Tag: Floral Design


Colorful Floral Clouds & Bold Ombre Blooms

January 22nd, 2020

Bright and bold dyed babies breath clouds by Winston & Main hang over long table at colorful LA birthday celebration.
 
I’m always so flattered when other vendors or industry peeps hire Winston & Main to bring the blooms ESPECIALLY when they give me the creative freedom to really go for it.

That’s the dream.

So when David of La Pinata Party Rentals reached out about creating something extra special for his *extra special* birthday party this ombre floral fluff dream became reality.

All 21 feet of it. Floral foam free + 100% reclaimed post event too.
 
Yellow and Orange Ombre Floral Designs featuring Dahlias, Butterfly Ranunculus, Bunny Tails and more by Winston & Main.
 
Light it up! I designed the entire table in an ombre, florals + tapers too- moving from yellow to peach to orange to pink to red to blue to purple. SO much fun. SO many tapers.
 
Pink and red floral design ombre featuring double tulips, dahlias, and painted italian ruscus by Winston & Main.
 
The pink & red arrangement may have been my favorite because the double tulips were RIDICULOUS for October.
 
Blue and purple ombre floral design featuring carnations, tulips, strawflowers, dahlias and more dyed and painted flowers by Winston & Main.
 
Although, blue & purple are definitely the winner for being MOST on trend- Pantone named Classic Blue as it’s Color of the Year shortly after this.
 
The guest of honor wears a luxe blue velvet dinner jacket and is standing under 21 feet of bold and colorful floral clouds.
 
Talk about an incredible host- David treated his guests to a welcome bar, an epically colorful + delicious dinner catered by Hungry Bear Catering Co., a Xylophone Band AND a post-dinner surprise arcade reveal. YES, an entire arcade. Host AND birthday goals.

The velvet tux wasn’t a bad touch either.
 
A wildly colorful dinner party with brightly colored ombre candles and florals down the length of the table.
 
Action shot.
 
Blue and purple ombre floral design featuring carnations, tulips, strawflowers, dahlias and more dyed and painted flowers by Winston & Main.
 
This color combo was the most challenging for me, but I was so happy with the way it turned out. Also, #carnationsforever.
 
Dyed & painted babies breath clouds hanging over long tables at intimate & colorful birthday celebration.
 
More fluff. You’re welcome.
 
A long table of guests enjoying a warm, colorful, and festive intimate birthday party.
 
Love to see our flowers getting papped.
 
Bold pink and red floral arrangement featuring double tulips, clover, dahlias, and painted italian ruscus by Winston & Main
 
Class photo time.
 
Bold yellow and orange cocktail arrangement by Winston & Main
 
Ready for her glamour shot.
 
Blue and purple cocktail arrangement featuring carnations, allium, and bunny tail.
 
Head in the clouds.
 
Team Winston & Main installs 21 feet of floral clouds.
 
And an action shot of us making it happen.
Ladders are an indispensable part of great floral design.
 
Hi-five under colorful floral clouds.
 
Hi-fives all around. Showing you this one despite whatever is going on with my face.
 
Bright and foam free floral clouds of dyed baby's breathe hanging over table of ombre floral arrangements.
 
Thanks for capturing these colorful clouds in all their glory Julie Shuford! You the best!
 
A bold, modern, and colorful mood board for your wedding, birthday or celebration featuring bold baby's breath clouds.
 
BOOM!

Here’s little mood board in case you want to use our colorful event as a jumping off point for your own.

Don’t forget to send pics!
 
Venue + Rentals: La Pinata Party Rentals / Rentals: Collective Rentals, Platinum Prop Rentals, Gems Parties Rental / Florals & Design: Winston & Main / Photographer: Julie Shuford Photography / Catering: Hungry Bear Catering Co. / Men’s Styling/Rentals: Eric Acuna for Friar Tux


Winston & Main 2019 Year in Review: Foam Free Floral Installations

January 3rd, 2020

Bright and foam free floral clouds of dyed baby's breathe hanging over table of ombre floral arrangements.
 
In 2019 we had the opportunity to design more foam-free installations than ever before, and I really enjoyed figuring out the best mechanics for each project to ensure that they were stable (don’t want our sh*t falling on peoples heads) beautiful, and long-lasting, without a single brick of floral foam.

