Black and white winter wedding for a NYC couple.

On this bitter cold day a very sweet couple got hitched! The bride wanted clean, simple, elegant yet playful flowers. Our wintery mix included Anemone's, brunia, Tibet roses, Star of Bethlehem, Ranuncs and Narcissus for the moms! The bridal bouquet and the groom's bout got a special feathery touch using white ostrich feathers.

Anemone's and their amazing grace.

During the production of my last event, I found myself in complete awe of my flowers. The care taking involved is like taking care of a baby. (OK, maybe that's a little too far) What I mean is that I find myself constantly changing the environment to make them happy. Window open for cold, window closed, because it's too cool. Blinds open for more sun, blinds closed for less sun. Bucket up on the table because heat rises, bucket on the floor for those who like it colder. I even come check on them in the middle of the night to make sure all is well in the flower room (:

My anemone's are from our local garden state New Jersey. When I picked them up on Thursday morning, you wouldn't even know they were Anemone's. They were completely closed and looked almost like a tulip! I put them in some warm water and in the sunlight and POOF they opened up like a jack in the box. At night they tuck themselves in. Literally they close completely up as it they never opened.

Hydrangea's also need some special attention. Hyro, meaning water, means these puppies need CONSTANT hydration. Not only for their stems, but, they love to take a 20 minute bath, fully submerged in warm water. Once they come out of the tub, they get sprayed with a special solution that helps lock in the water. There is also a secret herb to put on the stem to promote water uptake.

The Foundry in Long Island City. Black, white, green wedding.

I finally got professional pictures from this wedding back in July and thought I would share. The ones I used were terrible, since I am no photographer (:

Linsey and Jeff found me online and promptly set up an appointment to talk about their flowers. These two were a pleasure to deal with not only due to their quality taste in style, but, they were beyond organized! The bride told me that her desired floral style was whimsical yet modern and clean and slightly edgy. They wanted to use all black, white and green florals to complement the exquisite Foundry venue located in Long Island city. We choose chocolate cosmos which actually smell like chocolate! Gerbera daisies with a black center, fiddle head ferns, white hydrangea, geranium, and stephanotis in the bridal bouquet. Her ceremony pieces were clear cylinders using branches, green berries, and gorgeous white delphinium. The HUGE urn was so much fun to make. I literally had to straddle between the ledge and the center urn. It is made up of Manzanita branches, vibrunum foliage, JUMBO fiddle heads (3 in the front of large arrangement) and white delphinium. Lindsey's brides maids wore a custom made head band with white Dahlia, chocolate cosmos and geranium attached to the side for a little 20's flare.

Matt ♥ Danielle NYC

This wedding was was a dream. The color palette was black and white with a natural feel. The bridal bouquet was made of white callas, black star callas, fiddle heads, wave leaf and white ranunculous. The handle was a black, textured crossed hatched material with crystal pins for a slightly old world feel.