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As a long time fan of wedding blog The Bride’s Cafe, it is a privilege to be able to share with you the woman of integrity and kindness who stands behind it. Janie Medley is strength, beauty, talent, and heart all rolled into one. In her past Janie has had to overcome some personal trials and devastating challenges which has in turn taught her to be a resilient and passionate person who makes it a point to cherish each day. Because of this she values how powerful and precious life and people can be and this is eminent in the truth and love behind each post she writes. Janie splits her time between her successful Washington DC floral design company, Janie Medley Flora Design and the fabulous blog The Bride’s Café, where her enticing posts draw in over 7,500 readers each day.

Many brides, photographers, wedding planners, stationers and other loyal readers are in love with The Bride’s Cafe’s approach to the “edgy. sophisticated. romantic” elements of weddings. Even the media can’t get enough of her work! She’s been featured in Instyle Weddings magazine as one of their preferred wedding blogs and has graced the beautiful pages of The Knot and Bride & Bloom magazines. Virgina locals may have even caught Janie’s on air television debut on the CBS affiliate, “Virginia This Morning”.

One of Janie’s stunning bouquets photographed by Open Air Photography

Since Janie is a floral designer extraordinaire, it’s appropriate to ask you if you think there is some insight to someone’s personality based on the type of flowers they like. I’d like to think so, and it’s no surprise to me why Janie’s favorite flowers are tulips and peonies. They represent the same grace, elegance and welcoming presence that she does. When I asked Janie what inspires her in the wedding business and in life it was both simple and heart warming: her mom! “My mom is my biggest inspiration! She raised me to be a strong woman and to always be positive no matter what life throws at me. I have to make the best of it; it will truly always work out if you just have faith and do the right thing. My faith gets me through each and every day.” Undoubtedly Janie inspires many of us everyday and as an avid reader and supporter of everything she does, I want to thank her for continuing to raise the bar of style, class, and excellence in the wedding industry. Follow her on Twitter!

Here are a few of my favorite pictures from posts that have been featured on The Brides Cafe

( click on the image to be taken directly to the feature on Janie’s blog)

Photography by Alisha Hurt

Bouquet by Flowerwild

Photographed by Leigh Miller

Photography by Steep Street Photography

Photographed by Leo Patrone Photography

Bouquet by Flowerwild

Photographed by Kate Headley Photography

Bouquet by JM Flora, Photography by Open Air

May you be inspired,

admin

For as long as I can remember I have loved the color green, for certain, it is my absolute favorite color! Lime, Chartreuse, Emerald oh my! There are so many beautiful shades. However, green has more than surface beauty. It symbolizes living and thriving, it is growth, abundance and forward motion. You see it daily at traffic lights signaling people to move ahead, on a vine finding its way out of an old rock wall, and in tiny stems pushing their way upward from the earth.

Green is inspiring! Every winter the cold and the elements strip the trees of their leaves and the fields of their grasses, but then heroic spring sweeps in and the hills and meadows erupt into verdant expanses. Green is everywhere: Symbolizing life is fresh and new and full of beginnings!

Some lush green shots from the ever inspiring Jose Villa If you’re on Twitter, Follow him!

I love Green Wedding Shoes! Not just because my favorite color is in the title of her business name, but because Jen consistently showcases new and unique ideas, images from gorgeous weddings and fresh, inspiring breakout vendors. Follow Green Weddings Shoes Blog on Twitter!

This is my very favorite inspiration board from Snippet & Ink. I love love love it! She’s on Twitter too!

Love THIS: The Greener Side (a spin off from their parent special event lighting company The Lighter Side) They are “green” in more ways then one and I think you should check them all out for your event lighting needs. Plus the green forest on their website is so inviting. I want to get lost in there for awhile.

Thanks for everyone’s support this first week, I can’t tell you how much I appreciate it!! In closing I’ll end with this quote..

“If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is ‘thank you’ it will be enough….”- Meister Eckhart

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May you be inspired,

Leila