Beautiful DIY April Wedding- Full Moon Resort, Big Indian, NY

I was so delighted when I saw that this wedding was published on Mountain Side Bride!  http://mountainsidebride.com/2013/08/handmade-and-vintage-inspired-outdoor-hudson-valley-wedding/Mary and I only had one or two conversations about her wedding florals, and her friends handled the rest!  This is becoming more common for me these days, especially with all of our DIY couples.  I never even got to see Mary until I saw these images, and wow, what a knock out!  This was an absolutely beautiful wedding, filled with plenty of detail! I absolutely love all of the contrast of the birch, moss and evergreens.  What a beautiful job photographer Jordan Quinn did here, I look forward to seeing more of his work!

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Venue: Full Moon Resort

http://fullmoonresort.com/

Photography: Jordan Quinn Photography

www.jordanquinnphoto.com

Classic and Elegant Wedding at the Highland’s Country Club- Garrison, NY

How do I describe Stacey?  Happy.  A nice as can be, genuinely happy bride.  I love working with couples like Stacey and Tom because they have such an appreciation for beautiful colors and flowers.  When it came time to add the petals to the base of their arch, Stacey just let us do our thing.  So instead of just using the tried and true Rose petals, we were able to shred up some fragrant purple Double Stock flower, and mixed these blossoms in with the ivory and yellow petals.  What a beautiful and fragrant effect!

Stacey asked me to make one of the more difficult bouquets we make here in flowerland, the hand-wired, Mini Calla Lily bouquet.  Yes, I know you can make these on forms too, but I am old school when it comes to these bouquets. It had been several years since I have made one of these beauties, but I was up for a change of pace from all of the Peony/ Dahlia styles we all love so much.  This ended up being one of my favorite bouquets of the season!  Congratulations Stacey and Tom, we wish you all the very best!!!

~Heather

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Calla Lily Bouquet- Stacey 2013

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Our rental lanterns and shepherd’s hooks were adorned with ruffly roses and ivory satin ribbon.Kurtz_05

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Yes, that’s our paper birch arch, all dressed up!

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The pictures never do justice to these types of candle designs!  I really loved the Baby’s Breath Wreaths, the bases were edged with just a little moss which made them look so much more loved, than if they were left plain.  These large hurricanes were also from our rental collection.

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Half of the tables had the wreaths and hurricanes, the other half of the tables were dressed with dreamy candlelight and Baby’s Breath accents.

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The bridesmaids were dressed in navy; and carried bouquets of all purple Iris, Double Stock, Statice, Roses, and Craspedia.

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We absolutely will never, ever tire of Craspedia boutonnieres here!!

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Corsages were very elegant Dendrobium Orchids paired with Wax Flower.

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We were delighted to work alongside the following vendors, and a very big THANK YOU to Candeo Photo for sharing these beautiful photos with us!!!

Venue:  The Highland’s Country Club

http://www.highlandscountryclub.net/

Photography: Candeo Photography (Nick and Eddie)

http://www.candeophoto.com/

Entertainment: DJ Bri Swatek

http://www.spinningwithstyle.com

Corsino Cakes

http://www.corsinocakes.com

The Classes are Coming, the Classes are Coming!!!

 

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Finally!  I have managed to finagle a few dates and times that I will be able to offer classes and workshops to our fans!

So many of you want a class where you can learn the basics of getting flowers to look good in a vase, so I am offering a wildflower vase class to help you all get started.  My dearest DIY girls are also begging me to get it together and add some classes for them too!  I’ve got you ladies.  Since I really can’t cram all the DIY designs and discussions into one class, I’m breaking it down into 3 separate offerings, one devoted to the basics, one devoted to all things rustic and vintage, and one devoted to designs incorporating candle designs and submersible flowers.  Hopefully you will be able to find the match for you and your own unique needs.

Please check out our website under the “Classes and Workshops” section for more information.  I really hope you will be able to join us!  To sign up, please give us a call at the studio 845.802.0750, or send us an e-mail at anightinbloominfo@gmail.com

Mompreneur Monday- Squeezing in Family Time Amid the Madness of Wedding Season!

