About

About Us

We create things to spread joy as we discover the One who joyfully created us. Our story began with three best friends¹ who met as preteens/teenagers well over a decade ago. Surrounded by large families and plenty of family friends, our social lives were saturated with family parties—meaning plenty of birthdays, graduations, and so many occasions to celebrate.

The three of us grew up together in a youth group, and we ended up bonding more while planning and preparing for something. We loved gathering people together, witnessing the happiness and hearing the laughter that rang when people can connect with one another. It is what helps build a community. Our excitement for party planning and decorating became one of our favorite hobbies. We initially started as a labor of love or as favors for family and friends, but over time, we made the decision to transition our creative passions into our LLC.

Passion project turned full-time business. Best friends and sisters turned business partners. We are incredibly blessed to be able to do something we love, and we would love to get to know you as part of our journey.

Scroll down to meet the faces hard at work behind the scenes.

Katrina has experience in creative event sales and destination management in Las Vegas. Her enthusiasm for event planning and production has led her to a career in both social and corporate events. At a young age, Katrina has had a deep passion for hosting and creating memorable experiences for her close friends and family. Sharing a similar passion as her older sister, Tara, and one of her long time best friends, Armae, Little Flower Moments is a dream turned reality. In her personal time, you can catch Katrina making herself a chai tea latte with oat milk or watching “Day in the Life” vlogs.

Favorite Flower: Tulips
Enjoys: Singing karaoke, spontaneous travel plans, thrifting, spring weather & thunderstorms, Thai food, listening to sad music (even when there’s nothing to be sad about), aesthetic home décor, giving gifts, Chick-Fil-A brownies & waffles fries (OG CFA sauce all the way)
Dislikes: 2-way stops, static, cold showers, socks that slip off inside your shoes, rides with huge drops, slow burn TV shows

Rochelle Mae, also known as Armae, has a background in corporate event marketing, content creation, and e-commerce. She grew up loving crafts, always experimenting with different art mediums, and is self taught in graphic and web design. For nearly half her life, she has been helping family and friends with their birthdays and debuts², baby showers, and weddings: creating invitations, decorating, or helping plan the entire event. Whenever she's not making something, you can find Rochelle being a homebody with her husband, navigating motherhood, and spending time with their pomsky.

Favorite Flower: Stargazer Lilies
Enjoys: Eating good food, plants, music, babies laughing, new book smell, pin collecting, milk tea, exploring different cities, romcoms and sitcoms, a lot of nerdy mainstream fandoms (Disney, Marvel, HP, LoTR, Pokémon - only up to gen 4, anime, and board games)
Dislikes: Seasonal allergies, cigarette smoke, insects that get into the house, Styrofoam, pens when they're running out of ink

Tara’s shared passion for all things design and large events inspired her to take part in a company that creates special moments for those around her. Custom sign connoisseur by day and registered nurse by night, Little Flower Moments became a crossroad for Tara to bring out her creative side and deep desire to make people feel special. Growing up, Tara found herself spending countless hours creating DIY projects learned from YouTube and Pinterest, rearranging furniture, and decorating for various celebrations. Today, you can find Tara doing the same or testing out new trends she sees on TikTok.

Favorite Flower: Magnolias
Enjoys: Fashion, interior design, finding the best deals/sales, trivia/useless facts, playing sports or competitive games, karaoke and Broadway (or any passionate singing), feel good music, exploring new places, Korean and Japanese food, twisted jokes, McDonald’s Sprite
Dislikes: The feeling after drinking coffee, itchy materials, burgers that fall apart, binge watching a new TV series with only one season, driving after a long shift

The Crew

A lot more happens behind the scenes than most people think. One of our small business values is being “family-based” because we are practically a family business. Our small team consists of our spouses, significant others, and siblings. Not only do they help us set up and tear down the day of the events, they also spend plenty of time doing prep work with us, including many late nights. We wouldn’t be where we are today without their love and support, on top of their blood, sweat, and tears. (Kidding on the blood and tears part. Well, maybe some tears—mainly happy tears.)

Brendan has a love for all things woodworking and technology. His career in information technology advanced his accuracy and logistic planning when woodworking. He started crafting at a young age for various church events and parties. Brendan finds joy in building sets, backdrops, and anything that requires a saw and a drill. When Brendan isn't covered in sawdust and paint, you can find him baking chocolate cakes and cookies in his kitchen.

