The Inn at Fernbrook Farm August 9, 2015

I just received the most beautiful images from Jenny Kim Photography of a wedding held at The Inn at Fernbrook Farm.  Honestly the pictures on this venue's website do not do it justice.  Sprawling grounds, a ceremony space with an arbor that is over 100 yrs old, original to the home…I can't say enough about  it.  And the space available in the house for the bridal party is perfect to create a cozy, quiet, and calm atmosphere the day of the wedding.

I worked with Jenny Kim last year on the brides sister's wedding and was so happy to work with her again.  She takes thought out, intentionally beautiful pictures.

The flower girl..wait I should say the seriously cute flower girl, wore a crown of succulents, thistle, spray roses and greens.  

The boutonnieres were all a variation on a theme with brunia, greens, thistle and succulents.

The brides bouquet was everything, succulents, white garden rose, fresh lotus pod, scabiosa, ernigium, lady slipper orchids, artichokes!, scabiosa, sedum, lysimachia finished with grasses and greens.

Bridesmaids carried bouquets of white spray roses, lotus pod, dusty miller, scabiosa, thistle, and ernigium

Centerepices; scabiosa, artichoke, thistle, sedum, white spray roses, nigella, lotus pods and greens.  

Bridal Market: Sarah Jassir

I was so excited to be asked to create designs for the Sarah Jassir 2015 collection presentation at Bridal Market in NYC.  At first designs for the head of the runway and one bouquet was requested.  Then Sarah's team emailed me.  After looking through my work they fell in love with the floral/succulent cuffs I create and they had to have them.   I love making them and was so excited, so with a wedding Saturday Morning, the show in the afternoon, and a wedding on Sunday it was a bit of a crazy weekend…and I loved every minute of it.  Check out the show on Brides.com.  As more images come in I'll post them up on the blog, right now this is the only way to get them!

I'm a tree hugger…literally…Designing on a Tree.

At the end of May I had a bride with a bit of an issue.  A concrete paved patio where the outdoor ceremony would happen…at the end of the aisle a gigantic oak tree.  She wanted an arbor, or an arch…and I just kept thinking how 'off' it would look with that big ol' tree behind it.  So I made a suggestion, let's use the tree.  Instead of trying to hide it let's make it part of the ceremony so it distracts from the concrete.  And that's how this design came about.

And I did have to hug the tree to create the base this design was made on.  I visited the site before the wedding to measure and construct the frame.  It was a beautiful day, Kenzie brought her coloring book and crayons and Olivia napped in the stroller while I worked (CJ was at school).  The wedding day was another story though.  It rained all morning, and when I started on the tree it was still drizzling and the staff was setting up the ceremony under a tent where the cocktail hr was to be held.  Then, about one hour before the ceremony started…the skies parted and the pretty tree had a chance to show off her dress.

  It's so funny, in all, about 4hrs went into this design, from the trip to the venue before hand and building the frame to doing all the designing on site the day of the wedding…and I love how it looks like it was always there...