Bastian+Skoog is featured in The Knot Ultimate Wedding Lookbook

We’re so thrilled to announce we've made it into our first coffee table book! The Knot Ultimate Wedding Lookbook is now out. The book is available online at The Knot Wedding Shop and at Amazon.com. You’ll also find it at Barnes & Noble and Borders (but try your indie bookstore first, please!)

This deliciously red and aqua wedding which was previously published in Martha Stewart Weddings, was photographed by the crazy-talented Liz Banfield. It was a great example of modern floral design working in very traditional spaces (Wayzata Community Church and Wayzata Country Club). We loved the lushness and fine texture of carnations contrasted by slick aqua satin. Divine stationery to complement was created by Watermark.

Aren't our Cosies Cosy?

We promised you sneak peeks of our handknit cosies, and here they are. #swoon  A hug for your vase and clearly something you never knew you needed. Until now. 

And will you take a look at the little cards? Our mind-blowingly great in-house calligrapher Emily Snyder, the queen of Queen Quills, is creating squeal-worthy sentiments that we can attach to our arrangements for you.

Handknit Valentine Cosies

You may not yet be thinking of Valentine's Day, but we at Bastian+Skoog are already up to our eyeballs in it. This year we are employing one of our favorite crafty ladies, Bertie (AKA the mother-in-law of the Skoog), to design and handknit delicious vase cosies for our Valentine arrangements. Flossy magenta mohair and superthick undyed wool are just a couple of options adding gorgeous texture and psychological warmth to our already optimistic fresh flower arrangements. Foxy, Scandi, modern, unexpected: stay tuned, we'll have sneak peeks of the finished designs for you soon.

Bastian+Skoog Sponsors Raccoon Rally #boysbikesyay

We're superproud sponsors of the Raccoon Rally, an alley cat race through Minneapolis, created by Greg at Urban Bean Coffee. Sign up and ride! The event is on Friday May 7th, and ends at the 30 Days of Biking Party, an event not to be missed.

*Note: 30 Days of Biking was inspired by my 30 Days of Yoga. They get all the glory as there were only three of us who did yoga (fistbumps to @MissHQ and @cevono) vs. about a million who are biking, yet we coexist peacefully and have made a lot of new friends in the Twin Cities biking community.

Art in Bloom 2010

Our pal Amanda Hankerson was taking super-sly photos of us today as we did our installation for Art in Bloom 2010 "Hello Toyko" at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. It runs through Sunday May 2nd, but go early for "freshness"! 

Want more preview photos? Check out the MIA's photostream.

Here We Go.

We got a chance to set up a sweet springtime-y fresh event on the stage of the McGuire Theater at the Walker Art Center yesterday. Our event season starts with a bang. Right. Now.

Speaking of the Walker, we're so excited to find out that Juana Molina will be performing there on June 26th with her brand of Argentinian/electronic wickywacky awesomeness. Trust us on this one. We'll see you there.

What's Under There?

There's no good morning like the kind that delivers an email from Agent Provocateur touting their wares. In this case, it's a new bridal collection. Oh, to have another wedding night (or just to pretend).

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Valentine's Day is a-comin'.

This Sunday, February 14th is everybody's 'favorite' holiday. Let Bastian+Skoog make Valentine's Day sweet and slick for you this year. If you'd like flowers for your sweeties, please place your orders with us by noon on Friday the 12th.


Arrangements start at $50 plus tax and delivery (but wouldn'tcha like to see what kind of luck you'd have with a hundred?).  Delivery is $10 within the metro area, or you may pick up from our studio if you'd prefer.


Got an out of town sweetheart? Bastian+Skoog can now have foxy flowers delivered for you across the US through a super chic wire service. Contact us if you've got a long distance love, and we'll give you the details.


Give us a holler with this essential info by Friday the 12th at noon:


Name, address and phone number of recipient
Date you would like delivery (Friday the 12th, Saturday the 13th, or Sunday the 14th)
Method of payment
Complete billing address and phone number
Sentiment for card
Any flower and/or color requests (Smart kids don't buy roses on V-day. Trust us on this one)
Amount you would like to spend before tax and delivery ($50 minimum)


If you'd like to see more of our work, check out our site.
If you need hand holding, have special needs, or just want to say "hi", dial us at 612.333.6450.
If you trust us implicitly, just drop us an email with the above information to studio(at)bastianskoog.com.  Something fresh and fabulous will be delivered wrapped in sexy black paper, and you'll get all the credit.
If you know people who might require prompting for this sort of thing (i.e. spouses, clueless coworkers), please forward or re-post/tweet this message.

Lisa and Rich (+Heidi) on Madeline Island

One of Heidi's oldest friends was recently wed on Madeline Island. Perfect weather, the perfect setting, sweet, small, and intimate; this was one of our favorite weddings of the summer.

