In Love & Purpose
✿ Where 2 Or More Gather in Love & Purpose
Welcome to the Petals of Hope Gathering Garden—a romantic, flower-filled haven overlooking the breathtaking San Pasqual Valley, offering a picture-perfect backdrop for your Dream Garden Wedding or special celebration. Created for couples seeking a more intimate and meaningful wedding experience, our garden allows you to fully customize your day in a setting that reflects the beauty of your love and the heart behind our mission.
As a non-profit faith and community-based grassroots organization, we've opened our hearts and gardens, where every flower we grow, every flower infused latte we brew, and every special moment we host supports our Petals of Hope Creative Retreat Sanctuary, providing birthday parties, milestone celebrations, creative workshops, retreats and Tiny Homes of Hope to rescued children, teens and young adult survivors of trafficking and abuse.
Our Survivorl-led Flower Boutique Wedding Market & Cafe provides job training, employment and entrepreneur opportunities to survivors—Let's start planning your planning your Dream Garden Wedding making your wedding not just unforgettable, but rooted in purpose, hope, and lasting impact.
Petals of Hope
BOUTIQUE & Café
Featuring Survivor Artisan Creations, Floral Decor & Flower Infused Lattes
OPEN: Friday & Saturday
May 9th & 10th, 2025
10 am - 3 pm
Petals of Hope
Flower Boutique & Café Co-op
Open during every event and weekend market, this survivor- and volunteer-led co-op serves more than flower-infused lattes and fresh bouquets. It's a real-world job training ground where survivors learn customer service, small business skills, and entrepreneurship by creating and selling artisan floral arrangements, gifts, and refreshments. Every purchase directly supports their healing and growth.
The "Live Wedding" Market Expo
Our seasonal Wedding Markets Expos transform our Gathering Gardens into an immersive planning and shopping experience for engaged couples. Featuring top-tier local vendors, styled showcases, and Live Weddings supporting our Creative Retreat Sanctuary, honoring local heroes, these events double as powerful hands-on training for survivors learning the ins and outs of wedding planning, styling, floral design, and event execution.
These expos not only connect couples to meaningful vendors—they give survivors a stage to showcase their talents, sell their handcrafted goods, and book real services for weddings and events.
🌿Community Arts Garden That Gives Back
Plan Your Dream Garden Wedding - And Help Hope Bloom
Your booking directly supports teen and young adult survivors of human trafficking and abuse, and supports our peaceful garden sanctuary offering seasonal retreats and creative workshops whether it’s journaling in the garden, celebrating a birthday, or participating in a flower decor class, every booking funds and supports our Creative Retreat Sanctuary, provides survivors tranquil Therapy Garden, and a safe space for survivors to reflect, reconnect, and rebuild. Through artistic expression and safe community, survivors begin to rediscover their voice and sense of worth.
DID YOU KNOW?
Garden art therapy reduces stress, promotes healing, and helps trauma survivors regain a sense of peace and control.
Plan Your Dream Garden —And Help Hope Bloom. Your support helps provide nature-based therapy garden that reduces anxiety, improves emotional relations and fosters resilience in the lives of survivors.
Unplug & Connect
Fundraising Workshops & Events
In partnership with local artists, and safe house coalition partners, we provide vocational artisan workshops, host pop-up markets and gallery-style events featuring survivor artisan creations.
Unplug & Connect Movie Under the Stars NightSat, Sep 06Where 2 Or More Gather Petals of Hope
Called to Create Floral Decor ClassDate and time is TBDWhere 2 Or More Gather
Soul Clay by EceSat, Nov 30Where 2 Or More Gather
Coffee & CandlesSat, Nov 02Where 2 Or More Gather
Sponsor a Survivors Birthday, Milestone Celebration, Creative Workshops & Retreats
In partnership with local artists, and safe house coalition partners, we provide Birthday Parties, Milestone Celebrations, Creative Workshops and Retreats. We cultivate safe creative spaces--places surrounded by gardens that bloom with love, safety, and second chances. Where 2 Or More Gather survivors rediscover their voice, embrace their creativity, and begin the journey toward restoration.
Called to Create
Vendors & CREATIVE
ARTISANS OF HOPE
Are you an artist, crafter, or maker with a heart for giving back? Join Called to Create: Artisans of HOPE and make a lasting impact by teaching a creative workshop at our Flower Boutique & Café. Your class fees will directly support the build of our much-needed Petals of Hope CRISIS Sanctuary in San Diego—a place of healing, faith, and hope for survivors of trafficking and abuse.
Did You Know?
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The average age of entry into sex trafficking is between 12 and 14 years old for girls and slightly younger for boys, according to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) and Polaris.
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Sadly, documented cases of children as young as 5 to 6 years old are also being exploited.
Did you know?
The availability of beds for human trafficking survivors in San Diego is severely limited compared to the estimated number of victims. Research and reports indicate the following:
Bed Availability vs. Need
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Estimated Victims in San Diego: Between 3,000 and 8,000 annually.
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Available Beds: Fewer than 100 dedicated beds are available specifically for trafficking survivors in the entire county.
