Liza & Simon 6.23.12

The story of Simon and Liza's wedding goes a little something like this...A bridal bouquet was made...


but was missing a little something. So a little something was added, and the bouquet was complete... ...well not entirely complete. No bouquet is complete without a handle treatment, and some gratuitous modeling.  Containers, to numerous to count, waited to be filled. Vintage berry baskets, bottles, cans and boxes sat empty for days... ...slowly, things began to happen. Berry baskets were filled with flowers... ...and planted with herbs...and a few veggies.  Vintage cans filled with flowers were babysat by Werepig, just waiting for something exciting to happen.  I arrived at the Barnard Inn, on Friday prepare to sew (yes, you read that correctly)...little did I know, I would be forced to take photos of chickens to numerous to mention. It soon became painfully obvious, that I like chickens.  While I sewed sweaters to trees...(you'll find out why in about 3 seconds...) Simon and Liza were involved in something pretty damn stylish... ...a traditional Korean wedding ceremony! A magical end to a Friday night! The next day we packed up the van...and headed back to the Inn.  Liza looked stunning... ...as did the flower girls.  Seating cards were hung... ...menu cards were placed... ...and tables were dressed with flowers, candles and veggies galore! Simon and Liza were married under a sweater bombed chuppah (thats were the sewing comes in)... ...and were officially man and wife (and really attractive). Thus ending another weekend of a summer filled with love and folks in fancy clothes. 
All obvious professional photos by the obscenely talented Noa Griffel

For arts sake.

Every once in a while I get to do something that allows me to make whatever I want. No rules, no suggestions, no must haves. A chance for me to use much loved things that might not be so popular with others, odd color combos and slightly more expensive things reserved for special things. For the second year in a row I was asked to part of Woodstock Vermont's "History in Bloom" exhibit at the historical society. You know the deal...they pair you up with a piece of art work, or in my case a very old doll and tell you to make something pretty that compliments it. Well...here you go. You can see my little doll friend in the very last photo. She had the creepiest of needle teeth and made me slightly uncomfortable with her judging eyes.

Red Cardinal Delphinium...um, yes. 

Jenny & Scotty 6.9.12

Jenny and Scotty were married at my oh so favorite Camp Ohana, on a perfectly sunny afternoon surrounded by ferns, moss, rocks and grassy bits. Jenny told me in our first meeting that she wanted their wedding to reflect their love of camp, canoeing, and a magical place surrounded by moss, grasses and ferns (yikes, the name escapes me, maybe its somewhere in Canada?) they once traveled to. One of the best compliments a florist can get is that a wedding is perfectly "them"...and I've heard this numerous times about Jenny and Scotty's wedding. It was really, perfectly them.



Jenny let me make her a flower pile! I was SO excited.  Ohana's dining hall is so perfectly perfect in every way. I'm a sucker for anything that feels like summer camp having gone for 11 years. Something about it just feels like home.  I proper oar send off! (and a very excited pup!)

process.

Ann & Ryan 5.19.12

On a perfect day in May, Ann and Ryan were married in a chapel built for 15. A tiny button of a chapel tucked into the woods, over a tiny bridge, up a crooked path and surrounded by dairy cows. All in all, a perfect ceremony for a tiny intimate celebration, with only the most important people.



A photo I couldn't resist, of my favorite flower shop kid. His freckles and missing tooth really complement the bouquet.  Nothing warms a florists heart more then a giggling flower girl with her nose in a bouquet.

Corporate goodness

Hey! Its not always weddings around these parts...we also make arrangements for offices and other non-weddingy events of the more corporate variety. We made these lovelies for an office open house held at Dartmouth College.

Who ever said offices don't like to feel pretty every once in awhile? 

Amanda & Jeff 4.21.12

It was nice to be back....Amanda and Jeff held their small intimate wedding at Simon Pearce Restaurant in Quechee, VT. One of my favorite venues due to it's stylish decor, amazing food and the view outside the windows, was nearly gutted last year due to hurricane Irene. (check out the damage in this video...you'll really get a feeling for what went on just 3 miles from our shop) It was nice to stand in its private room and look outside at the waterfall that severely changed the surrounding landscape that I grew up with and know that everything was rebuildable, and that my favorite places would continue to be my favorite places.

Anyway...enough of that. Amanda and Jeff got married in a large show room at the restaurant surrounded by gorgeous pieces of glass and pottery and under a rustic arbor of birch covered in flowers. The predicted rain held off just long enough, 50 of their closest friends and family gathered, and the flower arrangements were filled with tulips (Amanda's favorite) All in all...it was a pretty perfect day.