Favorite Flower: Sunflowers
Enjoys: Ice cream, ผัดกะเพราไก่, yellowtail nigiri, Korean BBQ, Filipino breakfast, cabeza tacos, kheer, long walks through grocery aisles, Home Depot
Dislikes: Del Taco, McDonald's salsa, stale cookies, brie, ranch on pizza, dinuguan, long lines at Disneyland

Dominique loves working with his hands and making his ideas become a reality. His background has revolved around aviation mechanics both in the Marine Corps and in the airline industry. But his love for tinkering extends also in sketching, crafting, and woodworking. "Honest work with the work of one's hands" is his perspective. Serving others through that perspective is his goal. With St. Joseph as his role model in all these things, he strives to be a better husband and father everyday. If ever you get the chance to see him, he will either be enjoying time with his family or working on his '91 project Ford Festiva.

Favorite Flower: Lavender
Enjoys: Dry humor, complaining about bad drivers, naps, Lego trains, The Mandalorian, Lord of the Rings, starting new books, starting new projects, eating fries first, the smell of newly made pastries, trips to Disneyland, nerd expos, anime
Dislikes: Bad drivers, unsalted fries, working out, allergies, mosquitos/flies/moths, wearing corduroy pants

Rainier (aka Ray) has been in the physical therapy field for the past 8 years. He joined the Little Flower Moments team to explore new skill sets in the event world and lend a helping hand. Rainier manages Little Flower Moments' inventory and the signage office space and helps out whenever possible. He has also served 4 years in the National Guard and credits his time in the military for allowing him to adapt to new situations easily. In his free time, Ray indulges in reading books, all things sports, and learning.

Favorite Flower: Larkspur
Enjoys: Coffee, haircuts, spaghetti, quiet places, spontaneous humor, sports and competition, books, learning
Dislikes: Foul odors, traffic, ants, smarty pants, unnecessary mess, allergies, doing nothing

It's the little things &

The Little Way

Beauty. Joy. Wonder.

To us, those are the little things. The little things that matter. These intangible, priceless little things are the core of our business. We want to share beauty that spreads joy and invokes wonder. Our hope is that our artistry for event design is a reflection of these little things ad majorem Dei gloriam (meaning for the greater glory of God). In everything that we do, for our business and in our day-to-day lives, we aspire to do it the “Little Way.”

The “Little Way” is simply seeking to do ordinary things with extraordinary love. This philosophy became known by St. Thérèse of Lisieux, who wrote about it in her autobiography, The Story of a Soul.

Born in 1873 France, young Thérèse grew up in a devout Catholic family and joined the Carmelite order as a nun following her older sisters. Being inspired by saints like St. Joan of Arc³, Thérèse wanted to become a martyr for her faith. However, she felt incapable—thought she wouldn’t amount to the same level of grandeur and sanctity in comparison to all these great saints. Instead, Thérèse accepted that she was not called to the path of big heroic acts. Thérèse fully surrendered to God and offered up her normal daily chores as acts of love, no matter how simple or how small.

This little way is a practical approach to spiritual life inspiring us to be true to ourselves. Her humble and gentle example is a reminder that we too can strive for holiness in “little ways,” as long as we do so with great love.

We hope you allow us to serve you with the little things in our little way.

If every tiny flower wanted to be a rose, spring would lose its loveliness.

- St. Thérèse of Lisieux

St. Thérèse
St. Joseph

PRAYER TO ST. THÉRÈSE OF LISIEUX

O Little Thérèse of the Child Jesus, please pick for me a rose from the heavenly garden and send it to me as a message of love.

O Little Flower of Jesus, ask God to grant the favors I now place with confidence in your hands:

(mention your special prayer request here)

St. Thérèse, help me to always believe as you did, in God’s great love for me, so that I may imitate your “Little Way” each day.

Amen.

PRAYER TO ST. JOSEPH THE WORKER

O Glorious St. Joseph, model of all those who are devoted to labor, obtain for me the grace to work in a spirit of penance for the expiation of many sins; to work conscientiously, putting the call of duty above my natural inclinations; to work with thankfulness and joy, considering it an honor to employ and develop by means of laborite gifts received from God; to work with order, peace, moderation, and patience; never shrinking from weariness and trials; to work above all with purity of intention and detachment from self; keeping unceasingly before my eyes death and the account that I must give of time lost, talents unused, good omitted, and vain complacency in success, so fatal to the work of God.

All for Jesus, all through Mary, all after thy example, O Patriarch, Saint Joseph. Such shall be my watch-word in life and in death.

Amen.

Footnotes
1 Two out of the three best friends are actual sisters, so technically, they have known each other longer.

2 If you are familiar with quinceañeras, debuts are similar. These are coming of age parties in Filipino culture to celebrate the debutante’s 18th birthday. It’s a big deal.

3 St. Joan of Arc was a peasant girl who led the French army during the Hundred Years’ War to victory and later died as a martyr being burned at the stake.