Already a busy week! I'll post pics as soon as I can of the birthday evening. And how crazy is that arrangement behind the model?!

Lovely Lilacs

i forgot to mention yesterday that she loooves lilacs. Gonna throw these in the elegant & panache mix (they're in season and super worth the buy right now; their scent is captivating)!

Grance & Panache

sweet peas + ranunculus + anemones + roses

I'm so excited! I scored at the flower mart this morning! I've been asked to arrange the flowers for a very special lady's grand 60th birthday dinner this Sunday evening! She's a wonderful/successful interior designer and I know that she has a sharp eye for aesthetic, color and elegance. This is a different kind of flower styling for me because I usually like things wild and not so orderly, however, I'm going in a different direction this time: grace & panache.
to be continued...

(and thank you so much for all the nice comments left regarding my previous pics)***

Paris, je t'aime

I hope that I haven't been rude by posting all of these recent pictures! There was an overall feeling during my last trip to France and I just didn't want to split these images up. We got a lot accomplished, including finding vintage china for our wedding ceremony, eating loads of the most beautiful & delicious pastries, soaking up the rain and rainbows, enjoying the company of horses, relishing in the moment of finding perfectly placed tulle in the back of a perfectly old car, laughter with old friends, long walks in the company of love and trees, getting acquainted with the most amicable caterer in all of France, finding a temporary space called 'home' for us and our dear friends when they come in June, trying to capture & bottle my uncle's feverish scent of firewood and outdoors, noticing my mother's aging grace & astounding beauty, and did I mention, eating heaps of chocolate...Heaven. Truly.

I hope that you've been well and happy these past 2 weeks too...

Pretty incredible rooftop gardens & styling in this fantastic editorial from i-D magazine (pre-Spring 2010). I'd love to see this more in big cities, especially here in Los Angeles. We could use more of these rooftops sanctuaries. All photography by Norbert Schoerner.

And on another note, I'm leaving for France tonight to spend some quality time with my mom and mother-in-law, with dear friends, and to tie up loose ends for our June wedding (and probably eat lots of good bread & pastries)! Pretty exciting! I can't wait to share when I get back. Lots of love...

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Watercolors of wild flowers by Jane Coleridge.

Beautiful, nature-y photos by Laura Plageman.