Ello Designs

07/19/2024

Yesterday was Ello's 1st birthday! Maybe it's strange to discuss a business' birthday, but I feel like starting a business is honestly a bit like raising a child, so I'm gonna celebrate! 🥳

A lot of people think that starting a business is easy because it means you escape working for a boss who micromanages you or never gives you time off. So when you start a business...surprise, now you're working for yourself...and you're one tough boss to work for. 15 hour shifts, no PTO, and you come home covered in mud and flower gunk. What do you get for your hard work? Yep...still a pizza party. (But hey, at least this pizza party has wine)

But, according to all of my friends raising actual children, hard times sort themselves out for one reason: the LOVE. And I feel that deeply when I look at my first year in business. 🤍

The 15 hour shifts are worth it for the love of that moment I walk my bride to the aisle. The final walk she'll take before happily ever after. I cry every. single. time.

The lack of PTO is worth it for the love of the fact that I am a part of someone's love story. Something I will NEVER forget as a wedding vendor.

The mud and gunk are worth it for the love of the art I create. Art that will be in my couples' pictures for the rest of their lives. My bouquets preserved and hung on their walls forever. That is one of the most humbling feelings I've ever experienced.

So happy birthday, Ello. I can definitely say that the last year is proof that we do it for the love. Cheers to year 2!🍷🍕

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05/09/2024

I feel like there is this aversion to color these days. Clothing, weddings, houses, cars, etc. Honestly I wear mostly black and white, so I'm definitely not judging the beauty that is the Sofia Richie all white wedding aesthetic, but still...people who love adding a pop of color to their wedding might be on to something.⁠
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We want to stand out, right? Have a wedding that showcases who we truly are? Well...this might be the way to do it. My next few posts will just chit chat about the pros and cons, so let's start like this:⁠
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What do you think about bright wedding colors as opposed to more traditional "white wedding" looks?⁠

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05/06/2024

So...this was supposed to be my Christmas post picture. That obviously did not go according to plan. 😬

Owning a business is difficult. In addition to planning events full time, expense reports, contracts, client meetings, design proposals, floral sourcing, and ya know....actually working weddings and creating arrangements...social media took a backseat. And not like the backseat in a sedan, but like the backseat of a school bus (for 6 whole months...yeah...it's rough).

I know that is like a huge no no in the small business world, but honestly...I prefer talking to my clients more than posting. 🤷🏼‍♀️

So queue up Eminem's Without Me (guess who's back, back again, Ello's back, tell a friend). I swear I'm going to post more now...and by that I mean I hired someone to do it for me. 😅

01/12/2024

We are living our best life here with Brown Sugah Picnics. Sign up for one of their incredible luxury picnics and add some of our fresh flowers. Your girls night is sure to be all anyone can talk about. 🤍

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12/27/2023

Styled shoot coming soon! 😍

Picking Flowers!
We're less than a month away from our completely immersive Styled Content Shoot......
🤩Photographers and videographers we have a huge gift for you, coming Jan. 1st! We will be a flash sale on registration 🤩
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12/24/2023

A fun picnic tablescape just before Christmas. 🤍

10/31/2023

Here's a peek at a spoooky 30th birthday party we were SO excited to be a part of. Happy Halloween! 👻🎃💀

10/16/2023

The most beautiful couple. The most beautiful day. The most incredible vendors. More to come! 🤍

10/07/2023

What song did you walk down the aisle to?

10/05/2023

Fall is coming, and this bride and groom knew exactly how to add color to their dreamy fall wedding. This is the before, I can't wait to show you the after. 🤍

08/28/2023

After 200+ hours of planning our wedding and Covid taking our guest count down from 250 to 20 people...I told my husband that the one thing I couldn't live without was my big firework show at the end of our wedding, come heck or highwater. Unfortunately, our venue wouldn't allow us to shoot the fireworks off without a professional team (who we couldn't bring in due to the pandemic), so we took matters into our own hands...the second we took our exit pictures we sprinted to the car and headed to our local lake to shoot off fireworks before the noise ordinances kicked in for the night.

It was a whirlwind! Running in high heels, it was panic inducing to rush to do everything legally and safely, the photographer jumped 3 feet in the air when the first firework went off (so funny)...BUT....

This is the outcome.

One shot, one perfect shot.

These moments are what weddings are all about for me. Running and laughing with the love of your life, doing silly things with your vendors, being completely free, being this deeply and insanely in love. Like this picture, love and weddings are explosive and yet oh so intimate.

One night, one perfect night. Every detail laid out, every eye on a beautiful couple, dancing their hearts out to the song they fell in love to. One night to show the world what "I DO" means to you as a couple.

The perfect night is everything to us at Ello.

08/24/2023

Hiring your wedding planner/designer is one of the first things you should do when planning your wedding. This is going to set the tone for the rest of your wedding experience.

I can't tell you the number of couples I have spoken to that feel anxious and overwhelmed when they first start out, but for some reason they WAIT to hire a planner!

Don't let yourself be the couple that doesn't enjoy their engagement because they're too busy planning alone!