Wedding season began a few weeks ago, here in flower land.  We were so fortunate to have our first wedding of the season take place at the Highland’s Country Club in Garrison, NY (yes, pictures will be coming!).  We had the pleasure of working with one of the most delightful couples, who happened to have very simple delivery requirements.  So when I realized I would have the majority of the day free, I opted to take the rest of the day and head over to Cold Spring and Bear Mountain with Bryan and the little ones!

This type of business can be brutal on my family and social life at times.  For me, what has worked best is finding little pockets of time, not stressing over the small things, and just making it work.  Case in point: the evening before and the morning of any wedding delivery day is very hurried and stressful, so we didn’t even think about lunch.  We opted to grab a pizza in Cold Spring, and ate it at the park; out of the box on paper plates.  The kids loved their “pizza picnic,” and we were the envy of all the other little ones there.  I’m sure other types of parents would have packed a perfect picnic lunch, complete with all of the toddler utensils and whatnot.  Not a flower mommy, I don’t always have that luxury; although I did pack drinks and snacks 😉

What a GREAT start to 2013!  Cheers Mompreneurs!

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New Etsy Offerings!

For a very long time I have been stockpiling recycled glass jars, thanks to the help of my Shirt Factory neighbors, friends and family.  Well, I have finally had a chance to dress them up (with the help of my wonderful assistant, Nadine!).  These little lovelies will be appearing on our Etsy site, as well as in the studio.  We can print just about anything you like on these jars (and yes, of course we have a TON of vintage jars too!), and dress them up in lots of different trims, just ask and we’ll hop to it!

We have lots more in store for you coming soon, including vintage accessories by the case and those lace/ jute/ burlap candles by the case.  Happy shopping everyone!

~Heather

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Just in time for summer!

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These magic jars remind me so much of some of the mountain weddings we have created in the past.

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I think this one is my favorite!  It would look so great with a strand of LED seed lights in it, or one of those glitter and glow stick fairy potion creations.

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Catching up With a Few Questions and Comments

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Hello everyone!  I just wanted to write a quick blog to reply to all of the recent questions and comments on our Facebook over the past few weeks.  I have also received many e-mails about how to become a floral designer or florist; and a few asking for small business start up advice.

I’m going to tackle our Facebook comments first.  First of all I absolutely LOVE seeing so many former clients on here, thank you all for keeping in touch!

Katrina- Congrats, I just saw that you are expecting!!!  What wonderful news!

Martha, Amanda, and Natasha- I can’t wait either!!!

Carol Gast Kohn- We have done tons of fall weddings in the past! Please check out our website, blog, and Pinterest for some of our past work.  As for silks, we really don’t work very much with silk, we certainly have the ability to, however we really prefer fresh flowers.

THANK YOU so much for all of your sweet words and comments! You sure know how to make a girl feel loved!

Pink Anemone and Delphinum with Cherry Blossom

As for all of the e-mails about becoming a florist, I know there is a lot of conflicting information out there; but I still recommend working FULL TIME, YEAR ROUND for traditional flower shops, (not event florists),  to really get the hang of this industry.  And honestly, I would recommend a minimum of 5 years, complete with all of the holidays.  There is so much to this business, it is not simply being able to work with beautiful flowers.  Having a floral business involves TONS of paperwork, math, science, marketing, photography, cleaning, health issues, very little sleep, and DRAMA.  I know many of you would like to find the express lane to a successful career in this field, but there isn’t one.  You absolutely must put in the time and make the necessary sacrifices to really be successful.  I have been working in this field since I was in my teens and I still learn something new every day.

For those of you who are looking to start your own small businesses, I would strongly recommend enlisting the help of a small business adviser who can guide you through writing a solid business plan and all of the paperwork you will need to help you get started.  For those of you with babies on board, hoping to start small businesses from home, please refer to some of our Mompreneur posts.  I have been really bad about posting in this category, but I’m trying my best!

I hope that covers some of your questions.  We have a very busy season ahead of us and I’m looking forward to sharing it all with you.  Thank you all so much for your participation in our small business adventure!

~Heather