Nicole and Eric’s Eco-Chic Wedding- Mt. Gulian, Beacon, NY

Every once in a while I come across a thank you note, or a picture, or even an old voice mail from a happy bride; which reminds me of why I love my job so very much. However when I saw Fred Lee’s video of Nicole and Eric’s wedding, I wanted to jump up and down because it made me so happy. I don’t know if it was the collection of heart shaped rocks, the adorable flower girl, or one of my favorite songs with the voice over of their vows. This video truly took my breath away.

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Nicole and Eric were great! They are a super outdoorsey and environmentally conscious couple; and it was very important to them that we only used local flowers and greenery at their wedding. Sunflowers were the main flower of the day, but we also added a few pops of reds and blues. They went to so much trouble getting all of the details just perfect, and the end result was just perfect amid the grounds of Mount Guilian. This was our first time at this venue, but it certainly isn’t going to be our last! We really enjoyed working with everyone there. And we were also fortunate enough to work along side our good friend Adam Glinert and rest of the ever talented, Main Course staff.

Nicole is actually Lindsay’s Sister, this wedding was part two of the VanVoorhis Sisters’ Wedding Extravaganza! Once again, we were so lucky to have their beautiful vintage bottles; which were found in their Grandmother’s basement! I really loved the arch design at this wedding. Nicole asked us for a garland originally, and then decided it would look really pretty with hanging bottles. It was just lovely! We all feel so lucky to have been a part of this wonderful family’s special events. They were such a delight to work with every step of the way.

Congratulations Nicole and Eric, we wish you all the best!!!

In addition to Sunflowers we used lots of locally grown Zinnias, Mountain Mint, Salvia, Gomphrena, and Bupleurem.

We all really loved seeing all of the places this adventurous couple had traveled to, displayed as table numbers!

After Mother Nature threw us one too many curve balls with unseasonably hot weather affecting many of the local flowers; at the very last second I decided to sneak a few stems of Delphinium into the arrangements, to fill them out a little more. Although this bloom wasn’t grown in the Hudson Valley, it was 100% substantially grown. Everything else you see is 100% local.