Any good love story starts with flowers, right? It was my birthday, and I was young and new to NYC. And there, right in the office for all my coworkers to see, was a gorgeous arrangement. My heart swooned, (no matter they were sent by my mother), as the florals were captivating. The next...
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Reflecting on last September when we created lovely moments of classic elegance in the most, "Élan" style venue yet. The venue felt made for Élan. There were beautiful cast iron urns throughout the entire space, as seen in our logo. It was our pleasure to design Kelsey and Sadiq's second wedding...
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Nate and Ariel's wedding day was nothing short of a chic warehouse Brooklyn fairytale. Six months later, and we are still swooning over the juxtaposition of the natural raw space and the organic romantic floral design. Similar to how the small details of Nate and Ariel's relationship make their love...
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A lovely customer’s response to, “Would you like to attach a handwritten gift message with your arrangement?” “No message – just glad that you are back up and running.” Élan Flowers, New York City’s oldest flower shop, is open for business and it has become a family affair. ...
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We were so delighted to create floral designs for Kaitlyn and TJ’s beautiful October wedding. May their love bloom as deep and bold as Kaitlyn’s bridal bouquet, cheers! Photography: Jasmine Tianna Photography Instagram: @Jasmine.tianna.photos Hair & Makeup: ...
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The New York City Food and Wine Festival gave us a delightful challenge – create a Flower/Foliage/Food wall for their annual festival. It was a big hit at the Festival with lots of Foodies stopping by for their photo moment. How many types of produce can you spot? Amanda Freitag Marcus Samuelsson...
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On March 8th we were delighted to celebrate International Women’s Day as the world took a day to honor women everywhere. As a female driven business we know that women bring a level of creativity, passion and compassion that makes the world a kinder place. Of course we don’t need a designated day...
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Where do we go to find inspiration? Sometimes we find it in the everyday and sometimes we need to venture farther afield. We had the great joy to travel to Provence at the end of June, during the height of the lavender season. We expected to be amazed by the lavender fields and we were; we...
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Élan invites you to a day in the life of our bustling design studio as we create flowers for a very special event, the Hudson River Park Playground Committee luncheon. Designers start production on 30 Dusty Pink centerpiece arrangements, that include white hydrangea, secret garden...
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We’ve been hard at work this past week creating and installing gorgeous holiday designs for some of our excellent clients. Please enjoy some photos from two locations -the lounge at Spring Place and the lobby at a neighborhood residential building – and our designers working their magic...
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Élan Flower’s new HOME COLLECTION is inspired by our clients – neighbors, friends and colleagues who stop by our shop over and over to for a bundle of hydrangea, branches for their entryway or a candle for their table. Since we moved into our new home at 26 Grand Street...
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Élan Flowers thrilled to be invited to collaborate with fashion designer Mimi Prober for NY Fashion Week after building a friendship during her many visits to our shop on Grand Street. We were intrigued by her botanical dye techniques using dried flowers and leaves and, when we first began...
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The Élan Team was honored to be a part of welcoming The White Company , a London based lifestyle brand, to New York City. To invite customers to their grand opening, #thewhitecompanyUSA enlisted our amazing designers to make 2,000 posies that were then gifted around the city...
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Photograph by Jeff Thibodeau via Elle.com We are very proud to be a part of the new Chanel video for Bergdorf Goodman featuring their new bag the Gabrielle and top fashion consultant Kate Foley. Please enjoy this gorgeous video, a portion shot at our New York City store located in Soho…...
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Last summer, we had the honor of designing the wedding of Joseph Bunge and Edwin Giebrolini. The ceremony and reception were held on the rooftop of the Gramercy Hotel. It was such a wonderful display of love and beauty that we wanted to feature their day. A big thank you to their photographer, Brian...
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We had an absolute blast hosting our first workshop at our SoHo space with the wonderful people of Klorane and Karen Oliver and Associates. Klorane designs botanical – based hair and skin care products and previewed their new delectably fragrant line (which...
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We recently had the pleasure of working with one of our favorite Tribeca neighbors, Maman , for a fabulous lunch event hosted by Victoria’s Secret. The event celebrated the Victoria’s Secret launch of a dreamy new lingerie line. If you haven’t yet visited Maman , it is an...
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Élan embraces Valentine’s Day! One of the many things that we love about our new shop on Grand street are all of our fabulous new neighbors. We have received such a warm reception from each and every one of them, so much so that we think they should also be a part of your perfect Valentine’s Day...
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After four years, we’ve moved to a newer, brighter and more client-friendly location. Since 1983, we’ve been dedicated to creating beautiful bespoke flower arrangements and our new boutique storefront has already raised the bar to help us continue our craft…with a lot more space! Conveniently...
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