What a day yesterday was.. WOW it was amazing to see all our ideas come to life.

This linen, “frequency” was the inspiration for our design concept and was perfect for an event honoring our leaders in the world of science

The power of yellow was amazing against the plum walls of Upper Mandell at The Franklin Institute

these emerald green linens were so beautiful in the room with these arrangements of fantail willow, green hydrangea and flying roses

we loved this modern design with the multi colored aluminum wire swirling with the green cymbidium orchids

these were spectacular in the spray of colorful tulips and brought such great energy to the room

i just loved these mirrored vessels filled with purple hydrangea, green and lavender roses and green cymbidium blooms

the room was spectacular.. we are honored to have been selected to be the designer for the 2010 Franklin Awards.

yesterday started at 5:00 am and the trucks arrived at 6:30 am. the loading and transporting of flowers and all the other tabletop accessories is one of the most challenging aspects of our business (and the most non glamorous)

we arrived at the loading dock at the Franklin Institute at 9:30 and up to the Upper Mandell center to start our day.

an empty room with tables on their racks and chairs stacked in the corner

our linens arrived at 11:00

we started to set up the tables at noon and by the end of the day we were in pretty good shape..

ready for our day today.. now the fun begins. today we will be placing the arrangements on the tables and bringing this event to life.

we are so thrilled to be designing the Franklin Awards tonight.. more photos to follow.

today started with the rain and clowds and now the skys are clearing

we have had a very busy morning here in our design room

we have recieved more flowers and our designers have started arranging some florals

i just love these purple hydrangea, green dianthus and rose arrangements

more later….