I was touched to be asked by a long time client to style the flowers for her fiftieth wedding celebration. She had asked Michele Mottola to be her "party planner" and we all worked together to create the look of the party. The gals with their details and me in charge of the flowers. For me, the creative process always involves presenting my original sketches as a conceptual idea of what is to come. It is always fun to flip back and forth from concept to the actual creation.

I absolutely loved the use of modern furniture collections and retro inspired chairs, all in white and chrome. The all white setting was certainly conducive to the celebratory feel of fifty years and provided a really cool canvas to present the floral arrangements.

I had hoped for cool clean lines that would be conducive to the setting. In the end we all loved the soft green palette of color and the amazing flowers flown in from around the world.

The client and Michele loved the sketch but asked if I would make one change, a touch of red for the dining room please.

I arranged rare, oxblood tree peonies with the red roses the client loves so much in a modern hedge style arrangement. They looked gorgeous that day and provide just the right editorial pop.