BEYOND THE BOUQUET

WEDDING FLOWERS

date posted: March 13, 2017

Say it all with flowers! In their infinite variety of shapes, colors, and aromas, flowers add a grace note of love and happiness wherever they’re placed.

Flowers can be carried or worn by the wedding party in myriad, beautiful ways, but don’t stop there!

Floral garlands are ancient symbols of joy and fertility. Wind garlands around a chuppah or arbor to be surrounded and framed by their beauty during a ceremony.

Use them to decorate banisters, pillars, tent poles or any other structural element you fancy fancying up.

Wrap a chandelier. Accent a pretty piece of furniture - or make a plain one pretty!

Your choice of flowers can be as intricate or simple as you like, from the lush sexiness of tulips to the intricate fragility of baby’s breath and beyond. Set them anywhere. Use them to create a spectacular look on vertical design elements, with or without a matching or contrasting garland. How about a petite nosegay for each guest?

Floral accents for the dessert table? Oh yes... consider the possibilities of edible blooms decorating the desserts themselves! An oldie-but-goodie: a kissing knot fashioned of interwoven roses and rosemary suspended above you at the reception table, thought to ensure happiness and great love.

Adams Fairacre Farms

Hudson Valley, 845-336-6300 (Kingston), adamsfarms.com

Create your own bouquet or let one of their florists design an arrangement for you from their lovely array of fresh-cut flowers: roses, snapdragons, orchids, lilies, alstroemeria—selections from far and wide that change from day to day and season to season. They also specialize in creating arrangements for every kind of gathering or event, and they deliver locally. Stop by any four of their locations and see what’s blooming at the Adams Flower Shop.

Catskill Flower Shop

Clovesville, 845-254-5545, catskillflowershop.com

Brooklyn native Lydia Castiglia opened Catskill Flower Shop in 2003 in the heart of the Catskills. With her keen eye and creative flair, she has developed an aesthetic with a nod to nature. Her arrangements are ethereal and whimsical, using seasonal, foraged and local flowers and elements whenever possible. She has a gift for interpreting her client’s vision with inspirational results. Every wedding is given the same attention to detail. Lydia’s studio is filled with vintage, one-of-a-kind accessories to help you create the wedding of your dreams.

Dark + Diamond

Beacon, 301-503-3543, darkanddiamond.com

Dark + Diamond Floral Design is a husband-and-wife team. Katie Burley and Michael Patton are both multidisciplinary artists living in and working throughout the Hudson Valley. A love of art and the natural world inspires their design aesthetic. They customize each event by drawing from the undeniable magic in nature and paying special attention to architecture, environment, and season. With 15 years of experience, they specialize in custom wedding florals.

Diana Mae Flowers

Beacon, 703-501-8600, dianamaeflowers.com

Diana Mae Flowers is a naturally grown, specialty cut flower operation providing fresh, seasonal blooms to the Hudson Valley. Bring the beauty of local flowers to your wedding! The flowers are cultivated with care and without chemicals to ensure the health of the diverse array of annuals and perennials produced. Farmer-Florist Diana is dedicated to creating floral designs that reflect your unique and personal style. Full service wedding design and bulk bucket stems for those with the DIY spirit are available.

Elderberry Flowers

Woodstock, 845-679-0271, elderberrydesignandflowers.com

Elderberry Flowers creates one-of-a-kind wedding florals based on your dream wedding. Designer Jim Williams, with years of art and design and photo styling experience, puts together unique floral combinations in a painterly fashion. Whether rustic country, casually elegant, formal or totally modern, Jim will create the flowers of your dreams. With its focus solely on weddings, Elderberry gives you the ultimate attention you deserve and will make your everlasting floral memories.

Flowerkraut

Hudson, 518-821-6716, flowerkrauthudson.com

Flowerkraut is passionate about using seasonal, locally grown flowers, working alongside many of the Hudson Valley's best growers to compose sprawling, abundant-looking designs. Expect to find subtle color palettes, intoxicating scent, and attention to detail, from the tiniest pretty stems to the biggest blousy blooms. Arrangements often incorporate herbs, unexpected foliages, seed pods, grasses and other avant-garde components, alongside more classically beloved flowers. Always seeking out the newest, most unusual ingredients, Mairead's style is informed by upbringing amongst Scotland's wildflowers, and flower training amidst England's country gardens.

