Press & Industry Recognition for Bella Fiori & Flirty Fleurs

 Magazine Features:

• florists’ review – Floral Knowledge Base – February 2019
• florists’ review – The Flower Man’s Daughter Gets Married – December 2018
• Super Floral – Dazzling Dahlias – August 2018
• florists’ review – Bouquet Math – April 2018
• Country Gardens – Festooned with Flowers – March 2018
• florists’ review – The Gardener-Florist – October 2017
• Floral Management – A Moveable (Floral) Feast – September 2017
• florists’ review – A Floral Abundance – March 2017
• First for women Magazine – September 2016
• Flowers& – How-To Can-Do – April 2016
• Flowers& – Back To The Future – March 2015
• First for women Magazine – October 2014
• First for women Magazine – May 2014
• First for women Magazine – November 2013
• Confetti Magazine – Rustic Elegance – 2013
• Denver Life Weddings – Color Forecast – Spring 2013
• Bride & Bloom Magazine – Romantic Love Notes – Winter 2012
• colorado brides – Cover shot! – Winter 2012
• Luxe Mountain Weddings Magazine – Lisa & Ryan – December 2011
• Brides Colorado Magazine – Centerpieces Ideas – Fall 2011
• Brides Colorado Magazine – Jeremiah & Maggie – Fall 2011
• Brides Colorado Magazine – Rebecca & Adam – Fall 2011
• The Knot Magazine – Jess & Mike – Spring 2011
• The Knot Magazine – Knot.com Wedding Industry Party – Spring 2011
• The Best of Colorado Weddings Magazine – Kylie & Bobby – 2010
• Rocky Mountain Bride Magazine – John & Roxanne – December 2010
• Brides Colorado Magazine – Carrie & Jeff – February 2010
• Confetti Magazine – Jess & Mike – February 2010
• The Knot Magazine – Anna & Sam – December 2009
• The Knot Magazine – Iris & Jeff – December 2009
• Bride & Bloom Magazine – Rustic Luxuries – Fall 2009
• Premier Bride – The Wedding of Devon & Harrison – Winter/Spring 2009
• Brides Colorado – “Defining Rustic” – Spring/Summer 2008
• Bridal Star Hairstyles magazine, pages 22-27 is the article “Love In Bloom” – 2008
• Confetti magazine – 2008
• Premier Bride – idea gallery – Winter/Spring 2008
• The Denver Post – ROOM, featured for Thanksgiving Holiday Tables – November 2007
• Community Treasures of Colorado, hard-cover book published – August 2006
• Confetti magazine – 2006
• “Hot List” Modern Bride Colorado – 2005
• Selected by Elegant Bride as one of the top floral designers for weddings in the country – 2005
• Confetti magazine – 2005
• Confetti magazine – 2004

Blogs & Online Features:

