My heart for design can be traced back to the days prepping for urban design school in New York—a place that has always inspired my work.

Floral design met me in all the unexpected ways. During my gap year, I was offered a position as a Floral Specialist—very different from the carefully laid out architecture career path I was on. I took it, not knowing what to expect or where it would take me, but once I got started, there was no going back. I fell in love. Everything I’ve learned has been self-taught. Instead of my doing my day job, you could find me watching countless YouTube videos and arranging flowers at my desk. In short, my side gig became my obsession. It was decided. I would pursue a career in floral design. On my days off, I’d work for other floral designers on weddings in Virginia, where I was born and raised. I continued to grow and perfect my craft, dreaming of one day working for myself.