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Flowers: In or Out?

Good morning, my dear flower lovers! Like fashion, flowers tend to go in and out of style. One year, a flower might be all the rage and the next year, no one is interested in seeing it displayed. Personally, I don’t get it. I consider working with any flower the chance to work with perfection, [...]

Best of Preston: Secret To Success: Never Give Up!

Good Afternoon! As you may or may not know, I enjoy reading your comments and am very appreciative that you take the time to share your thoughts and experiences with me. Yesterday, while reading through the posts, one (by Paul) really stood out. Like many others who are fighting through difficult economic times, Paul has [...]

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Best of Preston: Holiday Decor Tricks for small spaces

One of the best ways to spruce up a small space for the holidays when entertaining Is to use the variations of the same shade of color. As you can see in the photos we choose green for our inspiration. This event was held is a small tent behind my clients brownstone in NYC. As [...]

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Flower Carpet in Brussels

Dear Readers, Happy Friday. I hope you are all enjoying yourselves as the week comes to a close. It’s no secret that I have an ongoing love affair with flowers and really enjoy brainstorming interesting and beautiful ways to display these joyful gifts from nature. I also love to scour the globe to find ways [...]

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Dear Preston: How Much Did You Charge For That Arrangement?

Dear Preston: I am the owner of a floral shop who recently made a bet with my employees. I am also an avid reader of your blog and Event Ideas. You have always maintained that the escort card arrangements are an important part of event design being that it is one of the first things guests [...]

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Venting: The Power of Association

Dear Readers, Very recently, I had quite an interesting meeting with a client who hated roses. Now, I always work to make a point not to judge the tastes and preferences of my clients, but her reaction was so strong that it left me intrigued. I decided to to do a gentle inquiry. That’s when she told me [...]

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Venting: Selecting a Talented Florist

Brenda Dear Readers, I cannot thank you enough for the many recommendations that I received last week. I was most especially appreciative to have heard from so many florists in the United States and around the world. I spent many hours looking at the recommended sites. Last week, I promised to share my humble [...]

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In Search Of Talented Artists

As you all know, I am based in New York City. I am fortunate enough to have a great crew and a fantastic list of some of the best floral artists in New York to call upon when I need additional assistance in bringing my floral transformations to life. Being that my work takes me [...]

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Working With Mother Nature

I have always been enamored of nature. I find the earth’s natural beauty to be the most perfect of all designs and truly enjoy incorporating it into my events whenever possible. This beautiful photograph, titled “Eternal Beauty” by Peter Lik is one of many stunning scenes captured by the talented artist. I’d like to ask how [...]

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Inspiration: Respecting Your Talents

How much respect do you give your talents? I posed this question to myself very recently and it brought about some interesting thoughts. As artists, we are often placed in the position creating once-in-a-lifetime pieces for the once-in-a-lifetime moments of our clients. They have a dream they ask us to design, leaving us to balance [...]

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Spotlight: Florists

Dear Readers, Happy Friday! As you may know, today billions of people around the world will be watching the opening ceremony for the 2012 Olympics in London. This ceremony always gives me goosebumps because it’s a beautiful celebration of teamwork and respectful competition on a global level. Athletes striving to be their very best, for [...]

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Worth The Cost?

“The world is waiting for your loving no.”– Byron Katie. There are times when it is only by saying “no” that we can concentrate on things that are truly important to us. I use to think that I needed to accept every single situation and invitation that came my way. After years of exhaustive frustration, [...]

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Dear Preston: I Am Losing Faith In My Designer

Dear Preston, I am getting married this September and have a big problem in that I am losing faith in my designer. Though I admired her work at a friends wedding (and she came highly recommended to me) working with her has been a challenge. The problem is not her talent, it’s her insecurity. Not [...]

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What Makes a Great Florist?

Ralph Waldo Emerson noted that “the earth laughs in flowers“. Flowers are perfection, often in vibrant and colorful forms. Thirty years ago, I started working with flowers because I was in need of a job. What I received was a blessing. I fell in love with them and soon discovered that even the many hours [...]

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Happy Friday, Folks!

I always say that anything, anywhere can inspire me, and that is never more true than on the internet. Here are some people, places and things that have inspired me this week: The Gilt Groupe luxury label site launched The Wedding Shop this morning. You can buy the iconic Blackwing pencil (used by Stephen Sondheim [...]

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The 3 Least Popular Bridal Flowers

(Photo via Gina Marie Dunn) My brides frequently have very strong and very negative feelings about certain flowers. Usually, it has something to do with a bad childhood memory. I can relate; I don’t love Birds of Paradise, because when I was growing up in Panama they grew like weeds in our backyard, and it [...]

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ELABORATE AND COSTLY WEDDING AND EVENT DESIGNS ON MINIMAL BUDGETS

My new book, Preston Bailey Flowers, arrives in bookstores at the end of the month. This is my fifth book, and, as most of you know, all of my books celebrate the events and weddings I’ve been fortunate enough to design. I’m always incredibly honored when someone tells me that my books inspire them, because [...]

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MY TOP 5 MOST DIFFICULT WEDDING FLOWER REQUESTS

(Image via konaboy) The bottom line is that our clients are our bosses. But we’re also artists with our own unique sense of vision and expertise. So, how do we merge these two? It’s not easy. And it doesn’t matter whether you’re a florist, a wedding and event designer or a wedding planner: it’s a [...]

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MY FLORAL DESIGN COURSE: LIVING DREAMS

(Cho Phillips) I’m what you’d call a late bloomer. When I was 32 years old, I was completely lost (not to mention hungry!). But then a friend gave me some advice. At first, I thought his idea was total craziness. What did he tell me? My good friend Vicente Wolf told me that I [...]

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WEDDING PLANNING: WHICH VENDOR SHOULD A BRIDE CALL FIRST?

(Image via fiktura) A common mistake I see many vendors make is thinking that when a bride begins to plan her wedding, she should always call them first, no matter what their speciality. But does this really make the most sense? When Ivanka Trump got engaged, I was one of the first people she called. [...]

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Flowers: In or Out?

Best of Preston: Secret To Success: Never Give Up!

Best of Preston: Holiday Decor Tricks for small spaces

Flower Carpet in Brussels

Dear Preston: How Much Did You Charge For That Arrangement?

Venting: The Power of Association

Venting: Selecting a Talented Florist

In Search Of Talented Artists

Working With Mother Nature

Inspiration: Respecting Your Talents

Spotlight: Florists

Worth The Cost?

Dear Preston: I Am Losing Faith In My Designer

What Makes a Great Florist?

Happy Friday, Folks!

The 3 Least Popular Bridal Flowers

ELABORATE AND COSTLY WEDDING AND EVENT DESIGNS ON MINIMAL BUDGETS

MY TOP 5 MOST DIFFICULT WEDDING FLOWER REQUESTS

MY FLORAL DESIGN COURSE: LIVING DREAMS

WEDDING PLANNING: WHICH VENDOR SHOULD A BRIDE CALL FIRST?

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