This week, we are so excited to share with you yet another fabulous floral designer who recently joined the PTW family. Massachusetts floral designer, Blooms of Hope is pretty amazing.  Not only is their work stunning, but they’re also big into giving back to charitable organization!

image by Judy West

Number of Years in Business: This will be Blooms of Hope’s 5th year in business!  We are still young but growing quickly!

Pricing Information: We don’t have a minimum so this allows us to work with many different types of clients and styles of events.  The average client we work with spends $3,000-$5,000 on floral decor for their celebration.

image by Ashley Therese Photography

What makes you stand out? We donate 50% of our profits to charitable organizations. This means that your flowers are hard at work long after the blooms themselves have faded.  Giving away half of our profits may seem like a questionable business model. But profit wasn’t the motive behind our company’s launch. Blooms of Hope’s first seeds were sown in 2004 when I began volunteering at Room to Grow, a Boston non-profit that supports the development of young children born into poverty. In addition to volunteering my time, I put my floral talents to use by creating arrangements to brighten the Room to Grow waiting area. Other volunteers began asking about my floral services and urged me to start a business.

Blooms of Hope sprouted into existence, with a continued commitment to supporting important non-profits.  The list of causes is always evolving and we love to find new and creative ways to give back.  Our first mission is to decorate spaces so that the clients of these organizations can enjoy them but we also do many donations of decor for fundraisers.  The final way we give back is through monetary donations and a purchase of $5,000 or more allows the client to name the charitable organization of their choosing – and our donation will be made in honor of their event!

Also, we have the ability to take all the aspects of a wedding and interpret them into floral design.  Our client meetings are spent getting to know all the details of the day and figuring out how to incorporate them into the flowers.  We invite clients to be as involved or hands off as they want to be.  Each design is truly custom!

photo by Judy West

What’s the favorite part of your work? Honestly, I cannot say that I have one favorite part.  I enjoy so much all the aspects of my business including designing, deliveries, marketing, meeting with clients, networking, researching trends, writing proposals and balancing the budget.  Did I forget anything?

If you have any spare time, how do you spend it? When I am not working, I spend time with my family and my friends.  I’m always ready for a social gathering, especially ones with food and dancing!

Can I just say that I love carnations for a wedding!  For some reason, they always get a bad rap and I feel bad for the flower — honestly!  They come in practically any color that you’re looking for and can fit several different styles!  And certainly, they’re pretty pleasing to your budget.