peony | tandem in love

when we moved into our house last year in april…it was pure chaos for a bit, so when our peony bush bloomed, i was too distracted to notice {unfortunately}. but this year, i was able to watch it bud, slowly bloom, and full on, become a pretty little bouquet of beauty.

peonies are my favorite flowers. i do love ranunculus and garden roses, too! such beautiful flowers each. i soooo wanted peonies for my wedding bouquet but getting married in september meant they were out of season. i mean, i could have still gotten peonies for my bouquet but they would have been very expensive. plus, i wanted all my flowers to match, so the next best thing for me were ranunculus and garden roses! just as beautiful, romantic, and exquisite.

anyhoo, buying this house and finding out that there were beautiful peony bushes in our yard was such a bonus! watching them bloom every year is such a treat. they are so fragrant and pretty.

the other day, hc suggested that i cut a few stems for our house {duh!} and so i did. olive and i went outside to nab a few pretty ones for our dining table. she was so funny…the other day when we were by the bushes, i smacked one of the flowers to distract her. so, when we went out to the flowers, again, she remembered what i did and proceeded to smack the peonies around. soooo funny…and what a memory!

i picked three stems per vase and arranged them on our dining room table. the next morning, when i awoke, i headed out to our kitchen and when i reached the threshold, the floral, sweet scent smacked me in my face! it was so fragrant and lovely. those flowers smell so delicious!