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Christine Mandese

May 27, 2026

    Venue Guide  ·  The Bohlin  ·  Newport RI The bohlin wedding flowers By Christine  ·  Plant Girl Floral  ·  Newport, RI The Bohlin occupies a distinctive position in Newport’s wedding venue landscape. Where many of the city’s premier venues lean into their historical grandeur — the gilded ballrooms, the shingle-style estate scale, the […]

May 27, 2026

Christine Mandese

Belle Mer Wedding Reception

Luxury weddings throughout Rhode Island continue to evolve each year, and floral design has become one of the most important elements shaping the overall guest experience. Couples are moving beyond traditional centerpieces and embracing florals as part of the atmosphere, architecture, and storytelling of the wedding day itself. At Plant Girl Floral (also known as […]

Christine Mandese

May 27, 2026

    Rehearsal Dinner  ·  Newport RI  ·  Event Florals By Christine  ·  Plant Girl Floral  ·  Newport, RI The rehearsal dinner is the first designed experience of your wedding weekend for many of your guests. It is when out-of-town family and friends arrive, when the wedding party gathers for the first time, and when […]

Belle Mer Wedding

May 26, 2026

Christine Mandese

Shephard's Run Wedding

  Bridal Bouquets  ·  Design Guide  ·  Newport RI By Christine  ·  Plant Girl Floral  ·  Newport, RI The bridal bouquet is the most photographed element of any wedding — more than the centerpieces, more than the ceremony arch, more than any individual installation element in the reception. It appears in virtually every meaningful portrait, […]

Christine Mandese

May 26, 2026

  Fall Weddings  ·  Newport RI  ·  Seasonal Florals. For couples planning Fall Wedding Florals Rhode Island offers unique seasonal inspiration. By Christine  ·  Plant Girl Floral  ·  Newport, RI Newport is magnificent in summer. But there is an argument — one I find more compelling with every season I work through — that September […]

Getting married at Belle Mer in Newport RI

May 26, 2026

Christine Mandese

  Spring Weddings  ·  Newport RI  ·  Seasonal Florals. Discover inspiring Spring Wedding Florals in Rhode Island for your special day. By Christine  ·  Plant Girl Floral  ·  Newport, RI Every season in Newport has its distinct beauty, and after designing florals through all of them, I will say plainly what I believe: spring is […]

Christine Mandese

May 26, 2026

    Hiring Guide  ·  Rhode Island Wedding Florist By Christine  ·  Plant Girl Floral  ·  Newport, RI Couples planning luxury Newport and Rhode Island weddings often face a version of the same question: should we hire a florist who is based here in Rhode Island, or is it worth bringing in a designer from […]

Olivia Culpo Wedding Flowers in Rhode Island

May 25, 2026

Christine Mandese

How much does a wedding cost in Rhode Island?

  Planning Guide  ·  How to Hire a Wedding Florist By Christine  ·  Plant Girl Floral  ·  Newport, RI Most couples approach their wedding florist consultation with a general sense of what they want and very little sense of what they actually need to ask. That gap is understandable — this is, for the vast […]

Christine Mandese

May 25, 2026

    Providence, RI  ·  Wedding Florist Guide By Christine  ·  Plant Girl Floral  ·  Newport, RI Providence is not just Rhode Island’s capital city — it is one of the most culturally rich, architecturally distinctive wedding markets in all of New England. The city’s mix of historic Federal Hill neighborhoods, prestigious university campuses, revitalized […]

May 25, 2026

Christine Mandese

Belle Mer Wedding Ceremony in Newport RI

  Client Experience  ·  Reviews & Testimonials  ·  Newport RI By Christine  ·  Plant Girl Floral  ·  Newport, RI After more than 400 weddings across Newport, Providence, Cape Cod, and coastal New England, I have received a great many reviews. They appear on The Knot, WeddingWire, Google, and in the private messages couples send after […]

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