Dear Cherry & Sheilah,
My husband and I believe that God used his two vessels (Cherry and Sheilah) for the difficult time that it was and remains for our grieving family. You both were so kind and warm. When I initially contacted Cherry, I was very specific about the type of tribute I desired for my mother-in-law and provided Cherry with an image of a standing spray arrangement called "Purple and Lavender Heart of Grace Tribute". Flowers of Hope's interpretation and presentation of their own "Heart Full of Memories" which with the retitled words alone was so fitting but the floral design presentation was nothing short of being a visually stunning masterpiece that truly personified the grace, dignity, pride, elegance and love my mother-in-law was known for by those who loved and knew her best. Astonishingly you both elevated the "Heart Full of Memories" floral arrangement to a new level with beautiful embellishments that were not in the original image shared with you. My family and I know that Mother Whindleton is smiling down from heaven on the two angels who made this amazing standing spray arrangement to honor her life and possible on such short notice. Although very hospitable, the few local florist located in the town in which the funeral took place, were not able to obtain the beautiful and unique flowers for this arrangement and simply had never worked with an arrangement of this high caliber. My husband and I along with our family cannot begin to thank you both enough for all the love, effort, and perfection that clearly went into artistically putting the "Heart Full of Memories'' standing spray head piece arrangement together along with so many additional personal touches with the extra flowers you were inspired to graciously add without ever charging us additionally for. The live peacock feathers from the peacocks owned by Cherry took our breaths away. My Goodness! What a beautiful way to pay tribute and to honor a life in such a personal, thoughtful, and elegant way. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts! The standing spray arrangement was comforting to my family and to the many friends of "Mother Whindleton", as it simply reflected who my Mother-in-law was and a piece of how she will be remembered. After some of the flowers from the arrangement are properly dried, they along with the beautiful peacock feathers and other personal items of significance, will all be used to create a "Memorial Keepsake Shadow Box" for my mother-in-law. There were a number of compliments received for the beautiful arrangement and I could not help but sense that although we never met you both, it felt as if - family had carefully designed and prepared this special floral arrangement for a beloved family member and for their own grieving family - although left behind - left with a lifetime of memories. Thank you again "Flowers of Hope" for making a very difficult time just a little more bearable with the warm gesture from a "Heart Full of Memories" arrangement.
God Bless you both,
Erick/Renee Whindleton and the Alexander/Whindleton Family read more