The onset of Pinterest has completely changed the way brides-to-be approach their wedding design. In one respect, it is a great tool for narrowing down a look and pointing us designers in the right direction but on the other hand every page is beginning to look exactly the same. In a way it does provide [...]

Last night I taught another class at The Flower School New York. To counterbalance the fifty shades of blah that describes the weather these past few days, I selected flowers with as much visual punch and juice as possible. Yves Piaget garden roses, rich purple sweet pea, jasmine vine, ranunculus, carnations, clematis, azalea and tulips, [...]

Mixing formal, tailored elements with effervescent colors and patterns was essential in bringing out the inner-Eloise of the Grand Ballroom at the Plaza Hotel and making it a space fit for both young adults and grown-ups alike. Clipped boxwood globes set atop pedestals paid homage to the formal French garden and anchored the corners of [...]

A spirited couple, a private and secluded ranch, an unforgettable setting: the mise en scéne for the most romantic of occasions.  The native flora, the dry desert air and the piercing sun that cast a glorious light were the underpainting for our design story for a wedding in Palm Springs this past spring. Taking full [...]

We recently transformed Skylight Studios into a plush dinner space and party lounge in celebration of a 25th birthday. It began with an intimate dinner for 70 – two long tables glimmering with mirror, glass and candlelight in a room that was illuminated only by a series of crystal chandeliers and projections of a moody [...]

I had the pleasure of teaching again at the Flower School New York a week or so ago. This time we created lush, layered arrangements using bold foliages such as horsetail reeds, black-berried hadera, horizontal umbrella fern and spiral rosettes of galex leaves. These graphic clumps of greenery were softened with the most beautiful locally [...]

The design of a Bar or Bat Mitzvah requires the same attention to detail and precision as a wedding or any other major life event however, the process of arriving to that final ah ha moment is a heck of a lot more fun!  Even more so when working with the State of the Art [...]

The changing season had not yet shown its true color and as we peered out from the forth floor of the Time Warner Center, Central Park appeared green and bright despite the date.  Nonetheless this late October wedding was warm, intimate and decidedly fall. The venue is a well-established New York City restaurant (with its [...]

The celebrated Pierre Hotel in our very own New York City, restored to showcase its classic bones and at the same time revamped to incorporate a slightly more modern perspective, was the supreme backdrop for rich, romantic, sophisticated, timeless décor. This wedding had a European feeling, still life inspired and formal, where layers and contrasts [...]