FINALLY.

whew. almost a month later, i'm finally getting around to uploading images from Liz & Ray's wedding back on august 4th. (full disclosure: i had to archive/delete a whole bunch of files from my poor lil' computer before i could even import the pics from my camera.) once again, i didn't manage to get any photographs of the bouquets, but here are some pics of boutonnieres, the reception, and a little behind the scenes action.

the reception was in the beautiful refectory at the desmond tutu conference center, and the (lovely) event design was done by molly at glitter and rye. i just loved how each table was set up - it felt so homey to me, with stacks of books and family photographs... and the fact that the room was beautiful and reminded me of harry potter's lunchroom only helped the matter!

liz & sergio at the foundry

yesterday i did the flowers for liz & sergio's wedding ceremony & reception. i did a few flowers for their civil ceremony back in november, and their formal ceremony & reception this weekend were a lot of fun to incorporate some more spring-ish flowers into. i was excited to work at the foundry  - it is such a beautiful venue. sadly everything was such a whirlwind that i was only able to snap a few photos on my way out, but here are some:

oh, and holly did calligraphy for their escort cards - they looked so great! (sorry i didn't get more pictures, holly!)

stephanie & mike on style me pretty

ok, clearly i was so excited about stephanie & mike's wedding being featured on style me pretty that i got lost in the excitement and completely forgot to tell you about it here! (actually.... if i'm truthful, it's just been an insanely busy week so i haven't had 2 minutes to sit down and do this.)

....but in any case, i'm telling you now! stephanie & mike's wedding which i did the flowers for back in july was featured on style me pretty last friday, and i was so happy to see all of the beautiful photographs by levi stolove up and featured! - see pics from levi below, and the complete link is here!

liz & sergio - city hall

yesterday i put together some flowers for liz & sergio who had a black friday city hall wedding. i've been talking with liz about flowers for their reception here in nyc in the spring, and we decided they needed some flowers for their civil ceremony this weekend too. it was fun to put together a little preview of the concepts we've been talking about for the reception. plus, some of my favorite flowers are starting to come back at the market so it was exciting to work with them again! I put together a bouquet and some boutonnieres/corsages, and had so much fun delivering them down to city hall. there's just something so romantic about getting married at city hall in new york, and liz & sergio both looked so fabulous! - i'm hoping to share some images from their photographer later, but for now here are some of the pics i took on my own...

the weekender

the mta (nyc's transit authority) is not exactly well-known for their cutting-edge graphics. and that is a complete understatement. but for once they've put together something that is very well designed! - they've enlisted massimo vignelli to re-work his 1972 version of the subway map to use on their new site called the weekender, an interactive site that keeps new yorkers informed of the scheduled service changes set to take place in the subway during the upcoming weekend (helpful!)

when vignelli originally designed the subway map, people had issues with the fact that it was more of a "diagram" than a geographically correct map, so they took it out of use a few years after he designed it. but now he has been vindicated and his map is back in use, with a few updates... as this article points out, his design was way ahead of its time so it was seamless to update it for a digital world. i loved the article and it made me think of you, holly, and your love for the vignellis!

the makers

i'm not sure how i've missed out on this since january, but i just came across this wonderful photo project by jennifer causey called the makers. she is a photographer in brooklyn who goes around to different artists in the borough and takes some beautiful photographs of their space and their working process. some of my favorite artists are part of the project, and i'm excited to have found several new favorites too. love it! it's so inspiring and encouraging to see all these people who are following their dreams and doing what they love.


***update: according to some twitter chatter i heard the other day, they're turning this project into a book!! can't wait!***

stephanie & mike

yesterday i did the flowers for stephanie & mike's wedding at a gorgeous showroom in columbus circle here in nyc. it was a personal challenge for me because the look of the showroom and the taste of the couple was much more sleek & modern than my usual style, but altogether i was really happy with how it all turned out! argh - i am kicking myself because i didn't get a single photo of the bouquets! but i know that the wonderful photographer did, so i will post images when he puts them up. his photos will be better than mine anyway!

here are some images- 

billy balls & safflower in the bouts

eremurus at the altar

centerpieces

buffet table arrangement

ps - this was the view from the outdoor patio!! - amazing.

bethany & jerod's wedding

this weekend i did the flowers for my friends bethany & jerod's wedding... they are a super sweet couple, and they had an awesome selection of antique bottles they collected from a beach in brooklyn called dead horse bay - which is a magical place where all sorts of old medicine/cleaning/liquor bottles wash up - on my list of places to visit for sure!
the color scheme was inspired by that of a peacock feather so we worked with blues, purples, greens, and golds. i put together somewhere around 60-75 little arrangements in their bottles which we clustered on the tables at the reception. since tiny arrangements are my favorite, this was a ton of fun! bethany & jerod had so many fun friends on hand to help make it all happen - every little detail in the wedding was truly a labor of love. some pics are below!

i am still obsessing over this hydrangea.

bridesmaids' bouquets - my oh my, there were TWELVE!!

an awesome old noxzema bottle.

only part of the bottle collection