Ideas for decorating with platinum as wedding color, for Thanksgiving and event flower centerpieces, for a New Year’s Eve party, and ways to add romantic candlelight with platinum mercury glass votive candle and tea light holders.

Meet the designer of the social event of the year, the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s annual Costume Institute Gala, Raúl Àvila, who shares his designs from the this year’s ‘Manus x Machina: Fashion in the Age of Technology’ dinner. Jamali Garden: Tell us a bit about your background. How did you get your start in […]

Mercury glass has been used in decor since the 1800s, and for good reason. Its vintage shine suits a variety of styles and spaces – a couple of mercury glass vases adds a touch of shimmer to table settings, while pairing vases with candles and romantic blooms makes for eye-catching centerpieces perfect for a vintage […]

From flowers to fashion and then back to flowers, meet New York native Rachel Cho of Rachel Cho Floral Design. Jamali Garden: You were surrounded by flowers from childhood. Rachel Cho: I grew up working at my mom’s Bronx flower shop. As a little kid, I saw flowers as symbols of weekends wasted and work I […]

Spring is peony season and the season is now even longer thanks to the availability of Alaska peonies. From peony wedding bouquets to dinner table centerpieces, here are some of our favorite ways to incorporate peonies into your weddings, parties, and celebrations.   1. Peony Wedding Bouquets The inspiration for this wedding bouquet is Downton […]

We put some of our favorite beach wedding decor ideas together and they include lots of decor inspiration for the DIY bride and groom. Beach Wedding Ceremony At this pretty beach wedding ceremony, simple stools for wedding guests flank the wedding ceremony aisle decorated with coral fabric and colorful seashells.   At this Montauk, NY, […]

We’ve rounded up some of our best and favorite ideas for vintage wedding decorations, from a vintage wedding ceremony, to vintage-look wedding centerpieces, to the grand finale, your wedding cake. See them all and the sources to recreate these vintage wedding ideas for yourself. Vintage Wedding Ceremony It’s easy to recreate this wedding ceremony backdrop […]

“Growing up in New England’s countryside, surrounded by fragrant lilac, lush peonies, and delicate lily of the valley, I developed a love for flowers and design at a very early age,” says Emily Pinon, owner and creative director of New York City’s Bastille Flowers & Events. Jamali Garden: What inspired you to start your own […]

Bananas & Anthuriums

July 31, 2015 0

Summertime calls for summery floral designs, and we think this arrangement in our polished aluminum Tulip Vases is just perfect for summer. “Clusters of green bananas and Anthuriums become sculptural forms when juxtaposed against the flowing lines of the shapely vessels.” – Florists’ Review January 2010. In a past summer issue of Martha Stewart Weddings […]