This week we had the pleasure of flowering with the lovely Molly Guy, creative director of Stone Fox Bride on the inaugural party for Guest of a Guest at the Thompson. We designed a Stone Fox flower crown bar replete with antique baskets of calendula and chamomile from our farm. The event was packed with genius …
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bubblegum, bubblegum in a dish…
Last weekend we produced the most vibrant, summery wedding! The flowers were in the dreamiest bubblegum pink/ creamsicle palette, with Coral Sunset, Angel Cheeks and Etched Salmon peonies all on the scene. Adding to the sugar-sweet look, we arranged the centerpieces on crystal cake plates with honeysuckle, mint and mock orange blossom, whose fragrance hung heavy …
old fashioned at the New Modern Wing
We recently had the pleasure of decorating tables for an under the sea themed event at the New Modern Wing of the Art Institute. These fragrant, golden throated Cattleya orchids were grown just 20 miles away at Hausermann’s orchids in Villa Park! Established in 1920 with 3.5 acres of orchids growing under glass, Hausermann’s is a …
Hearts of palm
I am loving this cold Spring we are having, taking it’s sweet time as it languorously rolls out towards Summer. Also, it helps me stay calm about how behind we are with basically everything, organizing the office, our annual spring cleaning studio smack down, and the flower farm where we haven’t even tilled our rows …
Sweet Pea Madness
Spring has arrived in Chicago, as have some exquisite projects for our studio! Gilding foliage, waves of gift arrangements for fashion editors, and samples for some brilliant clients whose taste and vision have yielded really lavish and original results. Oh, and just incase you ever wondered what 170 stems of “Misty Apricot” sweet pea looks …
Natural law
I long time ago, I went to career counseling to figure out what I was supposed to do rather than be a florist. The results of extensive testing concluded that I should be a lawyer or a farmer. Back then I was living in Brooklyn and the idea of pursuing farming was unimaginable and hilarious …
following the flowers
I seriously do learn a lot from our clients. A particularly glamorous groom once explained to me in an exquisite English accent that he preferred plants “that flower before they fruit,” as he set his feet on the coffee table in flowered pink socks. As a city girl, I thought this was just some smart-sounding poetry …
The ferns and their allies
One of our most seriously sophisticated clients reassured us when she saw this arrangement that ferns are very big this year. I recently read an article with a stellar title, The ferns and their allies. I’d like to be considered an ally of the fern, conspiring with this large group of ancient and primitive …
Michigan Shores Wedding
This classic November wedding was held a few steps from the lake at the Michigan Shores Club in Wilmette. One of my most favorite elements to work on were the lovebird’s initials made entirely of white roses, as well as these garlands of ferns and flowering dogwood for the chandeliers. The incomparable women of Studio Starling made the glamorous, …
You got the silver
Here are some images of a sample we did yesterday for bride wearing one of Jenny Packham‘s incomparable 20’s inspired gowns and whose reception is at the ultra- Deco Women’s Athletic Club Ballroom. Silver is a theme here, so we gilded olive foliage and ferns, employing some incredibly old-fashion MVP’s such as tuberose, acacia and Icelandic …