Battery Gardens Wedding - Chris & Jaap, Saturday, June 24, 2011

This was a fantastic wedding at Battery Gardens where the bride, Chris requested all orange tulips.  The design varied throughout the ceremony and reception.  Sometimes the flowers just speak for themselves.  These are just a few photos.  We will post more shortly.

Our Trip to Wave Hill - Public Garden and Cultural Center

This weekend I had visitors from my hometown and wanted to take them to places other than Times Square.  There's so much more to New York and the boroughs.  It was such a beautiful weekend and we wanted to take advantage of the weather so we took a trip to Wave Hill in the Bronx. 

What a spectacular place!  There's 28 acres of gardens, grounds and woodlands.  Everythings is so green and in bloom right now.  I had been there once before for an event but didn't get to see the entire garden.  We really picked the perfect weekend.  Not only was everything flowering but it was also a sponsored weekend by Target so the entrance fee was free! 

Here are a few photos from my visit.  Enjoy!
Anissa

The Celebration Continues

It doesn't happen very often but once in a while you have the couple that comes to you telling you that they're already married and are throwing a celebration for their family.  You know that adventurous couple that runs off and gets hitched on some tropical paradise and brings just their close friends or immediate family.

Jen and Joseph did just that!  When we first starting discussing the details of their event it was to be very low key.  This was a dinner celebration for the people that wanted to share this part of Jen and Joseph's life.  As it turned out the event morphed into a full wedding ceremony and reception.  On top of that this all came to fruition in just a couple months time. 

Jen and Joseph were so much fun to work with.  They got a beautiful day and really deserved it.  We wish them a lifetime of happiness and all good things to come their way!

Dazzling Wedding at Leonard's of Long Island

Purple is the "it" color right now for weddings this season.   We can't tell you how many couples we have coming into our showroom for wedding consultations and asking us how to incorporate purple into their reception without making it look tacky.  Purple can be a tricky color to work with.  You have to consider the shade of purple and decide whether it's used more as an accent or as the prominent and featured color.

Last weekend we were in Long Island for the wedding of one of our brides, Maggie.  Her venue was Leonard's of Long Island and she chose a purple color scheme. Maggie went with a dark purple hue.  We decided to keep the flowers for the ceremony as soft and neutral as possible.  The bridesmaid bouquet's featured a touch of dark purple in their bouquets which was a small nod to the color scheme.  Her reception was looked regal with the addition of lighting, her purple color scheme was done right.