In the News
NBC Nightly News
Doctor collects leftover flowers at weddings for patients
Eleanor Love is a first-year doctor who collects leftover flowers at the end of weddings. She founded “The Simple Sunflower” project in 2019. With the help of volunteers, she delivers the flowers to patients at VCU Medical Center in Richmond, Virginia.
The Washington Post
For years, this doctor has showed up after strangers’ weddings and — with permission — brought flowers back to her patients
As a medical student in Richmond, Eleanor Love showed up to as many wedding venues as possible, even when she didn’t know the bride and groom.
PEOPLE Magazine
Meet the Doctor Who Rescues Wedding Flower Arrangements and Gifts Them to Hospital Patients
Eleanor Love founded The Simple Sunflower in 2019 — and since then the team has delivered almost 1,000 repurposed bouquets to local hospital patients.