Flower Nest

Kingston, 845-331-4440, flowernest.us

From country simplicity to classic elegance, the Flower Nest can create that magical wedding you have imagined. Julie and her staff have been making brides smile since 1995. With their love of flowers, creative style, and dedication to their clients, they can create a wedding day that moves your spirit and plays with your senses.

Flowers By Elissa

Gardiner, 845-255-8343, flowersbyelissa.com

Elissa combines her visual arts background with her horticultural education, her passion for gardening, and all of nature’s gifts to create the perfect floral environment for your special day. Elissa will guide you in realizing your vision while providing her knowledge and extensive background. Whenever possible, she will also help you to make your floral palette seasonal and local.

Green Cottage

High Falls, 845-687-4810, thegreencottage.com

As a sentimentalist, Dennis Nutley understands the importance of special occasions to everyday life. He creates expressive arrangements that evoke nature with a mix of ordinary and extraordinary flowers. His designs are truly dazzling, and his enjoyment of working with clients to reflect and refine their vision is paramount to him.

Hops Petunia

Kingston, 845-481-5817, hopspetunia.com

Hops Petunia Floral is non-traditional floral boutique that takes great pride in honoring nature, and brings back the artistry of floral design in its most honest way. Every design is artfully made and special to the occasion, with sweeping gestures and sweet delicate scents, wild and textured details. We do our very best to bring your wedding dreams to life and make your day as memorable as it should be. We also make great effort to use as many American and locally grown flowers as we can.

Jarita’s Florist

Woodstock, 845-679-6161, weddingsbyjaritasflorist.com

Overseen by noted floral designer Rita Sands and husband Jay Sadowitz, Jarita’s is committed to offering the most exceptional floral arrangements with exquisite attention to detail that comes with nearly 40 years in the event business. They understand that the best gift for any couple is complete peace of mind on their wedding day. Working with Jarita’s on special floral arrangements guarantees a gorgeous day for all and beautiful memories that last forever.

Meadowscent

Gardiner and New Paltz, 845-255-3866 (Gardiner), meadowscent.com

Wedding flowers should be as unique as the couple getting married! From rustic romance to sleek contemporary, Meadowscent’s designers are the professionals keeping up on current styles and trends. Let them take your pictures and inspirations and create stunning florals just for you. Meadowscent carries flowers from sustainable farms and features local products seasonally, providing you with the most beautiful blooms available in a responsible manner.

Molly Marquand Flowers

Hudson Valley, 207-333-2699, mollyjmarquand.com

Peony Design Studio is a boutique wedding and event florist. We are truly passionate about our work. Our inspiration comes from you. Through collaborative creativity and personalized service we will make your event as unique and special as you are. We love what we do and we want you to love it, too. Call us today for your free consultation.

Peony Design Studio

Poughkeepsie, 845-464-5554, peonydesignstudio.com

Petalos

Kingston, 845-514-2800, petalosfloral.com

Petalos floral offers unique designs incorporating blooms and flora from the Hudson Valley and around the world. Each piece is personal, inspired by the couple who are joining their lives together. From the first consultation to your amazing day, our passion is making your wedding vision come true with captivating flowers and memories that will last. Reach out to Brian or Sharon to see how we can help make your day just “that” much more special.

Twilight Acres' Homegrown

Stone Ridge, 845-687-0070, twilightacreshomegrown.com

We are a second-generation farm in the Hudson Valley specializing in cultivating sustainably grown varieties of cut flowers and foliage. We bring the field to vase initiative to life with a unique combination of seasonal blooms and foraged greenery and branches. Whether woodland and wild or sophisticated and polished, we will create a look that’s perfect for you. Although we favor working with our own seasonal botanicals, in the off-season we also import varieties from around the country and world.

Viridescent Floral Design

Beacon, 845-264-3039, virifloraldesign.com

Viridescent Floral Design is a floral design studio specializing in weddings, installations, and events. Inspired by the term viridescent, meaning “becoming green,” we focus on a lush and natural aesthetic, allowing the florals to highlight any venue. Located in Beacon, NY, Viri Floral Design works throughout the Hudson Valley to develop custom floral designs for every client.

Wildflowers

Margaretville, 845-586-2444, wildflowers-design.com

At Wildflowers, they search the globe for the most unique flowers, to create European-style bouquets, centerpieces, and everyday arrangements. Catskill Mountain, city and destination weddings are all within their reach. Awarded Best Floral and Event Design Company of New York by Corporate America Boardroom Elite for 2016 and now for 2017.