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Planning & Inspiration

Colorful Inspiration at Gran Electrica With CassiClaire

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We had so much fun creating bright, colorful summer bouquets and floral arrangements for a wedding inspiration shoot at Gran Electrica in DUMBO, Brooklyn. The vibrant colors of durga-kali’s bridesmaid dresses were perfect wedding-flower inspiration.

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Our thanks go to durga-kali for arranging and styling this shoot, and for inviting us to get involved. More to come on the uniquely clever design of these gorgeous bridesmaid dresses!

Photographer: Cassi Claire
Venue: Gran Electrica
Dresses & Planning: durga-kali
Hair & Makeup: Katie Arbore
Table Cards: Corkbuds
Vintage Taxi: Checker Cab NYC

More of this wedding inspiration shoot:

Desiree Hartsock (Beautiful lifestyle and wedding blog, by someone you’ll recognize from The Bachelor!)
Bright Colorful Wedding Inspiration from the very talented photographer

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Planning & Inspiration

We Love: Moss Baskets for Flower Girls

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Flower girls scattering petals from moss baskets captured hearts, in a wedding at The Liberty Warehouse, in Red Hook, Brooklyn. Flower girls never fail to charm us. Photographer Kris Rae captured the joy, pride (and shyness!) that go along with this important role.

Moss-covered baskets complemented the romantic-garden aisle decor we created with roses, hydrangea, spray roses, stock and seeded eucalyptus, set in moss. If you’re planning a similar wedding theme and you like this flower-girl idea, ask your wedding florist to recreate these petal baskets.

Etsy seller justanns offers handcrafted moss baskets finished with burlap ribbon and a vintage button. We also love this heart-shaped moss basket from Little Things & Favors.
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Planning & Inspiration

High Centerpieces for Heightened Drama

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If there is one thing that we’ve learned from creating floral designs for almost every event space in New York City, it is that nothing transforms a room and says beauty and opulence like lush tall centerpieces. With so many stunning, New York City wedding venues featuring dramatic, vaulted ceilings, we simply feel the need to play into the drama with tall floral arrangements.

While high centerpieces are often more expensive than low centerpieces, there are ways to save on costs and still wow your guests. Ask your floral designer for ideas. For starters, doing a mixture of high and low is a great way to transform your space and not max out your flower budget. We also love to use hydrangeas in high centerpieces. Not only are they one of the most beautiful and romantic flowers, but they are large and lush so they automatically add volume to your centerpiece. Another trick is to layer the flowers within the high centerpiece, adding more dimension and creating the illusion that it’s even larger.
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Planning & Inspiration

Bouquet Recipe: Pretty Peach & Purple Petals

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Rich, vibrant hues and unexpected contrast made this bridesmaids’ bouquet stand out.

Wedding-flower color schemes are always carefully considered by brides and wedding florists. In fact, color is often the first thing our brides mention in our conversation about types of wedding flowers. To achieve the layered, painterly look of this bouquet, it was essential to select exactly the perfect shades of peach and purple.

Cool-toned purple hydrangea formed a lush base. Pale-peach garden roses brought softness to the color palette, while ranunculus, in a brighter, sunset shade of peach, infused the bouquet with warmth. Deep-purple dahlias added richness. We finished the bouquet with accents of silver-green dusty miller leaves.
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Planning & Inspiration

Hawaii Beach Wedding Under Hurricane Skies

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When I saw these breathtaking photos of my friend Katiann’s wedding, I asked her to share her story of putting together a beach wedding in Oahu while hearing reports that two hurricanes were about to hit. As you can see, this story does have a happy ending. In her own words:

The week leading up to our day was nothing short of stressful. With two uninvited guest on their way, our wedding week had officially gone in to high gear. Flowers and catering were the least of my worries, I now had two hurricanes coming for my day.

J. and I knew no matter what the weather had in store for us we had each other and Hawaii and that’s all that mattered. Changing our date and rearranging everything was minor in the big picture. All of the “stuff” that we brides stress over had fallen to the wayside. I was marrying the love of my life in paradise.
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West Elm Scarsdale Wedding

Planning & Inspiration

Styled Shoot With West Elm Scarsdale

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Here are more lovely images from the styled shoot we did recently with a fantastic group of collaborators. (For part one, see Thinking Inside The Box.)

We composed the bridal bouquet and centerpiece arrangements with loose, romantic blooms in a soft color palette of cream, lavender, blush and green. Dahlias played a starring role, supported by roses and hydrangea. Furniture and accessories in rustic wood and gleaming metal gave the set a a modern and glamorous look. Inspired? Shop with a West Elm discount code.
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Styled bridal

Photographer: Elkin Cardona
Event Stylist : Helen Guzman Bonito Designs
Venue: Sky Gallery
Furniture & Accessories: West Elm Scarsdale
Model/coordinator : Belkis Rodriguez / Instagram @BridalBliss
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