Archive for April, 2011

A day to remember

What a beautiful day, certainly one to remember. I could hardly wait to see Catherine’s dress, the flowers, the decor in the Abbey. I wanted to share some of my favorite moments of a truly special day. It made me so proud to be English.

 

 

Catherine’s bouquet was a shield-shaped wired bouquet of lily of the valley, sweet william and hyacinth with myrtle and ivy. The meaning of the flowers was very important to Kate, so the design included flowers of significance for the Royal Family and the Middleton family.

Flower meanings in the bouquet are:

  • Lily of the valley – Return of happiness
  • Sweet william – Gallantry
  • Hyacinth – Constancy of love
  • Ivy – Fidelity; marriage; wedded love; friendship; affection
  • Myrtle – The emblem of marriage; love

Flowers also featured in Catherine’s dress. The lace, custom made for the dress, incorporated four emblems of the United Kingdom; the rose, thistle, daffodil and shamrock. Embellishing flowers were cut from English and French Chantilly lace, and the layers of the dress were also designed to resemble an opening flower.

The aisle at Westminster abbey was transformed into an “avenue of trees”

Six field maples and two hornbeams flanked the route to the altar.

English field maples are a native tree whose wood is favored for making harps and which symbolizes reserve and humility. The hornbeams represent resilience.

Let me know your favorite wedding moments. :)

Hibiscus flowers at Ann Taylor

Our huge hibiscus crepe paper flowers finally  made it in to the Ann Taylor windows this week. They are in the displays throughout the country, not just in New York.

They look fabulous and the backdrop created by the Ann Taylor team just brings them to life.

Let us know if you see them in your local store!

Show me maids – dresses two ways

Fabulous new dresses that are just perfect for bridesmaids or cocktails at a chic party. We were delighted to have accessorized the new BHLND collection with our fresh flower bouquets.

Phew… deadlines met !!

The 7th April was our deadline for a couple of huge project we have been working on with the paper flowers! We are so delighted to have this weekend free, just to recharge the fingers and wrists, after all the wiring and taping. I want to say a BIG thank you to all out team who worked tirelessly over the last 3 weeks.

 

BHLDN photo shoot

Two weeks ago Livia was invited to work on the photo shoot for the BHLDN website. It took place in a mansion somewhere in Long Island. It was a 2 day shoot and on the end of day one, the photographer told Livia to “throw and scatter  the flowers” ….

Not usually requested on any photo shoot as a rule, but Livia did as she was told, and loved every moment of being reckless, wishing every shoot could end up in the same way !!!

As messy as the idea sounded, the before (Livia’s quick cell phone image) and the after (beautiful captured image now on the BHLDN website ) it turned out to look amazing!!