Lewis Miller of LMD Floral Events Interiors, www.lmdfloral.com was featured in the “new ideas” section of the Spring 2009 Elegant Brides Magazine.

Miller began designing beautiful wrist corsages tied with long, dangling ribbons for important ladies not in the bridal party. They’ve become so popular that he now makes them for brides and bridesmaids, too, as an alternative to the traditional bouquet. He usually recommends flowers that hold up well, like orchids or firm peonies, ranunculus or gardenias.

Event designer and member florist, Matthew Robbins of Artfool in New York City, www.artfool.com created three springtime bouquets exclusively for Martha Stewart Weddings Magazine Spring 2009 issue. All three are unabashedly romantic yet decidedly unfussy, perfect for the modern bride.

Belle Fleur has been featured yet again in the current issue of Modern Bride magazine.
Floral and event designer and owner of Belle Fleur (bellefleurny.com), Meredith Waga-Perez has created a posh and polished crystal fantasy venue, at a Manhattan loft – aptly named The Glasshouses.

The concept was to play the reflective qualities of different transparent surfaces – crystal, rhinestones and ice – against one another for a glittering gala.
Waga-Perez crafted a “free-flowing floral tablescape,” as she puts it: Instead of individual centerpieces, organic clusters of roses, sweet peas and phalaenopsis orchids in soft shades of peach, blush and pink cascade down the runner. The interspersed butterflies throughout the table, add a touch of whimsy.
Everywhere you look, dazzling details catch the light – and your eye.

Member florists LMD Floral Events, www.lmdfloral.com and Banchet Flowers, www.banchetflowersct.com are featured in stunning full page displays in the May/June ’09 issue of Brides magazine.

CLASSIC

Lewis Miller of LMD created a classic arrangement in soft pink, perriwinkle, lavender and green combining Finesse, Pierre de Ronsard, and Dorben roses, muscari, Campanula, leucocoryne, geranium, grape ivy leaves and trailing clematis in a silver pedestal bowl, as well as, a gorgeous hand-held bouquet of fuschia anemones, sweet peas and clusters of muscari – all held together with a beautiful striped satin ribbon in complementing colors.

EXOTIC

Banchet Flowers went for a bold presentation with an exotic hand-held offering of mango and aubergine calla lilies color-blocked with red and orange Jaguar makara orchids, and red James Story orchids complete with a treatment of Thai leaves.  In keeping with this warm, sultry palette, their vase arrangement is a simple, but effective mix of fire red James Story orchids and buffalo orange Vanda orchids, arranged in a deep crimson glass vase.

Busy member florist, Belle Fleur of NYC, created a variety of fresh floral accents for a feature on Hair Design, in the Feb/Mar issue of Modern Bride.

For one lucky bride a simple cluster of white garden roses, lisianthus blooms and snow berries, add a finishing touch to a soft low chignon.

Also featured is a chic presentation of gardenias pinned tightly around an upswept topknot.

Lastly, a lovely halo of tiny daisies and wild field flowers for loose, flowing hair style.

www.bellefleurny.com 

Meredith Waga-Perez of our New York member Belle Fleur was featured in the Modern Bride February 2009 issue.  The wedding reception was held in NYC’s revered National Academy Museum and School of Fine Arts.  A dramatic black and white color scheme was selected; Waga-Perez says this powerful contrast suggests strength and clarity, and lends a level of formality.  For flowers, she mixed graceful gardenias and hydrangeas with fashion-forward anemones, whose feminine white petals with a jet black center make a chic statement.   Because they were working with only two hues, texture also played an important role in adding richness.

The centerpieces consist of a bed of anemones and sweet pea surrounding a black “Bourgie” lamp, while Belle Fleur’s own line of scented votives, adorn the tables and create atmosphere.  The escort-card table features a lush arrangement of white hydrangeas, surrounded by petite iron urns holding tea lights, all from Belle Fleur.  Three gardenias grouped together enhance and compliment the black and white calligraphy invitations, resting on a faux-crocodile-lined place mat.   The beautiful bride’s bouquet of anemones, sweet pea and lilies of the valley coordinates with her dress and overall event design.
www.bellefleurny.com

Our Los Angeles member, The Hidden Garden, was featured in the ‘Beach Chic’ wedding article in The Bride & Bloom Spring 2009 edition.  Their stunning table centerpiece consists of white phalaenopsis orchid stems en masse, with a ring of fuchsia roses surrounding the base of the vase.  Lavender roses compactly arranged  in silver julep cups are placed on the napkins of each place setting, beautifully set against a silk blue tablecloth with complementing silver and violet chairs.

