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Why Shopping Local Matters

Our friends at the Boho Market have guest-written a blog post for us! If you're newer to Designs by Andrea, you may not know that dbandrea started by selling pressed flower art at markets such as B...

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LOVE

What can we say, we're in LOVE with this piece! This custom piece touched our hearts in so many different ways⁠!⁠⁠ Today is the anniversary of our client being diagnosed with breast cancer last yea...

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Wedding Planning Tips & Advice

Over on our Instagram, we’ve been sharing some wedding planning tips! You guys have been loving it so we compiled a list of the tips we’ve shared so far here! 1. Pick in-season florals When choosin...

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Spring Wedding Bouquets

Spring is gone and Summer is here! While it’s hard to pick a favorite, here are some of our favorite spring wedding bouquets along with the final preserved pieces from this year! These pieces came ...

Tips From A Florist - DBandrea

Tips From a Florist

Our florist friend, Lizzie, recently took over our Instagram where she answered some of the most common questions she gets as a florist and told us a bit about her process! If you're planning your ...

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Sustainable Wedding Ideas

With Earth Day fresh on our minds, you may be considering different ways to incorporate sustainable practices in your life. If you're engaged, now is a great time to consider eco-conscious alternat...

Vendors We Love At DBA - DBandrea

Part 2: Vendors we Love

Do you have the perfect business idea, but just haven't gotten started yet? We spoke to some of our favorite wedding vendors about their business and they have a lot of great advice to offer about ...

Part 1: Vendors we Love - DBandrea

Part 1: Vendors we Love

In the spirit of International National Women’s Day and National Wedding Planning Day we reached out to some of our friends in the wedding industry to ask them about being a female entrepreneur an...

DBA Couple Maria & Peter - DBandrea

dbandrea Love Stories: Maria & Peter

Love does not always come at the perfect time, in the perfect place. In fact, it may even come in the least expected moments. One of our lovely brides might never have met the love of her life had ...

Pressed Bouquet Preservation - DBandrea

The Perfect Match: Our Most Popular Design Combinations

Every week, our team has the opportunity to admire many different bouquets from across the country. The best part is seeing the process come full circle! Elements like framing and background choice...

How To Stylishly Display Your Pressed Bridal Bouquet - DBandrea

Part 2: How To Stylishly Display Your Pressed Bridal Bouquet

Your pressed flower bouquet is finally here and although you’ve looked forward to seeing your piece for months, now you're struggling with how to display it. In a previous post, our Bud Drew gav...

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The #1 Most Popular Wedding Month - It’s No Longer June! 

Do you have any guesses at what the most popular wedding month is now? For decades, it has been June. Even up until 2002, The Old Farmer’s Almanac reported that June was the most popular month to m...