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Istanbul-Artistic Inspiration Abounds

July 22nd, 2008 · 1 Comment

Happy Summer!! My Director of Sales and Design, Mark Rose, recently returned from Turkey and I asked him to share a bit of his trip with you. He is an amazing photographer and always in hot pursuit of all things beautiful and cultural. Here is what he has to share…..
 
Istanbul 
 
Istanbul is an ancient city steeped […]

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Posted in: Our Travels · Inspiration Tuesdays · The Detail that made the Difference · Things We Love

Destination Friday-Seating card table redux

July 11th, 2008 · 1 Comment

As I have mentioned in past posts-aspects of the wedding design are “destinations” for your guests and often serve double duty. We recently produced a wedding in the Hamptons and I want to share the seating card table concept with you.

We had our master builder, Wallace, craft this beautiful table-then white washed it. We also had […]

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Posted in: Destination Fridays · Inspiration · Things We Love · Events · Weddings

Inspiration Tuesday-And the dog days of summer are here.

July 7th, 2008 · 1 Comment

The garden rose is a true harbinger of summer. They are one of the most spectacular flowers and have an amazing range of colors and shapes. I am reading a wonderful book called Ahab’s Wife by Sena Jeter Naslund and she writes…….
“These roses were the first time nature surprised me; for the first time she exceeded […]

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Posted in: Inspiration Tuesdays · The Detail that made the Difference · Flowers · Things We Love · Weddings

Inspiration Tuesday

July 1st, 2008 · 4 Comments

Two weeks ago we designed a beautiful wedding at a private home in Sagaponack, New York. It was a grand affair in a tent on the client’s property. We worked on the design for months and the family was over the moon with the results. As soon as all of the photos come in I […]

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Posted in: Inspiration · Inspiration Tuesdays · The Detail that made the Difference · Things We Love · Events · Weddings

It’s A Shore Thing

June 18th, 2008 · 4 Comments

My family has always spent summers at the shore so it was only natural that my cousin, Rebecca and her now husband Ed have their wedding there. And since the sea and shore were always so important to our family, we wanted to incorporate it into as many aspects of the design as possible.

The candy station gave […]

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