About Me
Sweet Magnolia Flowers is a small, intimate business.
* I can focus on your special event because I do not run a full-service floral shop.
* I can offer you high quality for low cost because I do not maintain a fancy showroom.
* I can give you highly personalized service because I book only a few events per month.
* I often work by myself, so I usually accept only small to medium events.
* I can focus on your special event because I do not run a full-service floral shop.
* I can offer you high quality for low cost because I do not maintain a fancy showroom.
* I can give you highly personalized service because I book only a few events per month.
* I often work by myself, so I usually accept only small to medium events.
Whatever your budget, location, or color-scheme, I can design beautiful flowers for your wedding day.
Please visit my
photo gallery
I believe in elegance and simplicity.
Flowers are beautiful in their own right and don’t need extravagant designs or elaborate configurations to share their joy.
Overdoing can overwhelm
your arrangements.
If you agree, let me decorate your special day.
Email me today for more details or a consultation.
sara@sweetmagnoliaflowers.com
About Me
I have loved flowers for as long as I can remember. I sometimes wonder if I was born with a flower clutched in my hand. This love was inspired by both my mother and my grandmother. They helped me plant my first flower garden (daffodils when I was seven) and taught me how to care for and arrange many varieties.
I started doing weddings to help friends and family—it was my gift, to share my love of flowers and help with their special day. I turned my “hobby” into a part-time business in Alexandria, Virginia. With the birth of our son, David, we came home to South Carolina to be near family.
The Magnolia's Significance
On May 30, 1999, I married Jason at Magnolia Plantation in Charleston, South Carolina.
To me, the magnolia signifies romance, love, and southern grace. It is these elements that I hope to bring to your wedding. I believe flowers are the ultimate expression of love and joy.
About Magnolias
Named for French botanist Pierre Magnol, the magnolia is a popular feature of Southern landscapes. Over 80 species grow in North and Central America, the West Indies, and Asia. Magnolia species may be trees or bushes, and they may be deciduous, semievergreen, or evergreen. They may bloom in the early to mid spring or summer to late fall. Their blooms may be white, pink, or purple.
One of the most popular species is M. grandiflora, also known as Southern Magnolia or the Bull Bay. It has fragrant, creamy-white blooms and large, leathery 8-to-10-inch leaves. It can grow to 90 feet high. M. Virginian, the sweetbay magnolia, has 3-inch, fragrant white blooms and light-colored leaves that are fuzzy underneath. It can grow to 60 feet high in the South, but stays a 1-to-2-foot high bush in more northern climates.
The saucer magnolia, M. x soulangiana, is also called a tulip tree because its large pink-purple blooms resemble a tulip. This species is very popular in South Carolina.
The magnolia is the state flower of Mississippi and Louisiana.