If you’re not familiar, floral foam is essentially the single use plastic bag of the floral industry AND along with the utter waste inherent in anything you use once and throw away, it breaks down into microplastics and is gonna sit in our oceans and/or landfills for a bazillion years. Oh, and it’s also not the healthiest for florists. Win, win.

You can read a little more here. BUT I’m truly not here to judge- I just wanna do my best to make my business more sustainable with every project and I want to encourage my fellow designers to do the same.

To that end, here are some truly epic installations that I’m damn proud are #nofloralfoam. I’m happy to answer questions/show the mechanics for any of them, so if you’re struggling to reduce the amount of foam your studio uses or need ideas, don’t hesitate to reach out- email me or drop into my DM’s on IG.

Now let’s talk clouds. We created over 20 feet of them for our pal David’s birthday and LOVED how they turned out. We were able to keep ALL of the product (stay tuned, dreaming up something good for it) and we reclaimed the internal structure/mechanics too.

Photo: Julie Shuford Photography / Rentals: La Pinata Party Rentals
 
A brilliant foam-free floral installation climbs up a tree in the center of the reception space.
 
When Holly of Anything But Gray Events asked what I’d like to do in the space (a DTLA bar!) this was my answer.

photo: Aurelia D’Amore Photography planning: Anything But Grey Events
 
Large scale lush, colorful, and foam free floral installation on giant tree.
 
It was clearly a year of epic + colorful trees around here! 🙂

photo: Julie Shuford Photography
 
Piano with lush foam free floral installation spilling onto floor.
 
And pianos. aka. A Piano Moment

photo: Villa Visuals / planning: Anything But Gray Events
 
Large scale foam free neutral centerpiece featuring dried and fresh florals.
 
photo: Julie Shuford Photography / rentals: La Pinata Party Rentals & Collective Rentals
 
Foam free floral installation for Ketel One Botanical.
 
Fresh & fun for our pals at Ketel One Botanical.
 
Lush foam free moon gate arch.
 
An epic + moody moon gate arch in the sky.

photo: Brian Macstay / planning: The Rheefined / rentals: La Pinata Party Rentals
 
Bougainvillea wedding arch (foam free) that looks like it's always been at Houdini Estate.
 
The bougainvillea arch that looks like it grew there (but really was totally bare when we started!)

photo: J Wiley Photography / planning: Thread Events
 
Foam free growing or planted looking aisle flowers featuring myrtle, bells of ireland, queen anne's lace and dahlias.
 
Growing aisle flowers- totally possible without the plastic!

photo: J Wiley Photography / planning: Thread Events

Dutch Masters inspired foam free floral installation detail.
 
A quick iphone snap of a corner of the Chuppah from one of our last few events of the year. This transferred beautifully to the sweetheart table after the ceremony too!

planning: Moxie Bright Events

Light and airy foam free floral arch featuring blush, nude, and neutral flowers, fall leaves, baby's breath, and burgundy dahlias.
 
THE fall + fluff dream arch for these cuties!

photo: Michelle Roller
 
Lush and elegant fall flowers and foliage cascading from a vintage wheelbarrow.
 
And I couldn’t resist a little throwback to 2018. BECAUSE.

photo: Evangeline Lane / planning: Art & Soul Events
 
Fall floral installation, foam free, surrounding elegant outdoor fireplace.
 
And this one too, because COZY.

photo: Heidi Ryder
 

 
Photography (clockwise): Julie Shuford Photography / Aurelia D’Amore Photography / Victoria Gold Photography / Rad + in Love / Jenny Smith & Co. / J Wiley Photography / Julie Shuford Photography / Evangeline Lane / Villa Visuals
 


Moody Jewel Tone Wedding at The Houdini Estate

September 16th, 2019

Our bride's jewel toned bridal bouquet by Los Angeles florist Winston and Main
Jaclyn & Andrew were the absolute dream clients- AND the flowers…
Holy hell!

I’m still in awe and I designed ’em!
Nature is magic.

The lush jewel toned floral copper arch designed by Los Angeles florist Winston and Main.
Let’s talk about this arch. All the flowers. All the colors. All the texture.
AND just a little edge, right?

