Nancy Swiezy Events and Flowers at the Scully and Scully Bridal Event

Many Thanks to Micheal Scully and Marie Norton for inviting me to host the table top flowers at this Bridal Event.

My colleagues Jamie Baum of NYC Ensembles and Cynthia Peithman of Cakeline joined me to meet and greet the brides.

Its always a pleasure to work with such great talent!

A Bit about Scully & Scully
The oldest boutique in business on Park Ave. from 34th to 96th Sts., Scully & Scully, near the corner of 59th St., holds the top home-decor and decorative- objects collection in the country. Having just passed its 75th anniversary, the 10,000-square-foot, two-floor boutique is a treasure chest for those wanting to associate their home with timeless elegance.

While the store's strict policy is not to "sell and tell," sources tell us Jacqueline Onassis, Grace Kelly, European heads of state and first ladies all walked the aisles. Founded in 1934 by two married antiques dealers, the store has grown into one of New York's most respected home furnishing stores.

Scully & Scully is at 504 Park Ave., between 59th and 60th Sts. It's open Monday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. To order a catalogue, call (212) 755-2590 or go to Scullyandscully.com.

www.nancyswiezyevents.com
www.anewportaffire.com

Who is doing your flowers? A Florist, Designer or a Rock Star?

Wholesale flowers all cost the same. But once a vendor takes that raw material and creates living sculpture out of it, the pricing structure changes.

Florist
In most cases they will be the cost effective. Some times affiliated with FTD or Teleflora. The design work can be quite good using mostly hothouse flowers that have beauty and durability.


Designer
This is florist that takes floral design to the next level. Designers sculpt and paint with the color and shape of the flowers. They will also can create custom solutions, themes and products for your wedding.

Rock Stars
We know them all by their first names. This group of celebrity designers work with budgets that are some times the budget of many weddings. Having the opportunity to work with $20,000- $40,000 of whole sale product … of course it is going to look fabulous!. Rock stars will factor in 20% to 40 % for the design work as well. Just like at Chanel or Fendi.

It's still just a pocketbook right?

Designer Flower Bag by www.raysflowershopne.com

The Glamelia Bouquet

The first time I saw a Glamelia Bouquet was in the Flower shop of my old friend and client Reuven, from Flowers by Reuven in NYC. He was creating it for one of the national bridal publications. Each pedal out side of the single rose in the center, was hand wired to create the most beautiful bouquet. “ No one really knows how to do this any more, “ he said. It's fabulous old school artistry .

White Christmas!

I love this bouquet by Michelle Rago...So much texture!
Michelle.. see you next week at Nicks!
www.MichelleRago.com
Newport Wedding

Happy Thanksgiving New England Society

This year’s theme for the New England Society's Thanksgiving Gala was the Cornucopia. I added brass flowers donated by Marie Courant.











Much Thanks to:
Lyann Marie Courant
http://www.mariecourant.com

My boutonniere model is the talented and handsome artist Eric Dever
www.ericdever.com

The New England Society in the City of New York
My dear friends Sara Hunter and Gail Gaston
www.nesnyc.org

Hello Kitty!

Perfect for that kitty loving a flower girl.
Just too cute!

Brides of a feather...

I found Emplume at pearlsevents.blogspot.com My grandmother in the 1920's use to make feather hats ... so why not in your Bouquet??? Quite a few of the top NY designers are adding them in their arangments this year, And Ralf Lauren has quite a few fine plumes adorning the fall collection..
Will You???

www.emplume.com
www.ralphlauren.com

Save some cash with your trash!

The great Fats Waller wrote a song call "Get some cash for your trash "What a creative way to reuse old tins and cans for a green garden party.

A Socialites Place

Marie Courant is one of three legendary sisters known for their sense of humor,classic style and sophistication.
These unique ladies, once Newport socialites embraced a lifestyle that inspires the Marie Courant brand today.
Her niece Lyann Marie Courant now runs the company.

The Place card holders run $80 for set of 3.
the Short Center Piece $130
They come in Bronze,Copper and Pewter
To order contact
nancy@anewportaffaire.com

Who did the flowers in the Movie Sex in the City? Tess Casey, Florial Desiger of the Month

I worked on a event for Classic Party Rental in NYC and got to work with Tess Casey of Aisling Flowers.

What a great gal and so talented!
I can't wait to work with her.

She specializes in camera-ready flowers.
Her company works closely with Creative Directors and Art Directors for film, television, commercials, print, and private clients. A hallmark of Aisling Studio is her ability to create the perfect arrangement for each specific time and place and budget.

Aisling Studio
Tess Casey
www.tesscasey.com

Tess... I look forward to seeing your work on the big screen May 30th!

Fiddlers... please take your place!

I found these fiddlehead place cards at Fete Des Feurs of Dallas Texas
http://www.fetedesfleurs.com

Simply Garden Chic!