Wedding by the Connecticut River - Designed by RIVER.

This spectacular wedding took place recently on the grounds of the Connecticut River Museum. The event was planned and designed by Joseph Marini of RIVER. The amazing food was provided by Coastal Gourmet in Stonington, CT.

High Hopes 2009 - Designed by RIVER

Spring Garden Party.

A spring garden party designed by River.

Home Accents Today names River as one of 50 Retail Stars.

Home Accents Today, the home furnishings publication has included us as one of the top 50 Retail Stars of 2009. It's a nationwide list and we're extremely honored to be included.

Lenox Hill Neighborhood House Benefit

This past Thursday Joe did the flowers for the Lenox Hill Neighborhood House benefit organized by Sotheby's.

This is a wonderful charity provides assistance for thousands of needy NYers.
Each table was decorated by a different interior designer, such as Albert Hadley and Bunny Williams, and Harry Heismann among many others.

The theme of the table was classic spring and it was conceived by Stephen Joseph Design, of New York.

The photo is courtesy of Melissa Morris. Thanks Melissa.

Our High Hopes sale.

On May 2nd and 3rd we're having a special sale to benefit the High Hopes wish list.

High Hopes Therapeutic Riding is a unique organization that allows children with disabilities to experience horse riding and training by experts in the field. It is probably the only organization of its type in the US and we're very proud to assist them with their annual fundraiser in June.

This year with the economic climate less than ideal, they need more help in getting not only their funding but also items from their wish list that includes much needed supplies for their horses and other programs.

Our sale will hopefully raise the funds to buy these supplies. We're bringing a lot of new items for the event, including one-of-a-kind furniture pieces, handmade objects and unique accessories.

We hope to raise as much as possible and we have High Hopes you will help us make it possible. For more information, please visit our special High Hopes Page.

Our new wedding Calculator

A new feature on our blog is our wedding calculator for the couple who's interested in offsetting their wedding's - or other event's - carbon footprint.

It's a tool to help in planning your wedding efficiently and environmentally soundly plus it's a lot of fun to use.

Just go to the bottom of this page and play with it.

Courtesy of our friends at Brighter Planet.