IndyFaso

08/26/2022

I often prefer pieces without any focal/face flowers. Gimme all the weird celosia, late summer grasses and unripened wild persimmons plz!

This randomly reminds me of when someone once told me that they bought a bunch of explosion grass, and thought of me. Ha! Best comment.

It’s true though, this time of year suits me as a designer. The end of summer, the first whispers of fall. Now I just need to go swim in a river before it’s too late!

07/16/2022

Flower friends, I’ve been thinking about rituals that ground you to your place. Especially been on my mind since moving from NYC to NC.

So I’ve been making things with local farm flowers and yard clippings just for the experience lately. Totally different for me. I usually only create for event work honestly. I love the idea of becoming closer to a place thru it’s natural elements.

And then I thought, this would be even better if it was communal. So, I want to invite you to join me! Every-ish Friday I’m gonna try to post a piece made with only local ingredients. Designers and novices all welcome to make something in their place. Hash tag it and list your ingredients so we can learn from each other. Photo or video post, story, reel, whatever. Also feel free to share any thoughts as you reflect while making your piece- real-deal or lighthearted thoughts are both perfect.

It also can be something you’re making for work of course if you’re in the floral studio on Friday. 🙂 Can be simple as a bud vase for your kitchen or a large urn arrangement fit for a celebration! Thought it might be a fun way to intentionally reflect one one’s place as well as celebrate the beauty of local flowers. ✨

05/05/2022

⚡️Flash Studio Sale! Thurs, 5/5!⚡️

Soooo happy and relieved to see so many of our thoughtful hard good collections find new homes this week! But we still have a few extra great items plus a lot of cheap/free last calls!

Come by 11am-4pm, Thursday 5/5, 893 Bergen St. #9 in northern Crown Heights to say hi and grab a few things for your biz or your home! We gotta clear out by Friday!

Also check out our highlight reel ‘Studio Sale” for more pics/info.

🙏🙏 Thank you for helping us move smoothly after being in our space for 6 yrs!

04/28/2022

📣TIME SENSITIVE Floral Studio available!🌷

Feeling SO much love and support from everyone as we navigate this big life move, thank you thank you. But before I share more on that , I have a time sensitive call for any florists interested in our beloved studio! It ain’t fancy, but it’s perfect for a small to medium event floral biz. See our highlight called Studio for more details. Message me TODAY if seriously interested!

We really want to share this space with another florist who could benefit from our great custom setup!

04/22/2022

📣I have a pretty big announcement. It’s been a process of making this decision over time (though feels sudden), but Michael and I have decided to move to North Carolina for our next adventure together! 🎉

Why in the height of a wedding boom you ask!? Great question. Well, honestly it’s just a lot of little reasons put together. Partly to be closer to family, partly the opportunity to buy our first home, partly to pursue my deep interest in being a helper in the floral industry by accepting a new job with a locally-grown wholesaler (more on that later!), partly to help our rescue dog be more at peace, partly to simply try something new, partly to reconnect with my Southern roots, partly to feel what it’s like to contribute and live and do business in a smaller city environment.

I’ve always told myself I never wanted to leave New York on bad terms. As I pack my decade of possessions, I can honestly say it has turned out that way. I am not peacing out- middle fingers up- nor am I defeated by it. No, I’m just talking to the city- affirming it has been a true teacher and friend to me over the years, like a professor who you now call by their first name because you became genuine friends years later.

I also want to acknowledge that hearing news of another friend/coworker/neighbor leaving the city is exhausting. I have been on the other end of this more times than I can count. It’s hard here, and transient, but know that someone else leaving doesn’t mean you don’t belong. For what it’s worth, maybe someone needs to hear that. I know I have before.

As for IndyFASO the business, we are closing our studio in Brooklyn and wrapping up our last events- dancing out with disco balls and poppies (you’ll see)! We’re transitioning to a new place, figuring it out as we go. My current priority is to really step into my new role, hopefully grow a few flowers myself and design with flowers as much as I can along the way. If you know anyone in NC who I should meet in the floral, farming or event industry, please connect us! I would love that.

