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Notes from
the cutting bench
Occasional writing from the studio: how to pick flowers, what's in season around the Waitaki, and the behind-the-scenes stuff that doesn't fit on Instagram.
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How to pick a bouquet that actually fits the person
The five questions we ask at the counter before touching a single stem, and the answers that tell us more than any reference photo. Includes the "show me their kitchen" trick.
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Six pieces and counting. We write when there's something worth saying, not on a content calendar.
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Most posts start as a question someone asked at the counter. If yours isn't answered here, send it in. It might become the next one.
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Fair questions
Roughly twice a month, more in wedding season when there's more to photograph. Quality over calendar. We only post what we'd actually want to read.
Yes. Most posts start as a counter question anyway. Send it through the contacts form and if it's a good one, we'll write it up.
Everything you see came off our bench or our growers' fields. No stock photography, that's sort of the whole point of the studio.
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