working on uploading more photos 💐🌸🌹🌼🌷🍃🌻🌿🌵🌺

03/16/2020

Thank you for the pictures 💍👰🏻🌸🌿💕

03/15/2020

Spring is in the air !!! ☀️🌿🌸🤍💍👰🏻