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Bouquet Wednesday – a classic fall color palate
This week’s featured KPD bouquet was the center of attention at a Rivermill Dover Landing wedding this past fall! The color palate of rich, vibrant, earthy colors extended to the rest of the event, and...
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Decades dinner – Stages at One Washington
We’re super excited to show you some images from last week’s “Decades Dinner” at Chef Evan Hennessy’s Stages at One Washington pop-up restaurant in Dover! Evan is one of the most creative chefs on the...
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Planning suggestion – Lawn Games!
We love having lawn games during an outdoor cocktail hour, especially for our more rustic clients. There’s nothing better than playing croquet, bocce, or blongo ball with a cold drink on a beautiful...
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Wedding design splurge – unique lighting
Sometimes it’s nice to go completely over the top with one design element in your wedding – no holds barred, totally creative and different. We love the challenge here at Kate Parker Designs of...
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Small spaces: a focal piece
above image from Robert Ortiz Photography In a small space like my apartment, you should really limit the amount of patterns, bold statements pieces, and colors you introduce. I’d suggest working...
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KPD featured in Martha Stewart Weddings – Special Real Weddings Edition
The Kate Parker Designs team is very excited to announce that one of our weddings has been featured in Martha Stewart Weddings! This has been a bucket-list item for Boss #1 aka KP since she started the...
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Design elements: a trip into the Kate Parker Designs inventory
As a florist, event design company, and full service planning company all wrapped into one, the KPD experience is unique in many ways. One of the greatest benefits for our floral clients is our...
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Make your own cake buffet by Wild Orchid Baking Company
all images from Ned Jackson How many times have I started an email or blog post about Erin Gardner of Wild Orchid Baking Company with how much I LOVE her fondant? Pretty much every time I talk about...
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Bouquet Wednesday: rustic-chic in shades of navy and purple
above image from Ned Jackson It’s bouquet Wednesday in the KPD studio and today I’m going to walk you through these little beauties. Navy blue with accents of purple in a rustic setting was the...
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KPD featured in Martha Stewart Weddings
Good morning everyone! I just realized that with all the running around as we moved and settled into our new 3,000 square foot studio in downtown Dover, NH – Eek! – that we haven’t shared our real...
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Barnyard-chic welcome reception in Vermont
above image and all images by Ned Jackson I love a good square dance party. We have been designing them quite a lot lately for welcome receptions for our destination wedding clients. This particular...
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Floral mock-ups
I thought it would be fun to show you some of our recent flower mock-ups and to offer a few comments we received to show you how the process is really helpful when it comes to tweaking and perfecting a...
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We’re alive and well! (Just in the thick of the wedding season)
Hey everyone! I just wanted to send out a quick blog post to let you all know that we are not ignoring you! We have been busy with multiple-wedding weekends for the last month and haven’t had two...
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What we learned from working with the Martha Stewart team
When we had the privilege of working with the team from Martha Stewart Weddings on one of our favorite weddings that just so happens to be featured in their most recent real wedding issue – eek – we...
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KPD team love
image from www.mark-davidson.com taken at Rivermill at Dover Landing, Dover, NH The last two weeks I’ve had the pleasure of designing and executing two weddings for very near and dear members of the...
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Rustic modern chic wedding in shades of cream and blush
Another great early Summer wedding for us, this wedding was filled with lush garden roses, hydrangea, ranunculus, peonies, dusty miller and they were all designed in a sleek plate glass container....
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Bouquet-off contest and amazing red dahlias
Hope you all had a fabulous weekend! ZP and I spent a lot of time at my best friend’s house, hanging out in the sunshine and swimming in the pond. We made some great food and had a lovely time with...
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Custom corn hole
Boss #2 excitedly posing after a 3-point shot at the ViewPoint Hotel in York, ME A quick post this morning before we start processing this weekend’s lovely flowers. Our original company, Kate Parker...
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Sneak peek of rustic chic wedding
A quick post this afternoon as we’re knee deep in floral production for this weekend’s wedding. Hope everyone is staying hydrated!!! Here’s a sneak peek of a wedding we designed at Rivermill at Dover...
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Music- one of the most important aspects of your event
Whether you hire a live band or a dj for your event, music really has the most influence over the vibe of your party. The right song selections, good transitions, minimal interaction with your guests,...
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