Rose installation at Saint Vitus Bar, Brooklyn.

This project was a gift to my husband and his partners who recently opened up the much anticipated Saint Vitus bar + music venue in Brooklyn. They have been open for one week and already have regulars! When I saw the architecture come together with the all the metal finishes, black tiles, wood and velvet, there was no hesitation for what I was going to do. The iron mesh where the lighting is hung above the bar was perfect for hanging roses! A few hundred of them (:

It looks like I'll be doing some projects here in the future. Come down for a drink and gaze at the pretty flowers if your in the neighborhood.

Lovely Bridal turn's ONE!

Here are some more images of the flowers I did for Lovely's one year birthday party.

Lovely Bridal turn's ONE!

Lovely Bridal celebrated their first birthday last week and asked me to do their flowers. I absolutely love working in their beautiful space. Every thing there is just so and makes for a relaxed and fun experience. Some of the images there are by Mel and Co.'s who's troupe was there to document every detail. There were tasty treats from Naturally Delicious and Lulu Cake Boutique .

Brooklyn Based up close and personal interview!

Thanks to Brooklyn Based featuring me, I have an extensive interview about how I came about doing what I do (: Read the full article here.

Clementine photo shoot at the Brooklyn Pharmacy.

This event was sort of a launching pad for brand spanking new wedding event styling company called Clementine Events . Kathy Malone, producer of the annual Steampunk Day and fashion events is rolling out the red velvet carpet to those brides looking for a unique spin on a once in a life time experience. This evening was chalk full of super talented Brooklyn designers and wedding industry pro's. Our line up included photographer Kristina Hill, Anabel and Dorothee of Belathee photography, Ruth of Papertopias, Betsy of Nine Cakes, Dress designer Melissa Bell, Jeweler Maryanne of Wabisabibibrooklyn, Dance choreographer Beije of mindfuldance, make up by Genavieve of vievemakeup and flowers + jewelry by me!

I also added a picture of me so that my clients can see who I am (: I am the redhead with the hat/veil by Lachinaloca Enjoy!

Flowers for a Brooklyn loft art opening.

It's rare that we florist's get our grubby little hands on Cherry Bloosms since they come around only once a year for a short period of time. They are the definition of beauty to me me. Branches + flowers makes this girl very happy. The flowers were for an art show featuring Mather and Company work incentive posters. They are fantastic, optimistic, usually colorful posters that date back to the 1920's.

Brooklyn wedding during a meaningful time....

This post may be one of the more sentimental explanations I have given about a wedding I have worked on. My bride from today contacted me only 2 weeks ago for her wedding in Battery Gardens. She was so sweet an soft spoken and truly excited about flowers. We met in person and she told me that she really wanted Ikaebana design. Although I have seen this before, I wasn't exactly sure until I did a little homework. Turns out that this practice tends to be a natural tendency, but, taken to the next level. Japanese Ikebana is a disciplined art from in which nature and humanity are brought together. It emphasizes other parts of the plant, such as the stems, leaves, petals, branches, and focuses on shape, line, and from. The artist's intention behind each arrangement is shown through a piece's color combinations, natural shapes, and graceful lines. In other words.... you mean to put each and every piece in it's "meant to be" spot (: I really enjoyed this process.

This wedding stirred up a lot of emotions about... well. life! This sweet woman is from Japan, and was in the middle of planning her big day when the tragic tsunami hit home. I could only think about what I felt like when 9/11 happened (on a smaller scale). It's just devastating and knocks the wind out of your soul. She had been on my mind, but, I wasn't sure how to or if I should bring it up. Yesterday afternoon she called me asking about some last minute hair flowers and when I asked her how everything was coming along; she was nothing short of positively ELATED about her family meeting his for the first time. She had everyone by her side, all together and starting her life with her man. I swear I could feel her huge smile and pure happiness through the phone!

Switching back a bit, I remember how I felt about life and what I thought was meaningful and what was not when 9/11 happened. I was a full time jeweler and part time massage therapist. I couldn't shake the doubts I had about if I was doing something meaningful or not. At that time, jewelry seemed utterly unimportant.... but... I carried on. Now.... being a florist... I can honestly say that being a part of (one of)the most important day's in someone's life and making them feel pretty, or special, truly means the world to me. These day's are few and far between and I get to see the happiest day's on a regular basis..... (: