Metropolitan Pavilion - STEM NYC Exclusive Floral Designer for the GLAAD 2009 Out Auction

Loving Fall

Fall is officially here at STEM and we can't get enough of it...the colors..the warmth...and the flowers!!! Fall is such an exciting time of year, fresh crisp weather gearing us all up for a wonderful holiday season.

Check out these beautiful fall leaves we have in our private client meeting area...just loving the deep rich color and texture of them!

Congratulations to Olivia Esslinger and Ryan Kitzen who just recently got engaged, they will be getting married at The Fresh Meadow Country Club www.freshmeadow.org in Long Island where we will be designing their fall wedding flowers for this time next year, we are looking forward to it!

STEM NYC Designs the Florals for MEW New York's 2010 Spring/Summer Collection Fashion Show

The S/S 2010 MEW Collection celebrates the frill and charm of girlish memories 

and translates it into clothing for a woman who wants to be fanciful as well as 

sophisticated. The collection is inspired by the trinkets and treasure boxes you 

kept and collected as a little girl.  We incorporated all of those little tresures throughout our floral pieces we created for MEW.  Check out the photos!

Mew invites us to remember how it was to adorn yourself with jewels, 

flowers and bright colors and to bring these things back into your life with their

new collection. MEW New York S/S 2010 is celebration of nostalgia, blossoming 

optimism, bold charm and rebirth.   www.mewjapan.com

Check out STEM NYCs latest interview with NYCityWeddings

What services do you offer?

         We provide floral design for all of your wedding day needs, such as bridal party bouquets and boutonnieres, ceremony and reception floral décor, and we also provide linens and other rentals that you may require for your wedding day. 

        We offer other wedding specialties too, such as favors, donation scrolls, which are big now in lieu of favors, table cards, place cards, and my favorite, custom specialty wedding card boxes. These boxes are tailored to match your wedding décor and are shaped as a wedding cake; it’s a beautiful keepsake.

 What flowers are “hot” for this season?

Now that we are headed into the summer months, we have had a lot of requests for Peonies, and French and Parrot Tulips as well.  Last month in the midst of spring flowering branches were very popular and look so lush and romantic for a wedding.

 What is the latest “trend” in bouquets, centerpieces, etc?

                            A lot of the brides that I have been designing for lately have been aiming to produce that wow factor for their reception décor adding lots of detail along with the flowers from ribbons and crystals to glamorous vases but are staying classic with their personal bridal bouquet.  I have been doing a lot of lush and bountiful tied handhelds with lots of detail in the hand tying part.  A lot bride’s request to have a special piece of jewelry from a family member tied to their bouquet that holds special meaning to them.  Its also been nice to see brides giving the honored women in their lives such as mom and grandmas small hand held bouquets to carry on the day of the wedding instead of traditional corsages.  It’s a hit; mom and grandma feel so special that they can carry a bouquet too!  To help keep my brides and grooms on budget I’ve been suggesting for the reception flowers to go half tall and half low on the centerpieces.  This is a great alternative instead of having all tall centerpieces, because you are still able to get that wow factor without breaking your budget.

 What should a bride and groom look for when ordering their flowers?

I really believe the most important thing a bride and groom should look for in regard to their flowers is a florist that they connect with and who understands what type of colors, textures and atmosphere they are looking to capture the day of their wedding.

 How far in advance should bouquets be ordered? How about centerpieces etc.?

Centerpieces really should be ordered 6 months prior to the wedding day.  However, in my experience there are certainly cases when brides do change their minds throughout their planning, so no later than 3 months is best.  Bouquets can really be ordered at the latest a month before, but if we need to import special flowers earlier is always better!

Can a bride get blooms even if they are out of season?

             We do our very best to get out of season blooms if a bride has her heart set on it but it certainly depends on the type of bloom.  We are usually able to find a comparable flower that makes the bride just as happy.

 Which flowers hold up the best for bouquets and boutonnières?

                             For bouquets I am fan of the durability of calla lilies, orchids, peonies, certain breeds of roses and tulips, and hydrangea are pretty hearty too.

 What options do those with allergies have?

