Sample flowers for upcoming weddings

These are photos of sample arrangement for two upcoming weddings. The first photo is a multiple glass and wild flower look on a long table. The flowers may not be the same flowers or colors we are using for the actual wedding. A sample like this will give the couple and everyone involved a visual idea of what the tables will look like. The bride wants us to use vibrant colors rather than pale muted colors.

Full table view

Another angle

The Grandview -Bridal Shower in April

Before we left for Paris, we did a Bridal Shower for a client we love and will continue to do flowers for many of her occasions.


We have also done flowers for her engagement party. The shower was at The Grandview in Poughkeepsie. It was our first time there.


Here we used spring flowers with shades of purple and colors that went with purple. I love the clean white square glass.

The Registration table was fun and different. The Brides sister bought these metal forms that represented her bridal party. We did a tiny bouquet for the Bridal form.

Registration

Tiny Bouquet for Bridal Form on Registration table

           The gift table had a large arrangement in a Ming vase full of pretty spring flowers.

Onteora Mountain House -May first wedding

To kick off our season we did a beautiful May 1st wedding at one of our favorite locations called Onteora Mountain House near Woodstock.  http://www.onteora.com/
This was the first wedding of their season too.



We say it has a rustic elegance. There is a fabulous view as well as a nice pavilion to do the reception in. The owner, Bob is so nice and he has a great assistant named Jeremy. Everyone who works there is helpful.
The landscape is also beautiful and I really like the Bridal cottage that is higher up the mountain.


Our couple was fun to work with, so nice and with great taste. Their color inspiration was a sunset and was a fun palette to work with.
The bride is from Kentucky and has an association with the Kentucky Derby, which was on the same day. She wanted us to incorporate reds into the centerpieces to honor that.


The bride wanted all the bouquets to be pales shades of peach, pink, and ivory. There were five bridesmaids all wearing a sash with stitching and colors of orange, lavender, red, yellow and dark pink.


We made each Bridesmaids bouquet with an accent color to match.
All the Groomsman’s boutonnière matched the Bridesmaids.
In addition, all the Bridesmaids had sage in their bouquets.


The Bride had all pale shades. We added scented geranium and Bleeding Heart.

Accents of lavender,magenta and yellow

Bride and two Bridesmaids Bouquets

The Red Accent

The Yellow Accent

The Coral Accent

Red Accent close up view- love the sage

a Bridesmaid holding Moms Posies

The Bride's Bouquet with added scented Geranium and Bleeding Heart

 
We chose grey linen and ivory napkins. There were 10 tables so we alternated pale color Urns and bright “sunset” colored Urns as well as pillar candle arrangements in low dish w/ floral sprays.
 

This is our new birch Huppah and was the first wedding we used it on.

Since the couple wanted minimal flowers, you can see the Huppah clearly.

                                                              OUR NEW BIRCH HUPPAH/ ARCH

                      

The Bride showed us a photo she liked with greens and hanging flowers.

We used lemon leaf garlands and tied white flowers to them. We also used Weeping Willow and branch.

 
 
 
 
For their Registration table they also wanted something simple. We used branch to hang their guest names. I like the color of the tags.
 

My photos are nice but it's great when I can get the professional ones. the following are from  from Josephine Sittenfeld. She's really great. you can find her at http://www.josephinephotography.com

If you remember from above, all the bouquets had accent colors to match their shawls.

Round Hill House -May Wedding

We just finished two May weddings:


This wedding was at Round Hill House in Washingtonville. As we always do, we alternated centerpieces. We love to alternate because it makes the room more interesting for everyone. Couples may have many ideas and cannot decide what styles they should choose. We encourage mixing things up.

Here we alternated a wooden stump that was on a mossed plate with flowers all over. The couple used colored Butterflies to identify their tables and wanted these Butterflies on each centerpiece.

The other tables had tall candelabra’s with lichen branches, Orchids and hanging votives. We used three small bubble bowls at each base with Orchids and Ivy. I loved the branch we found and hope to use it repeatedly all summer.

The third set was an Urn with lots of green and an Artichoke. We use these Urns often because many people like them. They are so nice and elegant with an antique feel. They are so versatile and can look good with all colors and styles. You will see them often on our Blog.

inspiration

                                            Painter Claude Monet's garden and Japanese pond.

                       We just got back from April in Paris where we were inspired by many of the places we had gone to.

Benefit concert for High Meadow School in Stone Ridge

We had the pleasure of creating florals for a benefit concert at the High Meadow School in Stone Ridge featuring John Medeski from the group Medeski Martin and Wood on piano

This low arrangement has Orchids hanging from rope and flowers creeping up the piano leg of John Medeski's Piano

This is a large arrangement on a metal stand and low flower arrangement by the piano.

Bridal Party

Maid of Honor and Brides Maids Bouquets

Brides Bouquet

Brides Bouquet for March wedding. Bouquet with Iris, Anemone, Hyacinth, Calla Lily, Tulip, Stock, Roses and Fiddle Head Fern. The colors of these bouquets remind me of a watercolor painting or a Monet.

Centerpieces

Two different Table Centerpieces

The differences with these centerpieces are the colors of the Roses. We used many spring flowers in black ceramic vases. It seems as though this is part of a trend. The black squares create a nice neutral place to work with. Brings the colors of the flowers out.