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Preston Bailey Wagner College Event Planning Design

A BEHIND THE SCENES TOUR OF MY STUDIO WITH WAGNER COLLEGE

Last week, a group of talented Wagner College students who are currently enrolled in my Signature Wedding and Event Design course visited me and my team at our New York City offices. I’m so inspired by other wedding and event designers, but especially those that are young and just starting out. Their perspective is fresh, [...]

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Easter Table Setting Decorations

MY RECIPE FOR A MAGICAL EASTER CELEBRATION

Happy Easter! I love this holiday. When I was a child in Panama I always received a new suit for Easter; it was the one time each year that I got a brand new outfit. I wanted to look good, because all of the colorful church ladies wore extraordinary hats and outfits to our Baptist [...]

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REMINDER: TOP 10 WAYS TO CREATE AN UNFORGETTABLE EVENT

(Image via Arghya a.k.a Orgho) When I ask my clients to describe the most unique weddings they’ve ever attended, I’m  always surprised that they can usually think of no more than one or two. Here’s my top 10 list on how to create a unique wedding or event using a few key reception ideas: 1. [...]

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Simple Yet Dramatic Floral Container

FAQS: HOW DO YOU KEEP YOUR DESIGNS EXCITING EVEN WHEN A CLIENT REQUESTS SIMPLICITY?

Wedding season is upon us, which means florists and designers are especially busy right now with bridal clients. Brides sometimes ask for simple, safe and elegant. But that doesn’t mean your design can’t still be exciting. Most clients don’t want to look like they’re trying too hard, and, so, they tend to shy away from [...]

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Preston Bailey Flowers

UPDATING MY LIST OF TALENTED FLORISTS IN YOUR AREA

As you likely know, our headquarters are in New York City. However, we are fortunate enough to work in many cities across the country and around the world. For these destination jobs, I usually bring my own key florists with me and then hire most of the existing local talent. I do this for three [...]

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Purple and White Bouquet

Question for the Floral Designers

Today I’ll like to reach out to all you floral designers and floral aficionados. I need your help. Presently, I am finishing my fifth book called Preston Bailey Flowers. The main topic, of course, is flowers. I fell in love with the perfection of flowers over 30 years ago, and am still in awe at [...]

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It’s Time to Start Thinking Beyond Red Roses for Valentine’s Day

They’re beautiful but so boring. (Image via Liz West) Ok, I understand that red roses means: love, passion, blah, blah, blah… However, being a florist at heart, I cannot understand why, with the many choices of flowers that can literally take your breath away, most folks don’t break tradition when sending flowers to their significant [...]

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Floral Sculptures in the New York Public Library (Best of 2010)

This post wraps up our “Best of” re-posts for 2010. Have a safe and Happy New Year and I’ll be back with new posts next week! Last Monday was the end of Bridal Fashion week in New York. There were tons of parties and events in the Big Apple going on throughout the day and [...]

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Candles: Are they worth the wax trouble? (Best of 2010)

Candles bring a certain ambience that just can’t be reproduced with other types of lighting. Here are a few of my favorite ways to decorate with candles: Everyone loves candles but how do you avoid those messy wax accidents in your design? Find out in tomorrow’s post… But first, I have a question for you. There [...]

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FAQs: Should I go with my chairs & tables covered or naked? (Best of 2010)

I still wonder, even today, why it is that most venues have the worst tablecloths and the ugliest chairs. At times, the tablecloths do not even go all the way to the floor. They’re usually in the most basic colors (think white), and the chairs are soiled or just plain ugly. When I first started, [...]

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What’s In or Out? Color Trends (Best of 2010)

For this week between Christmas and New Year’s, I thought it’d be great to re-post some of the most popular blog posts from 2010. I’ll post one each day and resume normal blogging on Monday, January 3rd. Have a great New Year all! Today’s post is all about Color Trends from 2010. From this survey, [...]

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Gift Giving Help

(Gift image via MMolek) Since Thanksgiving is Thursday, I am planning to dedicate the next few days to writing about my favorite holiday. This year I am expecting around 50 friends and family for our annual celebration. For a while there, I thought I would have to cancel the dinner because of a business trip, [...]

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Future Florists and Designers of New York

Several times throughout the year, we get groups of students who visit the office for a learning session. Sometimes this is a talk, a walk-through or an actual lesson. Today, I want to share you with one of my favorite groups of kids who recently visited the office. Ladies and gentlemen, here are some future [...]

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Floral Sculptures in the New York Public Library

Last Monday was the end of Bridal Fashion week in New York. There were tons of parties and events in the Big Apple going on throughout the day and into the night. We teamed up with the Knot to create a dramatic statement for their Monday night gala. We created a set of three floral [...]

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Good Ideas Don’t Grow on Trees

(Magnolia Tree Image via Jody McNary Photography) I have had so many ideas that I thought were brilliant only to find out that I was the only one who actually thought so. So, this week, I’d like to continue sharing a few ideas that actually worked. I’d also like to encourage you to share any [...]

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Good Ideas

(Image via) I am always in awe when I go to an event and see something so clever and wonderful that it makes me think, “Now, why didn’t I think of that?” So, I want to start a series called Good Ideas where we can share ideas we’ve seen as we travel or attend parties [...]

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Common Mistakes: Thinking Flowers Are Too Fragile

I can’t tell you how many times I have heard my clients mention that If I install a job too early in the day the flowers will be wilting once the event begins. There is this great misconception that flowers are way more fragile than they actually are. I am sure the florists would agree [...]

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Frequently Asked Questions: How can an unknown event planner market and attract his/her business?

Last week, we began a series of posts where I answer the question, “What is the first question you would ask me if we had a one on one meeting together?” Here are answers to five more of those questions: 1. Da’Diva Jones asked: How can an unknown event planner market and attract his/her business? [...]

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It’s Not Easy Being Green

Joining the “green” movement in the event industry is still proving to be a great challenge. I am in the business of building and transforming spaces from tents to empty raw spaces, not to mention constantly using thousands of blooms flown in from remote parts of the globe. Yes, I have heard more than once [...]

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Tulips and Pansies

A couple weeks ago, I had the chance to collaborate with the fabulous Betsey Johnson for Tulips and Pansies a runway show and benefit for VillageCare, a non-profit helping those with HIV/AIDs. Here are some pictures from that fabulous night. (P.S. My collaboration with Ms. Johnson ended up being the winning design of the evening!) [...]

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