A green and white floral palette truly is timeless. Whether it’s the inspiration for a wedding design, in the corner of a garden, the foundation of a home’s aesthetic — a combination of greens and whites are fresh and welcoming to all styles. With an abundance of leftover flowers from a season of reoccurring events,…
A Delicately Soft Mediterranean Inspired Garden Celebration
Delicate colors, soft textures, a focus on olive branches and florals arranged with an organic airy feel — this was the intention for this baptism celebration inspired by the feeling of a Mediterranean garden. What a beautiful honor it is to have some part in someone else’s life milestones. But how incredibly special…
Floral Inspiration :: Delightful Cosmos
Flowers are language, poetry … a conduit for human connection… Cosmos are some of my favorite flowers, especially in the garden where they always add a touch of whimsy and abundantly attract pollinators. They evoke that wildflower feeling and aesthetic when grown, but even more so when cut and styled. Cosmos are not meant…
Designing Florals with Fruits
As the sun grows shorter and afternoons leisurely stretch into golden evenings, somewhere between the refreshing bites of sweet watermelon, tomatoes and the morning quiet…we find ourselves settled into the rhythm of summer. A season where life is meant to be felt, where we embrace the simple things, and nurturing the vibrant abundance in our…
Bridal Inspiration :: Bouquets of Herbs
It was an early June afternoon, and I was in the garden harvesting the first herbs of the season, gathering stems of ‘Segurelha’ {‘Winter Savory’}. When I finished and looked at my hand, one by one these herbal stems organically took the shape of a beautiful bouquet. An idea was sparked in my mind. I…
Summer Florals :: Figs, Grapes & Herbs
Figs fill me with memories of summers in Portugal, surrounded by farmlands and mountain views. Of a determined grandfather who’d stand watch of birds for hours, so we’d have plenty of fruit to savor. A reminder of a great love. Grapes bring back the images of sitting beneath the shady vines, watching as they changed…
In Bloom :: Contemporary Summer Centerpieces
As creatives we all go through our own style seasons. Ones where we’re inspired and drawn more so to a particular aesthetic, flower, technique or color. And last summer was that for me, where I was in an “organic contemporary” phase with the intention of honing in on other floral design skills. I naturally created…
Food and Floral Styling
“For man, Autumn is a time of harvest, of gathering together … For Nature, it is a time of sowing, of scattering abroad.” — Edwin Way Teale What a beautiful thing to see my long love of food styling intertwined into the world of event design like never before! Whether it be a freshly made…
Spring Transitions :: Blossoms
…B L O S S O M… “I adore the sense of aliveness and vitality that comes with Spring. As if I could feel it actually turn on with the vernal equinox, everything feels endlessly full of hope.” – Mary Oliver …welcoming the renewed Blossoms of Spring. As spring continues to evolve on its seasonal…
Modern Asymmetrical Floral Baptism
A vision of flowers in colorful muted gems and vintage-like fabrics, Nadya’s Baptism was an asymmetrically modern floral affair. A design and style set not for only the youngest of us, but for as we grow and navigate life’s celebratory occasions too, through different colors and decor preferences. For Nadya’s late October party we wanted…
