Charlotte Design featured in The Knot Magazine

Some of the arrangements I created for a recent wedding in Canton were featured in The Knot Magazine.


Alison & Daniel: An Outdoor Wedding in Canton, MA
Crisp white tablecloths embroidered with a brown floral pattern were topped with three vases filled with pink roses, hydrangeas, and orchids.
Centerpieces: Charlotte Design Flower Boutique, Walpole
Photo By: Paige Brown Photography, Canton

Tied in ivory ribbon, Alison carried a simple, sophisticated bouquet of calla lilies.

Bridal Bouquet: Charlotte Design Flower Boutique, Walpole

Photo By: Paige Brown Photography, Canton

Vibrant pink blooms like hydrangeas, roses and nerines were combined with ivory calla lilies and hypericum berries.

Bridesmaid Bouquets: Charlotte Design Flower Boutique, Walpole

Photo By: Paige Brown Photography, Canton

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Dover Library Holiday House Tour

The Friends of the Dover Library held their 21st annual Holiday House Tour on Sunday, Nov. 9, giving patrons the opportunity to visit four magnificent private homes in town. Houses were festively decorated by local garden clubs and floral designers (including yours truly), and offered gourmet fare from local restaurants and caterers.

My work was inspired by the Japanese and tropical influence present in the house, using simple Ikebana style to create a peaceful and reflective mood. I used the dominant colors of each room as the basis for each presentation.

In the kitchen, I used the motifs from the house owner's vases as inspiration using yellow cymbidium orchids and red peppers.

For this presentation, I used the earthy green tone of this vase to create an exotic feel.

Here again the modern style of the vases called for simplicity. White roses and white hydrangeas provided the perfect match.

For the dining room, I wanted to create the feel of a mini tropical garden to convey calm and serenity.

Macy's Bouquet of the Day

This spring, I had the opportunity to participate in Macy's Bouquet of the Day again. This event is in its second year and takes place at the Boston Downtown Crossing Macy's department store. Macy's invited "Boston's best designers" (their words, not mine!) to showcase exotic floral centerpieces. Each artist had free rein to create an arrangement in the main entrance of the store and leave it on display for a couple days. Here are a few photos of the topiary I created.

You can find out more on Macy's press release.

Setup had to take place at 6:00 am!

I had arranged most of the topiary at my workshop in Walpole and assembled it at the location, putting the finishing touches by adding greens and orchids.

Et voila!

Lakeview Pavillion Tasting

In March, I decorated the dinner tasting a Lakeview Pavillion as one of their featured florist. This was a great opportunity to feature my unique style of French and Exotic flower arranging.

Located in Foxboro MA, Lakeview Pavillion is a great location for a wedding or special event. They have such courteous professional staff and the location overlooking Lakeview Pond is just wonderful.

Here are a few photos of the presentations I created for this event.

Boston Museum of Fine Arts Demonstration

On Feb 5th, I was invited to demonstrate floral design technique to the flower committee of the Boston MFA. I created several arrangements taking into account the spaces in the Museum, the material that would look best, and shared some useful tips with the flower ladies, the volunteers who are in charge of creating and maintaining the arragements for the MFA. This was a great opportunity to work within such a great establishement and seeing my arrangements there, in a fine arts museum, made my day!

Dover Library Annual Holiday House Tour

On November 4th, 2007, I was invited again to participate in the Dover Library Annual Holiday House Tour. The house I decorated was a majestic French manor house on Center street. I had a blast decorating the house with festive presentations as I was free to let my imagination go wild. See what the Dover press had to say about it.

Charlotte Design at Macy's

Macy's recently contacted me to take part in their Downtown Crossing "Celebrate Spring" event. Five designers from the Boston area were asked to create a unique flower arrangement to be featured at the downtown Macy's store from April 1 to 14. My presentation was on display April 6th and 7th.

Here are some photos where you can see the arrangement taking shape in the store.

6:56 am, the empty pedestal is ready for us to start

6:58 am, the big cement basket (170 lbs!) is placed on the pedestal
6:59, first half of the pre-assembled foundation is placed in the basket
7:00 am, the second half is added
7:04 am, I add the center section and some amarilys
7:31 am, twigs and other accents are added7:37 am, Purple orchids are added 7:41 am, can you tell what changed here?
8:02 am, added cascading grapes, and putting the final touches 8:05 am, et voila!