• Facebook
    • Instagram
    • LinkedIn
    • Pinterest
    • Twitter
    • YouTube

Flutter Magazine

  • Project Humankindness
  • Shop
    • Print Magazine
    • Garden & Gather
    • Digital Editions
    • Amazon Kindle
  • Stockists
  • Heart-Fluttering Musings
    • Entertaining
    • Flowers
    • Travel
    • Wedding
  • Creative Retreats
    • 2020 Creative Retreats
      • La Bella Vita Retreat
    • Past Retreats
      • Garden & Gather
      • Holland in Bloom
      • La Vie En Rose Retreat
      • Champagne & Castles Retreat
      • La Bella Vita
    • About the Retreats
    • About Your Hosts
    • Traveler Testimonials
    • FAQ
  • About Flutter
    • About Flutter
    • #LIVEFLORALLY
    • Behind the Brand
    • Contributors
    • Submissions
    • Advertise
    • Stay In Speak Out
  • Contact

A Day of Design at Ritz Paris

Flowers· Travel

6 Sep

When in Paris, you Ritz. Oui, chère! You treat yourself to the quintessential tres chic experience at the fashionably iconic hotel. What better way to welcome our guests from the May #Heartsafluttertour to the City of Lights than with an unforgettable afternoon affair in the heart of Place Vendôme?

We had the dream opportunity to take a floral design class with renowned Ritz Paris floral designer Anne Vitchen. After wandering through the luxuriously chic Suite Coco Chanel, we made our to way to the Grand Jardin Terrace for a special design session with Ms. Vitchen and her associate, Agathe. Working with a garden-fresh palette of blush, mint, butter yellow, peach and creme, we discovered the art of arranging a la Ritz Paris.

Flutter Magazine - Ritz Paris floral design workshop in the grand jardin terraceFlutter Magazine floral design class at ritz paris peoniesFlutter Magazine - floral design class at Ritz Paris with Anne Vitchen

Each day Anne Vitchen and her team work their way through 5,000 flowers, creating magnificent floral poetry throughout the hotels historic grand corridors. The Dame des fleurs dreams in full color, making hearts flutter with the most exquisite fuschia peony and rose arrangements one has ever seen.

Flutter Magazine - Ritz Paris Anne Vitchen, Agathe Chauvelier, Vinciane Vacheressechampagne at ritz parisFlutter Magazine - Ritz Paris floral design class with Anne Vitchen

Featured left to right: Agathe Chauvelier, Vinciane Vacheresse, Gabrielle Hurwitz, Coco Kliks, Kimberly Sisti, Anne Vitchen, Joy Proctor, Kim Wiseley, Susan Silverberg, Alice Ahn, Susan Burden

Following the class, our flowering arrangements dressed a table in the Ritz Salon d ’Ete for a delightful lunch complete with a sparkling champagne toast, a green pea velouté first (it tasted like art!), a preserved beef cheek second, and a delicious raspberry cake dessert to finish. Amidst the decadence, we clinked glasses to a dash of Christophe et Fils, Petit Chablis. We’re pretty sure this is the only way ladies should lunch!

Flutter Magazine - spring party at Ritz Paris Salon d'ÉtéFlutter Magazine lunch at Ritz Paris in the Salon d'eteFlutter Magazine lunch at Ritz Paris in the Salon d'eteFlutter Magazine Ritz Paris Christophe et Fils Petit ChablisFlutter Magazine - ladies lunch at Ritz Paris Salon d'Été - green pea veloute soup

Merci beaucoup Anne, Agathe, Marie-Fleur, Vinciane and the entire Ritz Paris staff for a heart-fluttering Spring day of design!

