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It's the grand daddy of all parades and the most famous New Year's Day Parade in the world. 700,000 spectators line the five-and-a-half mile parade route in Pasadena, California. Tens of millions of people in over 170 countries watch the telecast every year. EW's Floral Artist Rebeca Fernandez Motus got hired to conceptualize, design and supervise the finale float by Wells Fargo. It's a true work marathon and one of the most important floral events in the world. Now that she has caught up on much needed sleep Rebecca is happy to share the story. EW: "Rebecca, how did you get hired to work on the Wells Fargo float?" Rebecca: "The advertising agency that created Wells Fargo’s Tournament of Roses ad reached out to me through one of the vendors that I work with and with whom I have worked internationally in the past." EW: "What was your role?" Rebecca: "I conceptualized, designed and executed the whole project. We corresponded...

Love was on the air last night on ABC's 20th Anniversary Valentine's Day Special of The Bachelor; also covered by People Magazine. The floral decor was designed and created by none other than our floral designer Rebecca Fernandez Motus. We are really proud of Rebecca Motus' achievement: designing and creating all the florals for this primetime TV event! Rebecca: "I met the producers of the show through a friend who recommended me when they were looking for a designer to create the floral decor for this 20th anniversary extravaganza. It was a wonderful opportunity to show my work to millions of people. The special was filmed at the St. Regis Monarch Beach and as everything in television, it took many, many hours to produce this 2-hour special. I spent five days on set, building the floral decor. And those 5 nights were pretty much sleepless. Many days we worked until midnight and I had to get to the Downtown Flower Market by 3AM to get fresh flowers. However, des...