Archive for 'bouquets'
anja’s flowers
Posted on 01. Mar, 2010 by Princess Lasertron.
A bride after my own heart. These are my FAVORITE colors.
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Princess Lasertron (kind of) in Brides Magazine
Posted on 27. Feb, 2010 by Princess Lasertron.
Several months ago, Brides magazine–yes, the #1-selling national bridal magazine that you see on every newsstand in every grocery store and bookstore and kiosk–contacted me and asked me to recreate a popular bouquet I once made. The bouquet would be used in a Brides magazine photoshoot based around a Very Special Cake.
Renowned cake decorator Rebecca Sutterby (she’s been featured on TLC’s Ultimate Cake Off!) designed a beautifully detailed wedding cake inspired by one of my bouquets, and she matched the style absolutely impeccably. From little fondant buttons that looked as real as the ones I use every day to iced “stitches” around the petals of each carefully formed flower, Rebecca created the cake of my dreams for Brides magazine.
I had four days in October to recreate the bouquet and get it into the hands of stylists at Brides magazine and it ended up working out after a few all-nighters and rush orders of special supplies. Today the magazine was finally on newsstands and I opened the magazine to see Rebecca’s beautiful creation inspired by my work.
Unfortunately the bouquet I worked so hard to get to them was not pictured, and I was also not given credit for the inspiration. I am disappointed because I was very excited for this feature and I had had such a close working relationship with Brides for those weeks. I was even asked not to share pictures of the bouquet until after the magazine was on newsstands, even though they chose not to use it. But I am so happy for Rebecca and for the exposure for the design. It’s because of her immense talent that I was brought this opportunity in the first place. I still communicate with Brides editors and I look forward to working with them for several new projects in the future, including the Princess Lasertron Dress-ups dress line.
Now! I would like to show you what would have been in Brides magazine if they had used the bouquet I sent! I am so happy with this bouquet. It is the best, most careful work I have ever done. Most of the buttons are from Italy, the thread is dyed the perfect shade of blue, and it was also the first time I used those little crinkled posies and I love how they fill the bouquet out.
Around Christmas I took this bouquet apart and created headbands and fun corsage brooches using the flowers. Can’t you see yourself wearing a headband with a few of those pretty blooms with a yellow cardigan and navy blue shorts, or a striped shirt and cigarette pants? Or pinning these to a canvas tote bag swinging from your bike handlebars? I think there are such summery possibilities. Look for those in the Princess Lasertron store soon.
And if you are here because you were frantically googling for details about the mysterious “felt and button bouquet” featured in Brides magazine this month, I am your girl. This is the design I created and this is what I do. Thanks for taking the time to check me out and if you are interested in placing an order for a similar bouquet, any bridal accessory that will better suit you on your special day, or just a gift for someone who deserves something beautiful, submit your request using the Bridal Inquiry Form on the header bar up on top!
xo
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mary christa’s flowers
Posted on 24. Feb, 2010 by Princess Lasertron.
Mary Christa and Adam are getting married in March and having a very vintage-y wedding with dark blues and plums…I can’t wait to see the pictures and I love how their flowers turned out.
I love making these posie flowers and I love how Mary Christa was open to so many ideas for their design.
See more pictures of Mary Christa’s bouquet, her bridesmaids’ flowers, and the rest of her order on Flickr.
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jeanelle’s flowers
Posted on 24. Jan, 2010 by Princess Lasertron.
Jeanelle is getting married this March in the snowy mountains of Canada. She and her fiance are having a dark evening ceremony with their closest friends and family present, lit by candles, a fire pit, and followed by hot chocolate!
What I love most about working with brides is learning about their wedding plans because they are all just awesome, fun parties. If you are ever looking for cool ideas for your next get-together, just look at weddings–the themes, the decor, the fun personal touches like Jeanelle’s hot chocolate and sunflowers…it’s the perfect inspiration.
Sometimes I feel like I don’t belong in the “Wedding Blogging” culture because I am not really “into” weddings. I often see it implied in articles and interviews that people who work in the wedding industry do so because they are wedding-obsessed, but that isn’t true. Growing up, I never longed for my white knight or visualized my perfect dress, and when it was finally my (our) turn to tie the knot, the event itself (although it was very fun!) was not the big deal. Weddings and marriage to me doesn’t represent a life goal–it is just a (optional) stop on the long exciting journey of our individual lives.
