Wedding Inspiration: A weekend in the country

dress: dolce&gabbana; photo: vogue

This deeply fabulous wedding dress deserves a wedding designed around it....

Just add bridesmaids in chic, well tailored jodpurs and lots of very good scotch.

Sources: boutonierre:rosenow floral;wellies:Isle Jacobsen; shoes:Chelsea Petaja @ Oh My Deer; bouquet:saipua; invite:liam stevens;
china: English Tea Party; tablescape: joy thigpen;perfume: penhaligons; croquet: jose villa

Never underestimate the grocer...

So... lots of holiday parties and lots of tablescapes to be made. Over Thanksgiving I was in charge of the brussel sprouts and the table decor.  When I went to buy the brussel sprouts at our local farm coop I saw gorgeous artichokes, persimmons, and dillweed and got super excited about using them on the table!   Here at p&p we just wanted to say never underestimate your local grocery store's produce section.  

photos from:

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http://www.greathomeremedies.com/herbs/images/dill.jpg

Favorite Things....

So, in our blog post about making rose water it may have become apparent that aside from flowers I am also passionate about products. Lately I have been making lots of my own stuff (hence the rosewater extravaganza). This summer we had heaps of fun making face masks using seaweed and rosehips from around the cabin in Maine... when those recipes are a little more refined I'll post them for all of you! Until then I thought I'd share a few of my favorite beauty finds... Hope you dig them and that they keep you beautiful all winter long!

Rose hip oil is magical. Use it for everything... seriously.

Hei Poa Shampooing Baume is so wonderful. It smells like the best kind of beachy you can imagine. Absolutely gorgeous!


Another super fab find is this 'cheek gloss' from Rosie Jane. I love the rose color! It makes for a perfect 'just in from a snowball fight' ruddy glow. The sweet packaging doesn't hurt...

And my new fave... I've just started using this facial 'serum' from Onurth and I'm lovin it. I use it instead of a moisturizer. Perfect for the cold NYC winters.

Enjoy!

Urban meets nature

Last night we were fortunate enough to meet with the fabulous miss Jessica to discuss her wedding florals. Wow she is one stylish and classy lady! Jessica is a costume designer and her fiance is a trumpet player on Broadway. I know, careers don't get much cooler.

Their wedding is inspired by the urban landscape of New York City focusing on the quiet moments when nature and city meet. For her floral design she wants to incorporate this concept by using modern, concrete containers for a bed of wheat grass. Tulips will be sprouting from each bed of wheat grass as if you were in Central Park on a Spring day.

(tulips are her favorite)
Hence why she chose this stunning Matthew Christopher tulip inspired gown.



Looking forward to designing this proposal!

Awesome Exhibit!

I loved it so much I've been twice! The Cooper Hewitt had ten designers use sustainable resources from around the world to design fab products and furniture. I loved Isaac Mizrahi's salmon skin sequins dress and shoes! Also, the 'ivory' jewelry made from nuts is extremely wearable. Check it out at http://www.cooperhewitt.org/EXHIBITIONS/Design-for-a-Living-World/ and at the Cooper Hewitt (90th and 5th ave NYC) until January 4th!

Regina & Emil get hitched!

The past few days here at poppies & posies has been really fun and exciting. Project We Do was last night and it is official Regina and Emil got hitched! We we're asked to do the personal flowers and the florals for the chuppah.

We so enjoyed being a part of this project to help this couple get married!

The bride put all of her trust in us to create her dream florals. The only thing she asked is that we stick to a light pink and white color pallet. We set out with the goal in mind of making the flowers very romantic. We chose these gorgeous pale pink tetra anemones with a black center, pink ranunculus, sweet pea with a salmon hue, Delicious smelling pink peppercorn, seeded eucalyptus, and jasmine vine. The bride got a special bouquet that included
stunning fresh peonies.

Maybe one of our favorite parts was hand making the flower girl basket to match the birch chuppah. To make it we took a piece of birch bark and wrapped it around a tin vase. We braided twine to make the handle and as a finishing touch we strung jasmine vine around the top of the basket to give it a little color.

The boutonnieres were design using pink garden roses, seeded eucalyptus, and pink peppercorns. The groom's boutonniere had a little jasmine vine in it to give it a little extra oomph. And finally, they were tied with raffia wire.

Mazel Tov!

modern is lovely.

When we heard we were recommended by one of our favs, Erin of Porter Novelli, we knew it would be a fun project! They were in need of modern, white floral arrangements for a Mountain Dew Event for their latest campaign DEWmocracy.
We pretty much had total creative freedom and we really had fun with it!

We used Tetra Anemones, Ranunculus, Fiddle Heads,
Seeded Eucalyptus, and a few other little elements