Last July we were asked to head over to the Liberty Hotel in Boston for a tabletop and bouquet photo shoot with Grace Ormonde Magazine. I love participating in these shoots as it is an opportunity to push the boundaries (particularly with color)and do something a little different. For the tabletop shoot we were asked to interpret a painting of Peonies at The Breakers by Shari White. Here is the photo:
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Of course, peonies were the main focus, and I'm a gal who loves all things pink! With that in mind, we came up with the idea to have a birdcage filled with flowers above our table and have it look like they were trying to 'escape' (the Liberty Hotel used to be a jail, complete with a hip restaurant called Clink!). As the ideas kept swirling and we were tossing things back and forth, I decided we needed a big peacock to tie in the linen, the birdcage - and it could not have worked out more perfetly when we saw the big tree murals on the walls. It was brilliant!
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We also designed several bouquets and boutonnieres. I'm still trying to get the photos from the photographer - we did one that was all naturally black flowers with accents of deep russet and gold. It was stunning - and I hope to share that photo soon. I consider this magazine to be tops in the wedding world. Always full of inspiration and designs that push the boundaries. I'm looking forward to setting aside a few hours to look through all the pages.
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By far one of my all time favorite boutonniere's. The peacock is a fun and unexpected element. Not for the faint of heart or Mr. Shy.