What a whirlwind of a summer. We ended it on a good note before plunging directly into the madness of the fall wedding season by designing a Labor Day party in East Hampton. The design concept of this event was to feel like a “Pop Up Party” so to speak: simple, bold, graphic and [...]
There are a lot of different types of parties. There are the weddings and the corporate summits, fashion shows and after-parties, product launches and the editor’s breakfasts, the publisher’s dinner, exhibit openings, and those occasions at home. And then there are the Bar and Bat Mitzvahs, otherwise know as the birthday party us protestant kids [...]
The day before Mother’s Day we decorated a party thrown by a couple of siblings for their mom’s 60th. It was a surprise party – and under the cultivation and foresight of Elizabeth K. Allen Events it was an intimate event with posh tendencies. Occasionally we do these jobs – never meeting the client, with [...]
On the evening of March 3rd, I had an enjoyable time teaching my first flower arranging class at Flower School New York. Head mistress Eileen Johnson had invited me a few weeks earlier, and how could I refuse? With a faculty that is a veritable “Who’s-Who” on the New York posy playground – it was [...]
It has been an long, cold winter here in New York, but in early March we transformed the Bowery Hotel into a abundant spring garden for the launch of Bulgari’s Mon Jasmine Noir. The Bowery Hotel is a favorite venue of mine simply for the fact that it is one of the few event spaces [...]
SPRING CLEANING! We have unbelievable amounts of STUFF – and it’s time for a big ass sale. Art books, novels, globes, stone garden urns, Venetian summer andiron, alabaster ganesh, lamps, McCoy pottery, a pair of 1930′s tennis court benches, display cases…and first edition SIGNED copies of “Grace” by Grace Coddington for $500. (By the way, [...]
Several weeks ago we hosted a party at LMD in tandem with Barbera Brooks, owner of B Brooks Fine Flowers. (B Brooks is the nationwide network of boutique florist – a top drawer FTD if you will). This is the second year that Barbera has had this party – the weekend of the New York [...]
I don’t know if you had a chance to see it yet, but LMD had the honor of being featured in the current issue of Martha Stewart Weddings. It was a great experience because we got to create an environment – not just set down some pretty flowers, and I was pleased that they captured [...]
Wishing all a very Merry Christmas and a healthy and Happy New Year! It’s been a wonderful year at LMD and we are looking forward to a great 2011…and with a firm resolution to be a better blogger and post on a frequent basis. I promise.
Can you believe that we are already into the month of June? It’s going to be an amazing summer, and I want to wish you all a season full of juicy heirloom tomatoes, hot afternoons on the beach, chilled bottles of rose and armloads of summer blossoms. It’s been a busy spring and we have [...]