• Thursd. – 15 Best Floral Instagram Accounts to Follow in 2022 – July 2022
• Longfield Gardens – New Flirty Fleurs Dahlia Collections For 2021 – January 2021
• Viva La Flora Live Podcast – Flower Study with Flirty Fleurs – October 2020
• Slow Flowers Journal – Fall Bulb Planting in Ag Troughs – October 2020
• Thursd. – 6 Floriculture Blogs You Have to Read – October 2020
• The Spruce – The Top 14 Floral Accounts To Follow On Instagram – July 2020
• Paper Talk – Episode 41 – Fleurs de Villes with Alicia Schwede – April 2020
• Longfield Gardens – New Dahlia Collections From Flirty Fleurs – January 2020
• North Dallas Gazette – The Best Dahlias – December 2019
• Team Flowers PodCast – Experimenting with Roses with Flirty Fleurs – November 2019
• Paper Talk – Episode 17: Collaborating with a Florist with Alicia Schwede – September 2019
• The Martha’s Vineyard Times – Garden Notes: Cutting back – September 2019
• Botanical Brouhaha – Podcast Interview #45 Alicia Schwede – August 2019
• Luxe Mountain Weddings – Nikki & Pete’s Utah Wedding – August 2019
• Houzz – Summer Dahlias – August 2019
• The Flower Podcast – Podcast Interview Alicia Schwede – April 2019
• Society of American Florists – Instagram Tips to Pump Up Your Wedding Business – April 2019
• Florists’ Review – Hawaii MIDPAC Horticultural Conference & Expo 2018 – November 2018
• Seattle Magazine – Instagram Inspiration: Floral Arrangements – November 2018
• 100 Layer Cake – Paper + Real Flowers for the Most Beautiful Bouquet – October 2018
• Slow Flowers Journal – Dazzling Dahlias – September 2018
• Slow Flowers Journal – Floral Wars at the Northwest Flower & Garden Festival – March 2018
• Zola – Refined Coastal Wedding in Downtown Seattle – 2017
• The Perfect Palette – Katie & Nate’s Seattle Wedding – November 2017
• Longfield Gardens – Flirty Fleurs Designer Collections – September 2017
• The Wedding Guru – Botanical Wedding Inspiration – August 2017
• Longfield Gardens – How to Grow Dahlias – July 2017
• Zola – Classic Golden Glamour – July 2017
• Better Homes & Gardens – How to Take Instagram-Worthy Pictures of Your Garden – June 2017
• Slow Flowers Podcast – Tulip Collection with Longfield Gardens – April 2017
• Zola – Romantic Botanical Styled Shoot – October 2016
• Calluna Events – Field To Vase Dinner – September 2016
• Slow Flowers Podcast – Blooming in Colorado, Field To Vase Dinner – August 2016
• American Grown Flowers – Meet Florist & Blogger Alicia Schwede – August 2016
• Ruffled Blog – Pacific Northwest Garden Wedding Inspiration – July 2016
• Aisle Society – Luxe Mermaid Inspired Coastal Styled Shoot – May 2016
• I Love Party Style – Home For The Holidays – May 2016
• Bitchless Bride – Fantasy Friday – April 2016
• Love Inc – Luxe Mermaid-Inspired Coastal Inspiration – March 2016
• The Daily Wedding – Elegant Mermaid Inspired Wedding – March 2016
• David Austin Garden Roses – Expanding the Horizons of Floral Design – March 2016
• Pith + Vigor – Insta-Stalking Aussies and Hellebores – February 2016
• Reverie Gallery – Mermaid Inspired Wedding Styled Shoot – February 2016
• Hey Wedding Lady – Glam Mermaid Wedding On The Moonlit Coast – February 2016
• Seattle Bride – Opulent Winter Garden Inspiration at the Fairmont Olympic Hotel – January 2016
• Botanical Brouhaha – 20 Stunning Compote Designs – January 2016
• B Jones Photography – Featured Wedding Vendor – December 2015
• Up, Up & Away – A Christmas Elopement – December 2015
• Seattle Bride – Whimsical Mermaid Inspired Shoot – August 2015
• Ruffled Blog – Sophisticated Nautical Bluff Wedding – June 2015
• Zola – Copper Rapture Styled Shoot – April 2015
• Seattle Bride – Color Me Marsala – March 2015
• Super Weddings – 5 of the Prettiest Spring Wedding Bouquets EVER – January 2015
• Floral Artistry – This one’s for the Floral Designers, Flower Lovers and Flirty Fleurs Readers – December 2014
• Elizabeth Anne Designs – Whimsical + Romantic Garden Wedding Inspiration – April 2014
• Slow Flowers Podcast – Meet Alicia Schwede, editor of FlirtyFleurs.com – December 2013
• The Pollen Lounge – What Dreams May Come – December 2013
• the maven bride – Rustic Wedding Ideas – November 2013
• heart.love.weddings – Succulent Wedding – September 2013
• Done Brilliantly – Croatia takes Colorado – July 2013
• Couture Colorado – Great Gatsby Shoot – May 2013
• Luxe Mountain Weddings – Carina & James in Vail – April 2013
