tip from the MOB

Last night, the MOB (a.k.a. Mother of the Bride) gave us a little tip we'd never heard before. To clean all of our favorite funky-shaped glass containers, pour in a little rice, hot water and bleach then swirl to clean. Works like a charm!

pink ice protea

We received some awesome Pink Ice protea today. It's not the first bloom that pops in mind for wedding florals, but we'll be using them for a gorgeous arrangement at the reception this weekend. Given their extra long life span, we'll try to scoop them back up for the shop after the party. Aren't they cool?!

required reading

We have a fantastic little book with fun ideas for flower arranging called Flowers: Chic and Cheap by Elle Decor editor Carlos Mota (whose followers include Ms. Tory Burch). Clearly, he's as big of a fan as we are of flowering branches - from azaleas to cherry blossoms to viburnum, Mota nestles them throughout. All this Tuscaloosa sunshine is encouraging some of the branches to pop around town. Rest assured, we'll have our snips handy when they do.

chirping

We're on Twitter! Follow us @MJPchezMCD. Thibaut's Newman print pictured above in honor.

all you need is love

And flowers from MCD. And dark chocolate. Happy Valentine's Day from the MCD team!

february flowers

Our flowers for Valentines Day and the weekend events have been rolling in all morning. The workroom (pictured) looks like Spring has sprung and with the sun shining, the MCD team has a little pep in our step.

If you haven't placed your vday order, call us ASAP! 205 464 0488

snow day

We don't get to take a snow day today, but have had a pleasant morning enjoying Tuscaloosa in whiteout. The weather has our flowers for the weekend held up in Memphis, but isn't it beautiful?

We started our day with coffee, Krispy Kreme and Karis (our go-to girl at Special Events). She's moving and shaking this new and elegant branch of Game Day Tents event rental empire. Without a doubt, their team is our first choice in Ttown for tents, tables, chairs, heaters, fans and the like.

In the meantime, we've been taking VDAY flower orders...it's not too late! Call us today 205 464 0488.

au contraire

We stumbled across a fun graphic design blog and wanted to share. Paris vs New York: A Tally of Two Cities launched last fall. Designer Vahram Muratyan explains his work as A friendly visual match

between two cities told by

a lover of Paris wandering

through NewYork.

Très Amusant!

weekend showers

Flamingo pink and Robin's Egg blue were our inspiration for the celebration of a mom-to-be and her growing nest. Check out the buffet table, above - who can resist the flamingos?

Many thanks to Mary Keeley McAllister for making our dreams of a photo booth come true.

hearst heards them in

Elle Decor was sold to Hearst last night. More details here. We hope they don't change too much...Elle Decor does such a great job paralleling the beauty of fashion, travel and culture with interior style. The team will certainly enjoy their new address at the Hearst Building!