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Matthew Robbins

Name: Matthew Robbins
Title: Contributor to Martha Stewart Weddings & Partner/Creative Director of Matthew Robbins Design
Hometown: St. Augustine, Florida
Favorite wedding flower: Sweetpeas
Best planning tip: When designing your wedding, go with what feels natural and essential to your own style and aesthetic. Otherwise, you’ll feel like a guest at your own event.

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Event Planning: Hudson Valley Inspiration

Posted by Matthew Robbins

The Hudson Valley area provides a perfect backdrop for a beautiful wedding, especially during the lush summer and crisp autumn months. Many of our clients having weddings there …

Event Design: Mood Lighting

Posted by Matthew Robbins

Good lighting at home or in a restaurant can create the ideal ambience. The same rules apply to a wedding. You can spend time, money, and energy on …

Event Design: Fresh Centerpieces

Posted by Matthew Robbins

I recently designed a beautiful wedding for two people who love and study animals. The bride and groom are both accomplished scientists and researchers, and they wanted to …

Event Design: Making Use of Spring Blooms

Posted by Matthew Robbins

This week, we finally have some glorious weather in New York City, and I’m delighted to see all of the daffodils, tulips, and hyacinth bulbs popping up all …

Wedding Planning: Figuring Out Your Flowers

Posted by Matthew Robbins

The sessions at the Flower School New York are filled with a fun and enthusiastic people from New York and all over the world. Lucky for me, I recently …

Event Design: Barn Wedding, Part 2

Posted by Matthew Robbins

I’m so glad everyone enjoyed my recent post featuring a beautiful country wedding in an old rustic barn.
Today I’m sharing a few more images from this lovely event. …

Event Design: Barn Wedding, Part 1

Posted by Matthew Robbins

Barns and rustic venues are some of my favorite spaces to work with, but as we all know, they can be hard to find. The following photos, taken …

Event Design: A Great Itinerary

Posted by Matthew Robbins

I enjoy traveling for destination weddings — they are some of my favorite events to design.
One very important detail that needs to be considered as you plan a …