4 Tips for Wedding Pew Markers

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One way to make your most honored guests feel special on your wedding day is by making sure the people most important to you are seated in the front giving them a good view of the ceremony.                                                                   … Read More >>>

Tears on a wedding day shouldn’t be for the bouquet!

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I love weddings. Sadly, as every florist knows and some brides learn, these events can be rough on fresh flower bouquets. We’ve all heard of bridal bouquets that have been mistakenly stored in a freezer, left in the sun, forgotten in a car, dropped on the floor or worse.  It isn’t pretty to watch ‘things fall apart’ for a bride on her wedding day. Imagine… Her bouquet gets a hard … Read More >>>

Send Valentine’s Day flowers you love!

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  5 Top Tips for ordering great Valentine’s Day flowers   Develop a good relationship with your local florist.             A professional florist, who knows you personally, is more likely to know your floral preferences. They can customize the flowers you send (and receive) to exceed your expectations.  As a bonus, there are less handling fees when working directly with your personal florist instead of third party transferred orders and … Read More >>>

The Cascading Bridal bouquet returns as a wedding favorite

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Cascading bouquets are back as the favorite floral design of trendy brides. After years of choosing the simple, easily duplicated ’round-moundy’ hand-tied bouquets, brides are realizing how gracefully cascading bouquets flow from a bride’s hand. A more sophisticated look; these designs add a touch of elegance against the background of their beautiful gowns.     When in comes to trends, whatever we have been doing – we decide to do the very opposite … Read More >>>

Daffodils or Jonquils? What is the difference?

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Do you enjoy a springtime walk amidst sunny Daffodils …                                      or are those Jonquils?   Yes, I ‘m guilty, too.  I often use the names, daffodil and jonquil, interchangeably when referring to these happy-faced flowers of early spring.     As the first flowers to pop up beneath the brown branches of … Read More >>>

Design Tips for gluing fresh flowers with floral adhesive

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  Gluing flowers into a bracelet, ribbon, or other flower form makes fast, easy work of prom, wedding, or decorative designs. Using floral adhesive known as ‘cold glue’ is more time efficient than wiring and taping individual flower blooms. Using these quick design tips makes gluing an easy technique.     Upon opening a tube of floral adhesive (cold glue) dab Vaseline, lotion, or other oil-based product onto the tube cap … Read More >>>

‘Arts & Flowers’ at the Centre for Performing & Visual Arts

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If you enjoy being surrounded by beautiful flowers and talented people, look for an ‘Arts & Flowers’ or “Arts in Bloom’ event to attend in your area. It can be a fun outing that offers inspiring new ideas.               I recently enjoyed the opportunity to offer floral commentary for the creative works of local designers at the ‘Arts & Flowers’ event of the Centre for Performing Arts … Read More >>>

Experience ‘The Gilded Age’ of Mansion Row, RI

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Recently, we visited Rhode Island and fell in love with the gorgeous  ‘Ocean State’. A tour of the Newport Mansions had been on my ‘bucket list’ for a long time. We were not disappointed. A day spent on Mansion Row is like opening the gates of time and going backwards for a glimpse of privileged life at the dawn of the 20th century. The natural, autumn RI beauty was magnified … Read More >>>

Ronald McDonald House – #DMcStyle

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      Congratulations to Drew McGukin Interiors for the great job they did creating an exceptional room for the Ronald McDonald Long Island Project. Drew and his team created a room that is as fun, energetic and zany as he is. I can say that – I raised him. 🙂  Drew loves life and it shows in his lively choices of colors, textures, and fabrics.   Drew and his … Read More >>>

Choosing your bridal bouquet –

When choosing the design of your bridal bouquet, give careful consideration to your personal style, body shape, along with the lines of your dress. Discuss these details with your florist during consultation. Offer photos and magazine pages that you have collected illustrating design styles and color harmonies that you especially like. Think about your body shape   To achieve proper proportion, your height should be the first consideration. Give your … Read More >>>