Welcome, Baby

Here is a look at a Christening party I did in the spring for a baby boy. I so love this because not only is it unexpected (as in, it's not blue), but it is a fresh twist on the newly popular combination of yellow and silver/grey - the pop of turquoise-y green milk glass is cheerful and different.

The vintage glass of my client played well with the burlap-and-log look we designed for the cake and cookie table. Vintage can look rather stayed and, at times, dusty and tattered. This was the exact opposite - it was fresh, clean, and fun and the perfect way to celebrate a new son's christening.

Materials pictured include: white hydrangea, yellow ranunculus, dusty miller, branches, and lemons.

Christening Party

A few weeks ago, I received a phone call from one of my brides of last year, Alexis. She was calling to ask me to do the flowers for her new baby daughter's christening, and I was thrilled to do it!

Alexis wanted the flowers to be feminine (in honor of her daughter) but not bridal - so I selected white hydrangea, pale pink ranunculus, birch branches, and green moss all arranged delicately in tall mercury glass vases. We also used a number of mercury glass votives as well as some vintage mercury glass and etageres of Alexis'.

On a crisp, bright November morning, the effect was soft and inviting. Guests gathered around a roaring fire at George's in Wayne for some cocktails before they moved onto a cosy lunch in front of the sunny windows. What a wonderful way to celebrate the baby girl on her big day!