So, what is your opinion of this as a name for my floral business?

STARGAZER FLOWERS

Specializing in Weddings and Other Special Occasions


Name
Address
Phone Number

____________________

The writing would be in a script (handwriting) style, in red, with a picture of a bouquet including stargazer lillies in it, something like this: Another version would be to have it read like this: StarGazer Flowers, with upper and lower case letters.

If you want to see what the script actually looks like, it's "French Script MT" in Microsoft Word.



Feedback gladly welcomed.

and that particular arrangement looks as if the lillies are stargazing and the dendrobium is the trail of a shhoting star...

:)

Thanks, rumpel!

Photos of flowers are gonna be more expensive to put on letterhead and business cards.

I'd suggest that you consider having someone you know (like that nice graphic artist you are married to!) take that bouquet photo and stylize it to emphasize the shooting star motif a bit.

That would allow you to pick a single color for you logo and that cuts down on print costs a lot. If it is designed in Black & White it will also assure that later on it can be colored however you WANT it to be. I doubt that print costs are gonna be huge thing for your business over time, but it will impact early on when you are first setting up and getting started.

Good luck!



Laura

I'll talk to him about it, see what he might be able to do. Thank you!

I ran this through http://affinity-numerology.com , using 02/01/2007 for birthdate.
Have you done a google to see if someone else uses that name?
There is one shop here that specializes in weddings, 'Always & Forever'.
Party work is a lot of fun!
I snipped a lot of content from the reading. There is more description for each number.

This is Your Free Numerology Reading
This reading is based on —
Birth Name: STARGAZER FLOWERS
Birth Date: 2/1/1207 (February 1, 1207)

Your Inner or Soul's Urge: This is spiritual and emotional expression more than physical. It is your heart-felt desires, your incentive, how you look at life. Here are your areas of personal satisfaction. Number: 9


Your Personality: This is physical expression more than spiritual or emotional; your outer self, the way you express when meeting others. It may or may not be the real you. Number: 6


Your Quiescent Self: Stripping away all outside influences, aspirations, ambitions, "shoulds", and "shouldn'ts" -- this is you when you are alone; just you and your dreams.. Number: 6


Your Destiny or Ultimate Goal: This is your desired lifetime accomplishment. It is a key to a useful and happy life, and to feeling fulfillment during your latter days. Number: 6


This Year's Path: Here is what you are likely to encounter this year -- your feelings, your predominant perspective, and the type of situations, circumstances, and opportunities you tend to attract during the calendar year. Number: 3

This is the year to express your inspiration, your imagination, your creative thought, and your deep emotional feelings. You desire to do more entertaining this year and accept more invitations. Take time off to enjoy yourself.

You can give color and warmth to all levels of living. Be artistic. Express yourself joyfully. Now is the time to follow those inspirational and imaginative ideas you are so excited about. Follow your desire for self-improvement; the year is rich with opportunities for inner growth.

It is a colorful and eventful year, with pleasure, opportunities for travel, enjoyable social activities, and entertainment coming your way.

Allow your abundance of cheer and optimism to guide you.

"Giving color and warmth" has always been important to me. And right now, stripping away the "shoulds and shouldn'ts" is paramount.

I chose "Stargazer Flowers" as the name of my business because of the conversation here in another thread about stargazer lillies. They were MY wedding flowers, and today, next to my table at a restaurant, was a beautifully framed pictures of stargazer lillies.

This just feels RIGHT, if you know what I mean.

I really appreciate you looking up this info for me.

It is a PERFECT name!

Beautiful bouquet....!

I KNEW you'd like it!!!

If you'd like to see the tentative script for the card, PM me, and I'll send it to ya. I can't get it to show up here for some reason, said reason being that I'm still not all that computer savvy!

I've been mulling this over in mind and spirit for quite awhile now, and I DO think this is it!

I recommend you do not use red. In fact, your logo (or text in this case) should be designed first in BW and then color should be added. (You'll need BW for faxes and inexpensive printing projects.) Reds in text tend to bleed, can be difficult to read, and are indistinguishable from green to those who are color blind.

Be sure your designer creates a BW version and then supplies you with 1-, 2-, 3-Pantone color (if necessary) and 4-color CMYK graphics in EPS format.

Make sure your photograph is high resolution or you will experience pixelation problems if you try to enlarge it over 100% of its actual size. (You may need a huge picture for signs one day.) Also, be sure you have a grayscale version because you won't always want to pay for four-color printing.

If you're doing this all yourself, be sure to check with your printer before starting anything so that you can obtain the proper specifications and use the proper software and font type. (I don't have the font you chose, so I can't comment on it. Ask people who don't know the name of your business if they can read it. Also, print it at a small size and see how readable it is.) You and your printer will be glad you did this and it will save you both time and money in the long run.

Good luck!

(FYI: I'm a graphic designer, can you tell.)

MrSG is also a graphic designer. I emailed a copy of the design, in color, to his workplace where he has professional photoshop and another program he uses, so he can play around with it on his end.

Right now, I'm mainly trying to get something together to print up some business cards prior to my daughter's wedding, but your suggestions definitely need to be taken into consideration, with an eye to the future.

I see so many people end up with something that doesn't work in the long run and it can be so frustrating.

Good luck!

