Thank you all for being so patient with us, we have so many, many, MANY blogs to share with you this year, but we are still in our “production season,” and as a result have very little time to review any of our past work.  However we are really looking forward to the winter months, where we will be able to share with you all of our wonderful adventures in floristry!  Blogs will be complete with tales of wedding deliveries with impending hurricanes and insane, record breaking heat; the weddings Heather booked while in the hospital giving birth; why (almost) all wedding pros need super hero capes; and even more behind the scenes drama!  And let’s not forget to mention the most important part- absolutely gorgeous flowers!!!  Thanks for bearing with us, please enjoy this preview!

~Heather

P.S. One side note, we are in the process of slowly updating the images on our website, so be sure to check out our latest photos and our updated rental items too!

Michael and Rebecca have been together for many years, so this wedding was a long time coming.  When I first read over what Rebecca was hoping to create for her wedding I was sooo excited!  She mentioned that she and Michael were getting married at a winery, but didn’t want to incorporate traditional winery elements such as corks and grapevine.  She was leaning more toward milk glass, and English country flowers.  Not a problem!

All year I couldn’t wait for this wedding.  In fact, this was the wedding that got me started on my milk glass collecting!  I spent so much time on this event collecting all of the Milk Glass, creating lace wrapped votives and burlap table toppers; and fine tuning every last detail the night before.  The only details I still had to attend to were wrapping Rebecca’s bouquet, and  the boutonnieres. Hurricane Irene was scheduled to hit the Hudson Valley on Sunday, so I went to sleep on Friday night feeling confident that there would be no incidents, despite the few early cancellations I had heard about.

Unfortunately I was a little too optimistic.  Saturday morning I got the most disappointing phone call from Rebecca. Although Hurricane Irene wasn’t going to affect the Hudson Valley until Sunday, many of her vendors had cancelled her and Michael’s wedding, including the winery!!!  Shortly after that awful phone call, Rebecca called back to say the wedding was still on, but was being moved up an hour and would only last for two hours, needless to say it was also going to be moved indoors.

Since the photographer cancelled as well, I rushed over to my studio and began taking photos of every last detail of her florals for her and Michael, just in case she didn’t get any later on.  Here is what I have.  Please note the bouquets and boutonnieres were never wrapped as expertly as I would have liked for them to be, due to the frantic rush out the door. But no matter what, there was no way I was going to let these beautiful flowers go to waste!!!

Despite this terrible weather set back, Rebecca and Michael still exchanged their vows, and had what I am sure was a most memorable day. From the personal pictures I have seem, it looks like everyone had a blast, despite the impending storm.  How can you not want to celebrate the marriage of such a great pairing!  What a fabulous couple they are, I wish them all the very best and hope that they have nothing but smooth sailing from this point on!!!

Rebecca’s Bouquet contained Sweet Peas, Hybrid Delphinium, Dusty Miller, Freesia, Roses, and other botanical elements.

Rebecca’s Bridesmaid Bouquet

The centerpieces were just so lovely!   I wish I had a chance to photograph them with better lighting and with a nicer color background than this brown, however with the massive storm approaching even I had to make some concessions.

The centerpieces contained flowers such as Lisianthus, Sweet Peas, Eucalyptus, locally grown Pee Gee Hydrangea and Dusty Miller, Hybrid Delphinium, Campanula Bells, and tons of other blooms and herbs.

 

Additional Vendors:

Venue: Warwick Winery

http://www.wvwinery.com/

Katrina really wanted bright and cheerful blooms for her wedding day.  Her entire garden style wedding consisted of bold apple greens, purples, fuchsias, lavenders and blues.  Since Katrina was fortunate enough to have her family help with a lot of her reception decor, and she created her own boutonnieres out of recycled soda cans; she only contracted us to create her personal flowers and a floral arch.   Here are a few of the photos from this special day.  Congratulations Katrina and Michael, we wish you a lifetime of happiness together!!!

Additional Vendors:

Venue: Lippincott Manor

http://www.lippincottmanor.com/

Finally we had a chance to work at Shadow Lawn this year!  After always being booked when these couples contact me, I was finally available to work here with Debbie and Mike!  What a pleasure they were!  One of the first things that made me just love Debbie was the inspiration bouquet picture she showed me containing Cafe Au Lait Dahlias.  Hello!  Pleased to meet you Debbie!  I absolutely love these flowers as you all know.  I was really intrigued by her ideas for her centerpieces, when she described filling weathered old card catalog drawers with Hydrangea and using tons of mason jars and perfume jars along with them.  By the time we were setting up the wedding Debbie had an amazing tablescape planned.  Each table had mismatched floral print, vintage themed china on it.  The weathered drawers and mason jars were all filled with locally grown and imported flowers, and piles of old books, with one placed standing up with old house numbers attached to the book covers for table numbers.  I know what those of you non-creative types are thinking.  But don’t- it all looked so great!  Debbie was a real fan of the country chic theme, incorporating lots of super rustic elements such as twine with very feminine lace, and super country blue mason jars.  Loved, loved, loved this one!