Flutter Magazine - lunch at Ritz Paris grand jardin terrace

As seen in Flutter Magazine Issue 17 for the May 2018 #heartsafluttertour

Photography: KT Merry | Film Processing: Richard Photo Lab | Venue / Flowers / Lunch: Ritz Paris | Floral Design Host: Anne Vitchen | Lunch Design + Styling: Joy Proctor | Linens: La Tavola Fine Linen | Candles: Creative Candles | Custom Menus: Minted | Calligraphy: Susan Silverberg

Leave a Comment

« A Toast to the End of Summer
Festive Chilean-Inspired Rehearsal Dinner »

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Flutter is a tri-annual print magazine + lifestyle brand dedicated to celebrating the joy of life with you! Inside each print edition is a curated collection of heart-fluttering inspirations for authentic living, traveling and entertaining - packed up pretty for your viewing and collecting pleasure.
Follow our daily musings @fluttermag
Heraldry by Arabella June

Flutter Newsletter

Search the Flutter Archives

Your Cart

FOLLOW OUR DAILY MUSINGS ON INSTAGRAM

fluttermag

View

May 20

Open
Hey flower friends! Looking for a creative way to spend Memorial Day? Flower away your upcoming holiday weekend with @kristengvy, designing this 👆🏻heart-fluttering arrangement, all while giving back to @theproctorforest and @gonerural. Pre-orders must be placed by Friday, May 20th. 🌿🌸

#flowersession #floralarranging #liveflorally #createeveryday

fluttermag

View

May 10

Open
Happy May! Happy Mother’s Day! Happy Every Day! #liveflorally 🌸🌷🌼🌿

fluttermag

View

May 8

Open
Hey flower friends! 🌸 I’m so excited to share that this guy 👆🏻, the one and only @kristengvy, is bringing his spirited personality and design aesthetic to the table for the newest floral design experience over at @the_floral_pantry! If you aren’t already familiar with Kristen, you should most definitely visit his feed...or watch him over on Netflix’s @bigflowerfight. His daily floral musings will surely bring you joy. And for the next month you can flower the day away with him with a heart-fluttering curation of spring florals. Find all the details at thefloralpantry.com.

#liveflorally

fluttermag

View

May 7

Open
Hey flower friends! Who wants to roll up their sleeves and dig into a floral design session that’s filled with the seasons prettiest palette of pink?! 🌸🌷🌿 The one and only @kristengvy has curated this month’s gorgeous floristry kit in collaboration with @joyproctor, @theproctorforest and @gonerural. It’s pretty special to say the least. Head over to @the_floral_pantry for all the flowering details! #liveflorally 

#flowerathome #floweringforgood

fluttermag

View

Apr 24

Open
From one of my favorite flower mamas to your mama. 🌸 This Mother’s Day treat mom to the gift of floral design with The Floral Pantry. Shop heart-fluttering floristry kits and fresh floral curations at thefloralpantry.com. 🌷

#liveflorally #flowerthedayaway #mothersdayflowers #flowermama #flowerdelivery #flowerclass

fluttermag

View

Apr 23

Open
Here’s to celebrating our glorious Mother Earth today and every day! 🥂🌎🌷

This gathering was a celebration of food, nature and likeminded friends at @thewunderkammer_urbanfarm in the spring of 2019. 

Surrounded by an abundance of blooming potted flowers + plants, animals, various gardens, a wild meadow and beautiful life-sized topiaries that flanked each end of the table we sat at...it was one of those magical evenings thats exceptional beauty and spirit was made possible by Mother Earth...and the thoughtful aesthetic of @thewunderkammer_amsterdam, of course!

#liveflorally #earthday #dinnerparty

fluttermag

View

Apr 21

Open
Two springs ago @juliepaisley and I traveled to the Netherlands to experience the rainbow of flowers that bloom across the country. The sun barely made an appearance during our entire trip but that didn’t stop the glorious spectrum of color that captured our hearts day in and day out. 🌷 🌈 

During our trip we had the “pinch myself” opportunity to meet with @thewunderkammer_amsterdam for an evening of floral fun. ⬆️ That glorious photo above was designed by the artful design duo for our gathering! #myheartsaflutter 

While I haven’t been able to share the story of our time in Amsterdam as I’d hoped in the magazine, I will be sharing it here over the course of the next few weeks. I hope you enjoy this colorful dose of spring in Holland!

PS - I’m currently sharing an opportunity to flower alongside The Wunderkammer over at @the_floral_pantry!! Be sure to check it out to flower the day away with us!

#liveflorally #flowerthedayaway

Copyright © 2023 · Flutter Magazine, LLC