Courtenay Lambert Florals

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Bouquet of Japanese Ranundulus, Anemones, Sweet Peal, and Lilac. Shot in NYC's Central Park.

So clearly, I haven't blogged much lately, and there are so many gorgeous weddings and floral designs that I would really love to share. And once we get settled with some of the changes we're making, including a move (which will be announced once it happens) and a new web site, I will be blogging more often. I've mentioned in the past, but really need to share with you all in more detail, my involvment with the Chapel Designers (an elite group of floral event designers dedicated to excellence in our field). Today, we're doing a progressive blog post of some of our favorite bouquets.

This first bouquet, I designed in March in New York City while at the Chapel Designer's Conference. Going to the NYC flower market is a treat in itself. We designers are like kids in a candy store when we're there. New York's flower market is extraordinary, and they have fresh product that we don't see in all of our markets on a regular basis. What's even more exciting is while you're there, you'll run into people like Ariella Chezar (in our world, she's a rock star), David Beahm (so is he...rock star), and Naomi de Manana from Martha Stewart weddings (rock star too).

Toward the end of our conference, a few of us (my fellow Chapel Designer's and I) went around NYC just shooting pics of our work. Fun!

Here's a picture of us in the back of a NYC taxi with our bouquets....that's Jen of Modern Day Floral in Grand Rapids, and Michelle of Affair with George in Australia. We had a great time! These pictures were actually shot by Michelle....who is not just a talented event designer, but has great photog skills too!

Courtenay Lambert Florals in NYC's Central Park. It reminds of When Harry Met Sally!

This second bouquet I'm featuring was also designed in NYC at David Beahm Design's warehouse. He was a gracious host, and had us in for a day of design (more to come on the conference later). This bouquet was so much fun, and it was under the tutelage of fabulous designer Francoise Weeks. Francoise was kind enough to share with us her techniques, and I think you'll see some very interesting and beautiful bouquets as you click through the progressive blog posts of the Chapel Designers.