Congratulations Debbie and Mike!!!!!Photo Courtesy of Oh Darling Photography

Photo Courtesy of Oh Darling Photography

Photo Courtesy of Oh Darling Photography

I really loved Debbie’s bouquet.  The Cafe Au Laits were just perfect.  I wrapped her bouquet in satin with lace trim removed from a Victorian dress.  She provided the stunning cameo pin.

Photo Courtesy of Oh Darling Photography

Photo Courtesy of Oh Darling Photography

Photo Courtesy of Oh Darling Photography

Photo Courtesy of Oh Darling Photography

The bridesmaids carried feminine little clouds of Baby’s Breath, wrapped in twine.

Photo Courtesy of Oh Darling Photography

Photo Courtesy of Oh Darling Photography

Photo Courtesy of Oh Darling Photography

Photo Courtesy of Oh Darling Photography

Photo Courtesy of Oh Darling Photography

Thank you to all the vendors who we had the pleasure of working with!

Shadow Lawn

www.shadowlawnny.com

Slammin’ Salmon Gourmet to Go

http://www.gourmettogo.com

Oh, Darling! Photography

http://www.ohdarlingphotography.com

The DJ Solution

http://www.thedjsolution.com

I didn’t think for one minute Stephanie was going to hire me as the florist for her wedding.  She absolutely loves lilies and carnations, and really, really, really wanted these flowers to appear in her wedding bouquet.  I have nothing against lilies, (not at all!), however orange and yellow varieties are so delicate and unpredictable, that I would never use them in a design as important as a bridal bouquet.  When I told her this, I thought she was going to walk right out of the studio!  I was so surprised and delighted when I heard back from her that she was willing to be flexible; and hired me as her florist.  There were so many different themes and flowers at this event, but the underlying theme was that of a colorful summer garden.

Stephanie’s bouquet did still have Carnations in it, but also included blooms such as Dahlias, Green Button Mums, Orange Safflower, and one of her other favorites, Gerbera Daisies.  The bridesmaids carried bouquets consisting of blue Hydrangea and Yellow Gerbera Daisies, accented with double faced satin ribbon, and pearl pin accents.

Here is our rental birch arch making it’s debut!  We adorned this structure with Blue Hydrangea, and yellow Gerbera Daisies.

The chairs lining the aisle contained a wildflower mix consisting of Hybrid Delphinium, Queen Anne’s Lace, Scented Geranium, Gerbera Daisies, and a host of other pretty little blooms and herbs.

We created sunken daisies in graduated cylinders, with floating candles on the top of each one for the centerpieces.  Stephanie had the fabulous (and cost effective!) idea of creating table toppers with satin ribbon running in beautiful patterns over each one.

The place card table had one of my most favorite designs yet!  We brought in a 5 foot custom vase, filled with raindrop bead accents; then floated loose flowers and small floating candles on top.  (I know many of you want us to offer this piece as a rental item, and we are considering it, so stay tuned!)

Overall it was a beautiful summer afternoon, perfect for such a delightfully sweet couple.  Congratulations Steven and Stephanie!!!

 

Additional Vendors:

Venue: Locust Grove

http://www.lgny.org/

Photographer: J. Ferrera Photography

http://www.jamesferrara.com/

Caterer: Lola’s Cafe

http://www.lolascafeandcatering.com/

When I first met Kristin she came to me with all kinds of ideas for her wedding incorporating lots of bright colors and rich fabrics and textures.  As things evolved, and her family grew; she changed her mind and opted to work with big, beautiful, bloomy sunflowers for her and Mario’s July wedding.  I so wish more summer brides came to me requesting these locally grown, peak of the season beauties!  I can think of few other flowers better suited for a summer soiree.

Their wedding took place at Lippincott Manor amid the beautiful seasonal gardens, with the Walkill River as the backdrop, so very little outdoor decor was really necessary.  Kristin asked us to place the largest sunflowers we could find into mason jars to line the aisle.  The look was very fresh and summery.  The weather cooperated nicely and the sunshine seemed perfect with all of the cheerful yellow flowers.

The only accent color was pink.  The couple asked me for pink rose petals for the aisle, in honor of their new baby girl!  Congratulations Mario and Kristin, you have so many wonderful things to celebrate!!!