Anyone that has been a friend to Cori Cook Floral Design knows that I (Cori), have never wanted to do this adventure alone.  When I dreamed of being a floral designer, I always pictured a staff full of friendships and the happy, silly chatter that would likely happen while we designed beautiful bouquets of flowers. […]

Every once and awhile I like to give my readers a little update on the business and my personal life.  To say that this summer has been busy would be the understatement of the century.  Of course most of us wedding professionals are busy during the summer, but I guess we like to get the […]

Today marks 3 years of marriage for my husband and me.  When I think about my life and the things that really matter, I am overwhelmed that God gave me Michael.  These 3 years have been marked by growth, trust, hope, God’s faithfulness, a ton of love, and a lot of fun.  Just thought I […]

Rachel = One of my best friends in the world, my college roommate, and my absolute favorite person in the world to thrift store shop with… Jonathan = Everything you would want and more for a friend that you think deserves the most beautiful, romantic love story of all time! Rachel is one of the […]

    I couldn’t sleep last night thinking about these lovely pictures—EEEK!  Last week, my new friend Vanessa of Flourish Studio Photography and I met up for a little DIY floral photo shoot.  While I am not a huge fan of the DIY movement, especially regarding wedding flowers (another subject for another time—do you really […]

(Photo by the talented Becky Young) As a floral designer, I frequently encounter brides who are floundering through the wedding planning process. I mean, you are in engagement bliss and–wham!–all of a sudden, you are expected to become a full time party planner, experienced negotiator, and the budget manager of quite a large and important […]

I know, New Year’s Resolutions are predictable and overdone to some, but I have a confession to make:  I absolutely love making them. The truth is, goal setting and dreaming about what “could be” with a little hard work, a lot of prayer, and a dash of fresh vision makes me giddy.  I never want […]

You wanna know what makes my day?  Happy Brides!  Here are a couple of messages I have received from a couple of my sweet October brides: “Cori, You are an amazing floral designer! Our flowers were gorgeous! Thank you, thank you, thank you! Olivia wouldn’t put hers down the entire day! You have a wonderful gift.” – […]

I cannot say enough thanks to David Gaston of Gaston Photography for taking these photos.  He and Sarah, from Hotel Monoco, assured me I needed to put a pic of myself up on my website.  So we scheduled a date to do a quick photoshoot, got rained out once (so Colorado as I am learning!), […]