I come from a big family of girls. I have two older sisters and five younger sisters. I grew up with my younger sisters (along with two younger brothers), so I basically always had little dolls to dress up, style, stage, and direct. From lip-sync home-movies of The Phantom of the Opera to front-porch stagings of my own script for Peter Pan to two of my younger sisters weddings, I've been producing events for and with my siblings as long as I can remember. My sisters are all grown up now, but it's a given that a trip out to Los Angeles to visit me will involve some sort of photo shoot where they will have to model flowers. Back in April, my beautiful little sister Rose came out for a visit, and graciously agreed to model these lovely spring blooms for me during our trip to the beach. She also got to enjoy a pina colada in a coconut afterwards, so it's not like I didn't make it fun for her! April in Malibu was sunny, slightly chilly, and absolutely stunning. We stayed until the sun set and couldn't have had more fun combining work and pleasure.

Images | Floral Design | Styling by Lauryl Lane.

I recently had the opportunity to design and style the florals for a product shoot at a stunning private residence in Malibu. The star of the show was the custom fragrance bar created by Courtney of Ka-Mil-Yin. After our shoot wrapped, Courtney demonstrated how she conducts private parties providing custom fragrances for the guests, by designing fragrances for each of the ladies on set. I ended up with a scent that I just can't get enough of- my own "signature" fragrance of orange, fig, sandalwood and white tea. I can hardly wait until I have the opportunity to hire Courtney for my own fête! As always, it was a pleasure to work with Summer Watkins, my favorite fellow-stylist by far, and I cannot rave enough about Jen Huang, who creates total magic with her camera. I don't know that my floral designs have ever looked more ethereal!