Recently our youngest daughter made her First Communion. She wore a beautiful dress from Spain, borrowed from a friend, and I wanted something special to compliment it. Enter STEMS by Kate, a South Bay floral designer. Katie used to live down the street from us and I’d always see her toting buckets of flowers with a big smile on her face. As the big day approached I reached out to her and asked if she could design a simple flower crown with some Baby’s Breath and maybe some roses. She said she’d put something together. That something is pictured above! My suggestion was clearly outdated and Katie created a gorgeous design that everyone raved about. The crown was worn to dinner that night, the beach the next day and is still residing on the top shelf of our fridge.

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