Thank you, dist22dem!

would you call yourself a boutique? Like Stargazer Boutique of Flowers?

p.s. when you get your business running don't forget to inc. yourself. It is the best thing to do. Self employment tax goes bye bye for one.

As I was typing this response, I thought, maybe I could use "Florals" instead of "Flowers", as in Stargazer Florals. Something to thnk about.....

Also, thanks for the suggestion about incorporating myself!

Stargazer Florals...yup, I like it!:)

This is getting exciting!

It is a bit different, and strikes a more formal note.
Which is the feeling you want to give since you are
targeting a formal market, weddings and spec occasions.

BTW I have noticed that most of the cut flowers around
here are coming from Ecuador. Just FYI.

Sounds very auspicious to me!

:D :hi:

DemEx

Especially now that I've found out it is a spiritual flower. It has always been one of my favorites.

Sending you love and luck in your new venture,

Bluestar

works great. I wasn't too excited on flowers so I threw in boutique to kinda break it up and see if you would like it. But Stargazer Floral(s) is excellent.

:)

I love that you're going creative (as you know that I would!) Your life will be joyful and less inclined to stress. It will change everything!
Beautiful flowers...colors...heavenly smells.....mmmmm
I love the name Stargazer Florals !
(closest I could post to your font choice...)

:hi: :applause: :applause: :applause: :yourock:
So, Best of luck!

Seriously. That has to be good!

I love the use of "star" and its connection to your astrology interests. However, I don't think it's wise to name your business after one particular flower because people may think you use or emphasize that particular flower. Some people don't like stargazers, because they're too fragrant; some people are allergic to them; stargazers are inappropriate for dinner arrangements because they're too fragrant. The name may cause you to lose some business; it should attract as much business as possible.
If you don't mind, I'm going to put my thinking/emoting cap on and come up with some other names.
All the best to you in following your dream.

Well, what about Star Florals. Of course, you would have to see if someone else has it.

Although by far the best flower shop in which I worked was named "Tiger Lilly".

Maybe adding an apostrophe to Stargazer? (Stargazer's Floral ___________ (something to define .. maybe 'Stargazer's Floral Events'...

SG . hey those are your initials! Star Gazer's Floral (Designs)(Events)(Specialties)...
You'll find just the perfect touch.

This is so much fun to share our goals, dreams, intentions, manifestations, predictions!
:grouphug:

This is great; I feel I am co-creating this with all of you!

That's why I thought of changing it to Stargazer Floral, which I think indicates that I don't deal only with Stargazer lillies; I can do any type of flower someone wants.

I really feel a kinship to having "stargazer" as part of the name, but your points are definitely something to consider. Thanks for your input!

Doing a "tag line" after "Stargazer Florals" that describes your business such as "weddings and special events". That way people won't get confused. There is a shop in Laguna Beach called (I think) the Blue Iris. It is very successful and I don't think their association with one flower has hurt them one bit. Best of luck.

Bluestar

That's why under the name of the business, I put "Specializing in Weddings and Other Special Occasions."

I am so drawn to having "stargazer" as part of the name of the business, but I really don't want to give people the idea that I only deal in stargazer lillies.

And in the sample picture I included in the OP, there are other types of flowers in the bouquet. I found other pictures I could use also, with lillies mixed with other types of flowers. I want people to know that I'm not a one-trick-pony, as it were. So indicating that I specialize in weddings, etc., AND having a picture of a bouquet on the business card that has other types of flowers in them would, I think, help convey that.

It's settled then, LOL.

A couple of others have said that they know of florists with a particular flower in their names and are doing well. And, you said that you will also be stating that you specialize in weddings and other occasions. So, I don't see a problem anymore.:D



And, I'm still partial to Stargazer Florals too. :-)

:yourock:

I love those flowers, btw! Good luck with your new adventure!! How fun! :hug:

to do another numerological check on this new name since the earlier one was done on 'Stargazer Flowers'.

I think that In Search of Sanity's concern would normally be a bit of an issue. However, my guess is that most people don't even know that there's a particular flower with Stargazer in its name -- at least I didn't. Given this fact, I don't think that it will be a big deal.

...in my opinion. It has a very nice sound, and the picture is very pretty, too! Good for you, moving ahead with your dream by picking out a name, deciding how you want your brochure to look, etc--that's a wonderful affirmation in itself (action) ;)!

Will you be making the brochure yourself? :)

Don't know if you're looking for training of any kind, but I heard of a school here in Socal with an excellent reputation. They have intensive courses of a few weeks (I think--don't quote me, as I'm not entirely sure). But here's a link to their site if you're interested:

http://www.philrulloda.com/

I will probably enlist MrSG in the process, since he is a graphic designer, and has programs at work that are good for that kind of thing (brochures, etc.).

I need to find something around here that would be short-term, as far as formal training. I know a lot about designing flower arrangements, bouquets, etc, but it never hurts to learn more. Most of the programs I know of are one-year programs, which i don't really want to do.

This just feels right, you know?

(on feeling right);) So important to do something that is fulfilling to you.

You're so fortunate having a graphic designer in the family. That will make your brochure, cards, etc. a breeze!

Check around as far as training. Sometimes adult schools offer short term programs, I know the ones near me do. They offer floral design short term courses year round. Most are offered 4-6 weeks, meeting once or twice a week. I know something will open up for you!