Aisle Style: Floral Arches in Twirl New York’s New Fall Issue

Two of our most romantic ceremony designs appear in Twirl New York’s new issue.

For an enchanting, Brooklyn waterfront wedding, an arch of wisteria and curly willow (#3) held decadent clusters of pink, cream and white flowers. Ruskus vines, entwined with dendrobium orchids trailed down the arch’s side to a moss base. Kris Rae’s beautiful photo captures the garden-like, natural concept of our design, as well as a moment of pure joy and love.

A rustic-branch chuppah (#5), adorned with the lushest, white hydrangea blossoms, framed a traditional Jewish ceremony at a decadent, Hudson-Valley wedding, photographed by Ryan Brenizer. Aisle Style is a must-see if you’re looking for wedding inspiration – so many gorgeous, creative ideas for walking down the isle of your dreams. Read and download the whole Fall 2015 issue of Twirl NY, and see more from these weddings below.
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We Love: Inspired Cocktail Table Linens & Cuffs

by Elianna Phelps

We love these chic, clever linen sets and “table cuffs,” from BBJ Table Fashions. Highboy tables are perfect for wedding cocktail hours and for reception side tables. Guests need a place to set down drinks while they dance all night! Wedding and event pros have all sorts of tricks to keep draped fabric out of the way and looking lovely. Finally, solutions have arrived. Separate sheaths and toppers give a creative options. Sheaths are designed to be twisted, and toppers can be square (above left), or an elastic cap style (above right) that stays put. And, how gorgeous is that matte-sequin, blush-champagne fabric?
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Bouquet Recipe: Organic & Textured

by Elianna Phelps

Beautiful bride Courtney wanted garden-like wedding flowers that looked almost fresh picked. We’ll be sharing more from the waterfront ceremony and reception at Manhattan’s Battery Gardens soon, but first, this special bouquet warranted a new bouquet recipe.

If you’re planning your own wedding right now and you’ve just started gathering inspiration, you might feel confused about terminology. Love this look? Ask your wedding florist for a natural or organic shape with texture and dimension. The shape here is softly rounded, but not round or compact.

Courtney’s bouquet was composed of ivory and white garden roses, white anemones and ranunculus, blush La Perla roses, with accents of seeded eucalyptus and cascading jasmine vines. We think it looked perfect with the bride’s loose, romantic waves and that gorgeous champagne dress with the delicate, dark-lace overlay.
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Astonishing Wedding & Flower Videos

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Whether you’re planning your wedding, building an empire, or just working your way through an endless to-do list, remember to look up, take a breath, and notice the beauty and magic all around us. Here are a few videos that inspired and astonished us this week.

First, breathtaking views of opulent Oheka Castle, one of our favorite Long Island wedding venues, by Aerial New York.

Here’s the wedding video everyone’s talking about – this groom levitates! Watch Jillian Sipkins and Justin Willman’s first dance, appropriately performed to “I Put a Spell On You,” and prepare to be awed. Here’s the full version. Can someone please explain to me how he does it?
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Floral Crown for Engagement Photo Shoot

by Elianna Phelps

Bride-to-be Lauren asked us to create a floral crown for her engagement shoot and we were more than happy to say yes! Flower crowns are wildly popular with chic brides right now. Wearing blooms close to the face brings out every woman’s natural beauty and evokes tradition; adorning hair with fresh flowers, for weddings and festivals, was just as on-trend in ancient Greece and Medieval Europe as it is today.

We got to know Lauren’s lovely sense of style while working on designs for her big day next June. For this engagement session, she envisioned blush roses and shared an inspiration image from a gorgeous French wedding. Instead of standard roses, we suggested delicate, light-pink spray roses, and ethereal baby’s breath. Cool-toned, seeded eucalyptus complimented the intricate, ivory petals of tiny wildflowers, including poetically-named astrantia million stars. Fresh and romantic, the finished crown looked perfect with Lauren’s “lob,” worn in gentle waves.
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Bouquet Recipe: Soft & Stunning for Summer

by Rachel Trimarco

For the summer wedding of a bride who is a very dear friend, we created this hand-tied bridal bouquet, composed of flowers in shades of cream and very pale blush. For a soft, airy, romantic look, we selected fluffy café au lait dahlias and peonies, delicate spray roses and sweet pea and classic Vendela roses. To finish the bouquet, stems were ties with white-satin ribbon, accented with lace from the bridal gown.

To see many more gorgeous photos of this summer wedding, by Anna Lee Media:
Country Club Romance
Summer Country Club Wedding

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