Cveta Patton’s name means “flower” in Bulgarian, so it is no wonder the Bulgarian floral designer started a company that surrounds her with blooms. Her boutique event and catering business, Embellish Maui, has drawn attention to its gorgeous floral creations and inventive floral beverages that take your special event to the next level of beauty and romanticism. “Embellish was born out of reverence for nature and deep desire of a life surrounded by flowers,” says Patton, who moved to Maui in 2006. “Also, Bulgarians love to gather around the table and entertain. It's always about the food. It's our love language.” She has channeled her childhood of picking wildflowers in Bulgaria into a business where she and her all-female team combine fresh flowers, fruits and aromatic herbs from local Maui farms to create stunning decorations. Beyond the arrangements, Embellish also uses these fresh ingredients to make unique botanical beverages. “I grew up sipping homemade drinks made with wild-crafted herbs and botanicals that I gathered with my grandmother in the wild.” Now, Patton makes refreshing, pretty mocktail popsicle drinks with flavors like jasmine, Kula lavender and damask rose from the Kazanlak Valley in Bulgaria that are fragrant and have therapeutic and medicinal properties. “I simply can't imagine my life without flowers.”

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