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Christine Mandese

August 6, 2026

  Floral Design & Inspiration Glen Manor House Wedding Flowers: Designing for Newport’s Cliffside Garden Estate Inside our approach to Glen Manor House wedding flowers, from the formal gardens to the oceanfront lawn. Of all the venues we design for near Newport, Glen Manor House holds a particular kind of magic. The shingle-style mansion sits […]

Glen Manor Pink Wedding

August 6, 2026

Christine Mandese

  Decor & Styling Garden-Style vs. Structured Centerpieces: Which Fits Your South Florida Wedding? Two very different silhouettes, two very different moods — here’s how to choose the one that belongs on your reception tables. One of the first big style decisions a couple makes for their reception isn’t the color palette or the flower […]

Christine Mandese

August 5, 2026

  Floral Design & Inspiration Vizcaya Wedding Flowers: Designing for Miami’s Most Romantic Waterfront Estate Inside our approach to Vizcaya wedding flowers, from formal gardens to bayfront terraces. Few venues in South Florida ask as much of a floral designer, in the best way, as Vizcaya Museum & Gardens. Between the clipped hedges of the […]

August 4, 2026

Christine Mandese

Plant Girl Wedding Centerpiece Flowers

  Education & Tips Wedding Flower Budget Guide for Palm Beach Couples A clear-eyed look at where your Palm Beach wedding flower budget actually goes, and how to spend it well. Every Palm Beach couple we sit down with asks some version of the same question: what should we actually expect to spend on flowers? […]

Christine Mandese

August 4, 2026

Newport Venue Guide Castle Hill Inn Wedding Flowers: Floral Design Guide for Newport’s Lighthouse Estate On a property defined by water on three sides and a lighthouse at its edge, the flowers have to know when to lead and when to step back. Of all the venues we design for in Newport, Castle Hill Inn […]

castle hill wedding arch

August 3, 2026

Christine Mandese

Wedding Newport Venue

Newport Venue Guide Rosecliff Wedding Flowers: Floral Design Guide for Newport’s Gilded Age Mansion A ballroom that demands boldness, a lawn that asks for softness, and a historic house with rules of its own. Of all the mansions along Bellevue Avenue, Rosecliff may be the one couples fall in love with fastest. Modeled on the […]

Christine Mandese

July 26, 2026

    Our Story Why Plant Girl Floral Designs Weddings in Both New England and South Florida Two coastlines, one design philosophy — how Newport and Palm Beach became a natural pairing for our studio. People sometimes ask why a floral studio built on Newport’s cobblestone streets and coastal mansions would also design weddings hundreds […]

Rosecliff Mansion wedding

July 26, 2026

Christine Mandese

Castle Hill Wedding Florals

    Style Inspiration Wedding Flower Inspiration for Every South Florida Wedding Style Six aesthetics, six floral languages — find the one that matches the wedding you’re envisioning. South Florida’s wedding scene supports an unusually wide range of aesthetics, from historic Palm Beach ballrooms to modern Miami Beach architecture to Gulf Coast beachfront simplicity. Here’s […]

Christine Mandese

July 24, 2026

      Choosing Your Florist Why Venue Experience Matters When Choosing a Wedding Florist A florist who already knows your room isn’t just more convenient — they’re solving problems before you ever know they exist. Couples spend a lot of time evaluating a florist’s portfolio, style, and price point — and far less time […]

July 24, 2026

Christine Mandese

    Behind the Scenes Behind the Scenes of a Luxury Wedding Installation The part guests never see: what it actually takes to get a large-scale floral installation from wholesale market to wedding day. By the time guests walk into a ballroom and see a sweeping suspended installation or a fully dressed ceremony arch, that […]

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