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Last month, Joe came to do a job that none of us gals wanted to do. I felt like this was a man's job, so I called on the best guy I know.

Here he is in action, placing three floating floral rafts in their designated spots.

The shallow end was no biggie…

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Dear Nancy

…Not to be snarky, but can you please explain why my florist charged $250 for a bouquet of peonies when I found an eight stem bunch at Whole Foods that very same week for $12.99?

Lisa

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This was indeed one of the more memorable weddings of 2009. I love love love doing modern classic weddings and I love very sleek and uber chic venues. And sleek to some might be boring, but for me, if done well in the right venue (and the St. Regis is such a venue ), it's very polished.

If anyone knew how I live, they would know that my personal design style is very minimal, sleek, contemporary, and totally Design within Reach, so I love it when I get to do simple yet meaningful designs. This “Orchid, Bamboo, & Stone” motif wedding for Cheralin and James this past June was a wonderful experience and I hope you enjoy the images.

Kirsty Edwards the gifted photographer for this wedding did these amazing boards. She is also incredibly nice. You can see even more images on her blog at Shoot Retouch.
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I'm still invigorated by last weekend's wedding. After we had all the decor set in place, I actually had time to walk around the site and just gush at the simple beauty of it all. Our couple, Meg and Shawn, longed for a laid back country feel with tons of mason jar candles, paisley fabric, and simple florals. I got to use buckets and buckets of pure white snowberries. They just spilled from the vases and were as plump as grapes. Love them so much!

I hope to share the professional pictures soon, but Joe was able to snap pics of a few details. By the way, he hung all those mason jars from the magnolia tree. It was his project, and he took it very seriously! Thank you Joe!

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Whew!

A few days ago, a cake decorator from Kansas e-mailed me and said that she had been asked to design a cake for a photoshoot in a national bridal magazine, and when looking for inspiration on Flickr, she came across a bouquet I made for Jessica, one of my past brides:

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October is a very interesting month. Many of the summer flowers are still in the market but since it is the end of their nature blooming schedule, they are starting to not look as good. Dahlias, garden roses, and sweet peas might be at the end.

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“The best way to have a good idea is to have lots of ideas.” - Linus Pauling

And so it seems I am constantly thinking of new ideas and “getting myself into trouble” as my Mom likes to say. After several weeks of creating pieces for various collaborations with some of the finest vendors in the industry I got to thinking… collaborations are one of my favorite aspects of this business. The power behind a creative team coming together to vision an idea can be, for lack of a better word, magical. Stunning tabletops like those that you may have seen in the most recent issue of Bride and Bloom from Carissa at JL Designs and Karen of Karen Tran Florals are the magic I speak of.

So I decided to head up my very own tabletop shoot. Yes, I know what you may be thinking… a tabletop designed by a stationery artist? Well yes, design of all kind has always been a passion. My home has been a veritable sketchbook for the many interior design concepts I experimented with over the years. Take a look at what things look like around the Holidays and you will see I do love to dabble in creating warm and inviting environments. So I thought, why not combine my passion for paper details with my love of tabletop design?

Later this month several of my region’s finest wedding professionals will gather to execute two tabletop shoots. The first of which is Watercolor Harvest. The details will have an artistic flair - think art books as cake stand while the color palette is inspired by my beloved collection of pink milk glass. Stay tuned next week when I share a sneak peek into the inspiration behind the second shoot and introduce my partners in crime.

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Ashley Nicole and her husband Bryan got married yesterday in Wisconsin… I'm anxiously awaiting photos from the professional photographer couple, but until then I can show you guys some shots of the flowers I made for them!

Each of the four bridesmaids had a different colored bouquet…

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Ever wonder how... to prevent “sweaty vase syndrome”?

I like the look of stacked vases. The picture below features bubble bowls stacked on top of cylinders of submerged orchids.

Photo by The Image is Found.
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Sheryl is one of my rare local customers who was referred to me by Sandi, another woman I previously worked with.

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