We Love: Mini-Succulent Party Favors

We created these mini-succulent party favors for guests at our Spring Showroom Opening Party and we received so many compliments that we thought we’d share the idea. Simple to make and charming whether presented in a large grouping or singularly at place settings, these make great wedding favors or bridal shower favors. Use fresh succulents planted in soil, instead of cuttings, for party favors that are living reminders of your celebration.

Start with individually potted succulents. We chose all lavender-hued rosettes, for a uniform look, but these desert plants grow in a variety of shapes and soft colors. Ordering a collection of mixed succulents is usually a less costly option. Follow your floral supplier’s instructions for watering, then use a soft brush to clean off any stray soil.

Planning & Inspiration

Wedding Flower Inspiration From Sweden’s Royal Wedding

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Sweden’s Prince Carl Phillip married Sofia Hellqvist this weekend at Stockholm’s Royal Palace. Who can resist a royal wedding? Lavish settings and nearly-unlimited budgets make royal weddings a wonderful source of wedding inspiration. Watching a bride become an actual princess seems to prove that fairy tales do come true. Of course, what transfixed us about Sweden’s big event was the wedding flowers.

Flower walls of vibrant pink blossoms served as backdrops for both the ceremony altar and the head table at the reception. Outside, extravagant, deeper pink flowers decorated stone columns at the front of the palace. The bridal bouquet included cream and coral garden roses with sprigs of myrtle. Cuttings from the same plant have been carried and worn in the hair of Sweden’s royal brides for over a century.
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Planning & Inspiration

Roses & Rosé Floral Design Class

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Please join us for our floral class Roses & Rosé held at our stunning showroom located on Third Avenue between 57th & 58th Street in Manhattan on July 8th starting at 6:30pm.

Our class is approximately 2 hours long, which will include a demonstration from one of our expert floral stylists and lots of hands on experience with help from our design team! You will learn skills that you will be able to utilize for your own events in the future, or just to surround yourself with beautiful lush blooms (as we love to!).

$150 per person *Includes all tools and flowers

Refreshments and light fare will be provided. Schedule your class today! Email us with questions or if you would like to arrange a custom, private event like this one for a special occasion, email us at info@brideandblossom.com.
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Weddings

Classic Manhattan Wedding at The Plaza Hotel

by Elianna Phelps

Check out our newest wedding gallery, Manhattan Classic. This dream wedding at The Plaza was one of our favorites so far this year. We loved bringing bride Marianna’s romantic wedding flower vision to life, with over 10,000 roses. The Plaza’s soaring ceilings and exquisite architecture inspired us to create timeless floral designs with unique touches.

For more on this wedding:
Wedding at The Plaza Hotel: Behind the Scenes
Great Performances at The Plaza Hotel

Photographs by Fred Marcus at The Plaza Hotel.

Planning & Inspiration

Beautiful Wearable Tech Arrives

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Last week at London’s BAFTA Television Awards, British actress Donna Air hit the red carpet in in a dazzling example of “wearable tech.” The blush chiffon dress was designed by Rebecca Street in collaboration with House of Fraser. LED lights embedded in the bodice of the dress, and trailing down the skirt, give the high-fashion silhouette an ethereal glow. I would even call this dress… wedding worthy.

Watch this video to see the dress in motion and to learn more about how it was created.

https://youtu.be/nM-m3lRDHVg

via The Daily Mail

Planning & Inspiration

Wedding Tech & the WedTech Summit

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“Wedding Tech,” is the intersection of the wedding industry – designers, vendors, venues, and newly engaged couples – and the thought leaders, web architects and social media gurus of the technology world. These two industries have something very important in common: creative passion.

Each lighting-fast technological advance is met with fresh ideas for applying it to wedding planning, event design, service marketing, and social-media sharing. The result? Smartphone apps for wedding registries and RSVPs, 3D-printed wedding-cake toppers, wearable tech for brides, and hashtags to track guest photos and mentions in real time. This is an exciting time for brides-to-be, tech-savvy wedding pros, start-up entrepreneurs and angel investors.
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