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Wedding Planning Hacks

It is a truth universally acknowledged, that wedding planning can be super stressful! And expensive! Here are a few wedding tips to help keep you organized and help save money that we’ve gathered f...

DBA Wedding Hair & Makeup Tips - DBandrea

Wedding Hair & Makeup Tips

Our friend Marsi recently took over our Instagram and answered some of our followers' questions when it comes to wedding day beauty! If you're in need of wedding beauty tips keep reading! "I'm M...

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Pros & Cons of Pressed Pieces vs. Resin Floral Blocks

Are you stuck between getting a Pressed Piece or Floral Block? Here’s a quick list of a few pros and cons between pressed and resin flower preservation. Either way, you go you will have a beautiful...

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Preserved Flowers Confession

I have a confession… As our Floral Blocks gain momentum, and 50% of our new customers choose them over our Pressed pieces, I have to admit that my heart breaks a little. 😅 We like to say that a Pre...

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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...