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I got my bachelors degree from The College
of Home Economics in Lahore, and later I joined the
New York Botanical Gardens (Bronx) in 1995 where I worked
for the floral design program. After becoming a licensed
florist, I completed an internship program and later
was hired by one of the floral instructors in NYBG as
a designer at Distinctive Floral Designs in Chelsea,
NY. I have been working in this field for about a decade
now; at the start of my career I was freelancing in
the city, however in 1997 I decided to start my own
company, FlowerAccent which is based in Westchester,
NY.
Clients can visit our website at www.floweraccent.net
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FlowerAccent provides services
such as fresh flower decorations for weddings and
wedding favor boxes, engagements, mehndi and mehndi
decor, sangeet, corporate events, dinner parties and
fresh floral garlands. We provide services in the
tri-state area of New York including Westchester and
Long Island, as well as Connecticut and New Jersey.
It is our goal to provide extraordinary
flower décor; we offer personalized service
in order to meet a client’s individual taste
and needs. Also, all our flowers are conditioned properly,
so they are fresh and in full bloom on the day of
the event. We prefer using rich colors in my centerpieces
such as shades of red, fuchsia and rust.
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The client is first asked to provide a budget for the
flower décor. According to the client’s
budget, a rough proposal is made for the flower selection;
all the while staying on course for the whole theme
of the event. Our wedding décor packages range
from $2,000 up to $6,000; this also varies depending
on the guest list and the amount of flowers being used.
We have to take into account the stage decor, reception
table centerpieces, buffet arrangements and the card
table arrangements.
All our arrangements vary; some of our very popular
designs are of a contemporary look. On a recent wedding,
we used green den rhodium orchids, rust calla lilies
and fuchsia dahlias. To incorporate the fall theme,
we also used wanda orchids, fuchsia callas and green
mini orchids which were placed in tall glass vases.
The linen was fuchsia and rust with gold tissue overlays.
In another wedding, we coordinated the flowers with
the bride’s outfit. We used an assortment of red,
orange and gold roses. The stage décor composed
mostly of red and orange roses with an accent of gold
painted palm leaves. A gold sequence organza fabric
also provided as the backdrop of the stage. Square glass
vases were placed on the reception tables each with
almost 3 dozen red and orange roses. We also incorporated
the same red and orange roses in the wedding cake.
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The clients should always do some homework
before our meeting; they should know what style and
color scheme that they would prefer for their ceremony,
reception and wedding. The dates of the wedding, and
their overall budget should also be calculated before
contacting us. When the client comes prepared, it
becomes easier for us to estimate the amount of flowers
needed. Clients should allow themselves at least 6-8
months to prepare for the flower décor.
Contact Ayesha: floweraccent@hotmail.com
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