We Have been up to our EYEBALLS with Valentine’s Flowers and are sooo so excited about this year.

Here are some special offerings that go beyond red roses. If you love red roses, and we do to, our classics are the best that you can find and once you see them, you will know why they are a classic. Order early because we sell out. Sorry to the young men who I had to turn away last year after 3:00.

Flowers and Plants

Aren’t these pretty? We used Herbs, A ton of Herbs for this post Thanksgiving Wedding. Sara Seber, the excellent wedding planner and owner of Indelible Times acted as my wingman and helped me set up hundreds of herbs and hundreds of candles.

When we went to pin the boutonnieres on the groomsmen, Carolina’s fiance asked if we saw her and how she looked. I said that Carolina looked beautiful, and he had the biggest smile I have ever seen. Carolina, you are one lucky lady.

Beautiful

This past weekend we had the pleasure of working with Roberta’s at the Green Building. One of our favorites, the staff is always super nice. The girls looked extra cute in their vintage outfits and everyone had more than a little style and pizazz. These wood farm tables and rustic napkins were perfect. With the smell of all the herbs, especially the lavender, I felt like I was in France.

They even brought in a portable, wood fired pizza oven! I know that the food was fantastic. I wish I could have stayed.

Did someone say RED?

We had the pleasure of fitting out an all RED wedding at the Prospect Park Picnic House.

I Love the Picnic House at Prospect Park, the view is amazing and the journey there is just magical. Especially in the fall. I was envious of all the guests swishing through the leaves in their best. Going down the pathway and entering a little, hidden building to celebrate a marriage.

The Picnic house reminds me of a warm, lively version of the Ice Palace in Dr. Zhivago, or the Petit Trianon what the houses might have been during happier times.

The day was perfect and I found this little dove sitting in a witch hazel tree. What a wonderful day for a wedding!

Groom, Dove

Lavender

Lavender is wonderful, the smell reminds me of summer sunshine and a warm blanket all in one. It is a great flavor to take into the colder months and has become the new hot item at Cookshop. Marcello Butron, a “barchef” at the hot eatery near the Highline shared his recipe for Lavender Cosmopolitans that he makes with our home-grown lavender.

LAVENDER COSMOPOLITAN

by: Marcello Butron

To Make Lavender Vodka

Infuse one bottle of vodka with a bunch of lavender for 1-2 days (he uses lavender from Rose Red & Lavender  which is organically grown)

Mix the lavender vodka with a fresh bottle of vodka at a 1:1 ratio.

To Make the Cosmopolitan

2 1/2 oz of Lavender Vodka

1 1/2 oz of white cranberry juice

1/2 oz of simple syrup (1pt sugar dissolved in 1pt water)

1/2 oz of fresh lemon juice

Mix together in a shaker over cracked ice. Strain and serve up in a Martini glass with a lemon twist.

Enjoy!

Now for some flowers

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Wax Flowers and Herbs

Such a rainy, snowy day.  Winter flowers are coming into season. I just saw the first of the peonies, and the ranuculus are starting to look nice and billowy.

This is a bouquet we made using lots of greens. Japonica, Kale, Stock and Anenomies round out this pretty bouquet. We tucked in some  rosemary and lavender just to make it look extra sweet.

Kale

Thank you so much to Sara Tew for sharing these wonderful photos with us. http://www.sarahtewphotography.com

We had a lot of fun with this, Katherine the bride was amazing to work with and had some really good ideas. We mixed lots of locally grown flowers with roses and succulents. Red really brings out the warm hues and highlights that succulents have. They almost seem to glow, like they would in clear sunshine.

Smells Divine

I love October Weddings, My favorite time of year!

All Photos in this post are © Sarah Tew Photography

The River Cafe is one of the most romantic restaurants in New York. I love the old world charm and feel, the secret gardens the little cave entrance and the wonderful garden rooms with all those windows and the glorious view of Manhattan and the Brooklyn Bridge.

Closeup of Bridal Bouquet

I love weddings at the River Cafe, especially ones that are this time of year.
I don’t know if you noticed the light at dusk in the fall. Everything glows a perfect shade of amber and pink. The light is holding on to the last of summer and we get a warm feeling before winter comes.
Winter light at dusk is cold and grey, summer just lingers and gets dimmer and dimmer, fall is glorious.
That special glow was my inspiration for this color pallet. Pinks, Salmons, and Orange with just a hint of Rusty Orange for an under tone.
Sedum, ranuculus, chrysanthumums, little butter colored roses, and waxflower make up these early fall centerpieces.

The River Cafe is very popular and evening weddings are glorious, here are some pictures I took during the setup. Look at all the action in the back. I can’t wait to see the professional pictures!

Everyone knows how much I love color, I remember when I was a child my father gave me a paint chip deck. I would sit for hours looking at the colors, mixing, matching, its so much fun to see what happens.

I had the pleasure of working with my two favorite colors today, purple and green. Actually purple flowers at the Green Building.

Purple Bouquet

I used antique hydrangea with thistle, cool water roses, wax flower and anemone. Everything was trimmed with twine and feathers. The soft brown feathers really look great with the twine.

Everything complements the space perfectly.

I love the Green Building, it feels like you are in a cool barn upstate but you are actually in the middle of Brooklyn. They have some side rooms outfitted with great vintage suitcases and mirrored tables with sort of a speak-easy vibe.

The Foundry is one of my favorite wedding venues.

It is so beautiful with the aged brick and the ivy climbing the walls. Without any decor it looks amazing.

Cathy and Tom were an amazing couple to work with, so much fun and full of warmth. It is no wonder that Cathy chose a sunny yellow for her bride’s maids and a yellow and green pallet for her flowers, she and Tom always have smiles.

Tom loves billy balls so we put lots of those in. I think the final results are classic and beautiful.

Thanks to Jake at jpweddingphoto.com for sending over these great pictures.

Thank you Cathy and Tom for letting us be a part of your special day.

Boutionniere

Bride's Maids Bouquet

This Weekend we have a PURPLE wedding at the GREEN building.

All these colors, can’t wait….

Hopefully I will remember to take some pictures!.