My name is Erica!

I’ve always been pretty creative and ambitious. From a young age, I always had the will to get things done. My grandma loves to tell a story of from when I was three. I demanded to help my dad paint the exterior of the house yelling out, “I can do it” until they finally caved and let me “paint” with water alongside him. Not much has changed since then and I have learned that “I can do it” with anything I set my mind to, and it’s driven my dedication to launching Wallflower.

As I grew, I always sought out a creative outlet. The first was getting accepted into an agricultural program in high school. Through that program, I got my first job at a florist. I fell in love with the creativity of floral design and stayed there for 11 years until I graduated college and sought out a different creative outlet of becoming a teacher.

It wasn’t until I started planning my own wedding where my next creative endeavor came to me. Designing much of my wedding florals in my basement with the help of a florist coworker wasn’t enough. When I learned about the idea of floral preservation, I knew “I can do it.”

I’ll be honest, I didn’t do much research or practice before I tried to press my wedding bouquet. The day after my wedding, I laid my flowers across my dining room table sandwiched between paper towels and weighed down by boxes of gifts from my bridal shower and left for a two week honeymoon. When I returned, I found most of my flowers brown and moldy leaving only a few to spare to barely squeeze into a frame. Despite a general failure and for the most part ruining my own bouquet, I still knew “I can do it” and dove into research. After a lot of trial and error, many gracious friends, and a few extremely kind strangers who let me steal their bouquets; Wallflower was born.

Now, with my husband Mike as my partner, we've formed a husband-and-wife duo committed to creating a unique and personal experience for each bride we serve. We promise that each frame we create reflects your one of a kind love. Thank you for being a part of our story, and we look forward to making yours truly special!