I just got back from an amazing long weekend in London celebrating a very good friend’s wedding.
I was honored to be asked by the Bride to work with Jamie Aston to create her bouquet.
Jamie’s shop is located on Great Portland Street in Marylebone.

I loved that in the UK boutonnieres are called buttonholes.
Leave it to the American’s to unnecessarily complicate things by using
the French translation rather than the English.

The church was glorious!
Guests came from all around the world traveling from Moscow to San Francisco.

We used green and white parrot tulips, sweet pea and spray roses for the Bride.
Jamie has incredible flair and style and offers classes at the shop.

It was a fantastic experience and I recommend stopping by his shop if you are ever in London.
His website shows some of his amazing talent.
Check out his floral designs for a bride and groom that got married
inside one of the compartments of The Eye.

www.jamieaston.com

i was so fortunate to be able to have a one on one conversation with preston bailey at our mentoring session in march.

we talked about the power of visualization; you need to really think about what you want and work towards your goals.

we talked about many things, and  one of the things that  Preston told me to do was to get on TV.. well first of all,  i hate to have my picture taken, much less stand in front of a tv camera.. but today i did it and we were  live.. i was a little nervous, but it went so fast.. and i had fun!

this morning, i spoke about the concept of DIY mothers day bouquets.

Do It Yourself

don’t be intimidated, be creative.

i recommend that you buy fresh cut flowers from a local grocer; whole foods and trader joes have great selections and the prices are great.

this week Whole Foods has Peonies for 9.99 a bunch!! wow you cant beat that price.

choose a vessel and be creative; a mason jar or antique jar from a flea market are fun options

cut your stems on an angle and place in the vase so that the height of the flowers is no more than twice the height of the vase

i love flowers en masse, arrangements with an abundance of one single flower..

for all you moms out there; teach your children how to arrange flowers; this is one gift that will keep on giving.

happy mothers day

Check out this video clip!

Saturday, May 1 was a busy day for TableArt.  Along with the Samschick Bar Mitzvah we had The Rock School for Dance Education’s Annual Scholarship Benefit at the Independence Seaport Museum.

The night was full of dancing, music, and roses.

The Save the Date was inspiration for the red and black decor.

1,000 Red Roses graced the tables that evening.

We used the black in the dress of the Save the Date as the anchor color for the vessels and chairs while the red was used to bring the room alive.

The black ball candles on the candelabra were a great alternative to the traditional taper candle.

The woman’s dress also influenced the napkin detail and fold.

A black lace garter was used to create the bustle of the dress which we fixed to be large and give the illusion of a skirt.

The night was a success with the great help of Culinary Concepts and their incredible team.