There are a lot more options today for people with allergies.  Most flowers now a days are bred with no fragrance.  However, flowers such as star gazer and asiatic lilies give off a strong fragrance, so it would be best to steer clear of those for allergy sufferers 

Enjoy a complimentary champagne consultation with Carolyn for your wedding...

Check out STEM NYC's Ad on Nycityweddings.com!

http://www.nycityweddings.com/vendors/florists/stem-nyc/

Congratulations Mr. & Mrs. Taube!

On June 4th, STEM NYC was honored to be included as one of the donators of a silent auction item to help raise funds for Voices Against Brain Cancer's, 4th annual "Sounding Off for Cure" event www.voicesagainstbraincancer.org, helps aid in research to find a cure for brain cancer.  We were happy to have donated 3 months of floral design as a silent auction prize. 

The highest bid belonged to Mr. & Mrs. Taube of Brooklyn Heights. Congratulations and we hope you enjoy your flowers!

FLOWER CLASSES NOW AT STEM!

We are now offering fun and interactive flower classes every first and last Thursday of the month from 6-8pm. Learn how to care for and create beautiful flower designs. You will learn secrets of adding balance, color, and shape to an arrangement. Our evening flower classes offer a social atmosphere for friends new and old to get together and learn how to arrange and to appreciate the art of floral design. Plus you get to take home your beautiful flower designs! Delicious wines and cheeses are also served which tops off a great night at our floral studio.

Class price is $130 per person, and all flowers, materials, wines, and cheeses are included. Registration is simple: Either email us at info@stemnyc.com or give us a call at 212.779.1450 and we'll take care of the rest!

PRIVATE PARTY CLASSES

If you are looking to plan a special evening with your friends or just looking to do something different, we are happy to host a private floral design and wine tasting party class. Just let us know when, email us atinfo@stemnyc.com or give us a call at 212.779.1450, and we'll make it happen!

It's Official, STEM NYC has moved!

I'm so proud to announce that STEM NYC has officially moved into it's brand new floral design studio.  We are now located at 1140 Broadway, Suite 307, right on the corner of W26th Street.  We are almost finished with the set up of our new design loft.  We are so excited to introduce this new space to all of our current and new clients, we hope you can stop by and enjoy our exclusive and lush client meeting area, making the plans for your special day even better! Promise to upload photos of our new space soon!

Fashion Week and STEM!

            

Check out our latest accomplishment of the week!  So STEM was so thrilled to be invited back to design the floral pieces for EXPOSE.  EXPOSE is an amazing event where new hot fashion labels get to show off their new lines and get "Exposed" to the media and press. This time back I decided that I wanted to incorporate EXPOSES logo, which is a big red apple.  I dreamt about this apple all week long, thinking and contemplating how I could construct the perfect apple to be the centerpiece of the event.  Three hours later and my vision came true and there stood my 35 pound apple!  I was so excited to try something different than just designing flowers in a vase.  I also submerged 50 red apples in the vases to really help enhance that beautiful dark red color palette.  To make the arrangement look a bit more funky I wrapped black and silver aluminum wire around the apples, it really finished off the look. This was such a fun and creative challenge, I can't wait to design more objects out of flowers! Constructing objects out of flowers is such a fresh and bold idea for company parties and events, I will recommend this all the time!

Fresh & Fashionable Arrangement

       Love this arrangement that we created today.  It was delivered to a new high end clothing store in the Bowery District that just opened.  The colors, crystals, and various textures of the flowers used, set off a sexy yet fun appeal, just the type of arrangement STEM loves to create! 

Plus white anemones are my personal favorite, they are the white flower with the bold black center.  I like to think of them as a sophisticated and grown up Gerber Daisy.

STEM NYC's New Website

I am beyond excited to have STEMs newly designed website up and running!  A big thanks to Kelly Campbell(a very talented and patient web designer) from Liqui-Site Designs.  We worked very hard together designing the site, I wanted the website to just spill over with the vibe of STEM and I think it was a success.  It has been a lot of fun compiling all of the photos from all of the 2008 brides & special events that STEM had the honor of designing flowers for.  More photos, press, and testimonials will be filling STEMs website in the weeks to come!