How Paco sourced our florist.

Our fubaby Paco is always trying to get into the wedding planning. Its very sweet, but usually he just gets in the way, or knocks things over. You know, the whole lack of opposable thumbs can be a real inconvenience. But finally, he has made his mark on the wedding (pardon the dog-pun), and now he won't stop gloating.

See how smug he is? ;)

Some time ago, we were on an early evening walk around the cul-de-sac near our house, when we met just the cutest little doggie, Ruby and her lovely mom, Sarah.

Ruby was near-death when she was rescued, isn't she lovely?

Paco immediately started laying the mack on her, and Ruby was eating it up. All the while, us grown-ups got to know eachother, and hit it off quite nicely. On our walk back home, Sarah mentioned that she is starting an eco-friendly floral business called La Vie en Rose (so cute!). My spidey senses tingled.

Now we're all fast friends, and Sarah is our wedding florist! I'm so excited because working with friends is the best possible scenario, and she's super talented. Plus, her focus on eco-friendly florals is exactly what we were looking for, and she lives right down the street! How perfect, to have meetings about the floral design, while the puppies get a playdate.

Check out some of these gorgeous arrangements:

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Before meeting Sarah, we had always thought we'd just do the flowers ourselves. But the task was kind of daunting and I secretly wished we'd stumble into an opportunity to use a professional. And stumble, we did! Now I get to have gorgeous, stress-free flowers, and a great new friend in the neighborhood. What could be better?

Have you ever found a vendor in a most unlikely moment?