I think that more brides than the “mainstream wedding media” realizes share that view. It’s so normal now to not toss a garter, not worry about place cards, not have matching bridesmaids dresses–or maybe even any bridesmaids at all. And obviously the huge New York weddings we see on all the cable tv shows are not the norm. It is okay if you do all of those things, but I think that more brides and grooms are thinking hard about the meanings of traditions and evaluating whether or not they are meaningful to them as a couple, which is the most important thing!
I think Jeanelle and her fiance will have an unforgettably lovely wedding and I am so honored to be included in part of their special day.
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Hannah and Ryan’s wedding in Utah Valley Bride Magazine
Posted on 16. Jan, 2010 by Princess Lasertron.
Hannah and Ryan are to this day two of my favorite people I have ever worked with. I admire them because they found the perfect way to balance tradition and whimsy for their Alice in Wonderland-themed temple wedding.
I got a lot of feedback from readers that Hannah and Ryan’s wedding taught them they they don’t have to martyr themselves to throw the personalized offbeat party of their dreams (and get married in the process). Their wedding is a great example of maintaining respect for tradition without compromising who they are.
Their wedding was recently featured in Utah Valley Bride Magazine and you can read the article online! Thanks to Terra of Magnifique Photography for the photo and the heads-up!
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Katie and Charlotte’s colorful portland wedding
Posted on 07. Jan, 2010 by Princess Lasertron.
Katie and Charlotte ordered their own felt flower kits to create the bouquets for their commitment ceremony last December. They are the perfect example of what I envisioned when I decided to start selling the kits–taking inspiration from the materials and creating something that perfectly suits you as a bride. Photos by Emily G Photography.
See how they made little felt birds for each of their bouquets?
Everything about these pictures is styled so beautifully–the colors of their jackets, their joyful expressions, the contrast of the colorful bouquets with the stark white sheets. Visit photographer Emily G’s website to see more of Katie and Charlotte’s big day–they are such beautiful brides and you have to check out the rest of the pictures from their super cool ceremony!
xo
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miriam’s flowers
Posted on 07. Dec, 2009 by Princess Lasertron.
Miriam was the winner of the free bouquet I gave away for Broke-Ass Bride’s “Wedding in a Week” promotion and I created a red, purple, and gold bouquet and boutonniere for her Indian wedding.
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LeeAnn’s flowers
Posted on 25. Nov, 2009 by Princess Lasertron.
Today we get to find out if we’re having a little he or a little she. I can’t wait!
Until then, check out the latest little bridal order I made for LeeAnn. She’s one of my rare local brides here in Nebraska and I can’t wait to see how her blue/green/jewel-toned wedding comes together this weekend. I wish her and her fiance all the best!
xo
p.s. Lady GaGa in the latest issue of Vogue is killing me! Annie Leibovitz shot her as the witch in a Hansel and Gretel-themed pictorial. If you’re a fan, check it out.
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jenny’s flower project
Posted on 20. Nov, 2009 by Princess Lasertron.
Several months ago I had lunch with my friend Jenny, who ordered a felt flower kit to make her own embroidered flower stems at home to keep in a vase on her desk. The other day, she sent me the results of what she had put together–I love these so much!
These are awesome. I love seeing what other people do with the kit.
Today I intend to wake up before 5pm for the first time this week and go to a few local antique shops. I hate hate hate my new studio in the new house, and the glum attitude I get when I work in there is affecting my productivity…so I want to try to find some inspiration and maybe get a few new things. I hate working in the basement. I hate the floors, the ceiling, the walls, the storm door that doesn’t close all the way. And I think it will smell like dog forever. Groce.
Ideally I’d really love to build a sunroom onto the front of the house, which would also block the view from the road and create some more privacy for the backyard. I visualize a bright, windowed room where I can see the kids playing in the backyard, and a door that opens onto a deck full of rocking chairs. Goals.
xo
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Floriane’s wedding
Posted on 18. Nov, 2009 by Princess Lasertron.
Last year I worked with a beautiful Swiss woman named Floriane who married her dashing husband Lionel last March. Check out my original post about Floriane’s flowers. Her wedding was gorgeous and she has been gracious enough to answer some questions about the planning process! Photos by Luca Etter.
Tell me a little bit about you and your spouse.
