For Kimmie Lu Gibson, owner of Glorious Kreations, flowers aren’t just blooms in a vase—they’re symbols of hope, healing and connection. Her journey from wedding planner to Houston-based florist is deeply intertwined with her personal story of faith, resilience and the heartache of infertility.
“I feel flowers can create something beautiful out of nothing,” Gibson says. “It amazes me every time to think that this flower was grown from a seed and water.”
Gibson grew up in Monterey Park, California, and always had a passion for hosting events. As a young girl, she’d help her cousin plan weddings, igniting a spark that would eventually become her career. By middle school, she was hooked. From birthdays to college events, Gibson found herself at the center of the action, creating joy wherever she could.
When The Wedding Planner movie hit theaters, it clicked—this could actually be a job. Later in college she started assisting other planners, eventually running her own events. Along the way, she encountered a florist who missed the mark on a bride’s color palette. Gibson took it upon herself to race to grocery stores, gathering pastel blooms to salvage the wedding.
“I loved watching florists design, but I never thought I could do it,” she says. That changed when a friend on a tight budget asked Gibson to handle the florals for her wedding. “My husband encouraged me, saying, ‘You make arrangements at home—you could do it!’”
Soon, Gibson was offering floral services alongside wedding planning, but balancing both proved exhausting. When she decided to focus solely on florals, the COVID-19 pandemic hit—weddings were canceled, and the industry slowed to a halt.
Instead of stepping back, Gibson pivoted. She started offering Valentine’s Day and Mother’s Day arrangements, even “just because” bouquets for people who couldn’t visit loved ones during lockdowns.
“It really forced me to be all in,” she recalls.
In 2021, Gibson and her husband Jordan made a life-changing move to Houston, drawn by a sense of calling and community they had cultivated during church trips to Texas. They arrived with no jobs, living in a small apartment in Atascocita and little more than faith and a vision.
“I decided to put Glorious Kreations on hold. I didn’t know anyone or the area,” Kimmie says. She took a job at Mayesh, a wholesale floral shop, and flourished as a sales rep, connecting with florists of all levels and offering advice and encouragement. But that quiet nudge from God kept pulling her back toward her own business.
“I was scared,” she admits. “We had just bought a house in Kingwood, we had a mortgage to pay, and I didn’t know if I could make it work. But I kept feeling that nudge.”
With her husband's encouragement—and a custom-built cooler in their garage—Gibson left her job at Mayesh in December 2023 to fully embrace Glorious Kreations. She started small, posting in local Facebook groups, offering flowers for events, and taking every opportunity that came her way.
But for Gibson, Glorious Kreations was never just about flowers. Her journey of infertility—eight years of hoping, praying and waiting for a child—shaped her business in a profound way.
“I’ve always been the little girl who carried a baby doll everywhere. That desire to be a mom has always been in me,” she shares. “Mother’s Day can be incredibly hard. I realized so many women are out there, struggling, and they feel so alone. I wanted to use my business to bring them hope.”
Kimmie offers free flower arrangements to women experiencing infertility, through nominations on her website on gloriouskreations.com. Friends can nominate someone they know struggling with infertility and send a tied arrangement for free or an arrangement in a vase for only $10. “I hope my flowers can bring a moment of joy, a reminder that they’re not alone and not forgotten,” Gibson says.
Through Glorious Kreations, Gibson creates for all of life’s moments—weddings, birthdays, funerals and dinner parties—but her heart is especially drawn to supporting women who, like her, are navigating the silent struggles of infertility.
“There are organizations that support women who have lost a child through stillbirth, but I hadn’t seen many that specifically care for women who are waiting, longing for a child,” she says. “I want my pain to be something I can share, to say: I see you. You are not forgotten.”
As Glorious Kreations grows, Gibson continues to design arrangements that reflect her heart—an eye for beauty, a spirit of hope and the belief that even in the hardest seasons, something beautiful can bloom. In fact, designing flower arrangements is a form of therapy and calm for her too.
“I feel so grateful,” Gibson says. “Designing flowers is a breath of fresh air. It forces me to stop, be present and remember that beauty can come from the most unexpected places.”