We had the pleasure of designing details of Lisa's wedding. The sweet touches of luminaries along the dock, coral-hued lanterns on the porch, turquoise and royal coral printed votives flickering on the tables, and of course, the super-striking color palette of corals and blues made this an ever-so-photogenic event. And it didn't hurt that Heidi was a bridesmaid (check out her shoes).

View more photos of the eye candy on Lace/Hanky's blog.

Studio Nitty Gritty (or yes, we do all of our work on that little table...)

We've explained it a million times, but still get asked WHAT exactly we are. "Are you a flower shop?"...nope. We're a floral design studio. All of our work is custom, and all of our flowers are purchased from our wholesaler to your order. What this means is that while you can't walk in and pick up an arrangement without contacting us ahead of time, if you give us a jingle or shoot us an email, you'll get crazy fresh flowers -- anything that strikes your fancy. Want to see the guts of our space? Check it...

See and download the full gallery on posterous

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Bastian+Skoog is on the teevee

We escaped what could have been major public humiliation with this teevee appearance for Metromix on KARE 11. Big thanks to the charming Chris Kallal for making it (relatively) painless and easy and to Taylor Carik for his tireless promotion on our behalf.

B+S lands in the Secrets of the City Mother's Day Guide

Our favorite know-it-all Kate Iverson listed Bastian+Skoog in Secrets of the City's Secrets to Mom's Heart: Mother's Day Guide 2009. Check our her exhaustive list of fresh ideas on how to treat your mom. Whether it's a recipe for "Heart Attack Potatoes" or a field trip to secret local sanctuary, the amazing Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden, she's got just the right idea for your mom.

Front Page News

A Bastian+Skoog winter wedding (photographed by Sally from LaVie Photography) was featured today on the front page of that bottomless pit of brilliant ideas, Style Me Pretty. Sweet words from the article:

The second wedding that we are featuring today is pure gorgeousness. Which is exactly what we’d expect from the amazing ladies at Bastian+Skoog.

Aw, shucks...

The heart melting thank you note of the day comes from Jill and Mark, a couple whose wedding we recently designed.

Dear Liz + Heidi,

I thank you from the bottom of my heart for the amazing pieces of art you created for our wedding! From our first meeting, I was dazzled by your creativity, and I knew you would bring beauty to our day. But, what appeared that snowy February Saturday overwhelmed me. You completely captured the essence of our wedding...and pushed it beyond my dreams. I will forever remember my bouquet and our table arrangements as pieces of sculpture...and I will forever be thankful to both of you for creating them for us.

Thank you!
Jill and Mark

Call Your Mother

This Sunday, May 10th is Mother's Day. Guess what -- she'd really like some flowers. Guess what else -- Bastian+Skoog can set you up. Near or far, we'll arrange something perfect for your most significant other (ask us about long distance orders, and we'll say "yes we can"). We'll also have extra special hand-tied bouquets available for sale at Surdyk's in the cheese shop if you've waited too long and are embarrassed to call us (you know who you are)...

And before the emails start coming in, yes, that's Liz's momma in the middle. And yes, she's cooler than your momma.

Mayday, Mayday!

How freakin' cute is this May Day basket we delivered today for one of our brides (from one of our favorite grooms)? Oh how we wish that someone had sent us these. Hyacinth, stock, and sweet peas made for the most luscious and fine smellin' basket -- enough to make anyone's nose gay (get it? nosegay? hehe). What a nice holiday. Can we all get it together next year and send some springtime sweetness to someone we dig on May Day? Yes, let's.

26th Annual Art in Bloom

Check out our "goods" at the Minneapolis Institute of Art's Annual Art in Bloom. This splendid spring celebration highlights the talents of Bastian+Skoog as well as more than 160 floral artists, whose work will be on view next to the works of art that inspired them. You're invited to sample the fragrant scents in the museum, enjoy a lecture or demonstration, attend a party or free docent tour, and browse in the Art in Bloom Shop. The event runs Thursday, May 30th through this Sunday, June 3rd.

P.S. The last image is not our design. But you probably guessed that...

Chicks Dig Flowers.

Passover and Easter are upon us. Are you entertaining? Are you being entertained? Do you need flowers? Of course you do. Whatever you require, we'll set you up.

Bastian+Skoog Studio is available for local deliveries of fabulous centerpieces ($50 and up). Wanna treat a long distance loved one? We have been asked to join a fine flower consortium (a fancy-pants FTD sort of thing), so you can now have Bastian+Skoog style sent across the country (and the world!). Please place your orders by Friday. Our hand-tied bouquets are also available in the cheese shop at Surdyk's Liquor Store ($15-35).

Purple is the New Orange

We didn't like purple. The bride didn't like purple. She said that purple was the next big thing...that the pantone color of the year was kind of purplish...that all of her bridesmaids looked really good in purple. And so she had a purple wedding. And we all kind of fell in love. Ceremony at the gorgeous Noerenberg Gardens, reception at the Lafayette Club (where purple looks quite great with the pale yellow walls), photos by the (also quite great) Meghan Doll.