We are both from Switzerland and have been living in New York for 2 years. We’ve been together for more than 10 years now and we got married in a Limousine at the Wedding Window in Las Vegas! This was just about as much fun and romantic as a wedding can be!!! We loved it so much and made party all night in Vegas, just the 2 of us. But then, we really wanted to share our wedding and our happiness with our family and friends in Switzerland. So we planned everything from aboard, and we’ve been thinking of every detail in New York City, for a party that would happen in a very small village in the middle of the Swiss Alps.
What was the best part about planning your wedding?
We started planning it very well in advance: a year and a half before the D-Day. But we wanted everything to be perfect, and with the distance it makes it even more complicated. The idea was to celebrate in the mountains. We both come from the Swiss Alps and we wanted make a big contrast with our Vegas Wedding ! So we chose the location very carefully, and found a wonderful “Belle Epoque” Hotel from the 1900’s, all in wood and very traditional architecture and design. The crew was just absolutely lovely and ready to help. Almost everything was discussed via e-mail, and we had no problem at all. As we had no ceremony, we planned a first part, know as “Apéritif”, down in the Valley, with some 150 guests, and then 95 guests were invited for the dinner at the Hotel in the mountains. The idea was also that the guests sleep at the hotel and so nobody had to worry about being drunk and driving back home. In the morning, we would also be all together for breakfast !
As for my dress, I prepared everything in NYC, found the dress of my dreams in the Lower East Side at Mary Adams. She makes 50’s style custom dresses. I loved working with her, she was just very open to all my ideas and we got this dress done exactly as I wised it! She gave me the address of a tailor for the suit of Lio, and we loved his worked as well! Then the most time-consuming activity was to find all the accessories in this 50’s style according to my dress! And in gold…. we spent hours and hours visiting every second hand shop in all Manhattan and Brooklyn !
What details were you most proud of?
I was very proud that I could manage every accessory of mine to be in the right style: my purse, the bouquet of course, the shoes, the bracelet, the stockings ! My Husband has also been very attentive to each detail, he even found his shoes in a second hand store in San Francisco! These were shoes from 1920, never worn!!
What was most important to you when planning your big day?
The “theme” was the 1950’s and the music. As we’re both musician, and most of our friends either are musician or love music, the music had to be in the center of the party. We hired 2 bands, one accoustic “Jazz manouche” for the Apéritif, and one Rock Band for the ball, that played classic songs from the 50’s-60’s. And during the dinner, we asked some friends to make some musical entertainment. So, between every dish we had some friends who played music. This made the meal very colorful and amusing!
Do you have any advice for future brides?
I advise that you think of a general theme, or atmosphere for the whole party, so that you get something like a “red line” you can follow to think of all the details: dress, suit, music, table decoration, location etc. In Switzerland, it is also usual to have a “major de table” for the night. This is a person, usually a friend or family member who likes to talk in public, that takes over the organization during the D-Day. So that the newly weds can just enjoy their day and don’t need to think of details like: are the musicians here? At what time should we move, who is saying what? We asked 2 friends to do so, and gave them in advance exact information as for what we wanted and when. During the party, we were completely relaxed and had time to talk and laugh with everybody!
As a conclusion, our wedding party really was the most beautiful day of our lives, and every guest told us on the following day that this was the best wedding party they ever had!
xo
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I wouldn’t drop something this big on you without doing a GIVEAWAY!
Posted on 29. Oct, 2009 by Princess Lasertron.
Screenshot for posterity
Hey readers!! So, finally, this is it–the new website design that DownsDesign has been working on for the last few months and I am SO EXCITED to enter this new chapter for Princess Lasertron! The new website couldn’t have come at a better time.
This has been a huge learning experience for me and I am already getting used to the pretty new colors and features and layout. I encourage you to browse through the website and check out some of the new pages and features like videos, press kits, and a special form for bridal inquiries! Over the next few weeks, we will still be upgrading and tweaking a few more things too like the categories and a few other things.
We have done our best to comb over the website for bugs and problems, but if you find an issue please fill out a bug report so that we can fix it asap.
As if dropping this grade-a top-rate bad-ass new web design wasn’t enough of a celebration, I’m also having a giveaway for you! I took inspiration from Naomi of the Rockstar Diaries (adorable!) and I put together a package of my favorite things.
Such as…
…fun crafty supplies
…handmade pom poms
…girly goodies
…shrinky dink fun
…a few treasures I have saved
…whatever else I pick out!
Make sure you leave a comment below before Monday, November 2nd to be eligible to win. And this is open to international readers too.
Thank you all for your loyalty and support and readership and nice e-mails and gentle criticism. This is going to be a big week!
