Inspiration and choosing your wedding style

There are more resources than ever to find inspiration for your wedding design. From Pinterest and Lover.ly to the many amazing wedding and design blogs there is no shortage of inspiring designs. But when you are in the midst of planning how do you narrow down the choices?

Here are four tips to keep in mind:
 
 1. Choose the mood. Choose a feeling that you want to evoke throughout the day. Whether you want a grand and extravagant affair or a warm and intimate setting choose design elements that will reflect that feeling but keep the design of the venue in mind as well.

2. Choose a color palette. You can choose a combination of tones or keep it neutral with an accent color. The color doesn't have to remain the same throughout, it can vary in shades and composition for different areas. From ceremony, to cocktails and then to the dinner reception the palette can change slightly or even more drastically if you want to create a little more drama.

3. Personalize the day. This does not mean that your monogram needs to be emblazoned on everything. While you can use your monogram there are other ways to incorporate personal touches without being so literal. Tell your story, share your love and the things that you love to do as a couple. Any way to engage your guests and let them know a bit more about you as a couple is always a nice touch.

4. Edit. With so much inspiration to choose from it's important to edit, edit and then edit again. Don't try to incorporate every great idea you see. Once you choose the mood, create a central "theme" and stick with it. Enhance the look and personal touches but don't go overboard. Make sure the props and additional elements you choose make sense and compliment the look rather than distract from it.

Most importantly, have fun, make it yours and remember what it's really all about!
(I promise, the day won't be ruined if you don't have the perfect shade of matching paper straws.)

Rent the Runway Summer Lookbook

I had the chance to work with Rent the Runway recently and provide flowers for their summer lookbook shoot. It was fun to use the inspiration they sent and translate their ideas into specific flowers choices for each look. It's hard to know what flowers will actually make it into the final images but that's half the fun. Here are some of the final shots but you can check out the entire lookbook and all the other RTR fabulousness here.

All photos courtesy of Rent The Runway.

Hot pinks for TMobile

We provided flowers for a TMobile event at Catch Restaurant last week. 

Hot pink and modern using white containers were the only requirements.

Here's what we came up with...

Floral Workshop

Join us for our first floral workshop!

Japanese Ranunculus

If you don't already know Japan is producing some of the most amazing flowers. I saw some at the flower show a few months ago but the past few weeks in the market these ranunculus have blown my mind!!

 This Lemon Apricot variety are literally the size of a grapefruit and are not even fully open.

 Just when I thought they couldn't get more beautiful this amazing variety, Charlotte showed up. 

I mean seriously?! They are just too gorgeous!

 

Spring time city walk.

Even though I have the opportunity to see beautiful and exotic flowers from all over the world I still can't get enough of the little treasures you find walking through the city in the spring. It's easy to pass by without taking notice. This week I took a little time to smell the roses, so to speak.

On the left the helleborus is so beautiful with it's down turned flower heads and on the right early blooming clematis. I love this window box display in front of a downtown apartment building. As with everything in the city when you don't have a lot of space to go out you go up, creating an elevated garden using stone.

 As I walked away I took a last look back and although you can't see it too well from this picture I thought it was genius that the awning over the front entrance was also used for a planted garden. What a treat for the floors above to look down and see this garden.

 Much to my surprise while walking through Thompkins Square Park I noticed this large patch of lily of the valley just beginning to flower. A favorite of brides they are delicate stems of bell shaped blooms and are beautifully fragrant. I have to remember to check out this patch in a few more weeks to see them in full bloom.

So while we are all moving in one direction or the other don't forget to take in what spring has brought us, you may be delightfully surprised at the things you will find.

Real Wedding: Ashley & Doug

I love this wedding. The images speak for themselves. It's simple, classic, romantic and has all the right elements included. The ceremony and reception both took place at the NYIT de Seversky Mansion in Old Westbury, NY. The wedding took place last October during that freak snowstorm and even though it took me a while to get the images and even longer to post them it was definitely worth the wait.

 

 

 

All images courtesy of Christain Oth Studio