Published: Exquisite Weddings Magazine Spring/Summer 2011

Double Feature!

Inside the pages of Exquisite Weddings Magazine's March/April 2011 issue you'll find Nicole and Christian's Real Wedding featured as well as a bouquet shoot. Make sure to pick up a copy and get inspired!

Part 1.

Shot by the fabulous girls of Joielala, our bouquet is No. 7. Designed with garden roses, freesia, ranunculus, mini cymbidium orchids, blue thistle, dusty miller, a succulent, and tied with navy blue ribbon, this bouquet would be perfect for a seaside wedding. For more close ups of our bouquet and all the other beauties that didn't appear in the magazine, visit the Joielala blog.

Part 2.

Remember this pretty couple? Nicole and Christian's dog themed wedding is featured as a Real Wedding in the issue. Held at the Thursday Club in Point Loma, this wedding was all about those doggone details! So happy to have designed for such a warm and welcoming couple and worked alongside Heather of Amorology. The day was beautifully captured The Youngrens, a husband and wife team.

Courted by Ralph

I've been luck to have been a part of Issues 01, 02, and 05, of Nonpareil Magazine, an online magazine that approaches weddings and other occasions with a focus on hip, stylish, do-it-yourself projects and inspiration.

In the latest issue, which you can view here, the world of fashion inspired beautifully crafted tablescapes and entertaining ideas. Our Courted by Ralph themed shoot was, of course, inspired by designer Ralph Lauren and honored his iconic style. The concept for the shoot was developed and styled by Victoria Hudgins and shot by Jackie Wonders. The cake and desserts were artfully whipped up by Melody Brandon.

The floral arrangement for the dessert table was simple, classic, and elegant designed with green goddess calla lilies. A bit of whimsey came into play with the tennis balls designed with kermit mums.

BHLDN (pronounced "Beholden")

Anthropologie finally jumped on the "Anthro-inspired" wedding band wagon with the launch of their new bridal (and bridesmaid) dress line, BHLDN, set to launch on 2.14.11. Yup, what better day than Valentine's Day?! Wedding dresses will be priced from $1,000 to $4,000 while bridesmaid dresses $200 to $600. They will also feature designers like Tracy Reese, Fleur Wood, and Catherine Deane.

BHLDN didn't stop at dresses. They will feature designer accessories such as headpieces and jewelry and wedding decor items such as cake toppers and candelabras. For all the goods, make sure you log on to the BHLDN site on Monday. Do you think it'll crash? Hope they're ready.

These one is my favorite....

but I'd still choose my Melissa Sweet gown over any of them.

A sneak peek at genius.

This is exciting! Emilia of Sweet Emilia Jane (and Manager+Designer for The Floral Lab) teamed up with Tori of Sitting in a Tree Events to create this fresh and forward thinking photo shoot shot by Katie Neal. Together, they pulled together an army of super talented guys and gals. While I missed not being on location, I was able to contribute floral design inspiration from NYC. You'll just love Emilia's floral design detail! I'm sure all who were present would say they were part of something special. You're going to see a lot of this one in months to come. Stay tuned.

Special Delivery to an Upper East Sider

Twitter is a wonderful thing. I'm a newbie in NYC and thought what better way to reach out to NYers than to send out a simple tweet. I would deliver an arrangement to the first Brooklyn or Manhattan based follower to put The Floral Lab over 500 followers. And the winner was: @nestnestnest or Tamara Stephenson.

Tamara is a residential interior designer journaling her experiences through her blog Nest by Tamara.

Designed with sahara roses, raspberries, dusty miller, anemone, ranunculus, succulents, and astrantia, I really fell in love with the neutral color palette. Soft and pretty.

a year in review

This posting pretty much brought me to tears. Please read and then I'll explain why.

I love and miss these talented girls so much. Many of the florals in the pictures they included in their "The Best of Two Thousand and Ten" post were designed by The Floral Lab. I have been fortunate enough to work alongside Ashlyn and Heather over the years. True friendships have developed. We've laughed. We've cried. They are so genuine and creative, fun and fresh. They make me a better floral designer. Here's to an amazing 2011 girls!

Catch Carter and Cook at HITCHED at The Ace Hotel in Palm Springs. They'll be blending army chic with ballerina glam. No doubt it will attract attention!

xxoo

Random pics of pretty

I know I've been slacking in the blog postings lately, my last being last year! Lots of weddings over the summer {I did post new pics on the website} and a move east has attributed to the delay. Don't fret - lots of exciting things are on the horizon and will be documented on this much neglected blog. The website is in the process of getting an update also. People of NYC have to know The Floral Lab is here and ready to design lots of pretty.

I was flipping through pictures on my iphone and found these. They may have been tweeted but never made the website.

Bougainvillea clippings from the yard contained in a vintage glass toothpick holder. My favorite.

Dahlia from the farmers market.

Centerpieces for a friend's baby shower on the farm .

An arrangement of leftover flowers from a photo shoot.

An arrangement for delivery.

Flowers from a friend's wedding proudly displayed at the Ace Hotel in Palm Springs...the morning after.

Holiday arrangements sold at Lion in the Sun in Brooklyn.