Custom flowers, by inquiry
Wedding and event florist in NYC
Your daughter's wedding. The firm's year-end dinner. A memorial for someone the whole block knew. None of these come off a shelf, so we make the flowers for each one.
Wedding flowers, event centerpieces and ceremony pieces are designed in our shop at 96th and Madison. Send us the date and the room. We'll work out the rest with you.
Since 1929
Event flowers start with questions
The business started in the Bronx with William Peter Stamos and found its home on the southeast corner of Madison Avenue and 96th Street in May 1929. It has been in the family the whole time, and it's Peter and Constantine's shop now.
Event work here starts with questions. How long are the tables? Will guests see the flowers by candlelight or daylight? Is there an aunt who can't stand lilies? The answers decide the flowers.
Hiring a wedding and event florist in NYC can feel like hiring a contractor. It shouldn't. We do flowers for weddings and religious ceremonies, intimate dinner parties, corporate events and memorials. Same conversation, different room.
How an inquiry works
Send the form
Fill in the wedding and event form with whatever you know so far. Blanks are fine. So are guesses.
We get back to you
Someone from the shop reads it and gets in touch to talk it over. Bring your questions. We'll bring ours.
Plan it together
We settle colors, pieces, sizes and budget with you, one decision at a time, until the flowers fit the room.
What to have ready
Each of these changes the plan.
- The date, and whether there's any chance it moves.
- The venue or delivery address, plus any rules the venue has about flowers.
- Your colors. A fabric swatch or a phone photo beats a color name.
- A guest count, even a rough one. Tables follow people.
- A budget range, low and high. Real numbers get you real suggestions.
Flower rules at ceremony venues near us
Here is what each place says about flowers on its own website, as of October 2026. Rules change, so check with the venue; we're happy to work within them.
- Conservatory Garden in Central Park, off Fifth Avenue between 104th and 105th StreetsAll prep must fit in the allotted 90 minutes. No arches, runners or thrown petals, and no floral pieces besides bouquets on trees, fences, benches or shrubs.
- Church of the Holy Trinity, East 88th Street between First and Second AvenuesYour own florist is fine; ask the parish administrator for altar-vase specs. Altar flowers stay on for parish worship. No runner; petals outside only.
- Park Avenue Synagogue, East 87th Street between Madison and ParkSaturday weddings: flowers go through the delivery entrance, straight to the chapel or Sanctuary. In the Sanctuary, use their huppah or bring one.
- Park Avenue United Methodist Church, East 86th Street between Park and LexingtonAdvice, not a rule: settle the flowers before the rehearsal, usually the day or evening before, and work out delivery with the church office.
- St. Jean Baptiste Church, Lexington Avenue at 76th StreetArrangements come assembled and go right after the wedding unless donated. No glass or flames in the seating area or center aisle, and no runners or thrown petals.
- Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church, Madison Avenue at 73rd StreetFlowers go at the sides of the chancel; two stands are available. Nothing attached to furniture, doors or railings (at candlelight weddings, simple decorations may go on the torch poles), and no aisle petals or runners.
A taste of the style
Centerpieces from the shop
These show how we like a table to look, starting with Golden Valentina, a low white-and-green dome in a gold bowl. Point at one and say "like this, but..."
Event flower questions
How far ahead should I get in touch?
Do I need to know flower names?
How much do wedding flowers cost?
Can I order one centerpiece without planning a whole event?
Do you do corporate and office event flowers?
Rather say it out loud?
Some plans are easier to explain than to type. Call the shop and tell us about the day. 212-289-1677
Elsewhere on the site
- Wedding and event formWhere every event inquiry starts.
- Sympathy flowers NYCWhen the event is a memorial service.
- Delivery informationFor a single centerpiece: delivery fees and picking a date.
- Carnegie Hill floristOur home corner and the Upper East Side blocks around it.
- About the familyWhere the Jerome in our name comes from.