{"id":204,"date":"2025-10-21T10:47:37","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T10:47:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/windowwiseupvc.co.uk\/?page_id=72"},"modified":"2026-08-03T11:20:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T11:20:11","slug":"my-story","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/designedbydawn.co.uk\/?page_id=204","title":{"rendered":"My Story"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"204\" class=\"elementor elementor-204\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a947bf8 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"a947bf8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7beab12\" data-id=\"7beab12\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3ee089d elementor-section-full_width elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3ee089d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e4b2a14 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"e4b2a14\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3b3e65 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f3b3e65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Every Arrangement Has a Story and This Is Mine<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c934c3b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c934c3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"79\" data-end=\"149\">Designed by Dawn began with love, family and one very special wedding.<\/p><p data-start=\"151\" data-end=\"377\">When my daughter was preparing to get married in April 2025, her fianc\u00e9\u2019s severe allergies meant that fresh flowers were not an option. Together, we visited an artificial flower warehouse and created a bouquet she truly loved.<\/p><p data-start=\"379\" data-end=\"684\">I went on to handcraft all the flowers for their wedding, including the bridal bouquet, bridesmaids\u2019 bouquets, buttonholes and matching floral accessories. On the day, the arrangements received so many lovely compliments that my niece asked me to create the flowers for her own wedding the following year.<\/p><p data-start=\"686\" data-end=\"950\">After designing a second complete wedding collection, I realised how much I enjoyed creating timeless floral arrangements\u2014and how much they meant to the people receiving them. 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