Spring Bouquet

We made this bouquet for a photo shoot with the talented Dog n' Bird. We used: tree peony, garden roses, thistle, stock and ranunculus. You can see more photos here.

photo credit: Dog N' Bird

Brooklyn Bride Real Weddings!

I have read and admired Vané's blog for years, and today I'm excited to have my wedding featured on Brooklyn Bride! You can see more pictures and read about our day here.

Robert + Maggie's Wyoming Wedding

I have to admit that doing the flowers for Robert and Maggie made me anxious. I was nervous about the whole thing until I put the last flower in a vase. It was the first wedding where I didn't have the option of running to the flower market to buy one more bunch of flowers.

All-in-all everything turned out beautiful-- due in large part to the kindness of Robert, Maggie, their families, and the staff of the reception venue. It was refreshing to have people who genuinely wanted to help, in any way possible, make the event a success.

Congratulations Robert & Maggie, and thanks for letting me be a part of your celebration!

*Pictures 2, 3 & 4 were taken by Anna Peters.

Wyoming Wedding Sneak Peak

This past weekend I traveled to my home-state of Wyoming to arrange the flowers for a dear friend's wedding.... more pictures of the weekend coming soon.

Photo credit: Anna Peters

Fabric Floral Wedding.

We recently completed out biggest order for custom fabric flowers ever! The bride-to-be, Tamara, thoughtfully ordered something for everyone. She sent us inspiration images in her color palette of navy, white and yellow. She also had a style theme which was clean, summery, and J.Crew.

Above are just a sampling of the boutonnieres we created for the groom, groomsmen, ushers, fathers, grandfathers and ring bearer.



Wrist corsages were created for the mothers, grandmothers, and even her friends who helped with the guest book. Each one has trailing navy ribbons for tying onto the wrist.



And last but not least we created these bouquets (there were six all together). We used a base of sheer white and navy organza for the larger flowers. Then we created many smaller ribbon flowers to tuck in throughout. The ribbons were chosen not only for their color but for contrasting textures: shiny silk, grosgrain, pleated, and metallic. Vintage pearl buttons, stamens and white leaves really made the finished pieces pop.



All the pieces were carefully packaged and shipped to Tennessee, were the wedding will be held this weekend. Congratulations to you Tamara! And many thanks for choosing us to create your wedding flowers.

The Art of Flower Arrangement

I always appreciate a good book, but this time I believe I have found something really special: The Rockwells' New Complete Book of Flower Arrangement.

On the inside cover is the name of the previous owner (Mrs. Albert W. O'Neill) along with the name of her garden club (Ten Hills Garden Club) and the date, (April 1, 1960).

In the first chapter, my favorite part is:

"Whether or not the acquisition of interesting containers become a real hobby, you are sure to get a thrill out of hunting up and procuring a few of them....If hubby happens to have the "do-it-yourself" malady, he may like to turn out some original containers, bases, or accessories for you. This naturally, may have its dangerous aspects. You alone can judge as to this possibility."

I can't wait to read chapter 2.