Important planning tip: Always, always, go for the statement, rather than trying to spread the flowers (and dollars) everywhere.

Originally J&A had opted for a few smaller pieces (aisle markers, smaller pieces around the reception, that sort of thing) BUT this arch was important to Jaclyn, and at our design meeting, we rearranged the proposal a bit to make it a priority.

WORTH IT.
Our bride poses at Houdini Estate with her lush jewel toned bridal bouquet.
It was such a joy to create this beautiful bouquet for Jaclyn, full of peonies, roses, ranunculus, dahlias, and that gorgeous moody guava greenery.
Houdini Estate's water fountain decorated with moody jewel toned petals and buds by Winston and Main.
Just put a (hundred) flowers in it. Right?
Bridal hair decorated with jewel toned flowers by Winston and Main.
Absolute perfection. And that purple scabiosa?!
Our lush jewel tone bridal bouquet designed by Los Angeles florist Winston and Main.
The jewel toned groom's boutonniere featuring a blue thistle and orange flower bud by Winston and Main
Andrew nailed the bright & moody jewel tones perfectly, right?
And those little bouts with their copper accents…
Jewel toned groomsmen boutonnieres by Los Angeles florist Winston and MainOur sweet Los Angeles couple at their Houdini Estate wedding with jewel tone flowers by Winston and Main.
Congrats Jaclyn & Andrew! You two are the cutest!
The Houdini Estate wedding featuring a floral ceremony arch by Winston and Main.
And you’re not too shabby yourself Houdini Estate! (insert all the heart eyes)
Two sweet flower girls in gold dresses wearing flower crowns by LA Florist Winston and Main.
Sweet crowns.

And ALL the petals.
The bride and her father walk down the aisle at her Houdini Estate wedding in Los Angeles.
WHAT an entrance!
The bridesmaid's bouquet by Los Angeles florist Winston and Main for a Houdini Estate wedding.
And her MOH doing double duty FTW.
Ceremony details from our Houdini Estate wedding featuring a floral arch and welcome sign decor by Winston and Main. Our sweet newlywed couple walk down the aisle at their Houdini Estate wedding with jewel toned flowers designed by Winston and Main
THIS shot is always my fave!
That just-married bliss is magic.
Our sweet Los Angeles couple at their Houdini Estate wedding
And away they go!
Claire Pettibone FTW.
Lush jewel toned flower arrangements for a Houdini Estate wedding reception by Winston and Main
Reception ready.
The Houdini Estate wedding dinner reception featuring moody florals and jewel toned dinnerware.
Show-off delphinium and all the jewel-toned details!
The Houdini Estate wedding reception with jewel toned flower arrangements designed by LA florist Winston and MainWedding reception bar carts with jewel toned flower touches and arrangements by Winston and Main.
I loved the DIY cocktail stations. (make mine a Manhattan!)
Our sweet Los Angeles couple share a kiss at their Houdini Estate wedding with moody jewel toned flowers designed by Winston and MainHoudini Estate's beautiful reception lawn adorned with jewel toned flowers by Winston and Main.
Our couple at the sweetheart table during their Houdini Estate wedding reception with jewel toned flowers designed by Winston and Main.
CHEERS + huge hugs Jaclyn & Andrew!
It was an honor and an absolute pleasure to flower your wedding.
The DJ booth at our Houdini Estate wedding with moody jewel toned flower arrangements by Winston and Main
See also: our flowers about to get down. 😉
The romantic wedding cake with lush pink and red flowers decorated by Los Angeles florist Winston and Main

 

You can check out more pics of Jaclyn’s gorgeous dress (and day!) over on Claire Pettibone’s blog too!

All the Magic Makers:

Planning: Art & Soul Events / Venue: The Houdini Estate / Photography: Scott Sikora Photography / Videography: Silver and Soul Weddings / Catering & Bar: Spotted Hen Catering / Ceremony Guitarist & DJ: Dart Collective / Officiant: Let’s Get Married by Marie / Jaclyn’s Dress: Claire Pettibone / Andrew’s Attire: Bonobos / Floral Design: Winston & Main