But IndyFASO isn’t only a business… (Cont. in comments 👇)

📸

04/20/2022

I feel like good design is half HOW you arrange something and half WHAT you’re arranging- The art of sourcing/ choosing visually meaningful ingredients is something I want to master! It’s a journey, but sometimes local flowers make your job look real easy. 😍

New album on the site featuring a fave event from 2021. 💯% local August flowers!

📸

04/04/2022

Florist confession! Funny enough, when I got married in late March ten years ago (just a couple months before I got my first flower job) I carried a slim single ingredient bouquet…so ahead of the trend haha, buuuuut it was made of all sunflowers. In March! The reason honestly was partly bc I did love sunflowers but also bc they were $3.99 a bunch at Trader Joe’s (where I used to work as a sign artist for many yrs) and I was a whopping 24 yrs old- with a modest income. And, let’s be real. I hadn’t really thought that hard yet about where my flowers were grown or the true pleasure of connecting a sense of season and place to an event through flowers. My journey to absolutely loving seasonal flowers, especially grown by local farmers, just hadn’t started yet. I’m thankful for experiences and people in my life who ignited my path towards learning more, and I still am an intrigued student today.

But if I got married to Michael again today, I would want something similar to this bouquet in photo…slim and easy to hold, but I think I’d go ALL local ranunculus, with some butterfly ranunculus for airiness.

Photographer:
Designer & Planner: .events
Venue:
Hair and Makeup:
Dress:
Flowers:
Model:

02/10/2021

🎉Pre-order slots are sold out!🎉Thank you, thank you!

BUT, we still have limited quantities set aside for each of our AMAZING neighborhood partners this weekend and exclusive offers such as our petite mixed bouquet seen here! The perfect compliment to your local wine or brunch order.✨Keep reading for deets...

1. BRUNCH + 💐: We are collaborating with our studio neighbor, . 🧡 Think to-die-for BRUNCH kits and flowers delivered right to your door! Seriously, if I wasn't slinging flowers all weekend, I would order this in a HEARTBEAT. Their food is amazing and they are generous, kind-hearted humans. You also can buy individual budvases as a cute add-on!

2. WINE +💐: We are also partnering with our fave local wine shop in PLG, .mo.wine. You can add flowers to your wine order via their website or app for pick-up. I order from them all the time! So kind, approachable, inclusive and knowledgeable. 💛

02/08/2021

Last Day to Pre-Order Florals for THIS Valentine's Weekend! 🧡✨ Delivering Fri- Sat to Brooklyn, Manhattan & Queens...

It's been SO fun to receive Valentine's orders this year, particularly this 2021- to see ALL the love shooting ALL the directions with our florals as the medium.

It's been such a great mix of folks sending joyful flowers/workshops to their siblings, themselves, grandmas, friends, teachers, coworkers and of course their sweethearts!!

Tag anyone you know in NYC who might love to join in the fun too, quick! Orders close at midnight. (Link to Shop in Bio) 🧡

11/23/2020

Dearest Friends!
We want to invite you to join us in celebrating the end of this strange, sorrowful, and difficult year with a burst of must needed joy! Sooooooo...
We created a Holiday Shop with both made-to-order wreaths and DIY wreath kits delivered to your door.
We can't thank you enough for your support in such a tough year.
**25% of all holiday shop profits will be given to the Equal Justice Initiative to aid in ending mass incarceration.**

With loads of warm, wintery cheer,

India and Michael

Obviously this year looks different, and we can’t host our annual wreath workshop fundraiser in person, but we are still committed to generosity as a small business, so we have committed 25% of all Holiday Shop profits to the Equal Justice Initiative.

10/17/2018

Just feeeeels like fall today y'all 🍁🍂🌾🍃🍁🍂

10/12/2018

This maniac turned 34 earlier this week! We celebrated by driving up to the quuuuuiet Adriondacks, canuing countless miles, and island camping like bosses. 🚣🌲👩‍🌾 Thank you for being my favorite company, even in the 🌧️ in a tiny ⛺, AND for always supporting this lil biz with verbal encouragement, literal muscle, and your big ol' personality- making every install you're at waaay better. 🌿