Where am I now??

Hello AFFW readers,

I have to say I keep getting emails and questions about my wedding and this blog. SO THANKS FOR READING!!! Keep all of your questions coming.

I thought I was "over" weddings, but I'm not. I will be at the Brooklyn Flea this Saturday, July 17th, sharing a table with Small world Terrariums, aka Tanesha Smith-Wattley. We both are doing centerpieces for tables (terrariums and handcrafted ceramics) and I am now making ceramic favors for weddings- so if you are in the area- stop by and say HI!

Flowers for People

So, I really have to give so much credit to our friend, Tawana Schlegel, who volunteered her talent to be our floral designer. I really just showed her my inspirations (many on my blog) and told her I wanted everything to be very simple with my whole "farm meets the forest" idea. She was amazing. I felt as though she took images out of my mind and made them real. For the flowers for our family (dads, moms, grandmothers, etc...) we used kermit mums and white clover for the men, and the ladies had lady slipper orchids.

My bouquet was all white ranunculas. They are so clean and fresh, but all of those petal layers add an element of lushness. I also thought they had a softness that mirrored the flowers at the neck of my dress.

All pics taken by Sarah Sloboda

Our Rings

Our rings are just lovely. I made the ceramic piece to nestle them in moss.

My ring was custom made by Hannah Clark. AC's is a Marian Maurier band from the Clay Pot.

Flower Inspiration

This is great. Taken from Brooklyn Bride's coverage of Brett & Adam's Wedding.

Little Details

These are a few little details I loved from Lisa & Nick's Wedding at Snippet & Ink. Our Molly is a little too shy to be our ring bearer. Our wedding day is coming up so fast-- my brain is swimming with last minute details.
Their photographer was Lisa Lefkowitz.

Fancy Farm Weddings before ours...

Having a wedding at Blue Hill at Stone Barns is simply amazing. It is romantic and fresh, lush and modern all at once. Needless to say, many couples have chosen it for these very reasons. Browsing on Brides.com, I came across this wedding that was designed by the editors of Modern Bride and Michelle Rago at Blue Hill in the Hudson Valley... see more pictures and read all about "A Little Bit Country" here.

Pics from Brides.com

Green Flowers

Green Inspiration from Garden Design Magazine via Housemartin.

Blooming Inspiration

We will be sticking to a green and white color scheme, but the pretty petals and composition of these below are the lush but clean look we are thinking about for our tables.

pics below: top peonies from Housemartin, middle moss, ferns, flowers from Brooklyn Bride, whose photographer was Bethalee photography, and bottom peony taken by me at Banchet flowers.

MOSS

The picture below is from Martha Stewart (via Housemartin). I have been working on a few terrarium-like moss creations for our centerpieces. Mixing a few very structural elements with a lot of whimsy is what I would like.

The two pictures below Martha's mushroom magic are my works in progress.

Christian Tortu

I work in Chelsea, so I took a leisurely lunchtime stroll over to the Meat Packing District to browse for wedding bands (namely Auto, see next post).

Next to Auto is a wonderful place, Banchet Flowers. In the window was this vase by Christian Tortu that I remembered seeing online at Rose and Radish (they are still available here). They are a little expensive but if you are having a smaller wedding with a few tables or a single banquet table- they are stunning.
Images: below- me, below below- Rose and Radish

Where The Farm Meets the Forest- Tablescapes

I love reading older blog posts from the wedding blogs that were started over a year ago. I was not even planning a wedding 6 months ago. So now I have a lot of wonderful catching up to do.
I really like what jsj is doing. A few months ago she posted about a flower shop in Boston- Winston Flowers. Simply gorgeous, creative designs.

On a much more recent note: Housemartin is amazing. This blog is so inspiring. It is the place to go for all things floral (with a nice dash of home design thrown in for fun). This week he shows off with these beauties. From the post, "I did a grouping of 6 cubes running down the table. Each cube has a leaf wrapped inside, tufts of moss, and billy buttons - very architectural - maybe echoing a little cluster of undergrowth in the woods."

Where the Farm Meets the Forest

It seems every other couple is moved by the color green for their weddings now. It is a lush color that reminds me of ferns and grass. Two pictures that inspire. One taken on a hike upstate the other on one of our vacations in Vanuatu.