• Rocky Mountain Wedding – Married in Vail – March 2013
• Paper Moon Weddings – Emily & Ryan – February 2013
• Denver Life Weddings – Lauren & Rian – January 2013
• Wedding Star – Clocktower Romance – November 2012
• Couture Colorado – Rustic Chic Wedding – November 2012
• Colorado Weddings Magazine – Colorado Elegance – September 2012
• DIY Bride Blog – Jaimee & Diego – August 2012
• Flowerona – Book Review of Bella Bouquets – June 2012
• Elizabeth Anne Designs – Rian & Lauren – May 2012
• Style Me Pretty – Beaver Creek Wedding at Beano’s Cabin – April 2012
• Botanical Brouhaha – Working Designer Wednesday – April 2012
• Luxe Mountain Weddings – Mountain Bliss in Beaver Creek – March 2012
• Couture Colorado – Traditional Elegance, Green & White – February 2012
• Couture Colorado – Winter Wedding – February 2012
• Inside Weddings – Stephanie & Chris at Four Seasons Denver – February 2012
• Mayesh – Interview with the author of “Bella Bouquets” – December 2011
• Elizabeth Anne Designs – Jolyn & Andrew at Beano’s Cabin – November 2011
• Couture Colorado – Tea Party Photoshoot – November 2011
• Couture Colorado – Westin Beaver Creek Wedding – November 2011
• The Knot – Brittany & Tim’s Summer Wedding – October 2011
• The Full Bouquet – Bella Bouquets and Flirty Fleurs – October 2011
• Brides.com – Rebecca + Adam at Boettcher Mansion – September 2011
• Couture Colorado – Keystone Timber Ridge Wedding – September 2011
• Flower Magazine – Profile in Petals, Bella Bouquets Book – August 2011
• The Bride’s Cafe – Bella Bouquets Book – July 2011
• Couture Colorado – Four Seasons Hotel Denver Wedding – June 2011
• One Stylish Bride – Four Seasons Hotel Denver Wedding – June 2011
• Style Me Pretty – From Inspiration to Reality: Sophisticated Winter – May 2011
• Grace Ormonde Wedding Style – Tabletop Inspiration – April 2011
• Style Me Pretty – Yarn Inspired Photoshoot – April 2011
• Elizabeth Anne Designs – Maggie & Jeremiah at Sonnenalp, Vail – March 2011
• Every Last Detail Blog – Whimsical Vintage – March 2011
• The Knot Blog – Purple Bridal Bouquet – March 2011
• Couture Colorado – Sonnenalp Hotel, Vail Wedding – February 2011
• Couture Colorado – Pines at Genesee Wedding – February 2011
• Wedding Wire – Real Colorado Green Wedding – February 2011
• Couture Colorado – Vintage Romance Photoshoot – January 2011
• Couture Colorado – Boettcher Mansion Wedding – December 2010
• Colorado Wedding Style – A Colorado Mountain Love – October 2010
• Wedding Wire – Real Breckenridge Wedding – August 2010
• Style Me Pretty – Rustic Romance Photoshoot – July 2010
• The Sweetest Occasion – Inspired Creations – June 2010
• Elizabeth Anne Designs – Inspired by Home Decor – June 2010
• Wedding Wire – Green Wedding – 2010
• Couture Colorado – Rembrandt Yard Wedding – May 2010
• Style Me Pretty – Marissa & Jed – April 2010
• Style Me Pretty – Jessi & Mike – March 2010
• Brooklyn Bride Blog – Studio Tour – February 2010
• Wedding Chicks – Boulder Garden Wedding – February 2010
• With This Ring – Rachel & Matt – July 2009
• Inspired By This – Kate & Drew – August 2009
• Style Me Pretty – Anna & Sam – February 2009
• Voted #1 Wedding Florist on Denver Channel 7 A*List – October 2007
• “The Knot 2007 Best of Weddings Pick” – May 2007
• Featured in America’s Bride – May 2006

Accomplishments

• Floral Industry Liaison on Board of Directors for Seattle Wholesale Growers Market – 2016-2019
• Alexandra Farms – Who We Work With – 2019
• Published the Book – ‘Bella Bouquets’ – 2011
• ISES Wedding Show – Won for Best Use of Space – 2009
• Student of Paula Pryke, London, England – 2008
• Recipient of ISES Scholarship to attend The Special Event in San Diego – 2008
• Recipient of Design Excellence & Table I would most like in my home awards – Entertaining Colorado Style – 2007
• Chairwoman of Flower Council, Denver Art Museum- 2004-2007
• Recipient of People’s Choice award for best table design – Entertaining Colorado Style – 2005
• Participant in Art Reach’s Festival of Trees – 2004
• Participant in Art Reach’s Festival of Trees – 2003
• Student of Phil Rulloda, AAF, AIFD, PFCI. America’s most honored floral designer. -2003
• Floral Design Team, Rose Parade, Pasadena, California – 2002
• Assistant to Arlene Boyle of Violetta Flowers at the prestigious Bouquets To Art, Legion of Honor, San Francisco, California – 2002