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Chandra Christenson, owner of Simplified Celebrations, has had a love of flowers from a young age. It all started with picking buttercups with her grandfather. In turn, she enrolled at a local college and took classes in Botany. As well as graduating from The Floral Design Institute in Seattle, Chandra has formal experience in a local flower shop. Recently, Chandra took Advanced Wedding Designs from FDI and continues to stay current on trends in floral artistry and design.

After helping friends and family plan and design their wedding, she was urged to start Simplified Celebrations. With an entrepreneur for a father you could say it was in her genes to start her own business. After the birth of her second son, the transformation of a dream became reality. The first steps towards this dream began with remodeling her garage into a studio and her dining room into a consultation area. This has allowed her to keep her two boys, Ethan and Carsten, close and costs for her clients down. Recently, Simplified Celebrations has acquired a very nice refrigerated truck that you may see bouncing down the road. The heat in the Tri-cities and surrounding areas in the summer was a concern to us, so this truck was purchased allowing us to deliver the highest quality products to the greater Columbia Basin area.

“You could say this is a family business. Often times my mother and sister are involved in processing flowers or wiring roses for an event. My friends have been in the studio numerous times either sweeping, cleaning buckets, or to run out and get ribbon for a finishing touch. My boys Ethan (age 4) and Cartsen (17mo) love to watch mommy create “pretty smelling flowers.” They even like to haul stems and leaves around in their Tonka trucks. I feel lucky that I get to work with clients that are celebrating some of the biggest events of their lives. I have a huge sense of accomplishment and pride when a bride comes up to me after her wedding and tells me that she can't believe we created a dream from a few magazine clippings and a couple of consultations. All of this combined is what makes this my dream job….”

Kathy Snowhite joined Simplified Celebrations in June 2009 and has been a vital part of the business. Though she has a full time job at the juvenile center, she loves designing and it shows in her creativity. With over 10 years of experience, Kathy excels at large scale designs, silk florals and corsages. Kathy has two children Kylie (18 yrs old) and Collin (14 years old) both of which are honorary members of our team. Kylie often times babysits Ethan and Carsten while Collin has actually helped with designing and set up of weddings. In Kathy’s off time (which is very little between two jobs) she enjoys riding quads, spending time with friends and family, and soaking up the sun on the river in the summer.