I was born and raised in the golden hills of Northern California. My family and I now live in North Central Florida. Arranging flowers was a quietly latent love until several years ago when my husband's brother and his fiancee asked me to do the flowers for their wedding. Their confidence in my ability, based almost entirely on the passion and creativity they saw me pour into our little patio garden, was a watershed moment in my life. My future sister-in-law trusted me with her vision and believed I could pull it off. That experience awoke and solidified my love affair with floral design and eventually led to launch of Sweet July Design. When I'm not arranging flowers, you can find me biking or drinking tea with my family, working on house projects, and still growing lots of plants!