Flowers by Chad Michael Peters

It all began with flowers. I am one of the few wedding planners and designers that actually self produce the gorgeous floral collections that you see throughout my web site.

My floral Studio is also available to create a la carte collections available for delivery from Maine to New York.

Budgeting for flowers can be with a wide range, depending on the types of flowers and whether they are in season or not and of course how many arrangements you will need. While I am happy to be extremely flexible and creative with any budget, here is a good idea of pricing for a CMP A' La Carte Floral Collection

Brides Bouquet 125-500

Attendants Bouquets 125-350

Church Wreaths 150-250

Altar Arrangements 150-250

Chuppah 1200-3500

Aisle Decor 200-500

Cocktail Arrangements 55-100

Entrance Arrangement 200-400

Low Dinner Table Styles 150

High Dinner Table Styles 250-500

Labor for production and delivery @15% within 25 Miles, @20% within 50 Miles, @30% 50-150 miles

*Floral collections include a live demonstration piece and a sketch are produced prior to your big event. Types of flowers, color and scale are shown, bringing the sketch to life. Flowers are the most important part of any celebration. Their elegant petals and heavenly scent will add a once in a lifetime romantic flair. I invite you to contact me to personally discuss how to best decorate your celebration space with flowers. CONTACT

Bedford Village Inn Winter Destination Wedding

 

Today I got to do two of my favorite things, shopping and.....shopping. For wedding dresses no less. Most of my brides don't get dresses. They get gowns. Over the top affairs call for them. The bride is the center of attention and should be dressed accordingly. My bride is throwing a lavish destination wedding in the middle of January. I can hear the soft jingle of the horses as they make their way through the snow with my bride in sparkling white and my groom in a tuxedo and mittens. We have chosen the Bedford Village Inn as our choice to entertain her guests and to celebrate the wedding.

It is quintessential New England, charming in it's architecture, lovely in its appointments. We have had many discussions regarding the wedding although it is still a year away. But we do have to remember that this is a destination. Meaning everyone including the west coast bride and groom are flying in for this event. So needless to say there are a lot of details that need to be taken care of.

Today it was about dresses and the look and color way of the wedding. All went well as we chattered away over lunch. So many details to take care of and now we have decided that we will move forward with a rehearsal dinner on site as well. I was lucky that the vast majority of my appointments today were on Newbury Street. I even had time to pop in on my favorite Back Bay Blonde, Lauren Killian, from Person + Killian Photography. She has been hired for this event and I can hardly wait to work with her on this frozen inspired engagement shoot and of course the wedding.

It is no wonder why we start working on weddings sometimes two years before the event, man there is a lot to do. Hey there is still time to dream a little bit. I think that I will take a moment to do just that. To picture what my bride might look like as she triesvon on the most amazing collection of gowns. I know that within,  her gown is there. Just which one? Will she wear the long elbow gloves that I suggested. Of course you won't know until I publish pictures from the event in some time from now.

You can tell that I am thinking that a winter bride needs to steal the show. I want her to have a gorgeous silhouette to her gown along with enough embellishment to wow, but not so much that she ends up looking like a Russian Princess. (Think Dr. Zivago)

We will find a way to work in all of the winter classics that one would expect from this sort of wedding. West Coast is going to represent of course. We have planned to have a regional selection of wines and cheeses from the west coast so guests can experience a bit if where the bride and groom are coming from.

There will be more of course, for now the look and my nervous anticipation as to my bride and her gown.

I just want to hum, let it snow, let it snow, let it snow.

 

Ashley and Mike | Fall wedding at The Chatham Bars Inn | Sherbert and Sky Colorway

 

There is an art to planning a wedding. We want to make sure that we review and design every detail. They must coordinate, have a conversation with one another. But not match. That is just too easy. I remember one of the first weddings that I ever went to. There were tons and tons of flowers, however, each arrangement that I saw as a guest was exactly the same as the one that I just saw. Bouquets, the church, cocktails and the reception. All just the same. Boring.

Each element of the wedding day should allow expression of the bride, groom and their families. It is this understanding that allows to work with our clients, often over the course of years to plan some of the most extraordinary events both here on the east coast but often in far away places such as Las Vegas, Washington D. C. or even as most recent Bermuda.

It is so important the details not only reflect the bride and her family but look appropriate to the setting that they are in. Big city flashy looks odd along the sand dunes of The Chatham Bars Inn and vice versa. I never get sick of that hotel, how could you. (high voice) FAAAAAbulous!!

I am lucky again to be working with Ashley and her family to plan her fall wedding. Most brides want to be married on the great south lawn of the property. But at this time of the year the leaves start to turn and the cool of the season sets in. So, we decided to create an intimate setting within a separate building on the property's sprawling grounds. The bride, who I (high voice) AAAAdore!! and I have chosen a soft white, cream, green and soft apricot color way for the ceremony decor. From there, deep greens and rich apricots will look (high voice) AMMMMaaazing in the South Lounge of the resort's main building.

For dinner, we take it to the next level with soft linens in shades of Ocean Steel. The linens and decorative elements to the dinner tables will provide a neutral and sophisticated palete to the exhuberent displays of seasonal flowers highlighting luxurious orchids as a final touch.

Each time I meet with Ashley, her groom Mike and their family. We have a blast. Ashley's mom and I share a special bond since we, together first shared a glimpse of Ashley's amazing, couture wedding day look. I know there will be tears on the wedding day, they are brimming already as I write this story. I think Ashley's dad looks at me like I am Frunk from " Father of the bride". I can also tell he knows that he, his daughter and their guests are in very good hands with me. I always enjoy seeing them all.

We are kicking butt and taking names in the planning process. AND my bride passed the bar, YEAH!!!! We are set to check off the rest. I will keep you filled in, you know I will.

Congratulations Ashley and Mike.

 

Interior Design Fresh Fall Flowers

 

In my world there is no difference between parties, weddings, interiors and even digital design. It is all about finding functional shapes in varying colors and putting it together in a stylish way that is in good taste. I have never thought that trends are cool, I like their influence, but in the end I like pretty classicism with a twist. My feeling is that no matter how dull a room, there is nothing that can be done to bring a room to life than with fresh flowers, it should bring all the color and forms together to one comprehensive and cohesive palette.

It is a great perk of the business that sometimes we have flowers left over from an order or after a wedding. I always try to take the time to take this benefit and have them in my own house for my family's enjoyment. I know that Kevin likes them but I am not sure about Daisy and Duncan, our adorable pugs. Today I took the time to finally get my foyer in order. One of my best friends, David was kind enough to trade me some glass vases for this amazing antique cabinet that now is the show stopper of the foyer. The chairs that flank the hutch have gone through a chain of friends as hand me downs. They have now made it to my house by way of my to die for friend, Sally Hunsdorfer. They usually have a little skirt on them in stripped yellow linen. Today for the heck of it I thought that I would see how they look with the new red bead board cabinet. Two words, loving it.  I hope that you enjoy it too!

The art of wedding calligraphy

 

There is no finishing touch to wedding invitations that can match the art of the hand. Here you see gorgeous wedding invitations all addresses by hand in custom done, plum ink. You can see the floral motif which I drew months ago, duplicated in the stamp done by www.zazzle.com. Of course, not leaving any detail undone, I just had to hand draw the same flower on to the front of the invitation that was being sent to the bride. The rest of the invitations for the guests had the floral motif on the back envelope. So gorgeous. I am sure that the guest will love them.