The bridal bouquet is a mix of fuchsia and lavender roses with beige and maroon accents, and intertwining silver and pink silk ribbon around the stems.  Delicate white phalaenopsis orchid heads lend the finishing touch to a three tiered blue wedding cake.  Simply stunning!

Learn more about our member at www.hiddengardenflowers.com.

Dode Martin and Casey Sparks make up member florist MartinRoberts Design, www.martinroberts.com.  Dode initially trained for and entered the business world, but soon discovered that the “suit-and-tie” arena was not really to his liking.  He got his start in the floral industry helping out a friend in Dallas, then travelled to Chicago and eventually landed in San Francisco where he started his own design company.  A trip to Hawaii to install a friend’s wedding inspired him to set up the foundation to work from both locations as needed.  By Casey’s own admission, Dode taught him everything he knows and with the help of a great group of freelancers, this dynamic duo is able to operate floral studios in Kauai, HI and San Francisco, CA.

Casey described a recent wedding set on two tiers of land at the Hawaiian Romantic Cottage.  Pink Vendela and Jade roses, Pink Ice Cymbidiums and freesia buds made up a simple and sophisticated bridal bouquet.  A winding trail of black river-rocks dotted with cymbidium blossoms and strategically placed  tall glass cylinders of cymbidium stems and flax leaf, led the way to the ceremony site staged on the lower lawn overlooking Kahili Bay.  After the ceremony, guests ascended a winding staircase of lava rock to the dinner tent on the upper lawn.  The banquet-style dinner tables were also decorated with black river-rocks and green and pink cymbidium orchid blossoms, as well as, cylinders of loose Singapore Jade Dendrobium orchid stems.  Noting that candlelight was important to the bride, the tables were highlighted with cylinders of white floating disk candles.  Pale green and pink Chinese lanterns were hung from the tent ceiling to pull the entire design aesthetic together.

As roughly 97% if the studio’s weddings are outdoors, MartinRoberts Design takes full advantage of the benefits of Islands’ locations; the Romanticism of the sandy beaches and gorgeous ocean views, the abundance of beautiful, exotic flowers, the lush garden-like quality of the surroundings and the nearly perpetual 80 degree weather.  Luckily, even if rain develops, in the tropical climate, the weather can pass over and clear back up within minutes.  Sometimes these little showers can create a dazzling rainbow as the perfect accent on a memorable day!

Martin Roberts was featured in Flower Magazine.

Again, our member florists prove themselves to be the best of the best! Both out of NYC, Studio Artiflora (studioartiflora.com) and Floralies (floraliesinc.com) were featured in the Real Brides section of Town and Country Weddings Summer 2009 issue. For a couple tying the knot in Jamaica, Studio Artiflora helped complete a vivid look with this gorgeous bouquet saturated in color. Yves Piaget garden roses, bright pink Gloriosa lilies with bright yellow narcissus are combined to create a bouquet that is fun, vibrant, and nontraditional.

Floralies’ design catered to a wedding a bit more soft and feminine, in a palette of pinks and lavenders. The bride’s bouquet was a romantic combination of jade roses, clematis and sweet peas – very natural and lovely, as if the flowers were just gathered from the garden.

No matter what your style or flavor, our artisan members are the ones to help make your special day as beautiful as it can be.

A lovely bouquet designed by our LA member Tic-Tock (tictock.com) recently graced the cover of the Spring 2009 InStyle weddings magazine. Tic-Tock, legendary in LA, is known for their lush and tasteful monochromatic arrangements that have dazzle and spunk!   This bouquet contains soft pink cymbidiums, pink roses and pink snowberry. Truly pretty in pink!