Patricia Gibbons, Floral Designer

What 3 words describe your work? Style. Design. Beauty.

Why should someone hire you? What I give to my clients is the experience and expertise I've learned from designing wedding flowers for 27 years. I only accept one wedding per day so I can offer the best in service, quality and innovation.

What drew you to this field/how did you get started? I think I've worked towards this since I was 5 yrs old when I had my first garden. I've always been creative and designing flowers brought together all the things I love to do. I've developed designs that are expressions of my art.

What are some of sources of inspiration or influences on your work? Like most people in the arts, inspiration comes from everywhere. I can see a color, a print, a leaf, a pattern on a fabric or the architecture of a building and a whole design concept evolves from it. It often happens during the consultation, while listening to my clients. I get ideas from what they like and what they see in my portfolio.

Tell us about a favorite, unusual or most interesting moment at a wedding: I designed the wedding florals for a couple who loved flowers and color and it was great fun working with them. Their thank you note has always remained with me, it read: "Your flowers will always be a brilliant, glorious memory of our wedding day and you really made our day so much more special."